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Category Archives: Stellarnet Series
Try-It Tuesday: MASS EFFECT Andromeda
MASS EFFECT: ANDROMEDA is an action role-playing video game developed by BioWare for PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. Released in March 2017, it’s the fourth installment in the Mass Effect series. Some of my readers have asked if my Stellarnet books were inspired by Mass Effect, but I’ve never played … Continue reading
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Writers require courage equal to desire
I’ve been a writer for a long, long time. DRAGON magazine published my short story, “The Visitor,” in 1988. I was 17. Shortly after that, I worked for a treasure hunting magazine, writing articles and book reviews. A few years … Continue reading
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Comparisons between Fallout and my Stellarnet series
I started writing Stellarnet Rebel in 2009, a year after the release of Fallout 3. The “bracers” used by my characters Genny and Duin are similar to the Pipboy devices in the Fallout franchise. Basically, a smart phone worn around … Continue reading
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Tagged Fallout, Fallout 4, Fallout Shelter, Science Fiction, Stellarnet Series, Video Games
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Love is love
Even human/alien love. Image courtesy of Pride Publishing.
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Heroism happens in all genders
Portions of this post originally appeared October 7, 2014, on the Contact – Infinite Futures SF blog. Science fiction and fantasy do not lack heroic women. Uhura, Ripley, Sarah Connor, Xena, Princess Leia, Elizabeth Swann, Brienne of Tarth, Katniss, Hermione … Continue reading
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Tagged Heroism, Superheroes, Wonder Woman
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Redefining sexy with dwarves, demons and aliens
This post originally appeared May 16, 2014, on the Contact – Infinite Futures SF blog. I’ve loved science fiction and fantasy my whole life. I saw the first STAR WARS in the 70s, played with the original Battlestar Galactica toys, … Continue reading
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Skyrim shenanigans and Game of Thrones geekery, plus interviews with some really cool people
It’s been a few months since my last update, and in that time I’ve attended the Geek Gala, taken my family to Disney World, suffered a long spell of bronchitis, and dealt with Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year and Valentine’s … Continue reading
Posted in Conventions & events, News, On writing..., Science Fiction, Steampunk, Stellarnet Prince, Stellarnet Rebel, Stellarnet Series, Video games
Tagged Game of Thrones, Geek Gala, Halloween, J.L. Hilton, Jeremy Whitley, Richard Dansky, Skyrim, Stellarnet Series, William Harms
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Happy Valentine’s Day from Duin, J’ni and Belloc
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Tagged aliens, Science Fiction, Stellarnet Prince, Stellarnet Rebel, Stellarnet Series, valentines day
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Do aliens have flags?
This is what I envisioned for the Glinnish flag invented by extraterrestrial ambassador Duin a week before arriving in the United States, in my second book, Stellarnet Prince. Duin stepped onto the platform. Cheering spectators packed the South Lawn and … Continue reading
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Why would aliens menace Earth?
This post originally appeared July 14, 2013, on the Contact – Infinite Futures SF blog. If habitable planets and resources are abundant in the Milky Way, then why would aliens attack us? To serve man. Resistance is futile. Mars needs women. … Continue reading
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