#Vegan in #Prague

#Vegan in #Prague

Jun 12, 2019 | Blogroll

Two big surprises for me in Prague. Everyone knows it’s a cultural city, steeped in history both ancient and modern. Even before the Slavs occupied Bohemia in the 6th century, there were Celts and German peoples living there. The city became a hub for culture,...
Excerpt from SUPPOSE WE

Excerpt from SUPPOSE WE

May 23, 2019 | Blogroll, Genre: Science Fiction

From Chapter 12 in SUPPOSE WE Science fiction novella by Geoff Nelder Setting: An exploration mission from Earth on Kepler-20h goes wrong. Their ship, Suppose We, crashlands and they need local assistance but are ignored. Their commander becomes unhinged during the...
SUPPOSE WE is released!

SUPPOSE WE is released!

May 14, 2019 | Blogroll, Genre: Science Fiction

Is there anything special about May 20th? Yes! Five important events occurred on that day: 1498 Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama discovers the sea route to India. 1609 Shakespeare’s sonnets are published for the first time. 1932 Amelia Earhart is the first woman to...
Across The Nightingale Floor

Across The Nightingale Floor

Mar 22, 2019 | Blogroll, Genre: Science Fiction

I belong to an active science fiction and fantasy book group that meets monthly in the fabulous new Storyhouse library / theatre / cinema / restaurant. We are an eclectic mix of old and young, male and female but mainly from Earth. Our book for March 2019 was “Across...
Fond of a font

Fond of a font

Dec 5, 2018 | Blogroll, Genre: Science Fiction

The publishing industry professionals are up in arms. Well not all of them, but the traditionalists are. There I go tainting a swathe of friends unfairly. Let’s start again. A year ago at a writers’ retreat in Greece (Limnisa.com) I launched my imagination into space....
#Copyright flutterbies

#Copyright flutterbies

Oct 3, 2018 | Blogroll, Genre: Science Fiction, Writing

There are butterflies in my stomach. What does that mean? Am I worried about something, or scared that an event is approaching about which I have little control? Yes, and no. SUPPOSE WE is approaching lift off and it nearly got away from me, its author. This working...

MORE MENTAL THAN INCREMENTAL

Sep 21, 2018 | Blogroll, Genre: Science Fiction

https://geoffnelder.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/fire1537514316.mp4 I am really pleased with this collection of my own favourite short stories. Some have been published before, but in anthologies or magazines no longer available or rare. Such as What Kept You? A...
One new and one revised book

One new and one revised book

Aug 28, 2018 | Blogroll

I’m delighted to report… several things. INCREMENTAL is to be published on the 6th October 2018 by LL-Publications An updated version of How to Win Short Story Competitions by me and Dave Haslett has been released today I am reading Claire North’s clever body swapping...

Books and biscuits

Jun 22, 2018 | Blogroll

Yesterday I gave my fifth book talk of the season about Xaghra’s Revenge to readers at the Lache Library, Chester, UK. I gave a quick outline of the plot. Fact: pirates abducted 5,000 people off the Mediterranean island of Gozo in 1551 and sold them into slavery or...