• How to Write a Scientist- Part 1

  11 Jan 2020

  “Dr. Doe, we need you to examine this patient! They are sick with a new virus, and you’re their only hope.” “What in the heck am I supposed to do for them? I’ve never touched a patient before.” “But you’re a doctor! It’s in your title!” “Yeah, but not that...

• Cloning, Part 3

  15 Dec 2019

  Now that we’ve covered what cloning is and why it should (or shouldn’t) be considered in your SciFi story, I think it would behoove us to look at two examples of how cloning has been used well…and not so well. A caveat to this blog post before we dive right...

• Cloning, Part 2

  27 Oct 2019

  The Villain raises their arms high. “Bow before me and my army of clones! Together, we shall rule the world-“ “Sorry, quick question?” “And all shall kneel- wait, are you raising your hand? Uh…sure. You in the front. What’s your question?” “Why clones?” “What do you mean? Why wouldn’t I...

• Cloning, Part 1

  25 Sep 2019

  Cloning: a concept SciFi authors have use since time immemorial. Clones have become almost a staple of science fiction stories, functioning as either a plot twist or a worldbuilding aspect. And rightly so: clones challenge our concept of self. The idea that someone could share our DNA, our biological fingerprint...

• Why Science?

  26 Aug 2019

  Science is magic. Actually, no, it isn’t. Scratch that. Nope. Definitely not. But people tend to write science like it’s magic. You have a DNA sample? Fantastic! We’ll throw it into a lab and we’ll use it to track down the murderer. Need to hack into the FBI system? Give...