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Stack Overflow: Aye Aye, Space Captain

April 10, 2017Chris Wickersham

We’ve all got dreams. I grew up on Florida’s Space Coast and spent most of my young life watching rockets thunder off into space and cruising up and down the coast in small boats. I don’t suppose it would surprise anyone to learn that many of the dreams in my sun-baked mind involved plying the vast oceans of empty space in rocket powered sailing ships. I’ve since abandoned the coastal waters of my youth but to this day I still can’t get my head out of the stars. What I mean to say is, I’m a sucker for the kind of big space opera that takes the painful realities of Deep Space seriously.

NaNoWriMo Tips

November 2, 2016December 14, 2017Nivi Engineer

If you’re participating in NaNoWriMo, you hopefully have an idea by now of what your novel is going to be about. If not, you may struggle a bit at the beginning getting going, but maybe the writers here at GeekMom and GeekDad can help!

The Power of Story in Three YA Novels

August 21, 2016December 14, 2017Rebecca Angel

Three recommended, very different YA novels have this in common: a strong heroine discovering the power of stories.

Review: ‘The Grand Tour’ by Adam O’Fallon Price

August 5, 2016December 14, 2017Shiri Sondheimer

‘The Grand Tour’ is a smart book. Mostly.

Get Ready WriMos – National Novel Writing Month Approaches

October 23, 2015Jena Burne

Your imagination is more than capable of this challenge, but you need to get your ego and inner critic out of the way.

GeekDad Daily Deal: Last Call for Scrivener

October 19, 2015December 14, 2017Darren Blankenship

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‘Welcome to Night Vale’ Novel Brings the Podcast to Your Bookshelf

October 9, 2015December 14, 2017Mark Vorenkamp

There is a small town, in the middle of a vast desert. That town has a Community Radio Station to tell you all of the day’s mundane disasters. It is a town where everything is slightly wrong, but it makes the whole just right. Welcome to Night Vale.

GeekDad Daily Deal: Scrivener – The Best Writer’s App Ever

September 14, 2015December 14, 2017Darren Blankenship

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Book Alert! Joe Abercrombie Wraps Up Another Trilogy Next Week

July 21, 2015December 14, 2017Dave Banks

Joe Abercrombie wraps up his YA ‘Shattered Sea’ trilogy next week. Here are a few reasons why you should be reading it.

Required Reading: The ‘Sector General’ Series

June 5, 2015Mordechai Luchins3

It is the duty of every GeekParent to pass on certain books to their progeny. In “Required Reading” we take a look at some must-reads.

The Depths of The Riverman Triology

March 18, 2015December 14, 2017Rebecca Angel

Is the girl crazy? Is there really a world where children are like gods? Or is there a dark reality hidden behind the story? The Riverman Trilogy.

Jonathan Wood: Being a Man Who Doesn’t Kick-Ass, Writing Women Who Do

September 9, 2014December 14, 2017Natania Barron1

Jonathan Wood joins GeekMom as a guest to share how kick-ass women inspire his writing.

Drift: A Unique Summer Read

July 27, 2014December 14, 2017Rebecca Angel

The new YA novel makes you paint an entirely new universe in your mind; one that has battles, magic, and love, all on the back of a giant turtle.

Writing Bone Dust II: Embracing the Vibrant Post-it Note Colors

April 23, 2014December 14, 2017Natania Barron

Natania takes us deeper into the process of writing Bone Dust by embracing the joy of Post-it Note colors.

Out With the Old: The Detainee by Peter Liney

April 2, 2014November 23, 2017James Floyd Kelly

I always enjoy finding a good surprise read, especially debut novels. I just finished The Detainee by Peter Liney, and I’m already anxious to read the next book in the series. If I had to place its theme and concept, it’d be a mix of Logan’s Run with Lord of the Flies… with a hint of Battle Royale’s oppressiveness.

Goodbye to Aaron Allston

February 28, 2014Matt Forbeck1

Aaron Allston, legendary game designer and Star Wars novelist, died yesterday while at a convention in Missouri, apparently of heart failure. He was 53.

Killer of Enemies: Kick-Butt Heroine

December 9, 2013December 14, 2017Rebecca Angel

Killer of Enemies by Joseph Bruchac is about Lozen, a young warrior trying to keep her family alive in a post-apocalyptic world where electricity no longer works and monsters and myths once again roam the earth. Lozen’s most powerful tool is her compassion.

Nano: Write Fast, Edit Later © Sophie Brown

NaNoWriMo 2013 – Are You In?

October 18, 2013Sophie Brown1

Two weeks today Nanowrimo 2013 gets underway; come and join in with our Facebook discussion group.

So Long, Sookie!

September 23, 2013December 16, 2017Rebecca Angel

Sookie Stackhouse is one of my favorite heroines; my gateway drug into paranormal romance.

Blockbuster Stew of Harry Potter, The Hunger Games and Twilight: A Review of The Bone Season

September 5, 2013December 14, 2017Ethan Gilsdorf1

Into the cauldron that is her debut urban fantasy novel, The Bone Season, Samantha Shannon has wisely sprinkled every element for potential success.

Hammer of Witches

August 24, 2013December 14, 2017Rebecca Angel

Hammer of Witches by Shana Mlawski is all about stories: fairy tales, religious texts, and history. She takes what we know of Columbus’ voyage to America and uses it as the backdrop about a boy learning the power of words, and the magic behind the meaning of stories. It’s a good book.

Between the Bookends at GeekMom

July 30, 2013Kris Bordessa1

Sherlock Holmes, Heinlein, Barbara Kingsolver and a book about fonts are part of this month’s GeekMom reading.

New Ancient Greek Action Novel Sons of Zeus

July 12, 2013December 14, 2017Ethan Gilsdorf1

Noble Smith is a cool guy. He’s an award-winning playwright, video-game writer, documentary-film executive producer, and the former media director of an international human rights foundation. AND he’s also the author the brand new action/adventure novel Sons of Zeus.

Dark Crystal Contest to Revive Franchise

June 20, 2013December 14, 2017Ethan Gilsdorf9

The Jim Henson Company and Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Young Readers Group, are re-booting The Dark Crystal franchise — or so it would seem — with a contest called the Dark Crystal Author Quest. The deal? Fans are encouraged to send in ideas for the “first book in a new young adult series based on the world of the classic fantasy film.” The winner gets a $10,000 contract to write the book.

Eoin Colfer's The Reluctant Assassin

June 11, 2013December 14, 2017Kris Bordessa

Fans of Colfer are sure to enjoy this new novel, The Reluctant Assassin.

Red Handed: The Fine Art of Strange Crimes

April 25, 2013December 14, 2017Rebecca Angel

There are some books I read more than once. Mystery novels are not part of that group. I already know who “did” it, so that’s that. With Matt Kindt’s graphic novel Red Handed: The Fine Art of Strange Crimes. I’ve read it a couple times and plan to read again. At its most basic, this is a detective noir story. But ethics and the boundaries of the law are the heart.

Stormdancer: The Lotus War Book One

April 2, 2013December 14, 2017Rebecca Angel

Japanese steampunk. Yeah, I said Japanese steampunk. Stormdancer by Jay Kristoff is a dystopian feudal Japan setting with Iron Samurai wielding chainsaw katanas. Chainsaw katanas. It is a well-done kung-fu movie as a book, but with a female heroine, and a detailed new fantasy setting.

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