"Why do you write science fiction?" It's a fair question, only slightly complicated by the fact that, personally, I tend to write more fantasy than SF. However, if I go down that road, I run the risk of getting sidetracked into the endless debate about what the difference actually is between science fiction and fantasy, … Continue reading Ten Reasons to Write Science Fiction
Revisiting Cinefex (37): Star Trek: TNG, The Fly II, Oxford Scientific Films
Putting the world's most iconic spaceship on the front cover must have helped shift a few extra copies of Cinefex #37. But wait a second. Isn't that the USS Enterprise from Star Trek - The Next Generation? What's a TV show doing on the cover of a journal that's all about cinematic visual effects? Maybe … Continue reading Revisiting Cinefex (37): Star Trek: TNG, The Fly II, Oxford Scientific Films
Revisiting Cinefex (36): Dead Ringers, Alien Nation, Die Hard, The Blob
Jeremy Irons playing dead might seem an odd choice of picture for the front cover of a visual effects journal. All becomes clear when you realise this is a still from David Cronenberg's Dead Ringers, a film that both advanced the craft of split-screen 'twinning' and allowed its director to indulge his fascination with 'body-horror' … Continue reading Revisiting Cinefex (36): Dead Ringers, Alien Nation, Die Hard, The Blob
Solaris Books to Publish “Talus and the Frozen King”
I'm thrilled to announce I've just signed up with Solaris Books, leading UK publisher of science fiction, fantasy and horror fiction, to publish my new novel Talus and the Frozen King. The deal was agented by Dot Lumley of the Dorian Literary Agency. What's that? You want to know what the novel's about? Oh, if … Continue reading Solaris Books to Publish “Talus and the Frozen King”
“HENRi”
Right from the opening voiceover I could tell that Eli Sasich, writer/director of the 20-minute indie science fiction film HENRi, grew up reading the same books as me. Anyone who talks confidentally about positronics and names his female lead Dr Calvin clearly knows his Asimov, and who else but a devotee of Philip K Dick … Continue reading “HENRi”
Revisiting Cinefex (35): Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Willow
Cinefex #35 contains behind-the-scenes stories on two big films of the late 80s, although both front and back covers feature just one: Robert Zemeckis's milestone marriage of live-action and animation, Who Framed Roger Rabbit? While the front is dominated by Roger himself - looking as manic as ever - the back is reserved for his … Continue reading Revisiting Cinefex (35): Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Willow
Your Free Writer’s Monologue
Suffering from writer's block? Fed up with that nagging internal monologue that distracts you from the process of writing? Fear not! I've created the Writer's Monologue®, a patent-pending system guaranteed to keep your fingers on the keyboard and your mind on the job. To use the Writer's Monologue®, simply record yourself speaking aloud the script shown … Continue reading Your Free Writer’s Monologue
“Oblivion”
It's refreshing to see a science fiction film that's not a sequel, reboot or mindless action flick. Oblivion may be partially constructed from bits of other movies - not least Moon and Independence Day - but ultimately it rises the source inspiration and becomes its own beast. For every few twists I managed to second-guess, … Continue reading “Oblivion”
The Writing Radio
When you write stories, the ideas don't come from you; they come from the ether. You're not a writer; you're a radio. You might think you're making things up but you're not. You're listening to them as they come in over the airwaves. You're making sense of the signal and recording what you hear. You … Continue reading The Writing Radio
Revisiting Cinefex (34): Beetlejuice, Batteries Not Included
The cover of Cinefex #34 presents me with a problem. How do I describe the front cover without saying the name of the character out loud? What's that? It doesn't count if I write it down? Well, sorry, I just can't take that chance. Let's just say the scary animated snake-man comes from one of … Continue reading Revisiting Cinefex (34): Beetlejuice, Batteries Not Included
Graham Edwards 