What I’m Researching: UFOs
One good place to go for ongoing UFO research is MUFON. This stands for Mutual UFO Network. They’re actively collecting reports of UFO sightings. Who knows? Maybe some of them have spotted a velyr …
What I’m Researching: Roswell Incident
No alien story is complete without a gander at the Roswell Incident. On July 8, 1947, the Air Force released a statement saying they’d captured a “flying disc.” The very next day, that statement was retracted and they claimed it was actually a weather balloon. This is a good article about the incident, from the…
What I’m Researching: Area 51
Of course, any story with Roswell has to include Area 51. I learned a couple of interesting facts about the site (from this article: 15 Far-Out Facts About Area 51). During Area 51’s heyday as a testing site, engineer Kelly Johnson had an idea to convince government workers and their families to pick up and…
A Nice Rejection
Got a very nice letter from an agent today: “Thank you so much for letting me review EARTHBEAT, but I’m going to decline at this time. Unfortunately, your beginning just isn’t pulling me in the way I had hoped. I know you’ve put a lot of time and effort into your project. Take heart: the…
Screenplay?
Toying with the idea of making the novel into a screenplay and putting it up on InkTips while I wait to hear back from the agents I queried. Scrivener has a screenplay option which is accepted by producers, so I’m sure I could do it once I figure out all the proper abbreviations.
Antigravity?
Here’s an interesting article on anti-gravity I found as I researched the topic for the book.
Write a Killer Query Letter
I’m querying three agencies to start – might up that to five if I spot two more agents who are looking for character-driven sci-fi. I was told at a conference not to approach more than five agents at any one time. That way, you can keep track of where you are and who’s got your…
The End … Now What?
I seem to have reached the end of the novel. Great, you say — now what? Now comes the hard part. I need to get the novel professionally edited – that will cost some money. I’d especially like to find an Irish beta reader to check on Tell’s character and make sure he acts and…
Future Flight Technology
Right now I’m researching what to use instead of the stale “anti-gravity” device. Found this YouTube video about “technology so advanced you won’t see it for another 50 years.”
133 Irish Terms for “Drunk”
As Tell’s an Irishman, I’ve been researching Irish slang terms and came across more than a few for … well, having a few. It’s like the Inuit are supposed to have 100 different words for snow. Here are 133 terms for being the worse for drink. Did I miss any? Email me and let me…