Rules for Writing
Neil Gaiman (neilgaiman.com, @neilhimself) is one of my favorite authors. He wrote American Gods, The Graveyard Book, Anasazi Boys, and Good Omens (with Terry Pratchett). I heard an interview with him (maybe about him, and unverified, so consider this as such). In the interview he mentioned that he never shows his first draft to anyone…Read More
Dark matter, dinosaurs, and super-massive black holes
One of the storylines in Solar Prime revolves around the dinosaur extinction event. The quest itself is called KT Crossing in the book. That is a reference to the geological boundary between the Cretaceous (K) and Tertiary (T) periods. Current theory is that a meteoroid hit Earth where the Chicxulub (CHEEK-shuh-loob) crater is today (Yucatan…Read More
Where did it start?
As an Air Force Test Pilot, I spent a lot of time in the Mojave Desert. Close to Barstow, there was a thing called Solar One. A large tower with a circular array of mirrors that focused the reflected sunlight on a central point atop a tower. Originally the project used water/steam to power a…Read More
Solar Prime
The working title of the upcoming book is Solar Prime. It’s set in the near future and revolves around augmented reality, artificial intelligence, and gaming. Inspiration came from Ready Player One (Ernest Cline), Ender’s Game (Orson Scott Card), and The Moon Maze Game (Larry Niven and Steven Barnes) Big thanks to Inklings Publishing (@Inklings7, inklingspublishing.com)…Read More
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Pat Daily here. Welcome to my blog. It’s going to be mostly about my books, science fiction, and writing in general, but will be laced with random topics as well. #author #zerotohero #fridayfeeling