Just in case you thought I was making up all that stuff about appearing in Persephone Theatre‘s production of Beauty and the Beast up in Saskatoon in December, I present photographic proof! Here I am as Monsieur D’Arque, keeper of the insane asylum, a.k.a. (in the eyes of the four-year-old son of one of my …
OK, technically this is two sentences. Tough! My blog, my rules:Emily didn’t know what to say. How did one respond to the clone of the scientist who created one’s entire race when he expressed his determination to wipe it out?Words yesterday: 1,158Total words: 77,804Percentage complete (120,000/100,000): 64.8/77.8 See, this is why I like writing science …
This review by Dr. Robert Runte has been out for a while (in Issue #13 of Neo-Opsis) but I didn’t see it until yesterday. Runte has some problems with the book’s pacing (he thinks it’s too slow to get going and suffers from a bit of info-dumpitis in the early chapters), but still has some …
The day before yesterday: The backpack provided by Victor Hansen for Chris’s journey inland was heavy enough that he felt it, but not so heavy he thought he couldn’t carry it. Yesterday: “Transmission from the surface for Captain Hansen,” the computer said suddenly. Last two days’ total: 3,428Total thus far: 76,646Percentages (120,000/100,000): 63.9/76.6 And thus …
I finally got it done. Here’s the video trailer I’ve created for Marseguro. Enjoy!
As I write this, the announcement of nominations for the 80th Academy Awards still lies in the future. Nevertheless, I can make a make a few bold predictions: the actors nominated most likely appeared in dramas from major film distributors, and have either been nominated in the past or appeared in a film starring or …
When Andy King returned to the makeshift morgue, Richard tried to ignore him as he had before: but Andy wouldn’t let him.Words yesterday: 2,383Total words: 70,529Percentage complete (120,000/100,000): 58.8/70.5And so we pass the 70,000-word milestone…
Like millions of other people, I have mildly high blood pressure: nicely controlled with drugs, thank you, but still a concern. Which is why this item caught my eye: Surgeons recently implanted the RheosR System into the first clinical trial patient. When the device was turned on, the patient’s blood pressure measurements significantly decreased. The …
Looking for cool science stories? Here are links to my most recent posts over at Futurismic for you to check out: Inaudibility cloaks, like invisibility cloaks, theoretically possible Scientist creates dark matter in the lab! Heads-up displays, “super-vision,” via contact lenses Robots evolve ability to lie…and be heroes
“Derryl?” Richard whispered to the sniper.Words today: 2,430Total words: 68,143Percentage complete (120,000/100,000): 56.8/68.1 Big action sequence tonight, which always moves along quickly. By the way, if you’re wondering how many pages 68,143 words is, I’m currently on page 328 if I put everything in standard manuscript format, and if I were printing the thing out …
Remember the mood rings of the ’70s? Now Phillips has come up with the mood pen. Why struggle with finding just the right words to express how you feel when you can use a pen that will sense your mood and express it for you through the thickness of line and colour of ink? (Phillips) …
Even without Emily, the shuttle was too small for all of them: it would only take four, and they were six. Words yesterday: 2,386Total words: 65,713Percentage (120,000 words/100,000 words): 54.8/65.7
