So, it’s the day after Thanksgiving and you should be at least three-quarters done with your NaNoWriMo novel. But, instead of writing you’re here. That means one of two things; either you’re so far ahead that you can take a … Continued
I’ve got even more sci-fi short-film goodness for you this week. As I did the first two Fridays of the month, I’m sharing some distractions from National Novel Writing Month, even though I’m not actually participating. Writing, especially at the … Continued
In this case, I’m talking about nebulae that you make yourself. Not anything that Dave saw aboard the Discovery or on the other side of the Monolith, but rather a beautiful web-based tool for “drawing” your very own space background. … Continued
Comic books are cool. No, seriously, they’re cool again. All those super popular movies, like the Avengers? Totally all comic books. But, also, Atomic Blonde. Yeah, that’s right, that spy thriller set in the last days of the Cold War … Continued
And, yes, that’s pronounced like the peanut butter by all right-minded geeks. Because that’s how the creator said it! Okay, that’s all a joke, because he didn’t actually care that much about how anyone said it, according to an interview … Continued
I love science fiction film. Or videos. Or books. Pretty much anything science fiction related is worth a look from me. Once upon a time, I wanted to be a science fiction author. Not just a writer, but an author, … Continued
Bonus points for you few who will get that reference. I’ve always been fascinated with caves. Maybe it was my early exposure to the animated version of the Hobbit, which features some very important scenes in caves. Maybe it was … Continued
Regular readers know how I love free. Okay, look, I put this stuff out there week after week and I’m honestly not even sure that anyone ever reads this at all. I don’t know, maybe I just do it to … Continued
Well, there goes my dastardly scheme to sell “improved” free books from Project Gutenberg! Okay, I wasn’t seriously thinking of that, but I do know that there are people doing it. Seriously, if you go look at the cheap ebooks … Continued
We pretty much all hate ads, right? Especially on our favorite websites. Yes, I know, those ads help pay for the site, and I even have some, hopefully unintrusive, ads on one of my sites. But, the honest truth is … Continued