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03 May

Andy Weir on Writing a Buddy Cop Story… Set in Space

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Andy Weir is all about survival. His first novel, The Martian, centers upon the attempts of astronaut Mark Watney to survive long enough on the Red Planet for a rescue mission to reach him. His sophomore book, Artemis, is a fast-paced survival story of a different kind, set among various criminal factions on the Moon. His latest novel, Project Hail Mary, raises the stakes even higher— it’s about the survival of our entire species, and all life on Earth. In Project Hail Mary, the Sun is getting dimmer, thanks to a mysterious substance known as Astrophage, a type of interstellar…
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12 Apr

Charlie Jane Anders on Writing the YA Space Opera Her Teen Self Would Have Loved

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Charlie Jane Anders is making her first foray into YA with Victories Greater Than Death, a space fantasy adventure about a teen girl named Tina who happens to be the clone of a legendary alien captain and is faced with saving the universe from an alien organization known as the Compassion (good branding, I know). Luckily, Tina isn’t alone. She’s got her best friend Rachael, a group of brilliant teen humans from around the world, and what’s left of the Royal Fleet, a Starfleet-like space organization on its last leg. While the Compassion may be Tina’s main nemesis, she also…
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11 Nov

Link Tank: Impractical Jokers Star James Murray on Writing Horror Comedy

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Check out this exclusive interview with Impractical Jokers star James Murray on how he combined horror and humor in his new book. “James S. Murray has made a career of fear. Along with others in the notorious improv group The Tenderloins, Murray stars on Impractical Jokers, a TV show in which the improvisers are subjected to an escalating game of truth or dare — and endure skin-crawling ‘punishments’ if they fail to live up to the challenge.” Read more at The Portalist. November 11 is Veterans Day. Check out some facts about how this holiday came about, how to observe…
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03 Nov

How His Dark Materials Expanded Its Writing Staff For Season 2

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The His Dark Materials TV series is massive in scope—not only in terms of film production, but in the sheer ambition of the story it is trying to tell. Adapted from the trilogy of the same name from Philip Pullman, the children’s fantasy saga brings together different worlds and the very different kinds of people and creatures who live in them. It’s an enormous project for one storyteller to undertake. In Season 1, the ridiculously prolific Jack Thorne wrote all eight episodes of His Dark Materials by himself. In Season 2, he has help. Up-and-coming British writers Namsi Khan, Francesca…
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23 Jul

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds – Writing Has Already Begun

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Normally, at this time of year, nerds descend on San Diego to celebrate all things mainstream pop culture. Sadly, the COVID-19 pandemic has made that impossible this year, but San Diego Comic Con has moved online for “SDCC at Home” with pre-recorded panels from some of our favorite nerd creators and/or creators of nerd culture. This, of course, includes the Star Trek franchise, which is a Comic Con mainstay. While most of today’s “Star Trek Universe” panel focused on Star Trek: Discovery, Star Trek: Picard, and Star Trek: Lower Decks, Star Trek executive producers Heather Kadin and Alex Kurtzman did…
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