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Rest In Peace William Campbell
Actor William Campbell died today. Star Trek fans will remember Mr. Campbell as Trelane, The Squire of Gothos and (more importantly) as Captain Koloth from what many consider to be the best of the...
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Trying to Regroup and Recoup
How do you regroup and restart writing when faced with a loss of past work/edits? I figure that one is to do the same thing I did when I finished my first novel draft - have some fun with a short...
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50th Anniversary
As Cinco De Mayo comes to an end, let us take a moment to remember an important historical event - one especially relevant for sci-fi and space fans. It was 50 years ago today that Alan B. Shepard Jr....
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The Zombie Brain
I recently stumbled across this cool article on the zombie brain - how sci fi teaches science. Some interesting components include references to child psychiatrist, Dr. Steven Schlozman's new novel...
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Researchers Grow Brain Cells.
According to an article I read through the Fox News web site, researchers have reported success in growing brain cells. That's right, brain cells. The cells in are called astrocytes and can play an...
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Cool Stuff From Kepler For Science Fiction Writers
A couple of days ago, I found a link to an interesting article on space.com. The article/slide show focuses on the strangest alien planets found by the Kepler spacecraft/telescope. Some of the worlds...
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Deadliest Warrior Analyzes Zombies vs. Vampires
That's right. After seeing a recent commercial advertising the upcoming 3rd season of The Deadliest Warrior on Spike TV, I checked the site to see some examples. Scrolling down a bit I almost...
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Gas From Uranus? Let The Jokes Begin
One way I've read to fuel a theoretical interstellar space ship is using Helium 3. While not abundant on Earth, there's plenty on outer planets like Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Using a...
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Worms Bringing New Credibility to Life on Other Worlds
So called "worms from hell" may help unlock answers to the question about whether or not it's possible for life to exist on other worlds. Nobody's saying that these worms were brought here be...
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Not Your Typical Transformers 3 Review. (I Hope) WARNING - SPOILERS
This is a blog about writers/writing, so I thought I'd add a little about differences between the movie (which I saw last night) and the book (which I read last week).First, I have to say that, as a...
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My Review of Captain America - Minor Spoilers
In a rare circumstance, I was actually able to be able to see a movie before it goes to the cheap theater or DVD. I think it's funny that SyFy's been running marathons of The Greatest American Hero...
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Book Review: The Lost Fleet Beyond The Frontier: Dreadnaught
Welcome back, Black Jack! Before I get into any nitpicks, let me open with the fact that I finished this book in record time. I have limited time to read, so some books can take me 2 months to...
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More Deadliest Warrior Zombie vs. Vampire
Just thought I'd share this link. Comic Con panel discussing The Deadliest Warrior Zombie vs. Vampire.
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Editor Picked My Submission Pointing Out The Good and The Need Work
It seems like it's been so long since I updated my blog that some might think I'm dead. I'm not and here's some proof. I know that I've mentioned the online critique group Critters a few times....
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Real Steel Armor Has Kinks (Spoilers)
Since I had the day to myself, I thought I'd check out Hugh Jackman's new movie Real Steel. Overall, I have to say that it was entertaining, but it had a really slow start. Worth going to, but try to...
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Was the Kraken Real?
The answer is - maybe. That's right. One of our favorite mythological monsters, and the ship crunching pet of Pirates of the Carribean's Davey Jones, may have really existed according to an article...
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The World Is Ending - Postponed From Earlier Date
You heard it here. Of course, chances are if you are reading this post after Friday, October 21, 2011 the prediction was wrong. I'm sorry, I mean it might have just been postponed....again. You may...
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Robot Nurses and Tractor Beam May Be Here Soon
In another example of Star Trek influencing real-life technology/research, NASA is spending $100,000 to analyze tractor beam techniques at its Goddard Space Flight center. The article referenced...
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My Protagonist Might Have Aspergers
Sorry I haven't been able to post for so long, but it's been even longer since I've actually been able to work on my story. Life can get in the way, but I've been thinking about some critiques I've...
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Avengers
Last night I attended the openning night of Avengers. Unlike some, I wasn't jumping up and down about how absolutely fantastic, perfect, and awesome it was. Keep in mind that if you listen to too...
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Prometheus in Black III (two movies for the price of one blog) Minor spoilers
Over the weekend I had a chance to see both Prometheus and Men in Black III. Bottom line, both were entertaining, but I'd give the edge to Prometheus just because it was the fresher of the...
View ArticleMan of Steel. Entertaining but no "Super"man.
I went to see Man of Steel over the weekend with my 8 year old son. He actually started getting a bit bored after about 1-1/2 hours. In general the movie was entertaining and the flashbacks showing...
View ArticleDragon Con 2013 Recap
For the first time, I was able to get out and go to the Dragon Con in Atlanta. I am so glad that I did. It rebooted my desire to get back to writing. Being divorced for a year now and a single...
View ArticleRIP A.C. Crispin
It is a sad day for the science fiction community. Author Ann Crispin (A.C. Crispin) passed away this morning.Star Trek fans probably know her best for books like Sarek and Yesterday's Child. She...
View ArticleEnder's Game Review and Novel Comparison
I had a rare opportunity to watch a movie on its opening weekend. This adaptation of one of the best known science fiction novels/series had its successes and misses. I'm deliberately not saying...
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