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• Book Club: Into The Black
  Last month’s Book Club selection was Into The Black by Evan Currie (587 Kindle pages, 39 chapters). Admittedly, I wasn’t thrilled about 600 pages of military space opera. But I was determined to stay open minded if only for the sake of learning about the craft of writing science fiction. After all, that is why … Continue reading Book Club: Into The Black →
• Agent Boot Camp
  I pushed the SEND button with my first 10-pages this morning. It’s the second time I’ve done this Writers Digest boot camp. Getting feedback from an industry professional is invaluable and money well-spent. I anticipate the “I can’t sell this kind of story” comment since the market is flooded with urban/contemporary fantasies. But I believe … Continue reading Agent Boot Camp →
• Book Club: Remote Control
  May’s SciFi Book Club selection was Remote Control by Nnedi Okorafor. An accomplished author, she writes African-based science fiction and fantasy (African futurism and African jujuism), and her other works have won many awards. Here’s the blurb to give this review context: The day Fatima forgot her name, Death paid a visit. From here on … Continue reading Book Club: Remote Control →
• Book Club: Project Hail Mary
  *** Beware: this review includes a few spoilers *** If you’ve read my review of Artemis, you already have a good idea about my critique of Andy Weir’s third book, Project Hail Mary. On a positive note, I liked it better than Artemis. Perhaps because this book was written in the first person, like The … Continue reading Book Club: Project Hail Mary →
• Book Club: Fahrenheit 451
  This month’s book club selection was Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury (195 pages, Goodreads). First published in 1953, this book was part of the curriculum of my college class, Intro to Science Fiction.[1] It’s been a while since my initial reading. The most striking aspect of this novel was the stylistic writing. Lots of fragmented … Continue reading Book Club: Fahrenheit 451 →