Hello friends and fans!
Welcome to my 34th newsletter – and this time, I think you’ll notice right away that there’s something different about it!
The Tech Side #1: A Broad-Spectrum Approach To Sci-fi Storytelling
30 Sep 2019 Leave a comment
in About Tags: About, advancement, colonization, colony, communications, computers, demon, demonspawn, dystopian, elon musk, fictionwriting, future, Mars, nightmare, progress, robots, sci-fi, science, science fiction, technology, teleportation, the tech side, transmatter
In this series of articles – The Tech Side – I’ll be talking about various bits of different tech, what gave me the ideas for them, and a little about what I did with them in various stories.
This time, I’ll be giving a brief overview of my relationship with technology, how it influenced my writing, and what to expect in future! More
LGBT Heroes in Galaxii & Quantum – the “G” in LGBT
27 Sep 2019 Leave a comment
in About Tags: action, adventure, author, boys, gay, gay characters, guys, homophobia, leading role, lgbt heroes, love, men, new horizons, non stereotypical, romance, shattering, stereotypes, The Galaxii Series, The Quantum Series
I’ve spoken at length before about my reasons for writing about LGBT characters – and specifically about being transgender and lesbian and how this enriches my writing, particularly with regard to how it influences my portrayal of LGBT characters. I’ve spent some time talking about my transgender characters, specifically Cindy-Mei Winter (the Quantum Series) and Marsha (Galaxii series, “Dead Beckoning“) to name just two. In this article I’ll be introducing you to a few of my gay characters. More
FAQ’s Answered #13: Who Is Sona Kilroy?
26 Sep 2019 Leave a comment
in About, FAQ answered Tags: action, adventure, agency, agent, Black Fleet, books, corsairs, Empire, faq, homophobia, Kilroy, lgbt heroes, Meradinis, pirate, sci-fi, series, Sona, space opera, space pirates, Terran, The Quantum Series, thriller, transphobia, Turtle Island
Today in a series of replies to FAQ (frequently asked questions) sent to me by fans (and sometimes not so much), I answer the question: “Who is Sona Kilroy?“
Secret Weapons of the Resistance: Time Travel, Beck the Badfeller & Cindy-Mei Winter
25 Sep 2019 Leave a comment
in Ads Tags: action, adventure, agent, Beck, civil war, fictionwriting, fight, Gary, High Steaks, resistance, revolution, sci-fi, Scrooby, secret weapon, The Quantum Series, Time, time travel, underground, Winter
In “High Steaks”, the most recent addition to the Quantum Series, a resistance rises to meet the revolutionaries – a resistance with friends in low places. Together with the Vampire Underground, bovine torpedoes, a mad scientist, an invisible space ship, and a well-camouflaged operative, the nasties must also contend with another unseen enemy: Time, and its agents. More
FAQ’s Answered #12: Who Is Cindy-Mei Winter?
24 Sep 2019 Leave a comment
in About, FAQ answered Tags: acceptance, action, activism, adventure, agency, agent, bigotry, books, discrimination, diversity, empathy, faq, feminism, homophobia, lgbt heroes, misogyny, prejudice, radical, sci-fi, series, space opera, TERF, The Quantum Series, thriller, tolerance, transphobia
Today in a series of replies to FAQ (frequently asked questions) sent to me by fans (and sometimes not so much), I answer the question: “Who is Cindy-Mei Winter?” the first main character of the Quantum Series, and a transwoman.
FAQ’s Answered #11: What Is The Time Saving Agency?
21 Sep 2019 Leave a comment
in About, FAQ answered Tags: action, adventure, agency, agent, books, chronometer, classics, clock, faq, homophobia, lgbt heroes, mission, movies, sci-fi, Scrooby, series, space opera, suspense, tech, terms, The Quantum Series, the time saving agency, thriller, time paradox, time travel, transphobia
Today in a series of replies to FAQ (frequently asked questions) sent to me by fans (and sometimes not so much), I answer the question: “What is the Time Saving Agency?” Go on – admit it: – you’re just dying to know!
