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
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
Note: this post originally appeared in MetaStellar's Writing Advice of the Week. Find the full video at the end of the article! No matter how experienced, every writer will encounter a plot hole in their writing at some point. This is just one of those things that’s inevitable as you develop a story. Sometimes writers, … Continue reading 4 Ways to Fix a Plot Hole in Your Story
Lewis Carroll's celebrated novel Alice in Wonderland takes on a whole new meaning in this sci-fi short story. One thing is for sure: I had no idea what was going on until the very end. I also finally got to read a short story with non-Euclidean geometry. Let's get into the review. This story came … Continue reading Mimsy Were the Borogroves Review
You can't talk about the Golden Age of science fiction without mentioning Damon Knight's "To Serve Man." This goes for short stories and sci-fi in general. You might know about this story from the season 3 episode 24 of The Twilight Zone. However, the story comes from Damon Knight and might be some of his … Continue reading To Serve Man Review
You might have heard me talk about the Golden Age of science fiction, a period lasting from 1934 to as late as the 1960s. However, an age came before that: the Radium Age, which lasted until 1933. At least, that's what some call it, though the name is a bit disputed. This age began at … Continue reading 5 Amazing Early Radium Age Science Fiction Books
I know I said I would write book reviews about Golden Age science fiction. However, I made an exception with this book. I also made an exception with myself because I don't normally read military sci-fi. However, I plan on reading Starship Troopers in the future. This book, The Forever War, was written by Joe … Continue reading Forever War Review
So a year has come and gone, and that means another year over for this blog. Crazy to believe that it'll be five years next day since I started this blog. I can't wait to see where it goes this year! But a new year means new projects... Personally, it's been harder to keep up … Continue reading A New Year of New Projects!
What if you wanted to read a story that was equal parts fantasy and science fiction, adventure and misfortune? That's about what I got when reading Leigh Brackett's The Sword of Rhiannon. Reading science fiction and fantasy from the Golden Age eventually led me to this surprisingly short novel. So after reading, I decided to … Continue reading The Sword of Rhiannon Review
The science in science fiction doesn't always have to make sense. Sometimes it can be made up. However, sometimes authors create their stories by using hard science fiction, writing as accurately as possible about real life. But that means the science adds layers of complexity to a story. If you don't have a background in … Continue reading 5 Most Complicated Hard Science Fiction Books
