David Nadas
Science Fiction
Author: dave
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When my novella November Seed reaches the large screen, I am going to insist it gets recorded in binaural audio. I think the close proximity of the characters and scene tightness, especially in my favorite scene where Dan and Matt are in the woods of the Adirondacks, would work very well with this tech, without looking or…
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This is such an excellent video for a writer to get an idea of what traveling through space, at the speed of light, might be like. However, there is a paradox here. If you were traveling at the speed of light, you would not have a concept of time or speed; but as a…
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I was trying to deal with writer’s block one day, thinking, oh, that’s not what I’m going through write now. I stumbled upon a post in Pinterest, and bang! Genius…
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When I first became serious about writing, I thought it wise to get advice, but pre-internet days, this was not an easy task. I had attended adult education courses at NYU in creative writing and at the New School in NYC on publishing. Added to that, I would spend time leaning against racks of books…
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Even as a writer of Sci-Fi, I am overwhelmed by the detail of this image (Andromeda). I got so use to seeing a galaxy as an object, that I forgot just how much ‘star stuff’ it takes to make that galaxy. But looking at this image has brought me so much closer to my current writing, as if I…
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One of the best ways to measure your writing skill is to hear your own work read out loud. Unfortunately, when we, as the writer, attempt to do this our writing sounds terrific—we’re bias. You really need a third party and I found one—Amy. (http://www.ivona.com/) I live in New York City and on my way to…
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This is such a great short film. Heartbreaking. THE LANDING – Short Film from Perception Pictures on Vimeo.
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No spoilers here: I recently saw Interstellar in IMAX format. Overall I loved this movie. It was the first time I watched a movie from a writer’s perspective, I thought the dialogue was excellent and the storyline had such a human aspect to it. This is one of those movies people will either love or…
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NEW YORK CITY, November 7, 2014: Today is a good day. A worst case scenario. It sounds like science fiction, but Phragmites is on the move, known to only a few of us as November Seed. If you know what to look for, the seeds are everywhere today in the city. A perfect day with…
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I often get asked, How do I read a Kindle book, if I do not have a Kindle? For the simplicity of this post, I am referring to any book in electronic format as an eBook. Secondly, I will focus on eBooks available on Amazon.com, in Kindle format (BookName.mobi), but there are several sites…