Throughout the long process of this first round of revisions, I’ve learned a lot about myself as a writer. Unfortunately, one of those things is that I seem to have no idea how to properly use commas. Regular readers of this blog are already well aware of this, I’m sure. Consider the following example from …
This week’s Science Saturday is going to be a little space-heavy. I usually try to split it up among the major disciplines, but not this time. LiveScience: Aliens Might Be Purple Scientists have been learning how to use green light signatures from exoplanets to determine if they might host life, but have recently begun …
Happy Friday everyone. First off, for those of you who are first-time visitors, Welcome to The Cluttered Desk! This is where I share updates on my own experiences in writing, news that I find relevant to the things I write, book reviews and recommendations, and other related content. There’s also the occasional post that’s unrelated …
Over the last few decades, 3D printing technology has made leaps and bounds, providing nerds like me with a fun hobby, and industry professionals with an interesting new tool to aid the problem solving process. It also gives writers of science fiction a fun tool to use as we speculate and create. 3D printing is …
Time for another Science Saturday! Here goes: MIT: Smart Pills Researchers at the University of Chicago have developed a way to measure changes in molecular signaling. Theoretically, this could pave the way for creating programmable pills to precisely target a patients individual needs. There’s a lot more research that needs to be done before that …
NOTE: As usual, I will try to include as few spoilers as I can. If you have not read A Printer’s Choice, but you think you may, you’re safe here. Let’s jump right in. Here’s the cover: (I know you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, but this one’s awesome.) And here’s the synopsis. …
This is quite unrelated to writing, but I thought I’d start including a little bit of what I do other than writing here on the blog. Recently, I went camping with a few friends in the Sierra National Forest. After 20 miles of hiking and an unsuccessful afternoon of fishing, I’ve concluded that it is …
I’m gonna try my hand at keeping up a new series. Every Saturday I’ll collect some interesting science news articles and link them here. I think it’ll be a good way to remind myself what’s real, and what’s sci-fi. I’ll give some opinions as well, just for good measure. I present: Science Saturday ScienceNews: …
This post is a little different. I’m not going to review a book, but instead I’ll recommend a whole series. The Bobiverse, A sci-fi series by Dennis E. Taylor is both entertaining and insightful. It currently includes 3 volumes, We Are Legion (We Are Bob), For We Are Many, and All These Worlds. All three …
NOTE: I am not affiliated with Audible in any way. I just like the service. I promised to share some of my thoughts on Audible, so here they are: Last week I wrote that Audible has become my new best friend, and it’s true. I love the fact that I can listen to a book …