Sci-Fi, Technology, Time
When Time Flies… or Freezes
I found myself thinking about something truly sci-fi: cryo-sleep. Spring is moving fast here—one minute I’m dragging branches off the lawn, the next I’m squinting at the thermometer wondering if it’s too soon to get the grill out. (Spoiler: it’s never too soon.) And with summer just around the corner, everything seems to be speeding… Read More
Sci-Fi, Technology
Dancing Among the Stars: Music and Entertainment in Sci-Fi Worlds
If we’re going to spend months or years on a spaceship or live in gravity-regulated domes, we’re going to need more than a playlist. When we dream about the future—colonies on Mars, deep-space missions, sentient dishwashers—we tend to focus on the big stuff: propulsion systems, alien contact, survival. But once we’ve settled in, once we’ve… Read More
Sci-Fi, Story Telling, Technology
Unexpected Inspiration from Beneath the Pyramids
Scans Reveal Massive Unknown Structures Beneath the Egyptian Pyramids. As a science fiction author, I spend most of my time bouncing between writing new projects, revising older ones, and occasionally yelling at my computer when a character refuses to behave (they’re fictional, but somehow still disobedient). Check Out Leif's Books on Amazon While knee-deep in… Read More
Sci-Fi, Story Telling, Technology
How to Keep Science Fiction Fresh: Avoiding the Same Old Tropes
Ah, science fiction—the genre of infinite possibilities! The playground of bold new ideas, mind-bending concepts, and… Wait, is that another dystopian future where society is divided into arbitrary factions? Are we really doing the “evil mega-corporation” thing again? Don’t get me wrong. Tropes exist for a reason. They resonate, they work, and when they first… Read More
Sci-Fi
Keeping Sci-Fi Fresh: Because Even the Future Needs an Update
As a sci-fi writer, I spend a lot of time building worlds... …some dark and dystopian, some hopeful and advanced, and at least one where the biggest crisis involves sentient coffee machines staging a rebellion (still working out the details on that one). But whether I’m crafting intergalactic societies, futuristic cities, or alien ecosystems, there’s… Read More
Sci-Fi
Terraforming: Turning Dead Worlds into Living Ones
...yet, humanity has tried its hand at terraforming! If science fiction had a greatest hits album, terraforming would be one of the top tracks. The idea of transforming barren, hostile planets into lush, habitable worlds is one of the most compelling concepts in both sci-fi and real-world space exploration. Whether it’s about saving humanity, expanding… Read More