You cannot break the contract with the reader without consequences. Is the book a troubling portrait of a psychopath?
Tag: science fiction
The Worldbuilding of Project Hail Mary, Part 1: Here Be Dragons
The worldbuilding fails in the exact direction that flatters the lone genius.
The Linguistics of Project Hail Mary
Project Hail Mary breaks the contract with the reader by pretending to show rigorous and accurate science in action.
Telepathy Tech in Science Fiction and Reality, Part I: On Our Way
Science fiction has always had a fraught relationship with telepathy. On the one hand, it's such a fanciful and magical ability that it's oftentimes not thought of as sci-fi at all, or (especially in Golden Age sci-fi) only as some semi-mystical power that only mutants or aliens have (eg Spock in Star Trek, Xenomorphs in… Continue reading Telepathy Tech in Science Fiction and Reality, Part I: On Our Way
Update on Writing Projects: Progress & Plans Oct 2024
An update on my writing projects, with exciting progress on "Axon, Inc." and "Crown of Crows." How I track projects in my journal.