Creating worlds in word and art and exploring the universe in which we exist.
Thi is a little Christmas something I wrote a couple of years ago and I thought I would re-post it to keep it fresh!Enjoy! Esther is always typically seasonal in her Monday Motivations writing prompts, so this week The theme is Christmas Eve. As I write this I have no idea what to write... So this is... Continue Reading →
Hello there bloggies! This is it, for many of us the last week at work before 2018's big hoho. I'm sure there are many of us out there all ready and sorted for Christmas, all I can say is that's annoying because I'm not. I've been doing my best but I've had so much on... Continue Reading →
One aspect of science fiction that I think really needs looking at in many different stories and universes is the command structure. What do I mean by this? Surely any advanced space faring species would have a command structure that would reflect the society that they come from? Sure, but why does it have to... Continue Reading →
For the second time in history, a human-made object has reached the space between the stars. NASA’s Voyager 2 probe now has exited the heliosphere – the protective bubble of particles and magnetic fields created by the Sun. Voyager 2 now is slightly more than 11 billion miles (18 billion kilometers) from Earth. Mission operators still can... Continue Reading →
For those of you that don't know Star Trek Discovery is a new series in the the Star Trek universe brought out earlier in the year. Set just a few years before Kirk takes command of the Enterprise I was originally quite disappointed with the concept and didn't think it would be particularly interesting. The... Continue Reading →
Laura Beth of HotShot Headlines tagged me in the Christmas tag the other day. Thank you Laura :-))))Make sure you go and have a look at Laura's blog, she's got lots of great posts for the reader and the writer. The Rules You must thank the person who nominated you.Link back to the original post... Continue Reading →
Hi there bloggies, or maybe it's now ho there! 😝 I cannot believe we're now so close to Christmas. I'm not going to give you all the annoying countdown, that would be mean. But how are you all taking it? Do you like Christmas or can you take it or leave it? Too commercialised now?... Continue Reading →
I have had a little break from the human face and wanted to draw something more mechanical. So I have stored a few pictures for inspiration and I found an Aston Martin to draw. One thing I have found with art that is useful is to start with a basic shape and then modify to... Continue Reading →
As I’ve been doing this blogging thing a little while now and it seemed a good idea to pass on a few of the things that I’ve learned over the five years that I’ve been doing this. In easy and often geeky steps you’ll be taken through the steps and point out the pitfalls of... Continue Reading →
