R.J. Theodore's Blog, page 8

Now that the Containment Unit is completed (more on that in a future post!), I have a pile of projects that have been neglected to one degree or another since March. THE BANTAM I have a printout of the latest version and I will be going over it one last time, trying out some tips […]

It began with such promise… Weekend pizza is supposed to be easy. I wanted to make a pizza. I’m keto, so when I want pizza, it’s not as simple as picking up a phone to order through an app. I’ve gotta make it myself. No problem, I don’t mind that.  I have a great recipe […]

Earlier this year, I decided to discontinue this blog and focus on creating exclusive content for my newsletter and for my Patreon subscribers. Around the same time, I also discontinued the website-based subscription of PHANTOM TRAVELER to focus on creating and maintaining that content for Patreon (rather than duplicating the effort). The idea behind these […]

Last week, I gave an Ignite talk at SFWA on the subject of sensory perception while sailing. The topic came from multiple compliments I received on the atmosphere I invoked for my characters aboard their airship, and I knew that came out of an experience I was privileged to have and wanted to share. The […]

Do you live near or will you be in Pittsburgh, PA this weekend? If so, please come introduce yourself! I'll be attending, speaking, and signing during SFWA's 2018 Nebula Conference and Awards Ceremony at the Pittsburgh Marriott City Center this weekend. You can find my schedule here. Around that I will be trying to soak […]

Last night I was watching Star Trek: Voyager and the episode "Nemesis" came across the queue. It sounds like a homage to Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome with the inhabitants of a planet communicating in an "English" that is thick with euphemisms and idioms. It added interest to the conversation, but raised some questions in my […]

This Saturday, April 28, is Independent Bookstore Day! Please go out and support your local purveyor of bound tomes. I really do not want to have to imagine a post-apocalyptic scenario where bookstores do not exist. In fact, I resolve that if the world ends and society comes crashing down around us, the FIRST thing […]

While I worked for years – twelve of them – on my book, I knew one day I'd eventually send it to an editor as the final trial before publication. What I pictured that editor doing to my book either involved many measuring tapes and 10x magnifying loupes, many feather dusters or many match books. […]

Some Background For those of you who may have missed it, I learned of Chuck Wendig's "Mystery Box" sometime in late 2016, and instantly turned Nexus green with envy. It didn't occur to me that I might ever have one of my own, at least not any time soon. It seemed like such a BIG. THING. and […]

Wow, first, thank you SO much to everyone who came out of the woodwork to support FLOTSAM's launch last week. I am delighted and humbled by everyone's purchases and their fantastic reviews. Thank you, thank you, thank you! Parvus Press and I are very happy with the way the novel is performing and are hopeful […]