When it comes to this weeks’ news about NaNoWriMo and Archive.Org, I couldn’t help thinking ‘this is the writing version of building implosions.’ What am I talking about? How would a building implosion compare to NaNoWriMo and Archive.Org? First, let’s deep-dive on how NaNoWriMo and Archive.Org have impacted the business of writing in the past…
Quick sidebar while I re-write Mike.Sierra.Echo – life imitates Mesh once again with the introduction of R5N and Mesh Routing. This whitepaper breaks down how you use R5N to achieve a secure, decentralized network of data sharing that can use any protocol, and shares data without the need for an Internet. I knew somebody would…
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I got an attaboy from none other than George Takei today. How’s your Wednesday going?
Oh whoopee, another Mad Max movie is turning the franchise into the ‘The Fast and Furious of Scifi.’ Sure, this time we’ve got girls and Chris Hemsworth coming to a cineplex near you, but so what? I’m not commenting on this movie or the previous one – much too violent for me. I feel compelled…
Armed Subject(s) ARREST – Even grocery store trips can be lethal on the wrong Tuesday in Eugene. There you are, mild-mannered citizen, SNAP card clutched in hand, when the yelling starts. “He’s gotta gun, he’s gotta gun!” Your discombobulated brain spends vital seconds wondering Is it real? Was it live, or Memorex? Then your stomach drops to the…
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Listen to my Anti-Origin Story and you’ll learn how I scifi because scifi made me. One of my greatest successes as a person was the moment that my life was an anti-Origin Story. Scifi led me to that conclusion, and scratches the surface of why I’m grateful to both the scifi genre and to the…
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Another drippy fall day in Eugene for the guy who writes scifi short stories. I pull my coat tight around my shoulders. Mason – my indoor cat – escaped into the neighborhood last night. Misty fog fills the neighborhood with mystery and danger. My kitty isn’t up for the cold, harsh realities of a post-election…
Almost done – Please enjoy some teaser art for The Battle of Victoria Crater Part Two. We should have that live on YouTube in the next few days. Enjoy the art and some of the behind-the-scenes updates for producing a scifi audio short story: I know I’ve talked about producing short stories before but let’s…
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No Sci-Friday this week – instead, let’s enjoy some advice on creativity from David Bowie. Bowie, the Thin White Duke, spent his entire career making innovative music, visuals, and theatrical productions. It’s no wonder then, that he would have some simple advice that works for anyone in the creativity profession – take a look: …
This article about Gene Roddenberry reminds us that scifi creativity starts from humble beginnings. Roddenberry’s proposed story, something called the “Transporter” (deep ironic foreshadowing ahoy!) teaches us a few things within typewritten lines. You can read the original doc here. Indiewire has more on the story: “In 1955, Roddenberry … had gotten into television writing…
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