Substack and Stuff

So, if you missed it, I've started using Substack extensively for all of my writing (not for the blogging stuff). I dropped my entire first book in my new psyborg series chapter by chapter on substack (if you missed it and you'd like to be a beta reader so you can get first crack at … Continue reading Substack and Stuff

Where to Find Me These Days

Have you ever heard of BasedCon? Yeah. It's a thing. And I am so jealous of everyone going. I checked out their guest list. I want to hang with these people and get my nerd on. Seriously. Gah. They have a guest speaker who is not only an engineer and a survivability risk assessor (who … Continue reading Where to Find Me These Days

Top 5 ‘Must Haves’ in a Dystopian Novel V: Hero is a Victim of the System

This post is part 5 in the series The 5 ‘ Must Haves’ in a Dystopian Novel. If you haven’t read the other 4, they can be found HERE (Part 1), HERE (Part 2), HERE (Part 3), and HERE (Part 4). Since we are talking about fiction, no story is a story without a hero. And since a dystopian society is inherently … Continue reading Top 5 ‘Must Haves’ in a Dystopian Novel V: Hero is a Victim of the System

Top 5 ‘Must Haves’ in a Dystopian Novel IV: Police State

This post is part 4 in the series The 5 ‘ Must Haves’ in a Dystopian Novel. If you haven’t read the other 3, they can be found HERE (Part 1), HERE (Part 2), and HERE (Part 3). Next week I’ll tackle the fifth ‘Must Have’  in Dystopian fiction, so stick around! I mentioned in my previous post on the fourth … Continue reading Top 5 ‘Must Haves’ in a Dystopian Novel IV: Police State

Top 5 ‘Must-Haves’ in a Dystopian Novel III: Loss of Self-Autonomy

This post is part 3 in the series The 5 ‘ Must Haves’ in a Dystopian Novel. If you haven’t read the other 2, they can be found HERE (Part 1), HERE (Part 2). Next week I’ll tackle the fourth ‘Must Have’  in Dystopian fiction, so stick around! There are a lot of things that can be difficult to imagine in a … Continue reading Top 5 ‘Must-Haves’ in a Dystopian Novel III: Loss of Self-Autonomy