The Star Empire: Social Stock
Social Media was one of the big inspirations that lived in my creative space when I started dreaming up the stories in the Scions of the Star Empire. When I was writing the story, it felt like the...
View ArticleThe Star Empire: Vacation Destinations
One of the most enjoyable things I get to do when writing sci-fi and fantasy settings is to create the kind of spaces I’d love to visit. Even the places with, ahem, challenging environments, are still...
View ArticleWorldbuilding Wednesday: Bathrooms on the Enterprise
I’m sure this will come as no surprise to some of you, but I used to be a hardcore, die-hard Trekkie. No, not a “trekker” but a bona-fide Spock-ears wearin’ Trekkie. My dad started me out watching...
View ArticleWorldbuilding Wednesday: Whither the Weather?
…or “This time, it’s personal.” Today, it was 94 F. Last week, it was 64 F and I ran down to the basement multiple times in the middle of writing, cooking, cleaning, laundry, and/or driving somewhere...
View ArticleWorldbuilding Wednesday: The Dog Did It
Very few things can hook a reader like an animal. Dogs, cats, fish, birds, little talking geckos with the voice of Ricky Gervais–they’re all part of our lives. Our companions, and sometimes our only...
View ArticleWorldbuilding Wednesday: Time Flies…Or Does It?
Okay, usually for WW, I tend to go on and on and pontificate about stuff I know, or stuff I’ve learned in the years of writing that I’ve done. Stuff I think about when I think “good story.” This week,...
View ArticleWorldbuilding Wednesday: Avoiding Zombies
Today, we’re talking Zombies. they leave their turn signals on for fifty miles down the interstate... Put your brains away, the shambling horrors I’m talking about are the ones that shuffle through...
View ArticleWorldbuilding Wednesday: Mile Wide, Inch Deep
Today’s blog title speaks of the ol’ proverb. It’s about spreading yourself, your faith, your influence, or your attention too thin. And we can be just as guilty of that in our fiction worlds as we do...
View ArticleIndie Weekend: Always Something New
One of the most fun things I get to do as an Indie is follow my nose down whatever rabbit-hole it may take me. Caveat scriptor: doing so is probably going to lead you away from the stuff that makes you...
View ArticleThe Star Empire: Jumpgate Travel
Jumpgates are a necessity for interplanetary travel in the worlds of the Jewel, but travelers must use them according to rules both man-made and established by the nature of the Jump system itself....
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