Badass Sci Fi Update- January 2021- Opposable Reviews, Spire Progress, and 3 New Pages for the Website
Greetings! I hope your new year is starting out well. It’s about to get weller. Here’s your Badass Sci Fi Update for January 2021: more positive reviews for Opposable, three new pages on the website, and we’re still in need of some beta readers for Spire. Here’s another positive...
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The Horrors of Location Scouting (Implementation)
Happy Halloween and NaNo Eve! Let’s chat about location scouting. Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE my road trips and location scouting. I consider it an essential part of my writing and a luxury I do not take for granted. The horror comes when tasked with culling my experience...
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Opposable: Free and Fork-Proof
Opposable: Free and Fork-Proof Howdy! I hope everyone is doing well. Big news! Opposable will be free, but only for three days (Oct. 27 – Oct. 29)! Why? Let’s see… To celebrate Halloween? Maybe. To celebrate NaNoWrimo and the anticipated first draft completion of Opposable‘s sequel, Spire? Sure, why...
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Opposable Review- Amanja Reads Too Much- 4/5 😼🚀Cats In Space
First off, I’d like to thank Amanja for reviewing Opposable for her fantastic blog, Amanja Reads Too Much! She has the voice of a true aficionado and posts reviews of novels, graphic novels, comics, non-fiction, and more all the time. Check it out! Then read the full reviews of...
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Badass Sci Fi Loves Lucy- The Evolution of Opposable (Minds)- Part 3
Badass Sci Fi Loves Lucy- The Evolution of Opposable (Minds)- Part 3 Here it is, the post you’ve all been waiting for. After a crude lesson on human evolution and an introductory course on anatomy and physiology of the opposable thumb, it’s finally time to enter the realm of...
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Badass Sci Fi Loves Lucy- The Evolution of Opposable (Thumbs)- Part 2
Badass Sci Fi Loves Lucy- The Evolution of Opposable (Thumbs)- Part 2 In the previous post, we discussed why Badass Sci Fi loves Lucy (2014) and Lucy (3.2 mya). We also looked at the science in science fiction, and dispelled the 10% brain use myth. Finally, we subjected ourselves...
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Badass Sci Fi Loves Lucy- The Evolution of Opposable (Thumbs)- Part 1
Badass Sci Fi Loves Lucy- The Evolution of Opposable (Thumbs)- Part 1 I know what you’re thinking. That’s a lie. I don’t. I haven’t taken any CPH4. What I do know, however, is Badass Sci Fi loves Lucy. But, why? Firstly, Lucy wears it’s flaws on its sleeveless cocktail...
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Opposable is Free! Badass Sci Fi Needs Your Help to Make it Huge!
Greetings Allies! To celebrate the one year anniversary of Opposable‘s original launch date, Father’s Day, the Summer Solstice, and the 30th anniversary of Robocop 2, Total Recall, and Ghost Dad’s release (all released in June 1990), I’m running my first free promo on Amazon! I need help! And I...
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FUN AND GAMES
As always, I hope everyone is striving to be safe, sane, calm, tolerant, vigilant, and happy. Perseverance and integrity are key. Short post here. I just wanted to check in and let you know the website’s been tweaked (again). I put some silly time-wasters under the 🎵FUN🧩 tab. If...
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“…Certainly Never Boring…” Book Reviews Deep Dive: Trade Publications, Book Bloggers, and Readers
I’d like to start off by saying I hope everyone is staying safe, sane, and keeping their wits about them. My thoughts go out to friends and family, marginalized individuals and communities, no matter their struggle, and everyone just trying to preserve a modicum of humanity out there. Sometimes...
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Opposable Review #2: 4 out of 5~ Foreword Clarion Reviews
We have two-factor authentication. It’s no fluke, unless it’s a double fluke. I am so appreciative of everyone’s support, feedback, and encouragement. We’re doing this! …a punk rock road trip novel featuring manipulative aliens,psychic cats with opposable thumbs, and blood and guts galore. The action and settings are described...
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Opposable Review: We’ve Got (Blue)Ink On Our Hands
I hope you’re all doing well. I’m excited and a little shocked by this. _____ Breakneck-paced, action-packed, and highly entertaining, this novel isn’t for everyone, but those who enjoy their literary escapism with a touch of WTF will enjoy this science fiction romp immensely. BlueInk Review _____ I mean,...
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Troping Balls: Why Badass Sci Fi Loves Tropes
“A trope, particularly in cinema, since neither of you give off the impression of being well-read, is a widely recognized storytelling convention containing several layers of contextual meaning for the intended audience, thus creating an identifiable visual upon which said observer can relate based on prior knowledge. Examples include...
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Cats With Opposable Thumbs and the Fall of Man: How Love, Death & Robots Got It Wrong
Late one evening, my cousin (RJT) sent me an urgent text. I needed to watch Three Robots, episode two of the Netflix anthology series, Love, Death & Robots, ASAP. Twenty-Two hours later, I watched Three Robots; a humorous little ditty featuring three robots, wandering through a post-apocalyptic urban wasteland,...
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