Trouble with Lichen, by John Wyndham. I've read The Day of the Triffids, and at some point I want to read The Midwich Cuckoos by Wyndham, too.
Getting the broad details about an historical period is important, but there's only so deep one can get before the storytelling gets swamped. If a...
My reaction is a non-reaction. I've read and seen plenty of stories about gay and bi couples of whatever gender, and as a hetero male I can...
I've got sixteen books on my shelves that I want to read before I buy anymore. I've heard that Karen Traviss is good at military science fiction,...
I'm thinking of Don Quixote and Baron Munchausen, where they don't believe they're inept or stupid, and they outright refuse to "accept reality"...
This has been bugging me for ages. Some publishers don't leave a space between words (such as...instead of ... ). And when it's at the end of a...
Star Trek all the way. I do love Star Wars, but I've watched and rewatched Star Trek so much more; I must have logged thousands of hours across...
How many counties are in North Carolina? Unless someone is intimately familiar with the state and its counties most people will accept it and...
When it comes to characters, I ask myself how important it is to know their appearance. If you're writing a romance then it's more important to...
Feeling helpless against someone or some force - of having my strength and independence taken away from me. There's a film called The Eyes of My...
You can check out this blog for military science fiction ideas and analysis: Future War Stories You might also be interested in reading Atomic...
Questioning whether your idea for a story is somewhat fresh and original, or whether it's been done a hundred times and is actually considered...
First time poster here. I've just spent nine months writing a novel, editing as I went, believing that I didn't need to write a second draft....
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