Humans Are Scary

I am so glad I found this again.

So much of the time in Science Fictions, humans are looked upon as the weakest link. But perhaps we over emphasize this.

Take a look at this:

Humans are scary as...

Realm Makers Conference

Here is a direct link to the Realm Makers Conference home page.

Realm Makers

Looks to be really good.

New Blogs on List

Yes, I know.
I've been MIA or AWOL or something.

But even so, my spec. brain is still at work.

First off, I was able to go to a small, local writer's retreat with my sister-in-law, fellow writer, and bookstore owner. We had a blast at the Carlinville's Writer's Guild. I'd link their page, but I don't see one. They have a facebook page, but I've never had luck linking and following facebook links. So I'll link them here.
(They asked me to get back to them on whether or not the retreat has inspired me to write more. I have to say, yes, the inspiration is here. But it didn't add more hours to my too busy days so, no I haven't written much. But I'm inspired to try to figure out how better to get to it.)

The second thing I got to do was to meet some fellow Avenir Eclectia Writers which I may get into later, because it really was a great to just be in the same room with people who understand the spec. brain. Here's more about it here: Avenir Girl's Day.

Okay, onto the blogs. I've added Where Light Pierces the Darkness, Speculative Faith, Jennifer Eifrig's blog, and The Factotum's Rostrum. Check them out if you haven't been there before.

Installment # 3 "Just Remember" Is Up.

"Just Remember" A Flashback is up on Avenir Eclectia.

http://www.avenireclectia.com/2011/09/just-remember-flashback.html

For those dropping in from the Unofficial ACFW At-Home Writer's Conference that don't like speculative fiction, go ahead and check it out because this scene is a quiet moment between a mother and son with low levels of "spec" jargon. It could have happened on earth now or sometime in history concerning places we know rather than the made-up places of AE.

Houston, We Have a Problem

The kids and I watched Apollo 13 the other night. I'd seen it before but I wanted to share it with them for the first time.

Spec. Fiction, even Science Fiction, involves a lot of fantasy. But to make it believable, you have to incorporate some reality. Space travel will be more believable if you present what is known about space rather than make things up because you didn't do your homework.

I love movies like Apollo 13 for many reasons. But as a writer, I love the visuals and realistic portrayal of what space is really like, how hostile and opposed to earth life it really is. Movies like Apollo 13 helps keep things real and shows how dealing with real, believable issues make a great story.

I love technical side of Apollo 13, like putting the engineering department on earth at work to make the Command Module filters work for Lunar Module to bring the CO2 levels back down and having to burn fuel and fly manually to get the capsule on course for the angle of re-entry.

I also love the human aspect of it. Things like watching Lovell's mother's complete confidence in her son and the concern of his wife and children over their dad's safety.

Apollo 13 is a must see for anyone, but I especially recommend it for anyone wanting to write Science Fiction that involves space travel.