Category Archives: science fiction
I don’t want to go into space
It has recently come to my attention that I’m not ready to go into space. Not that there’s even a remote possibility. But you know how every time there’s news … Continue reading
A Dismal Night
So I’m too cheesed off about the tree incident to concentrate on writing tonight, even on my post-apocalyptic tale, so I thought we could discuss PA and dystopian tales, and … Continue reading
Save Yourself
I know I’ve been very dull and nearly incommunicado lately, but my precious free time is going more to my stories than my blog. Here are the two opening paragraphs … Continue reading
Misdiagnosis?
“Before you diagnose yourself with depression or low self-esteem, first make sure that you are not, in fact, just surrounded by assholes.” ― William Gibson If you’ve never read any … Continue reading
Writing and Gender
Some of you know I chose the pen name “D. D. Syrdal” based on a number of factors, one of which was the idea that using initials instead of a … Continue reading
Brother, Can You Spare $5?
Just a short post to all my writing readers. Finding markets for our work used to be very time-intensive, with limited options apart from spending hours at the library finding … Continue reading
How to get the little woman to try sci-fi
Well, I’ll tell ya. I wrote this post at the urging of a couple of guys who wanted suggestions of books and movies to try to interest their spouses in … Continue reading
More Bad Book Covers
I had thought the previous crop of tramp-stamped dommes in fetish gear wielding swords on book covers was bad enough. But these two recently caught my eye, and I’m hoping … Continue reading
Why Don’t Women Like Sci-Fi?
All this brouhaha over “John Carter” being a flop and the reasons for it hit a new low this morning. Here I was, minding my own business, reading my Twitter … Continue reading
Some Love for John Carter
I was distressed to see so much negativity surrounding the movie John Carter, based on the book A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs, proclaiming it a weekend flop … Continue reading
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