Tag Archives: science fiction
Interview archaeology
Soon after Modern History Press republished my award-winning science fiction story, Sleeper, Awake, Brian Feinblum did me the honour of interviewing me about it on his blog, Bookmarketing Buzz. This interview is no longer available on his site, so I … Continue reading
Do it all, or go with the experts?
In the merry month of October (which climatically is more or less like the Northern Hemisphere month of May), Skye Taylor wants us to compare indie and trad publishing. My first book was easy to publish. I’d been writing regular … Continue reading
Sadly, the climate catastrophe is true enough
I find it incredible that people can still run around with their heads in the sand. Interesting image, isn’t it? By the way, ostriches don’t, just like frogs don’t stay in a pot of gradually heating water. Such idiocies are … Continue reading
Nonhuman is not inhuman
Skye Taylor would like us to show how to hook the reader when the story takes you into a different reality. Years ago, I edited Krona by Bent Lorentzen for Twilight Times Books. Here is the original start: A tiny … Continue reading
Does this grab you?
I am preparing a submission to a publisher, who (reasonably) requires a one-sentence tag line. That’s MUCH more difficult to write than the story. After much agonising, I’ve come up with this: Bill is the one person who can defend … Continue reading
Bobbing Around 