Tag: space opera
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Odd Prompts; Djinn
This is a snippet of a short story which I plan to publish shortly Available Now! under my penname, Lilania Begley. *** “Oh no, here it comes again.” “What?” He sounded confused. Which made sense, as he was under the vehicle and she was in it, staring out at the dusty landscape. “That dust devil.…
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Odd prompts: Adrift
The ship was not still, but at least it was no longer under power. The relentless drive had been silenced, and the marines hung silently in the cargo bay, bunched up with attention pointed outward. Not weapons, with no signs of life or movement, just aware of their surroundings. The comms woke up. “Engine is…
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Tanager’s Fledglings on Sale
You can pick up Tanager on sale for a dollar through Nov 30th. Tanager’s Fledglings is my space opera with a puppy in it, and it was fun to write. I’m currently working on the second book in the planned trilogy, and have just been talking with an editor who was kind enough to tell…
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Between Two Graves
I have the honor and delight of creating the covers for this series. So when I tell you Dorothy Grant’s latest in her tactical romance series is out… Between Two Graves I’ve obviously got a bias, but seriously, I think every book of hers has just gotten better, and at this point that’s a pretty…
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Odd Prompts: Long Commute
“Have you been on station before?” Laney stopped, her hands in midair as she’d been reaching for the stack of tiles. “No?” If it had been anyone but her boss, she’d probably have snapped at them and sent them away. She had a tight time frame and everything about this project had to be perfect.…
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Cargoships, in Space
While I was at FantaSci I had a unique and very educational experience, and I wanted to take time to not only talk about all the writing sparks it threw off, but to thank Peter Gold. He had prepared a detailed presentation on the use of cargoships in the Honorverse (with references to the excellent…
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Odd Prompts: Returns
This is a chunk of something from a WIP. I may not include it when the actual thing comes together (everything else is in first person) so this was just what the prompt popped into my head. *** Mac leaned over Chimwemwe’s shoulder, resting his hand on the shock chair rather than the alien’s rubbery…
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Space Opera Noir
I don’t know. Opera, with all the death and dying, seems noir to begin with. On the other hand, there’s a cyborg. Maybe it will make more sense after you read Sarah’s take on it. Click the cover to magically transport for purchase.
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Help a writer out!
So! A chance to contribute your ideas for a survival on a hostile planet. The protagonist is being dropped in, has a fair amount of cargo space, is being offered more. What should she stuff into this new space? She is potentially going to be alone for years, and can farm/garden once she had…
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Space Trader
I’ve been all over the map with my writing recently. I’m working very hard at writing daily – so far, it’s more like every other day, but that’s still progress. I’ve written short bits for prompts, and some on this, some on that… I sat down and looked at my list of unfinished projects…
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Space Dragon
Between the bulk of their own ship, and the vast formation of Others, which was slowly breaking apart and heading for them, it appeared out of the empty space. Streamers of light and not-light undulating in an eerie coherence, the vast body of it coruscating as it moved between them, the Bouler’s Dragon never even…