Time for another World of Green and Black Featured Creature. This one I'm really excited about, because we're talking sky-dominators. These are a really important creature in the Drid world, and whilst this isn't their first public appearance, they'll play an important role in my upcoming Green and Black novella. I'll get more into that …
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I like talking about older Science Fiction, but I haven't had a chance to do so in a while. So let's talk about Arkady and Boris Strugatsky, Soviet/Russian brothers who wrote dozens of science fiction stories together. They were - according to the Encyclopedia of Science Fiction quote on my copy of Monday Starts on …
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Welcome back to another World of Green and Black. The Drid feature seems to have been very popular, so hopefully you all like this new creature just as well. After dealing with the alien people of the Black World, I think now's a good time to introduce some of the wildlife. ____________________________________________________ Name: BladetailWorld: BlackMaterial: …
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So, as I said at the start of the month I want to make more content about my World of Green and Black universe. One thing I've always wanted to do is put together my sketches and make a bestiary of all these weird alien creatures. To start that off, I'm going to try and …
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Hi everyone, congratulations on making it to level 2025. Let's hope this one goes as well as it can, considering everything that was set up in the last chapter. I talked in my last post, way back last year, about some of the things I wanted to do this year. Here's a link to that …
2024 has been a really big year for me. On a personal note, I got married, which was amazing, as was the New Zealand honeymoon. I've also been studying communication and marketing online, which is good for future career goals, but has unfortunately caused some of my writing projects to be paused, mainly last year's …
I saw a hashtag on Mastodon and Bluesky called #20books20days. It's a very simple post format, where you simply post the cover of one book that "had an impact on who you are" with no explanation. Repeat for 20 days. The concept really made me stop and think because while there are a lot of …
Got another quick post that's a bit more off topic than usual. As some of you may know, I like to play games over on my twitch channel. My favourite is the Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Randomizer. Basically, it's a mod of one of the most beloved video games of all time where …
Last September, I travelled to Europe with my Dad. I wrote a bit about the holiday at the time (read about my Ayreon Adventure here) but today I want to reminisce about one particular highlight from the trip: Jules Verne's house in Amiens, France. We only spent one day in Amiens and visiting Jules Verne's …
Well, you know what they say, "better late than never". It's been the while since the Hugos were announced, but even being late to the party the Novellas this year were mostly good and deserve to be talked about. So let's not waste anymore time and get right into the reviews. The Mimicking of Known …
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