My Epic Trek Comic Book Read #6

In Gold Key issue 6, "When Planets Collide," (December 1969), our brave crew of space pioneers risk themselves and the Enterprise to save two planets about to, well, collide. When you pitch it that way it sounds relatively straightforward, however, let's see, how can I put this . . . Okay, if you read the …

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“Part of the Family”

Over on the Chronic Rift Network you can find the latest episode of Generations Geek, the podcast I do with my daughter. Episode 47, "Part of the Family," is the next installment of our epic Alien film series review, covering Alien 3. We've previously covered the prequels (which shall rename nameless) in Episode 43, "They …

From the Vault: The Long, Strange Voyage of a Novella from Pitch to Publication

Part I: Four Strikes and You're In [originally posted on Live Journal, 10/29/2010] In honor of the impending publication of my novella Honor in the Night in Myriad Universes: Shattered Light, I've decided to recount the difficult and oft-delayed journey of my first novella from my feverish mind to bookstore shelves. Yes, there still are bookstores, …

My Epic Trek Comic Book Read #5

Gold Key issue 5 (September 1969), “The Ghost Planet,” serves up equal helpings of a classic Star Trek moral quandary and prime Gold Key nonsense. In "Galaxy Zelta" the Enterprise comes across some Saturn-like rings which may conceal a planet at the center. They cross through a turbulent "two lunar miles" of the rainbow-colored rings …

On Writing, Editing, and Hard Copies

I’ve been plunging back into my own writing lately, trying to better manage my time so that my work doesn’t languish because of the freelance work I need to do for the guaranteed paydays. To that end, I’ve been finishing manuscripts that have been sitting around in various stages for years. I’m picking one MS …

My Epic Trek Comic Book Read #4

In Gold Key issue 4, "The Peril of Planet Quick Change" (June 1969), Spock discovers a highly unstable planet in "Galaxy Telpha Z." The constantly shifting surface is dangerous, but Spock has also detected tiantianium ore, "an ounce of which can propel a spaceship for a year," as Kirk says, so a landing party is …

Open the Pod Bay Doors, HAL

2001: A Space Odyssey has been one of my favorite films for decades. But for a movie with a large devoted geek following, it has long been underrepresented in the merch department. There have been some models in the past, but a lot of the collectibles have been high-end expensive figures. But in honor of …