By Mark Terence Chapman

(This is the first segment of a nine-part story, told across nine different blogs around the world, from the United States and Canada to Japan and Malaysia, in a sort of chain linking us all together. I’d like to start out by thanking authors Gabriella Hewitt, David Boultbee, Joyce Anthony, Suzanne Kamata, Karina Fabian, Ron Berry, KS Augustin, and Jamieson Wolf, in order, for hosting most of this story on their blogs.)

There really isn’t a short answer to the question of how I became a published novelist, … Read More »

On Tuesday night I will be posting this week’s guest post featuring Mark Terence Chapman author of The Mars Imperative and The Tesserene Imperative. Take a journey with Mark through nine different author blogs and learn how Mark made the leap to published fiction writer. I hope while you visit each blog you take a minute to stop by and look around.

Part I will start here and at the end of the post you’ll find a link which will take you to part II. But, if you’re in a hurry and just want to see how it ends, … Read More »

Continuation of the SFFFJ transcripts….Want to read the first installment? Go here. And to read the second installment, click here.

Log 1 – Star Date 101907

Gabriella Hewitt: The world is about to blow and a spaceship picks you up. Yes, you have the once in a lifetime opportunity to hitchhike across the galaxy. What 3 things would you bring along for the ride?

Angela/ScifiChick: A towel, a Babel fish, and my trusty Hitchhiker’s Guide, of course! How else would I get around?

Christine d’Abo: A Swiss army knife, MP3 player, and chocolate. Hey, a … Read More »

NOTE: There is a page on the website for The Gender Divide – http://www.thegenderdivide.com/?concept – that discusses the concept briefly but this is a more in-depth discussion.

I was recently re-reading Blind Waves, a novel co-authored by one of my favorite authors, Steven Gould (co-authored with Laura J. Mixon). There’s a scene where the two protagonists are skinny dipping. The authors have done a good job of establishing a realistic love-at-first-sight connection between them, and as a result the conversation naturally segues into a discussion on becoming intimate. They share the pertinent details about blood tests and previous … Read More »

Continuation of the SFFFJ transcripts….Want to read the first installment? Go here.

Log 1 – Star Date 101207

Gabriella Hewitt: Was watching the line up of all the new sci-fi shows on t.v and I am so excited by the new versions of my old favs such as Flash Gordon and Bionic Woman, although I have to admit I don’t get the same big high as when I watched the originals. How do you guys feel about the remakes? What do you think about remakes such as War of the Worlds, Invasion being made?

Mark Terence Chapman: … Read More »