My panel schedule for Coppercon 28 arrived in my email box today. I’ll be appearing on three panels saturday. Sat 11a-noonBringing SF into the Classroomw/Paul Cook (Moderator),Chris Paige, Emily Hogan Sat 130p-230pDoes SF Translate Well to Film?w/Kevin Birnbaum (Moderator),Tabitha Bradley, Summer Brooks Sat 3p-4pMinorities in SF/Fw/Summer Brooks (Moderator),Ernest Hogan www.ricknovy.com
The time it takes for an idea to form into a full story can vary a lot. Sometimes, they jump into your head fully formed and all grown up. Other times, it can take weeks, months, or even years to fully develop to the point it’s ready to be put… Continue reading
One of my flash fiction stories is appearing in the July 2008 issue of The Written Word. Check out I Can Fly. This story was prompted by a photograph of a little girl sitting on a bicycle on top of a roller coaster. It was a bizarre photograph that prompted… Continue reading
Take a look at this interesting interview with Ray Bradbury. Buried in the films are a few golden nuggets for writers from the lips of a master. www.ricknovy.com
One of the aspects of writing that most new writers have trouble grasping is that of style. What is style, and what’s mine? Is my style a good one? Should I change it? As it turns out, style is something inherent to your work, and it can’t really be changed… Continue reading
Since we aren’t going anywhere this summer, I promised to take the kids to Golfland Sunsplash. While we don’t really have any amusement parks in Arizona, we do have some good water parks. We started the day going down the water slides. You can see some of them in the… Continue reading
Let’s look at something a little different. What role does religion play in speculative fiction? It’s an interesting question that depends on the scope of the definition of religion. One of my recent reads was Robert J. Sawyer’s Calculating God. In this novel, we learn that there are two alien… Continue reading
According to a study, traders with higher levels of testosterone perform better. Hmmm. I’d better start working out. www.ricknovy.com
One of the most painful lessons a new writer learns is that you have no control over what happens to your material after you submit. How many writers are discouraged when that first rejection letter arrives in the mailbox? Most likely, it was an impersonal form rejection with a copy… Continue reading
For the past few days, I have been trading blog posts with Steve Davidson, a.k.a. the Crotchety Old Fan. His most recent post is an essay that uses my previous post as a launch pad. It’s good stuff, so take a look. In fact, you might consider adding him to… Continue reading
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