Space Opera Slice-Of-Life Serial, Updates Twice A Month
Ever wondered what heroes do when they’re not saving the day? Or what life is like for ordinary people in a place and time where going somewhere 100 light years away is just a couple hours trip? Click the image above then!
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The purpose of character deaths
I was just, against my better judgement, perusing the forum of a webcomic I’ve been reading for years that’s presently got a really dramatic thing going on. I stumbled on a phrase that pisses me off beyond all reason: “if he’s willing to kill a character.” Why does this piss me off so much? It’s, […]
Kavaliro Cousins Book Two Delayed Indefinitely
When I finished Crown of Eldrete, I immediately started the sequel, like the next day “immediately”. Twelve thousand words into it, I realized I’d started in the wrong spot and needed to cut the first ten thousand words. That was painful. Since then, nearly two years ago, I haven’t been able to get any idea […]
Progress report
Instead of listing all my works-in-progress and getting depressed by how many I haven’t worked on in ages, this year I will instead be updating how far I’ve come on the to do list I posted at the beginning of the year. With new items being added, because I’m great at making plans, but suck at […]
Five star reviews — Abigail Abernathy: All-Night Analytical Engine Analyst by T. R. Goodman
The description, via Goodreads: All Abigail Abernathy wants is a respectable job where she can put her knowledge of analytical engines to use. The Royel Trading Company of Bristol provides her with just such an opportunity, but not everyone is pleased to have her aboard. Between incompetent management, clients helpless beyond her imagination, and a […]
Freedom of speech does not mean freedom from criticism
I had another post I was working on for tonight, but I saw this on twitter and it seemed far more important than my blatherings about the different definitions of space opera. Now, I admit, my French isn’t up to translating the cartoons, nor do I know enough about French or Muslim culture to know just […]