Authors who are famous
This trailer for Plague War by Jeff Carlson, is incredible. Check it out! It is also available as “Sci fi thriller PLAGUE WAR by Jeff Carlson” on youtube.com. Jeff is a talented SF author, and first-place winner of the Writers of the Future Contest. I’ve never personally met him, but I saw him at the…
I went to Literary Orange yesterday. The highlight was two science fiction sessions where four legendary authors shared ideas about writing. I saw Larry Niven, Gregory Benford, David Brin, and Vernor Vinge. I was so engrossed in what they were talking about, I hardly took any notes. One of them noted that they were all…
The 23rd Annual L. Ron Hubbard Achievement Awards was an interesting event. It was held at the Caltech Athenaeum, right under the temporary home where Albert Einstein stayed while he was there! Anyway, it’s always fun to get dressed up and play adult. I was excited for the winners, but depressed knowing that they made it and…
I met Ray Bradbury! He spoke at the SCWA monthly meeting. Although he is 87 years old, he still has a lot of spark left in him. He spoke about the genesis of his two books, The Martian Chronicles and The Illustrated Man. He didn’t write them as novels, but as a series of short…