Tau Ceti: Chapter 1 Sneak Peak
Meet the crew of the experimental ship Santa Maria. It’s not a happy crew, but that’s OK, they may all die soon anyway…
Creativity, Science Fiction, Tau Ceti, Writing
Science Fiction
Creativity, education, Star Trek, writer's life, Writing, Writing Prompt
Writing Prompt: Writers Write
I read an interview with a writer who was asked to give advice to new writers, and the advice was simply “Writers write.” That’s what makes a writer. If you’ve ever tried to write a novel, you’d know it’s hard.
Creativity, critical thinking, Fans, Star Wars, Writing, Writing Prompt
Writing Prompt: Leave That Book Alone
Sometimes these writing prompts aggravate me. This one was one of them. Stories, even flawed ones, represent the story that the author chose to tell.
Movies, Star Trek
A Movie Theatre Experience to Remember
Over on Threads, Wil Wheaton was asking about our best movie theatre experiences. I’m going to say my best movie theatre experience involved Star Trek: The Search For Spock
Creativity, Science Fiction, Tau Ceti, Writing
Tau Ceti: Final Chapter Titles?
With thirty-eight chapters and a prologue, TAU CETI is an epic tale, with this final draft starting at 159,000 words.
Creativity, critical thinking, Science Fiction, Terry Pratchett, Writing
Recent Reads I’d Recommend
Writers and authors tend to read a lot, I’ve been slowing down lately. But here are some of the books that I’ve read or re-read recently and would recommend.
Creativity, Science Fiction, Writing, Writing Prompt
Writing Assignment (Unsubmitted): The Dilettante, 1982
During my first writing course, I wrote four different stories for the final assignment. We could only submit one. This is one of the ones I chose not to submit.
Creativity, Science Fiction, writer's life, Writing
Kill Your Darlings: There Goes A Whole Theme
One theme I wanted to explore in the first Deacon Carver book was how bureaucracy weighs down organizations. One of my key scenes for demonstrating that was in Deacon’s onboarding process, where he confronts the concept of “cost-to-company.”
Creativity, Science Fiction, writer's life, Writing, Writing Prompt
Writing Assignment: 500 Word Scene
In my writing course, we were tasked with writing a scene. it was to be exactly 500 words in length, and during the scene, the reader was to become aware of a truth without it being said.
Solo, Star Wars, The Force Awakens, The Rise of Skywalker
How Did Han’s Death Change Chewie?
I’d like to think that Chewie is a bit more of a risk-taker after Han dies. We have the impression that Chewie checked Han’s crazier impulses, but I think the opposite was also true.