How Did A Nice Girl Like Me End Up With An Alien Like You? It’s Sci-fi Month
Throw an alien in the pot and add some spaceships to that parade! [image error]
As some of you know, I like science fiction. (Maybe my twitter name gave it away?) Anyway, I’m not a scientist, nor did I grow up with geeks. In fact, I grew up in an artsy-fartsy family full of musicians, photographers and—drama! While I spent plenty of hours watching the Robinson family while they were Lost in Space, I spent many more hours dancing around the house to Johann Strauss’ Blue Danube waltz or singing along with songs composed by the likes of Rogers and Hammerstein
OMG! I just realized—I’m a Glee girl!
Why, then, do all my fictitious ramblings involve aliens?
My first picture, Floridius Bloom and the Planet of Gloom, takes place on another planet (The planet of Gloom, Obviously… although it’s really a lovely little planet populated with starshines and wigglyfluffs). My first novel, WHEELS, involves H.G. Wells and, well, another planet. And, while the novel I’m currently writing takes place on Earth… it’s not exactly this Earth, but rather Urth and, well…it’s complicated.
Narrated by Bryan Kennedy
The truth is, I like both science fiction and fantasy, though science fiction that is not too hardcore and fantasy that is not too full of fairies—especially fairy princesses.
Disney help me—I don’t like fairy princesses!
[image error]I believe my obsession with aliens started with C.S. Lewis and Narnia; which, though fantasy, led me to read his Perelandra series—definitely science fiction. Next, came the Hobbit. I know, I know…once again it’s fantasy; but, while I was making my way through Middle Earth, my father and brothers were watching the original Star Trek series on TV. The men in my family may have moved on from Star Trek, while I’ve managed to become a fan of every Star Trek incarnation since.
In the meantime, if you love Science Fiction and want more ways to celebrate, check out the following list of bloggers participating in Sci-fi Month:
Rinn @ Paper and Pixels
Atmika @ Stalking Books
Emma @ Never Judge A Book By It’s Cover
Annie @ Books – A Novel Idea
Charlene @ Bookish Whimsy
Sarah @ Exploring All Genres
Andrea @ Little Red Reviewer
Kritika @ Snowflakes & Spider Silk
Nara @ Looking for the Panacea
Sana @ Artsy Musings of a Bibliophile
Mary @ The Holy Tangent
Ara @ My Book and My Coffee
KJ @ Worlds in Ink
Jayd @ Books, Food & Other Things
Stephan @ stephanloy.com
Amy @ Ode to Jo and Katniss
Mark @ Walker of Worlds
Aloi @ Guiltless Reading
Kristen @ Fantasy Book Cafe
William @ Roads Go Ever, Ever On
Grey Wolf @ Alternate History Fiction
Dan @ Terra Cognition
Jorie @ Jorie Loves a Story
Shannon @ Novel Reflection
Renay @ Lady Business
Megan @ Adrift on Vulcan
Maria @ Maria’s Mélange
Darlene @ Sci-fi Fantasy Readers
Stormy @ Book. Blog. Bake.
Samantha @ Celestial Carousel
Noel @ Blue Fox Fables
Celine @ Nyx Book Reviews
Lorijo @ LJMetz.com
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