One aspect of writing a story that is often underestimated is coming up with suitable names for the characters. And that’s just as true of the pets in the Pets in Space stories. I could ask ChatGPT to come up … Continued
Presenting the pets for this year’s Pets in Space 9. Can you match the pet to the story? R.J. Blain ~ USA TODAY Bestselling Author ~ “Failed Colony” Demelza Carlton* ~ “Daedalus” Leslie Chase ~ USA TODAY Bestselling Author ~ … Continued
At last I’m allowed to tell you! One of my stories has been accepted for this year’s Pets in Space collection. (Bounce bounce bounce) This is Pets in Space’s ninth year. Each limited-edition volume is a collection of about ten … Continued
One of the problems with writing a romance is that once the book is finished, the happy-ever-after or the happy-for-now ending is done. Time to move on to a new couple. And that can be disappointing for me, as a … Continued
A few years ago I wrote a story that appeared in Pets in Space 6 and has now been published as a stand-alone. But I didn’t write it specifically for the anthology. The inspiration came well before then. I was … Continued
The first episode of the new Star Wars offering, The Acolyte, didn’t really do it for me, as I explained in a recent post. I wasn’t the only one not impressed. At the time of writing, there are thousands of … Continued
The whole idea of having a nice cover for a book is to entice people to pick it up (or tap on it in the current paradigm) and find out more about it with a view to actually forking out … Continued
I write space opera because I find astronomy and cosmology fascinating. How was our planet created? How did the solar system come to be? How did the universe start? I’m not special in that respect. Humans have looked at the … Continued
I have been musing lately on how my books come across to others. I wrote them. Until they were published they were mine. Now, of course, they belong to whoever bought them and my opinion of what I wrote hardly … Continued
As a dedicated Star Wars fan, I eagerly watched the first episode of The Acolyte. Despite its promising premise and diverse cast, the episode fell short with clichéd tropes, unrealistic scenes, and uninspired characters. It hasn’t captured me like The Mandalorian did, but I’ll keep watching in hopes it improves.