Author, Gambling, Writing
Why I Took a Break from Sci-Fi to Write a Casino Thriller
The thrill of outsmarting the house, the strategy, the drama of a high-stakes game—it’s electric. Now, I know what you’re thinking: “Leif, you’re the sci-fi guy. The one with the crazy, mind-bending concepts, futuristic tech, and things that go bump in the intergalactic night.” And you’re right! I absolutely love getting lost in the wild… Read More
Author, Writing
When Sci-Fi Authors Go Genre-Hopping
So today, let’s take a look at a few famous sci-fi writers who hung up their ray guns and tried something new—and absolutely crushed it. After ten years of writing speculative fiction—haunted forests, killer algorithms, genetically engineered snow leopards—I’m releasing a literary thriller about a blackjack team in Las Vegas. No tentacles. No quantum paradoxes.… Read More
Author
Shuffling the Deck—Why I Wrote a Thriller Without Lasers
Let me start by saying: I haven’t abandoned sci-fi or horror. For the past decade, I’ve been neck-deep in science fiction and horror. Monsters in the woods. AI in the wires. Haunted space stations. Rogue biotech in forgotten mining towns. If it glows, growls, or glitches—I’ve probably written about it. I’ve built alien landscapes and… Read More
Adventure, Author
Where’s My Space Vacation Movie?
I’m not talking about the gritty space dramas or dystopian thrillers where a “vacation” turns into a bug-infested death match (looking at you, Total Recall). We’ve been to the stars, we’ve battled alien empires, we’ve rebooted Star Trek more times than most of us have renewed our driver’s licenses. We’ve terraformed planets, colonized moons, and… Read More
Author
I Could Use a Vacation… to the Moon
So naturally, in the middle of all this chaos, I started thinking about space vacations. Summer’s here, which means two things: yardwork, and wondering how my calendar filled up without my consent. Between the day job, mowing the lawn, power-washing everything that doesn’t run away, and taking the kids to Disney World (which is magical… Read More
Sci-Fi, Technology
Mining the Moon for Power: How Helium-3 Might Fuel Our Sci-Fi Future
That means no radioactive waste, no meltdown risk, and theoretically, a lot of power from a tiny amount of fuel. Let’s talk about something near and dear to every science fiction writer’s heart: energy. Not the “I’ve had four cups of coffee and I’m writing at 2 a.m.” kind—though that’s a close second—but the kind… Read More
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