One simple rule. I have had several rules over the years that have served me very well. One rule is that if I have a goal, I should never stop pursuing it. This rule has a kissing cousin that follows the same determination just replace “goal” with “habit.” It is my belief that once you…
mixing it up in SF genres One of the really difficult things I have found about writing SF is that there are so many subgenres. I have been doing research so I can be certain which one(s) I fall into. After reviewing the various sites that explain SF subgenres, I sat down to list the…
The writer says E.M. Wynter has invited me to take part in another blog hop. We met on Twitter when our voids collided one day. I have invited my Twitter/Google+/Facebook friends L.A. Hilden and Madeleine Masterson to join us. E.M. has supplied us with another set of questions. They were a bit tougher to answer…
Read an E-Book Week I love Read an E-book Week at Smashwords, and as of March 2 thru March 8 it has begun. I along with a huge number of other writers make use of this opportunity to invite readers to check out our books. Take a look and find a new author to enjoy…
I write time travel novels, and one of the features that stands out when a character travels in time is fitting in with the culture. That includes clothing, behavior, hair styles, social interaction and such. Since my characters move about in time, I have had to research to make sure that Mick is wearing the…
Branch of the family tree, okay vine. Often when I read science fiction, the main characters and certainly the supporting and stock characters rarely have family. I don’t mean they don’t ever have family, but family is not the cause of change or action in them. Family is window decoration in most novels. Yet family…
It’s Read an E-Book Week! March 3 – 9. You’ll find my anthology Gardens in the Cracks & Other Stories at Smashwords.com for 50 percent off. Coupon code: REW50 Follow the book link and apply the discount coupon at time of purchase.
I like time travel stories because the character that travels in time still has to deal with who he or she is. In my first novel of the series I am writing, the main character Brent Garrett is impulsive and tends to do what is immediately important to him. That impulsiveness sets in motion a…
