Science round-up inspiration -11

It’s been a while since I produced one of my end of the month science round-ups.  However, recently a few items have grabbed my attention as a science fiction writer.  As always these are not […]

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 […]

Science fiction and being human

In my last blog I discussed the science of science fiction and how as writers we deal with it or don’t deal with it.  Bottom line?  I know how to use my HD TV, my […]

How much science is in science fiction?

Last time I talked about why I write science fiction and I guess, bottom line, it just feels the most natural thing for me to do.  However, as soon as you start writing science fiction […]

Blogging – am I wasting my time?

In a recent series of blogs I described my experience of taking the James Patterson master class on writing.  This was triggered by the simple fact that I’m not selling many books, despite the fact […]