Tag Archives: SF

The Last Library

Posted on May 14, 2017 by Terence Park

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 | Leave a comment

Making sense of your writing

Posted on December 17, 2015 by Terence Park

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 | 1 Comment

The Shape of the Future

Posted on May 26, 2015 by Terence Park

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 | Leave a comment

What’s Happening to Publishing? All I can see is E-Pulp

Posted on April 24, 2015 by Terence Park

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 | 1 Comment

Interstellar Gourmet – book cover image

Posted on November 15, 2014 by Terence Park

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 | Leave a comment

Could Extraterrestrial Life Pose a Threat to Earth?

Posted on July 11, 2014 by Terence Park

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 | Leave a comment

Philip K Dick, again

Posted on March 12, 2014 by Terence Park

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 | 1 Comment

Philosophy in Science Fiction

Posted on March 12, 2014 by Terence Park

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 →

Posted in General, Opinion, Philosophy | Tagged Bob Heinlein, Bruce Pennington, Corwin, Lazarus Long, New English Library, Nine Princes in Amber, Patrick Woodroffe, Philosophy, Philosophy in SF, Plato, Robert Heinlein, Roger Zelazny, SF, The Simile of the Sun, Time Enough for love | Leave a comment

Isn’t quite what we’re looking for

Posted on February 4, 2014 by Terence Park

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 →

Posted in Opinion, Writing | Tagged Aristotle, Brian Aldiss, Fantasy, Formulaic fiction, Michael Moorcock, New SF, Not quite what we are looking for, Not quite what we're looking for, Novel Girl, Philip K Dick, Philosophy, Plato, SF, Socrates, The Poetics, This too shall pass | Leave a comment

Unfinished Stories

Posted on October 22, 2013 by Terence Park

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 →