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Tag Archives: SF
The Last Library
Finally coming to the end of this. Back in December 2016 I expected it to max out at about 6k words; it’s now over 20k. Phew. It concerns a wannabe librarian, fallen angels, civilisation forced to live by the rules … Continue reading
Posted in General, Writing
Tagged Am Writing, Dark Fantasy, SF, Speculative Fiction, The Last Library
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Making sense of your writing
Starting out You can never be sure that your writing is up to the mark. Early on I experimented with plot structure — you know the sort of thing, parallel threads, multiple points of view, written on different levels… all in … Continue reading
Posted in Links to Fiction, Writing
Tagged A Guide to First Contact, Detective Fiction, Dzungaria, Fantasy, Kievan Rus, SF, the Camargue, The Tau Device, Unfinished Tales
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The Shape of the Future
Not every vision of the future is rose-tinted fantasy, some part of it has to be anchored in reality. Its shape is based on how things are here and now. On the Wyndham-Ballard scale, the outlook is dire, verging on ominous. Civilisation increasingly depends on interlocked technologies and … Continue reading
Posted in General
Tagged A Guide to First Contact, collapse of civilisation, Future, Manchester, SF, Wyndham-Ballard
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What’s Happening to Publishing? All I can see is E-Pulp
Last month (March 2015) I passed a milestone* As a treat I decided to gee myself up by looking at what some people earn in the industry. This led me to Author Earnings. While looking around, I was reminded that … Continue reading
Posted in Opinion, Trivia, Writing
Tagged Amazon, Author Earnings, Business Model, Data Guy, e-books, e-Distributors, e-Pulp, Group think, Indies, Kindle, Publisher Strategy, Self-pubbers, SF, Traditional Publishers
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Interstellar Gourmet – book cover image
My story The P’Nong is a Science Fiction tale about Interstellar Gourmet: Lory Gato Here’s my book cover image – POD. It’s also something for Watt Pad to hook onto. Variation 2
Posted in Links to Fiction, Trivia
Tagged Book Cover Image, Interstellar Gourmet, POD, Science Fiction, SF, SF Gourmet, The P'Nong, Watt Pad
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Could Extraterrestrial Life Pose a Threat to Earth?
The other day on Quora, I came across this question: “Would extraterrestiral life pose a threat to earth?” Being an avid SF reader, this is an issue I’ve worked through countless times over the years. I’ve even gone so far as to incorporate this … Continue reading
Posted in Links to Fiction, Opinion, Trivia
Tagged Darwin, Extra terrestrial life, God, Quora, SF, Theory of Evolution, War of the Worlds
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Philip K Dick, again
This morning, I was certain that chrome on my PC had been infected by a virus; after a bit of digging, I realised that Google had done their usual: we’ve decided to change the interface and we’re sure you’ll like it but … Continue reading
Posted in Opinion, Philosophy, Review
Tagged Ace Books, Analog, Blade Runner, Dickanian, Drugs, John Brunner, John W Campbell, Michael Moorcock, Michael Sheen, New York Times, Philip K Dick, Plato The Republic, Robert Heinlein, Science Fiction, SF, Stranger in a Strange Land, the real world, Ursula K LeGuin
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Philosophy in Science Fiction
Do you have anything to say? I was always struck by the pithy aphorisms that littered the works of writers such as Zelazny and Heinlein. In a few words they could show what made the protagonist tick, or even the … Continue reading
Isn’t quite what we’re looking for
Your story isn’t quite what we’re looking for right now. Seen that before? Perhaps, if you’re a writer trying to sell your stuff. It’s an ever present reminder that the editor / publisher takes a gamble each time a new … Continue reading
Unfinished Stories
Update as of 03/11/15 —The point about writing groups is writing. Attend them and find topics which interest you, as a writer. An outcome of this is unfinished stories. Those who attend writing groups will know what this means – … Continue reading
Posted in Links to Fiction, Trivia
Tagged Dark Fantasy, Erisse of the Illyany, Historical, Horror, Noir Fiction, Opinion, Romance, Science Fiction, SF, The Tau Device, Unfinished Tales, Writing Groups
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