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  • A Sci-Fi Limerick

    I have been a contributor on wattpad for several years now.  This site has been invaluable to me as a writer of Sci-Fi, where I can test the waters with potential stories, treatments, character studies and just general fun.  Which brings me to this.  There was a recent competition to write a Sci-Fi Limerick… A…

  • On this date, five years ago. Somewhere in NYC, I began to write.

    It is hard to believe that five years ago, on this date in a NYC coffee shop on the upper east side, I started my writing career. You can see other frustrated writers around me, but this cozy place became the catalyst for putting pen to paper, or in my case, fingers to keypad.  Since…

  • Where Do Sci-Fi Writers Get Their Ideas? Part III

    EEven if you are not a writer, this is perhaps one of the most inspirational TED Talks I have ever watched (Anne Madden).  It should make you think, something our media is trying to suppress. I encourage every writer of sci-fi to watch and absorb.  Listen and let your creativity loose, let it be the…

  • The Great Filter

    What a perfect title for a Sci-fi… “The Great Filter” On a research note, this topic is what drives us to explore.    Has any species of the universe ever punched a hole through The Great Filter?  Is the Great Filter a stopgap for us… for any species preventing us/them from infecting the cosmos?    I recently…

  • Immersion – The action of immersing someone or something in a liquid.

    I am always looking for ways to become a better writer, through immersion, and this is a perfect example. I have been surfing my entire life, so I have first-hand experience with this feeling, but I can see this tech being used in so many ways, for so many things that I have no experience with.  How cool would…

  • Where Do Sci-Fi Writers Get Their Ideas? Part I

    I was chill’n at one of my favorite places tucked away in Port Salerno, FL called the Grove Dock Bar & Cafe.  In fact, this exact longitude and latitude was the inspiration for the sequel to my upcoming sci-fi (Silversides) and where Chapter one starts in the year 2026.  This place is a BYOF (bring your own Food)… You provide…

  • Hard Science Fiction Writers – why is it more popular today?

    I read a post on NPR about hard science fiction, which hinted why it migh be on the rise:  No Warp Drives, No Transporters: Science Fiction Authors Get Real The ecoBbiologist in me wanted to identify the root cause (which the article did not delve into), so I thought about it … for a day… then following the…

  • Why role-playing is good for writers (costumes optional)

    You see this type of writing, often, in new writers, like myself. He was afraid to look up at her, but when he did, he was surprised at how easy that was.  Yikes! Is right.  That was written without the experience of it. You can improve your writing dramatically when you learn to role-play.   So…

  • Using wattpad’s visual feedback.

    Here is a good visual tip on how your W.I.P is being received. It’s a great way to see where you might have some stalling in your storyline and where the peaks and valleys are. I am going to use this from now on. I am using WattPad.com as a proving ground. There is great…

  • What are your characters wearing these days, in space and once they get to their destination?

    I was reminded by a G+ post, by Ralph Roberts, of the brilliant Dava Newman and her recent appointment to NASA.   When writing Sci-fi, think about what your characters are wearing, in space.  I had viewed a TED presentation by Dava Newman, of her work, on EVA design.  It was such a valuable visual…