Some Writerly Things of Interest

I’ve been getting a lot of emails about various writing projects and I thought it would be a good idea to let you all know about a few of them.  So here goes: Imperfecta An interactive fiction project by N. A. Vreugdenhil in which you, the readers, select who dies in each upcoming episode.  It’s […]

Meme: Book Title Communication

WrittenWyrdd has apparently started up a new book meme. Since I haven’t done a meme in a while, I thought I’d do this one (it looked silly and fun). If you’d like to join in, feel free to leave a comment with a link to your version. The challenge: Complete the following sentences with book […]

The Michio Kaku Meme: Thoughts on the World of Science Fiction

Over and Big Think, Michio Kaku has posted a bunch of questions he wants fans to answer for a project he’s working on. I don’t know what the project is, but if Michio Kaku is involved, then it’s bound to be awesome. So, considering that his questions are blog worthy, I thought I’d start a […]

10 Gut-wrenching Songs From Science Fiction and Fantasy Movies/Shows

Anyone who knows me well enough to call me their best friend also knows that music destroys me emotionally. Not all music, just some music. Certain songs have something that hits me at some strange emotional core, shaking my innards in just the right way, like striking that perfect note on a cello or violin. […]

5 Things the Government Can Learn from Bio-Disaster Films

I’ve been watching a lot of bio-disaster films lately, particularly ones involving a virus or mutated bacteria that infects and kills people instead of turning them into zombies or vampires or whatever. These films are actually quite interesting, because they’re usually low budget, but also strangely much more fascinating than a lot of zombie films […]