Whether you’re a science nerd like me, or you are someone else getting on with life, you’ll probably know Mars has been in the news a lot in 2018. The momentum has been gathering for some time, but an announcement in late 2017, by Elon Musk, caused a stir that threw a spotlight on our
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It has been an exciting week in science this week. On Monday, November 26th, the Mars InSight Probe landed on Mars to begin its science studies of the interior characteristics of the Red Planet. But the journey started years ago with plans to send a planetary probe that would investigate the inner workings of Mars.
Reading is, by far, the most underrated form of entertainment in the twenty-first century, and it seems that the more I interact with people about books and reading, the more I hear the, now familiar refrain, “I’m too busy to read.” Wrong Answer! Reading is an important and necessary component of our cognitive abilities. I
You may have seen on social media that I attended the Surrey International Writers Conference over this past weekend. I participated in the Author Signing Event on the Saturday evening, alongside sixty other authors – some famous (Tess Gerritsen), and some just like me; an indie. It was a busy and quick hour and a
As an author, I sometimes come across people who say they don’t read a lot, or maybe even at all. I have no real opinion on this, because I know everyone has their challenges, whether they are with specific reading issues, focus issues, economic issues or even just finding the time to read. Some people
Kate Rauner is a science fiction author from New Mexico, USA. She’s been writing science fiction novels for a while now and has a series of novels, namely, Colony on Mars. In this interview, Kate introduces us to her books and tells us more about her process as a writer. I enjoyed doing the interview
You may not know this, but I have a very special friend in Ireland by the name of Hayden. Hayden and his mom, Caroline, have become my friends over the past several months through Twitter. I have come a bit late to Hayden’s story, but it is one so remarkable, I have to share it
I interviewed a budding writer, Marcus Vance, about his keen interest in micro-fiction and other short prose recently. Unlike my own fiction, in which I prefer to give my story a long timeline to play out on, micro-fiction is a very contained and controlled expression of the writer’s distilled thoughts. Read what Marcus had to
Maybe you’ve heard, but if not, there was recently a planet-wide dust storm all over Mars. This is not a very unusual phenomenon – large-scale storms blow across Mars fairly regularly. Their existence was first recorded by the Viking probes that landed on Mars in the 1970’s. What made this storm so unusual was its
I have a confession to make… I absolutely LOVED the Kelowna Comic Con! The event was amazing and I met so many great people. I enjoyed the vibe and the spirit of the event. If you’ve never attended a comic con, now’s the time to dive in. There were some great celebrities – people that