Fifty book reviews. That’s my ask in a competitive indie world.
February 14, 2021
Your reviews of my books help me reach my writing goals. … More Fifty book reviews. That’s my ask in a competitive indie world.
Five Questions: Bill Conrad, author of Interviewing Immortality
February 6, 2021
In the latest installment of my occasional series, Bill Conrad, author of Interviewing Immortality, answers five questions plus a bonus question I pose to interesting authors. … More Five Questions: Bill Conrad, author of Interviewing Immortality
Netflix’s “Alien Worlds” takes you to planets no one has visited, and likely never will
January 29, 2021
Netflix’s Alien Worlds takes you to planets no one has visited before, and unlikely to ever visit, except in your imagination. … More Netflix’s “Alien Worlds” takes you to planets no one has visited, and likely never will
Read the first thousand words of Return to the Green Land
January 22, 2021
Read the first thousand words of Return to the Green Land, book three of The Future History of the Grail. … More Read the first thousand words of Return to the Green Land
“The Midnight Sky” is barely a sci-fi movie, but that’s okay
January 2, 2021
Netflix’s “The Midnight Sky” barely qualifies as a science fiction film, but director-star George Clooney’s efforts to build a story about connection and regret overcomes the movie’s shortcomings. … More “The Midnight Sky” is barely a sci-fi movie, but that’s okay
Read the first thousand words of War for the Green Land
December 23, 2020
Read the first thousand words of War for the Green Land, book two of The Future History of the Grail. … More Read the first thousand words of War for the Green Land
Free download of Fall; Check out this promotion
December 14, 2020
Three days only! Fall of the Green Land is available for free Dec. 14, 15, and 16 from Amazon for your Kindle! … More Free download of Fall; Check out this promotion
Author’s Note for The Future History of the Grail
December 6, 2020
I’d like to share the Author’s Note, specifically the one from Fall of the Green Land, book one of the Future History of the Grail. … More Author’s Note for The Future History of the Grail
Launch! The Future History of the Grail is now live
December 1, 2020
The Future History of the Grail is now live on Amazon for your Kindle! … More Launch! The Future History of the Grail is now live
Cast of characters for Future History of the Grail
November 29, 2020
Creating the cast of characters for The Future History of the Grail is some of the most fun I’ve had as a writer. … More Cast of characters for Future History of the Grail
Read the first thousand words of Fall of the Green Land
November 22, 2020
Read the first one thousand words of Fall of the Green Land, book one of The Future History of the Grail. … More Read the first thousand words of Fall of the Green Land
Three amazing technologies that could fix climate change
November 8, 2020
In 2019, I started a long-term project called “Future Climates,” which is a series of short stories inspired by geoengineering. These are grand-scale technologies proposed to roll back or block the effects of climate change. … More Three amazing technologies that could fix climate change
My love-hate relationship with Monty Python and the Holy Grail
October 18, 2020
One of the great moments of film comedy occurs early in Monty Python and the Holy Grail, the 1975 British parody of the Arthurian legends. … More My love-hate relationship with Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Pre-orders available now for The Future History of the Grail
October 5, 2020
You can be among the first readers to receive your ebook copies of Fall of the Green Land, War for the Green Land, and Return to the Green Land … More Pre-orders available now for The Future History of the Grail
Now available: War for the Green Land
September 8, 2020
War for the Green Land, book two in the Future History of the Grail, is now available for purchase on Kindle and in Kindle Unlimited. … More Now available: War for the Green Land
Now available: Return to the Green Land
September 1, 2020
Return to the Green Land, book three of the Future History of the Grail, is now available on Kindle and in Kindle Unlimited. … More Now available: Return to the Green Land
Five Questions: Grant Price, author of By the Feet of Men
August 4, 2020
I’m excited to introduce Grant Price, author of By the Feet of Men. In this new dystopian horror story, disastrous climate changes and radiation have ravaged Earth, and humankind’s future depends on a convoy of supply truck drivers. … More Five Questions: Grant Price, author of By the Feet of Men
Beta readers needed for The Future History of the Grail
July 25, 2020
I’m now recruiting “beta” readers for all three books in The Future History of the Grail, titled Fall of the Green Land, War for the Green Land, and Return of the Green Land. … More Beta readers needed for The Future History of the Grail
10 extra writing prompts for stories about climate change
July 2, 2020
You’re a science fiction or literary writer. You know climate change is important, but you’re unsure about what story to tell. Here’s some prompts to get you thinking. … More 10 extra writing prompts for stories about climate change
How to write about climate change in a time of coronavirus and racism
June 11, 2020
In the early months of the coronavirus pandemic, a scenario came to pass straight from a science fiction writing prompt. The air above the industrial city of Wuhan, China, the first epicenter of the global outbreak, emptied of pollution. … More How to write about climate change in a time of coronavirus and racism
J.G. Follansbee 