Laser beams, thrusters, explosions that you shouldn’t hear. Just three of the things that make up a great battle in space. I’m going to look at a few of the big ones. I’m not going to put them in order or anything but I will give each one an overall grade. I had to think about […]
Read more "Battle of the Battles (in Space)"I just finished watching 11.22.63, a very impressive show starring James Franco, all about someone travelling back in time to try to prevent the assassination of John F Kennedy. I didn’t have very much in the way of expectation for this but found myself more and more engrossed in the premise and how it was […]
Read more "Ten great Time Travel narratives"Had another big day, putting another 5000 words on to the story. That takes me to 77,000 and over 3/4 done. Can’t believe how close I’m getting. Lots of drama to come.
Read more "Another milestone reached"Before I start, I should state for the record that I’m not going to post this on the Firefly/Serenity Facebook group. I was told in no uncertain terms that Blake’s 7 has nothing to do with Firefly or Serenity. Hey, I thought there was a passing connection but who am I to say? The good […]
Read more "Rewatching Blake’s 7 – Part 5"Hi there, Got another afternoon to try to add to the story. Target: 3500 words.
Read more "Another opportunity"A trip back to my reading interests at age 9 I’ve had this sitting on my shelf for a while now. Despite the fact that it’s a slim 125 pages, I’ve been putting it off for a very specific reason. I read this when I was very young and have very fond memories of it. […]
Read more "Galactic Warlord by Douglas Hill"Hi there, As promised, here is some of what I’ve been putting down over the past two days. Obviously, we’re getting into territory now where I could give stuff away that would ruin things, so I’ve had to think pretty hard about what to include. I haven’t edited it yet, so its still just a […]
Read more "New writing"Very happy to report that the last 48 hours have gone brilliantly, unless you happen to be certain crew members aboard the X5. My time in Reading has been incredibly productive with 14,000 words added to The Crossing. This takes me over the 2/3 mark and heading into the home straight. It’s been so lovely […]
Read more "Mission accomplished"Hi there, After my holiday and a week spent either ill or engaged in floor sanding, I now have two clear days free of all other responsibilities. It’s time to get back into Paul Armstrong’s new world. It’s been almost a month since I added to the story and It feels great to have the […]
Read more "Time to get back to it!"Hey everyone. I’m back from holiday and ready to get back into this. Full steam ahead with: Season 1 – Episode 10 – Breakdown We open with Gan having a slight episode and driving the Liberator into a meteor shower. Fortunately Jenna happens along and turns on the autopilot (one wonders why this wasn’t on […]
Read more "Rewatching Blake’s 7 – Part 4"Books, games, music, and life — filtered through the mind of a writer, drummer, and philosopher who thinks too deeply about all of it. If it moves something in your chest, I'm interested.
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