Archive for October, 2007
Friday, October 12th, 2007
Answers
1. Radio Announcer – War of the Worlds Original
2. Luke Skywalker’s deranged father from Star Wars: Empire Strikes BAck
3. Space Balls
4. Star Trek: The Motion Picture – Capt’n Kirk
5. Detective Spooner – i-robot
6. Hans Solo – Star Wars
7. Empror Ming – Flash Gordon
8. Spock- Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan
9. Flash Gordon – Flash Gordon
10. Darth Vader – Star Wars
11. Claire Wellington – Stepford Wives
12. Captain Malcom Reynolds – Serenity
13. Ellie Arroway – Contact… Read More »
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Wednesday, October 10th, 2007
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Here are some of my favorite Sci-Fi quotes…and sorry, I only play this game style, where you have to guess the movie
1. “In the First World War, and for the first time in the history of man, nations combined to fight against nations using the crude weapons of those days. The Second World War involved every continent on the globe, and men turned to science for new devices of warfare, which reached an unparalleled peak in their capacity for destruction. And now, fought with the terrible weapons of super-science, menacing all mankind and every creature on the Earth comes |
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Wednesday, October 10th, 2007
I hope you read Heather Holland’s terrific Q&A yesterday in which she discussed the new Ellora’s Cave/Cerridwen Press sci-fi series, called Hunters for Hire. If you haven’t read it, drop to the post below or click here. After reading the interview, one issue that struck me was how were they going to keep it all straight. Given the large scale of this project in terms of world building and races and the fact that it would cross two imprints, how could they be sure that it wouldn’t get out of control? So, I asked Heather and here’s what she … Read More »
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Tuesday, October 9th, 2007
Ellora’s Cave and Cerridwen Press have launched Hunters for Hire, a sci-fi author-inspired series. EC sci-fi author, Heather Holland, is one of the creators behind this exciting new line. Here she sits down with us to discuss how the series came about, what it’s about, how you can write for it, and if you’re a reader, what you can expect. I found it incredibly fascinating and I think you will too.
Q: What inspired the Hunter for Hire series?
A: The oddest and sometimes simplest of things can often times inspire a writer. In the case of Hunters for Hire, … Read More »
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Friday, October 5th, 2007
To all you who read this be aware that you are privy to the secret transcript of the SSSFFJ (Secret Society of Sci-Fi Fantasy Junkies). We have met off and on, but have decided to share our conversations with you and the rest of the Sci-Fi community at large.
There are many organizations that are shrouded in secrecy and we here at SSSFFJ believe it is time to come out from the darkness and embrace the intergalactic light. We know that there are many other sci-fi junkies lurking in cyberspace shunned by the community who need a forum to talk … Read More »
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Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007
| Thirteen Things Reasons to Join in our SCI FI OCTOBERFEST 2007! |
We’re having a monthlong sci fi fest and you are invited. Check out 13 reasons why you should stop by throughout the month. Note, I have fiddled with this post I-don’t-know-how-many-times and cannot get the pictures to match correctly with the bios. It’s a conspiracy, doncha know.
1…. David Boultbee is a Science Fiction author whose influences include Robert Heinlein, David Weber, L.E. Modesitt Jr., C.S. Friedman and Elizabeth Moon, to name a few. His novel The Gender Divide features an intriguring world where women live four times as … Read More »
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Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007
If you could be any sci-fi character from Star Trek who would it be?
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?
Want to know how several science fiction authors and bloggers would answer these questions and more? Throughout the month of October come find out. Every Friday we’ll post excerpts to these and other questions as we present our first
Sci Fi Octoberfest
Take a look at the authors and bloggers … Read More »
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Tuesday, October 2nd, 2007
I just want to shout out a big THANK YOU to Gabriella Hewitt for Blog Swapping with me today. If you want to know where she is, Gabriella is over at my blog chatting away.
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I’ve often wondered why I write romantic suspense—maybe because I’ve been asked the question more than once in interviews. And my answer is always that I’m a romance and a mystery lover from way back, and for me romantic suspense combines the giddy falling-in-love sensation with the ice cube chills up and down my spine. Now that’s an unbeatable combination.
But in real life, … Read More »
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