Dear Readers, It is with heavy heart that I announce that as of now, I will be indefinitely suspending my efforts to pursue representation for Deathless, my novel. I began working on Deathless on July 22, 2013, more than six years ago. Back then, I never imagined that I would still be working on it …
Today, we mark the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. American astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin touched down on the lunar surface on July 16, 1969, 20:17 UTC, marking the fulfillment of one of the most ambitious goals mankind has ever striven for. In acknowledgement of such an incredible achievement, this week’s …
Welcome to another Science Saturday. Here’s what happened this week: Space.com: Boop! On Wednesday, the Japanese probe Hayabusa2 made a second touchdown on the asteroid Ryagu. The spacecraft repeated the same procedure that it had performed during its first landing on the asteroid in April, firing a bullet into the asteroid’s surface to kick up …
Today, I once again put myself though the agony of sending out agent queries. Having already been rejected, hitting the send button does get a little easier, but it’s still one of the hardest challenges that this novel has introduced me to. I don’t know of a more effective way of making your work suddenly …
Welcome to Science Saturday. Let’s begin. Science Alert: Metallic Hydrogen This week, a French team of scientists announced that they believe they’ve created metallic hydrogen for the first time. This was achieved by squeezing a small sample of hydrogen between two ultra-hard diamonds in a press. The measurements that indicated metallic hydrogen were taken when …
Every weekend I write a post titled “Science Saturday” in which I compile the most interesting science news from the week. Often, the majority of this news comes from the fields of astronomy and space exploration. There are 2 reasons for this; one being that I really like space, and the other being that we’re …
Happy weekend, and welcome back to Science Saturday! It’s been far too long since I’ve posted about the activities of the science community. Researchers all over the world have been making strides in many different disciplines, but particularly in relation to the study of black holes. Because of this, and in honor of the common …
Hello readers! It’s been a while since I’ve posted, but the dry spell is finally over. This week I’ll return to The Cluttered Desk to spread my writerly vibes and appreciation for sci-fi to the world. Things are finally settling down again for me. In the time I was away from the blog, I moved …
Hello everyone! Welcome back to Science Saturday. Here’s What happened this week: LiveScience: Broken Planet Astronomers just found what they believe to be the shattered remains of a planet that could have once been Earth-like. The large piece of planetary debris is likely the heavy metallic core of the dead planet, which is orbiting a …
I’ve been wanting to write this post for a while, but I couldn’t decide how to do it. Scientific accuracy in sci-fi is something I thought I’d talk about more in the Technology discussions, (The latest on Robotics is here!) but it hasn’t really worked out that way. So instead, it gets its own post. …