Tag Archives: science fiction
Adventures around the web August 5-9, 2017
Even though it’s August, the signs of fall are already showing up in Washington, DC. I went to the farmer’s market in Old Town Alexandria this weekend and the first of the apples were for sale. It’s hard to believe the summer is almost gone. It always seems so short! Kevin Tumlinson on Medium Self …
Writing in Public, Story #4 (Novella), Chapter 4
CHAPTER 4 The planet Hope would be going to was called Planet 1849, which the military promptly nicknamed Forty-Niner. The planet did have an official name, but humans could not pronounce it, so Forty-Niner it was. Hope listened to a recording the aliens pronouncing the name. It sounded like a combination between a hiss and …
Writing in Public: Story #4 (Novella), Chapter 3
CHAPTER 3 The new shift for the bridge had already settled in for their watch when Graul strode in. His eyes lingered on each of the duty stations, feeling a slight tension in the air. The geomagnetic storm unpredictability required the crew to spend extra effort to monitor systems. The shields should be protect the …
Writing in Public: Story #4 (Novella), Chapter 2
CHAPTER 2 Hope did not expect to have an escort to Colonel Graul’s executive conference room. Marotta came along with her, walking faster than Hope’s much shorter legs. She felt like one of those toy dogs trying to keep up with a human. But then Marotta stopped at the K-tube, which Hope had never ridden …
Writing in Public: Story 4 (Novella), Chapter 1
CHAPTER 1 Deep inside the S.C. Kangjun’s belly, Hope Delgado glared at the weapons training room and thought about sticking voodoo pins into a certain skipper. Never mind that she needed this training. Never mind that there was a ghost on the world that they were heading to. Never mind that the ghost was misbehaving. …
Coming Attractions for June
This weekend, I made an attempt to see Wonder Woman. But when I showed up an hour in advance at the movie theater, it was sold out except for a few seats in the front. So I’ll try again next weekend. But it’s a good sign … especially for a movie the studio gave up …
Crying Planet (GALCOM Universe Book 1)
Hope Delgado has only one goal: to be an old woman. But the ghosts have other ideas. When Galactic Command comes calling with an offer–a bracelet to block the ghosts–she realizes that it might save her life. But GALCOM wants her to travel in space to another planet to fix a ghost problem that is …
2017: The Year of Craft
In 2016, I published 22 ebooks (might have a couple more before the end of the year). That’s an astounding number, and I want it to be higher next year. The only way to make money as a writer is produce a lot of writing (as opposed to writing one book and have it become …
