The Irony of Post-Firefly Science Fiction

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I think when media historians look back, Firefly will end up being a sort of weird turning point for Science Fiction across all media. 
The innate Western-genre inspiration for science fiction has always been present, but subtle. After all, Rodd…

Just finished Old Man’s War by John Scalzi

November 23 Comments Off on Just finished Old Man’s War by John Scalzi Category: Feed, Tumblr

Just finished Old Man’s War by John Scalzi: Scalzi’s first novel, it came out in 2006 and so I missed it while I was focusing in on other stuff at the time. It’s a shame I hadn’t spotted it earlier. I picked this one up because of his novel Reds…

Get into in medias res

February 03 Comments Off on Get into in medias res Category: Feed, HackText

The beginning is a pretty bad place to start and exposition is for suckers. The key to good writing, be it journalism, fiction, screenplay or science fiction trilogy, is to start in the middle of things. While it is tempting to lead a reader by the nose through your way of thinking and bring them […]

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