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...
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...
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...
Dec 25, 2018 | Blogroll, Genre: Science Fiction
Touch by Claire North (2015) 426 pages (paperback) I started reading this intriguing science fantasy novel in October and finished it Christmas Day, 2018. It would take a normal reader a couple of days but I had my own nonsense to write. Should be compulsory reading...
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....
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...
