Science fiction has a long history filled with impressive firsts that you may or may not have heard of. Where did robots and supercomputers and alien invasions come from anyway? Today, I want to write an article discussing those firsts. Read below to discover how science fiction became what it is today. First Piece of … Continue reading 5 Greatest “Firsts” in Science Fiction Literature
H. P. Lovecraft's book At the Mountains of Madness might be one of the most important additions to early science fiction. Like Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, which effectively created sci-fi as a whole, At the Mountains of Madness introduced an entirely new kind of science fiction. I'm really excited to get into this review. H. P. … Continue reading At the Mountains of Madness Book Review
Note: This post originally appeared on MetaStellar's Writing Advice of the Week column. One of the biggest age-old debates among writers is, ultimately, how much planning you need to do before you start writing a novel. Some writers greatly enjoy plotting, which typically involves outlining most or all of the major details of a story … Continue reading Plotting vs. Pantsing: Pros and Cons
Technically, this book comes before the Golden Age of science fiction. However, I found myself reading it and checking it off my TBR, ignoring my goal of reading "sci-fi classics." In my opinion, The Girl in the Golden Atom deserves to be considered a classic in its own right, among other pre-Golden Age titles. Let's … Continue reading The Girl in the Golden Atom Book Review
Ray Bradbury is one of the greatest science fiction authors of all time. Certainly one of my favorites. I first heard of his work after reading Fahrenheit 451 in high school. Since then, I've read much of his work, so I want to talk about his five best works. Bear in mind, these are rankings. … Continue reading 5 of the Greatest Books by Ray Bradbury
My first introduction to J. G. Ballard's work was his short story "Billennium," which I reviewed a while back. I wanted to get into more of his work. Luckily, he wrote several novels throughout the 60s. One such novel was The Drowned World, a fairly short novel that's part science fiction, part post-apocalyptic. Let's get … Continue reading The Drowned World Book Review
Note: this post originally appeared on the MetaStellar Writing Advice of the Week column. A while back, I created a post about plotting vs pantsing your story. The truth is, no matter what type of style of writing you enjoy, you can plan the basics of your novel in three easy steps and have everything in … Continue reading Plan Your Novel in 3 Easy Steps
Welcome back to another author interview! It's been a long time since I've done one of these, but I'm excited to have had the chance to interview author Dan Rice. He has a couple of releases coming up, which he talks about in our Q&A below. Enjoy! ... 1) What does writing mean to you? What … Continue reading Interview with Dan Rice
What would the world look like if everyone were required to be exactly equal? Author Kurt Vonnegut asks this question in his satirical science fiction short story "Harrison Bergeron." After accidentally attributing this story to Harlan Ellison (whoops), I decided to get back into the story and write a review of it. "Harrison Bergeron" first … Continue reading Harrison Bergeron Short Story Review
Got a short fantasy piece that you've written, but you don't know where to submit it? Sure, there are plenty of literary journals that publish both science fiction and fantasy, but those tend to focus more on sci-fi than true fantasy. However, some literary journals look for fantasy specifically, especially high fantasy. Check out this … Continue reading 6 Literary Journals Looking for High Fantasy
