If you think you could live with being a scorned scifi character, look at Wil Wheaton and the Wesley Haters. Wil Wheaton does an insightful deep-dive into the character of Wesley on WilWheaton.Net – take a look: “Wesley’s dream has come true, and he can’t even celebrate it. Yeah, he’s a full ensign, a Starfleet officer…
I ran across a news story that reminds me how books are power-ups for people playing life on hard mode. Bookriot shared some heartbreaking stories behind the controversial kids’ book ‘It’s Perfectly Normal,’ by Robie Harris. I have no personal opinion about the book – it’s probably not something I would give to a child…
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So how do you succeed at writing while using no influencer marketing – what are the perks of being a nonfluencer? I ask because all my ‘how do I sell my books when I finish them’ research seems to lead straight back to ‘influencer marketing’ in some way and that’s something I’m absolutely committed to…
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For this Sci-Friday, let’s discuss the mad genius of Space Ghost Coast to Coast – a strange, throwaway cartoon show that became a late-90s cultural icon. Long before Zach Galifianakis’ Between Two Ferns, SG:C2C was a fourth-wall breaking, metacognitive, hysterical tribute to every bad TV talk show, ever. One example below – where Space Ghost’s…
Happy Monday – here’s a new painting I’ve been working on for a few weeks – it’s ‘The Station’ from my novel ‘Mesh,’ a massive VR space somewhere between a Victorian library and a train station designed by MC Escher. The Station exists as a doorway between different virtual universes. Worked about 13 hours on…
Pausing my re-drafting of Mike Sierra Echo to remind you (and myself): your art matters – even if it sucks. It’s been a tough couple of weeks, re-writing entire scenes, re-configuring and re-architecting the novel. I have a better sense now of what the emotional beats of the story are and I’m making sure the…
Happy Friday, ya’ll – did you know that nobody knows what cyberpunk is? I didn’t, but it’s clear that these early 90s folks are as clueless as we are – check out this hilarious slice of 90s life for this Sci-Friday: It’s funny that cyberpunk would be a non sequiter in the 90s – according…
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I read some Warren Buffet comments on artificial intelligence – ignoring how AI contributes to our modern boring dystopia – and started thinking about three laws that could prevent that. Here’s the news report and the quote – then I’ll offer some brief comments: ”When something can do all kinds of things, I get a…
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I caught this on /r/videos and it reminded me to talk about Scifi’s guerrilla war on toxic masculinity. Science fiction has always championed treating others as we want to be treated, and this video clip from Star Trek is no exception – take a look: Everything Riker says rings true almost thirty years later –…
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Woo – May the Fourth is here – happy Mt4th, AKA Star Wars Day 2023, to all who celebrate! Here’s a fun music video someone put together and it remains one of my favorite Star Wars fan creations of the past few years. Take a listen! What’s the history of May the Fourth? Interestingly, it…
