Today is release day for The Post-Apocalyptic Tourist’s Guide to Seattle. It is the sixth Episode of TPATG Series 1. Even though it is classified as a Novelette, it is just a few hundred words shy of being a Novella. To read more about the work that went into writing it, see my previous blog post. My thanks to all those who pre-ordered. It is available on Amazon and Kindle Unlimited.
The Post-Apocalyptic Tourist’s Guide to Seattle
I’m excited to share the news. I've just completed a new project, and it is now available for pre-order on Amazon! Let me give you a rundown.
Writing Update- 1 Year Blog Anniversary
My blog is one year old! In this past year, I've posted 30 times, have had nearly 300 followers, and over 3000 viewers. For a first-time blogger, I will call that a success.
The science of suspended animation: an interview
I sold my first non-fiction article! Back in January, I got in contact with Tony Daniel, the senior editor of Baen books, sent an article proposal, and signed a contract. Around the same time I won the Jim Baen Memorial Short Story award. I think it took him a couple of weeks to realize he was communicating with the same person in the two different email chains. This article was originally going to be posted last month, but he felt it was best not to publish it the same month as my short story "Feldspar." Here is the link to the article on the Baen website: "Stasis: The Future of Suspended Animation."
“Feldspar” is now published
I’m happy to report that “Feldspar,” the story that won me the 2017 Jim Baen Memorial Short Story Award, has officially been published on the Baen website, where you can read it for free!
Interviewed by my alma mater
So this was a first. A couple weeks ago I was interviewed by my alma mater, Auburn University Montgomery, for their article series titled "WhyWeLearn." For those of you who are interested in how I came to love both writing and science, I posted the full interview here. Enjoy!
Writing Update- The 2017 Jim Baen Memorial Writing Contest
I am pleased to announce that my short story, “Feldspar,” won the 2017 Jim Baen Memorial Writing Contest. It is an honor to be chosen as the grand prize winner from such a pool of talented finalists.
The Science of Time Travel
Time travel features heavily in speculative fiction. It provides a useful means of foreshadowing and helps to heighten suspense as the characters try to avert a looming disaster or manipulate the future for their own ends. It appeals to all of us who have ever experienced guilt or loss and want to go back and fix it. It is rife with unintended consequences and can trigger exciting conflicts. However, it is also provides a great source of frustration for writer and reader alike as they try to contend with the plot holes, paradoxes, and skewed logic associated with tampering with the fundamental laws of our universe. In this post, I will address the most common problems and paradoxes associated with time-travel, and then discuss the science of time travel.
Books I read in 2016
For those of you who haven't found your way over to my Reviews page, I decided to post the content here now that 2016 is over. Overall it was an average year for me. I estimate that I read about 25 books. Unfortunately, I've only had time to write reviews for a small number of those.
Writing Update-December
For those of you who didn’t notice, I failed to write a single post during the month of November. I didn’t forget about you. November was packed with all kinds of distractions.
