Travis J. Corocan author of the Aristillus series, a feat which has won him the prestigious Prometheus award twice so far. He’s also the mind behind Escape the City, the indispensable guide to adapting to rural life after growing up smack dab in the hustle and bustle. I sent him …
Over the last month, I’ve been running a Kickstarter campaign to fund publication of my new nonfiction book The Secrets of the Heinlein Juvenile, the world’s first in-depth study of what are arguably (depending on how you define your terms) the twelve most influential books in science fiction history. It’s …
Terry Mixon, host of the Dead Robot’s Society and bestselling author of the Empire of Bones Saga, gives his take on The Secrets of the Heinlein Juvenile When Dan asked me to review The Secrets of the Heinlein Juvenile, I leaped at the chance. Robert Heinlein was one of the …
In order to properly shop for a car, it’s essential that you do your research. The sales process is an adversarial one–sure, there are crooked car dealers out there, but even leaving those aside, it’s a predatory process. “Predatory?” I hear you say, “Isn’t that being a bit dramatic?” Not …
Driving. In all the world, it’s one of the finest things. I don’t mean driving in traffic, I mean driving. Heading out onto the open road, or attacking a mountain and forcing its roads to unwind for you. Feeling the physics, pushing to improve the precision. I treat driving like …
Brian Clay has posted a very kind review of Predestination and of Down From Ten, as well as of Philippa Ballantine’s Weather Child and Scott Sigler’s new hardcover release The Rookie (which is, by the by, probably his best work and it’s a gorgeous hardcover). Anyway, Brian has this to …
Just finished Seth Harwood’s once-podcast, now-published book Jack Wakes Up. Here’s the skinny: In Jack Wakes up, Harwood gives us a new twist on the old noir heist formula. Jack Palms, out of work actor, is tapped by a friend to play second fiddle on a giant drug dealer. He …
I took a couple hours out of my mad scramble to keep up with revisions on Predestination to sit and watch through my dearest Christmas gift. Somebody got me Blade Runner: The Final Cut. This is supposed to be my professional blog, not so much a place for me to …
