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January 10, 2019
Review: Legacy of Pandora
Set in a future where Earth has become all but uninhabitable and human colonization has extended throughout the inner Solar System, Legacy of Pandora follows two separate storylines. Out in the cold dark of the Neptune L-4 Trojan Cluster, the ice harvesting research vessel Jakob Waltz is about to run into serious trouble. Back home […]
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January 3, 2019
Review of Thrill Kings: The Gray Walls
In The Grey Walls, our heroes battle an interdimensional intruder like nothing they’ve ever seen before. Having taken over an office tower, the creature seems to be slowly absorbing its hapless victims– which include Nonstop, Krork, and all of the office workers, as well as a multitude of nightmarish creatures from other dimensions. The result […]
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December 29, 2018
Favorite Reads of 2018
I discovered a ton of new favorite authors this year! Those who know me know that I enjoy a wide range of genres. I’m intrigued by writing that’s unique: new concepts, subversions of expectations, genre blending. Interestingly enough, most of the books that fit my preferences this year came from independent authors. This list covers […]
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December 25, 2018
Review: Tales from Alternate Earths 2
The haunting and all-too-believable tale of the first woman cosmonaut to reach space. A Handmaid’s Tale-esque account of a present day where witch trials never went out of style. An alternate past where Hitler was diverted from the course that eventually saw him rise to power and orchestrate the largest genocide in recorded history. An […]
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December 22, 2018
Cyberpunk is Evolving
I recently stumbled across an article that sums up what some people have been noticing for a while: cyberpunk is becoming increasingly distorted by its transition into the cultural mainstream. Cyberpunk was sci-fi for those who saw the power of the computer, its mounting ability to overtake everything personal (attention, time, privacy), and were bracing […]
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December 9, 2018
Working Out the Bugs
Some changes are coming to this site, including a redesigned Books page and some back end optimizations. Little should change for you, the visiting reader, but this is a heads up that you may see a little mess while upgrades take place behind the scenes. I’ll still cover the same subjects I do now, and […]
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December 2, 2018
Review: Dial D for Deadman
Dial D for Deadman is a superbly executed hybrid: part noir detective novel, part paranormal mystery, part comedy. The action takes place on a popular interstellar crossroads called Parloo, in the gritty, downtrodden surface city known to its inhabitants as Down Here. Our hero is Dan Deadman, deceased detective at large. Between ne’er-do-wells opening portals […]
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November 24, 2018
Safety vs Profit: The Pursuit of a Fatter Bottom Line Claims Another Life
On April 17th, 2018, as Southwest Flight 1380 flew over Pennsylvania, a fan blade shattered in one of the Boeing 737’s engines. The resulting uncontained engine failure flung shrapnel into the aircraft’s fuselage, destroying a window and claiming the life of passenger Jennifer Riordan. Jet engines on commercial aircraft are built to contain malfunctions within […]
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November 18, 2018
Editing On A Budget
Last week I explained why editing is essential to the publishing process and how to go about snagging your very own helpful editor. This week I’m going to explain some money-saving shortcuts you can take to reach a professional, polished final product without breaking the bank. While you should never forgo professional editing entirely, there […]
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November 10, 2018
How to Catch an Editor And Why You Should
Continuing from last week’s post, where I talked about the reason some writers are wary of editors, this week I’m going to explain how to find an editor of your own. (Or editors, if that’s how you roll.) Editing is an essential part of preparing your work for publication, whether you write short stories, novellas, […]
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