Let me say one thing very loudly and very clearly right now: sci-fi does not have to be scientifically accurate to be good. This is one of the profound truths upon which my view of the universe is built. All fiction relies on suspension of disbelief to a certain degree, and there are no rules… Continue reading An engineer’s guide to writing realistic sci-fi
I have a problem, and my problem is reference books. I would say I collect them, but that’s not quite true – I hoard them. Thanks to my mother, a former reference librarian, I grew up in a house packed with obscure reference books, and clearly I have inherited the obsession. I am one of… Continue reading Books every writer should have on their shelf
Psst. Hey, kid. Ya like ghosts? Ya like space? Ya like ghosts in space? Well, do I have the nightmare fuel for you. Dead Silence by S.A. Barnes is phenomenal. Let me just get that out of the way. It’s one of the best sci-fi horror books I’ve read in a good long while, and… Continue reading Book Review: Dead Silence by S.A. Barnes
