Her chest swells with pride, now that one has chosen her. Indeed, he has given her the rare honor to hear his whispery words. But what a strange name. All voice and no tongue clicks. Lucsssfer? No, he said Lucifer.
Author: James
Pilot, geek, retired, happy, healthy, loves science/engineering and writing SciFi books!! 🤓
Her Approach
Snippet from Heaven’s Ant Farm: This is what Lucifer saw just before he put Eve to the test. Her dark brown complexion and the animal skin covering her body reflect only a few golden rays of sunlight. She almost disappears in the forest, hidden by broad orange-red ochre powder stripes on her midriff and her short hair. She has a long, angular face and wide brown eyes that challenge everything. Even with a large basket…
HEAVEN’S ANT FARM. WHY I WROTE IT.
It has been a while since my last post and some of you have inquired about my silence. Well, I’m sweating my way though one of those writer’s block. It started last spring right in the middle of my writing MILK RUN. The problem is the story line doesn’t have the desired punch. The concept is still great–a space battle SciFi centered around the generation gap, mutiny, obsession and rescuing a fiancée from an alien…
MILK RUN- Toby’s Guilt
COMMENTS PLEASE. WILL RECIPROCATE! So here’s a short piece from the second half of the scene from the “Second Chance” chapter of MILK RUN- a new SciFi novel in the making where our hero must choose: the girl or the mission? It’s a crap shoot! Click here to see the first half of this scene and some comments I received. Thanks to you guys for all the “LIKES” and comments. Following is some context to catch…
MILK RUN- Toby’s Second Chance
MILK RUN is a young adult military science fiction story about Captain Toby Nathanael Thornton, Jr., fresh out of space command school on his first mission as captain of the USS Princeton, an old destroyer class spacecraft. The Telrachnid war is going badly for Earth. But what our hero thought would be an easy first mission turns out to be a test of his ability to lead a crew much older than he against an…
Death, Time Machines and Science Fiction
Last week, I lost a good friend. It brought to mind the warmth and great conversations we and our families had together: traveling, partying and over eating (remind me to tell you about the $99 steak!). On my way back from the funeral in Virgina, I thought about all those good times like when wine shot out of my nose because I laughed so hard at the jokes he told, or when we watched the…
MILK RUN- Prologue- Saturn’s Flag Ship
Here’s a DRAFT of the Prologue for MILK RUN. It’s a quick chapter designed to show us what’s in store for the rest of the story. Comments welcomed. Lt. John Torlini squints at Saturn that hangs heavy right smack in front of him—a big bright yellow brown ball of gas. His space fighter’s approach vector points his ship towards a spider web of brilliant white flashes below. John ignores the atmospheric storm and trusts the autopilot…
Book Review- GEMMA GAMMA
This week, I decided to do a quick book of Harold Johnson’s new novel GEMMA GAMMA. In short, this is a great young adult science fiction story about a teenage girl who must quickly discover who she is and prevent her mother and new friend from becoming collateral damage as the world also tries to figure out who she has become. There are least three characters who grabbed my attention. But this story is all…
MILK RUN- On To The Story Beats
These last few blog posts, I laid out the bones that forms the skeletal structure of MILK RUN. These are major events in the story: from the Inciting Incident that changes our hero’s life forever; through the point where he decides what he must do; then down to the story’s Low Point where all hope seems lost; followed by the Climax of defeating the bad guys and saving the girl; only to wonder if all…
MILK RUN- Character List, Science & Technology Used
To get things going, this post summarizes the list main characters and science fiction terms/technology (based on real science of course) used as the story backdrop. I still haven’t completed all the character names. Feel free to make suggestions. This is a work in progress and your opportunity to shape the story. Main Characters In MILK RUN: Captain xxxx Toby– Captain of the USS Princeton Commander John Emerson- Second in command of the USS Princeton Boat Chief George…