We’re Ready! Beta Readers Needed for Spire.
Hello there! I hope you’re all doing well. I’ll keep this short and sweet. Spire is ready for eyes other than mine. If you read Opposable and would be interested in being a beta reader for the follow-up, Spire, hop on board! If you haven’t read Opposable, but are...
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Badass Sci Fi: “Building Badder Worlds”
“Building Badder Worlds”; it’s not just a cheesy ripoff of the Weyland-Yutani slogan, but Badass Sci Fi’s mission. Now, I’m no expert worldbuilding guy, but I do tinker a bit. I know worldbuilding is more than slapping a bunch of continents on a globe and naming them, but let’s...
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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 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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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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Opposable V2.0: It’s Got Emojis!
. Wishing safety and sanity for all. Opposable- Second Edition is ready! It’s been sent to the printer and eBook converter, but I have the PDF proof on my grubby little laptop just waiting for you! IT’S FREE! No strings attached (reviews and feedback are welcome and appreciated). All...
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The Definition of Inanity: Opposable- Call for Reviewers and Launch.
. If you’re interested in joining Opposable‘s Advance Reviewers or Launch squad, or know someone who might be, send me an email from the Badass Sci Fi Facebook page or the About page on Badassscifi.com. Thanks! And no, I didn’t forget the ‘s’ in the title. While I may...
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The Thing and Blade Runner Escape From New York. Mad Max 2.- Badass Sci Fi 1980-83
As mentioned in the post, An Alien and a Phantasm Walk Into a Bar. Mad Max Ducks., Badass Sci Fi officially made 1979 a part of the 80s based solely on it spawning these three genre mainstays. The dawning of the 80s brought with it a glorious coalescence of...
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Self-Publishing: A Dream…To Some, A Nightmare To Others!
I’m not going to bury the lead here. This is not an advice column. This is not a list of the 5 to infinity biggest mistakes self-published authors make. And contrary to the imagery, this will not be about how my four-colored pen or laptop is Excalibur, or how...
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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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