Posted in: Events, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Writing Filed under: Beverley, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Writing, Writing Courses Humber Science Fiction and Fantasy October 29, 2018 Shellie Horst After a hiatus, HumberSFF descends on Hull again on November 10th. It’s (another) one of the rea...
James Watson was only 25 when he wrote one of the most important scientific papers of all time about DNA. Isaac Newton was 23 when he began inventing calculus. Galileo published his first piece of writing at age 22. Edwin Armstrong, an electrical engineer who was fascinated by radio from ch...
My friend dying late last year knocked me for six. I just could not write anymore after that. I took a few weeks off from writing, for reflection. #34 is the last story in the science fiction weekly series for now. I do have another one that I had started a few months ago but I...
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Despite my career path change, all is not lost., for I blend both careers into my science fiction writing, incorporating the Necker Cube, but in this case, as a quantum gateway to anywhere in the universe. And so it begins… again. After reading Neal Stephenson’s, “Snow Crash“, (pr...
It’s a satire on writing science fiction, maybe even the first example of recursive science fiction. However, “Earth for Inspirations” gives us a few clues about how Clifford D. Simak thought when comparing them to his other work. The more Simak I read, the more I spot common ideas,...
Science Fiction StudiesEvans, Arthur B. and R.D. Mullen. "North American College Courses in Science Fiction, Utopian Literature, and Fantasy." Science Fiction Studies 23 No. 70 (Nov, 1996): 437- 524.Arthur B. Evans and R. D. Mullen, "North American College Courses in Science Fiction, ...
Did you know we’re living in a golden age of non-fiction writing? It’s true: never have there been so many excellent books on so many diverse topics. Here are some of my favorites from the past few years. I’ve been meaning to do a run-down on this topic for a while, so the...
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Science Fiction Amazon has invented time travel and introduced pre-emptive shipping. Today, you receive something completely unexpected from your future self. Science Fiction A team of scientists have successfully teleported an apple. It reappears with a bite taken out of it. ...