Science Fiction: The Division #2
To his left and to his right was a sheer wall of rocky bodies, as far up and down as he could see.
Science Fiction – The Division #1
Spare part or no, Anderson was the commander and it was his choices that were going to help dictate mankind’s destiny of explorers in the universe.
Pandemic, Armageddon and Chips
During this Coronavirus lockdown I haven’t really wanted to do too much other than what I’ve been doing, i.e., writing. My normal work has been disrupted so much that there’s no business coming in, so my writing has been...
When Writing Fiction You Have Two Minutes to Grab Your Audience
I can tell within the first 2-3 pages if I’m going to like the book or not
Science Fiction: War of the Words: Mutter, Mutter, Mutter.
Having waited patiently for about a year since the new BBC series ‘War of the Worlds’ was announced I was quite excited when it started three weeks ago. It was in three parts and was hailed as sticking closely to the original H.G...
Writing & Publishing a Book – My Self Imposed Writing Marathon – Day 8
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, many times. Writing a book is hard. I’ve written enough books to know how hard it is, so I’m under no illusions that it takes a lot of time and effort. The effort comes from...
A Paperback Writer’s Long & Winding Road to Publication
Eight years ago I gave up on traditional publishing and went the indie route, and I’ve never looked back. But before the indie publishing revolution, I had my own defining moment when I knew I wanted to be a writer. I was eight or nine...
Life, the Universe and Google
If you’re a fan of Douglas Adams’ book The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy then you’re in good company. Millions of Sci-Fi fans the world over, and I mean millions as it’s sold over 15 million copies, have read the...
The Indie Author: How About a Bit of Continuity?
I’m writing a science fiction short called The Dog Walker and as an intro I have my dog walker, a robot named RB43, retrieve a small dog lead from a cupboard where the dog’s food and stuff are all kept. As the story progresses we are...
Ascension: Brave New Earth
Brett awoke to the sound of panicky, whispered and frightened voices. “Wake your father up. Quickly.” He felt the nudge on his shoulder and fearful voice close to his ear. “Dad! Dad!”
Sentinels
Sentinels Tom Kane © 2019 One Using his arms and legs for traction, the young man scrambled up the scree on the steep mountain slope. In his panic he needed to keep moving and to make his ascent as quickly as possible, but the scree...
Science Fiction: Welcome to Beyond – Two
Extract two from Welcome to Beyond, first draft science fiction story. Two 1972 The VW microbus bumped its way onto the dilapidated forecourt and stopped at the solitary rusting and dusty gas pump, it’s white paintwork peeling badly...
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