2020: 30 (yes 30!) learnings from this writer

First I hope those reading this post are ending 2020 in good health.  I guess for most of you this has been a most unusual year to say the least.  This is what one writer […]

All those writer courses – shop wisely

Now up front I want to say I’m not against paid on-line writer courses.  I can only comment on the ones I have looked at and in a couple of cases paid out good money […]

Science fiction – how it works

I have recently returned from a ski holiday.  We’d just boarded the plane taxied out when they announced the need to have something checked.  We taxied back and then were told there would be a […]

Science fiction – how much world building?

I suppose when it comes to world building converting a book to the big (or small) screen is the ultimate, in that someone has done all the work for you.  However, I sometimes think rendering […]

My monthly science highlights – 8)

The end of the month again and time for another dose of science inspiration.  The more I do this, the more I see ideas that only a few years ago were science fiction becoming science […]