Sorry for my short writing hiatus this past week or so, but I was drafted to do some heavy (and free… sigh) videography work for my family’s grand Zoom Family Reunion event. It was a smashing success! But in between breaks and the working to 5:30AM sprints, I thought about what’s in a story. There are lots of things that go into writing a good SciFi, well any story really. The plot, the research, the…
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Close That Damn Door Behind You!
Believability is something I strive to achieve in my SciFi novel GOD GAMES. But while you can’t make an entire story true (guess that’s why they call it fiction), certain elements have to jibe with the reality of the world we live in. Ever notice how, in way too many cases, someone always leaves the door to the spaceship open after getting out to explore some unknown planet? I mean come on! Is that believable?…
How Our Universe Was Made- the true story!
So who is right? Some religious folks might say that six thousand years ago some guy (yea ladies a guy) got a bright idea to create something to keep him company. Stephen Hawkins would probably disagree favoring a 13 billion year timeline and the method of creation was more like a big bang. He didn’t say whether a boy or girl did it. Then there’s Prof. Paul Steinhardt (Albert Einstein Professor in Science at Princeton…
Mysterious Meanings Behind GOD GAMES Character Names
Authors put a lot of symbolism in their stories. These symbols can take many forms like a place, theme, and action. These symbols can even take the form of an odd juxtaposition of facts, background or situation to current events. For GOD GAMES, I took names from established folklore, myths and religion to create the characters, their moods and drive their crazy action. Now, using the names Yahweh and Lucifer was easy. Everyone understands the…
GOD GAMES- The Inspiration To Draw Eve
In SciFi book GOD GAMES, what’s the look for Eve in the Garden of Eden that shows strength & determination & a stare that says don’t trifle with me? Well, that’s Grace Jones!!! Find out why here & get the first chapter of the greatest story ever told.
And the Winning Book Cover Illustration Is . . .
A few weeks ago, I put out a contest to get your comments and recommendations on the best book cover for “Heaven’s Ant Farm.” I got lots of views to my blog and I thank you all for your participation and support! So, let go direct to the results! Of the four illustrations, the playing card option got almost all the votes. And that surprised me! Your comments included observations like:1) “…[book] titles are supplemented…
Heaven’s Ant Farm Book Cover- Which One???
So, Jon Stubbington from the UK recently joined my virtual eBook launch team as head illustrator. Well, he’s actually the only illustrator, but the title sounds nice! I like his portfolio of illustrations that offer real life like images of people. Just as important is his approach to helping me select a great book cover for Heaven’s Ant Farm. You can see Jon’s illustration portfolio by clicking here: https://www.jonstubbington.com/ First, a little history… a few…
What’s That Book About…Again??
At 34,527 feet somewhere over Greenland, I’m working on my 15 second elevator speech to have at the ready. I have always found it hard to describe what Heaven’s Ant Farm is about. There is so much to say and so little time to say it. And there is always the ever present danger of the dreaded “glaze effect.” You know, when the eyes of the afflicted takes on a frosty catatonic look as I dive…
The Great Rapture–what really happened.
Fearing another holy civil war, the Grand Council of Heaven decides to expel Lucifer and his Korbibtorian followers to Gehenna. They order the Cherubim army commander to modify Heaven’s QUEST satellite network to systematically zap the Korbibtorians to Gehenna. Judge Jehoel, the chief elder of the Grand Council in Heaven gazes proudly at the Cherubim commander dressed in a ceremonial white robe with brass shields across his broad chest and eight large sickle-claws set on…