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Best. Wormhole. Ever!

Hi everyone, just a quick post today. As I'm going through the final edits for Escalation, I think of what it would really look like traversing a portal through space and time. I've seen a lot of movies and read many books with wormholes. And by far and away, Contact with Jodie Foster is the best scene for my money. Most have seen Contact at one time or another. But the scene is worth watching again.

Question: What was the best wormhole scene you have read in a book or seen in a mov...

A to Z Tip, Stephen Hawking Sci-Fi Matters, and Moonless Book Release Blogfest

A to Z Get A Theme: Want to make the A to Z Challenge a snap? Get a theme as soon as possible. Then open a Word doc and type the 26 letters vertically. Select topics for each letter. Then select a final topic per letter and pre-write a post every other day. Keep them shot and simple. Mine will only be about 100 words each. By the time A to z comes around, most if not all of you posts are finished.   What to Watch: Stephen Hawking Sci-Fi Matters: Check out this new series on the Discovery...

Celebrate The Small Things and the Weekend Follies

Celebrate The Small Things: This week has been a week of all the small pieces falling together so the whole machinery of my life can work more efficiently. No need to go into details. But most of the small stuff that I have been working on finally came together in a big way. So I can move forward in a powerful way and sleep better at night.  Weekend Follies: This week is one of my favorite skits called Sideways Scene from Who's Line Is It. These guys are hilarious as they are to act out...

IWSG, CassaFire Special, The North Star, Best Super Bowl Commercial

IWSG: Just started a new job today. You never know what it’s going to be like and those nervous bitterflies can mess with your sleep the night before. But all is well as I love this job. The hours are perfect. The drive is not bad at all. And I have lots of time to phase into the promotional stage of my book. CassaFire Special: Alex Cavanaugh has his book CassaFire available for download for $0.99 (is he out of his mind???) Most already have theirs. But you can help spread the good word by st...

Kibbels and Bits, Steampunk With A Heart, Roku 3, Doomsday Clock, and More!

Submissions: Simon451, a new imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc., is now accepting submissions! Apocalyptic-Dystopian, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Supernatural, and Speculative Fiction works are being accepted. CLICK HERE to submit.   Steampunk With Heart: Author Susan Kaye Quinn formed the Steampunk With Heart Week February 3-7. There will be numerous Steampunk authors, lots of participants, and giveaways. CLICK HERE to sign up. And check out the Facebook Page for this event.   Roku...

2014 A to Z Blogging Challenge and Assembling Your Publishing Team

A to Z Official Announcement: Please read and follow the sign-up instructions outlined below so you sign onto the list correctly!   The brainchild of Arlee Bird, at Tossing it Out, the A to Z Challenge is posting every day in April except Sundays (we get those off for good behavior.) And since there are 26 days, that matches the 26 letters of the alphabet. On April 1, blog about something that begins with the letter “A.” April 2 is “B,” April 3 is “C,” and so on.  You can use a...

A Special Thanks, Celebrate The Small Things, And The Weekend Follies

Thanks everyone for stopping by my blog the past couple weeks. It’s exciting to announce a book release and to receive so much support. And thanks to all who signed up for 2014 Wormfest and for helping with my upcoming Escalation Blog Tour!   And take a moment to stop by Sia McKye Over Coffee as she asks me a few questions at the Writer’s spotlight.  Celebrate The Small Things: I took a nice stroll along the beach on Monday. Just me and a cup of Starbucks coffee. I took off my shoes...

Online Marketing Symposium, Cherie Reich Cover Reveal, Anansi And Company, Carrie Butler Strikes Again, and 2014 Wormfest

Online Marketing Symposium: Brought to you by Arlee Bird, Yolanda Renee, Jeremy Hawkins, and Alex J. Cavanaugh.   It’s all about networking and social media for self-published and Indie writers. In past blogs I had a theme: I Get By With A Little Help From My Friends. This is the best advice I can give.  
I Get By With A Little Help From My Friends 
Case in point: I read Carolyn Howard Johnson's book The Frugal Book Promoter. I liked it so much that I featured her as the Aut...

A Tribute To The Professor, Mr. Kincaid, And The Return Of The Weekend Follies

The ProfessorI have to take a moment and give tribute to Russell Johnson, aka The Professor from Gilligan's Island who just passed away at the age of 89.  His dry humor was the perfect ying to the mad cap slapstick yang of the other characters. That leaves Mary Ann, Ginger, and Gilligan. I noted on Facebook how it's funny we don't call them by their real names.


Mr. KincaidWow! As I'm writing this at the last minute, another actor from my childhood just passed. Dave Madden, or Mr. Ki...

2014 Breakthrough Prizes, Terraforming, A Garden On The Moon, And Honesty

 Nerds Just Want To Have FunOkay, getting back to my roots. The following are three topics will help form the platform of my blog this year, along with other Science and Sci-Fi stuff: What To Watch: Science Channel has been named the official broadcast partner of the inaugural 2014 BREAKTHROUGH PRIZES, a one-of-a-kind global event which rewards and recognizes some of the greatest minds in the science world. Hosted by actor Kevin Spacey, and celebrities like Conan O'Brien and Mark Zuckerberg, the...