With the publication of TOXIC RELATIONSHIP, a phenomenon has occurred which I suppose I should have expected and yet, I feel surprised. I have written in one form or another for years. Those first short stories I read during “show and tell” in Mrs. Meredeth’s third grade class, my bitingly witty (to a 13 year […]
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Writing in the Raw
Posted: 20th August 2012 by jazzdog in Creativity, TOXIC RELATIONSHIP, WritingTags: author, blog, creativity, fiction, novel, Richard Hacker, toxic relationship, writer, writing
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Author Chat: Brian Braden
Posted: 16th July 2012 by Richard Hacker in Author Interview, Novel, PublishingTags: author, books, creativity, fiction, interview, novel, Richard Hacker, writer, writing
I want to welcome Brian Braden to the blog today. Now retired from the military, he served as an officer in intelligence and as a combat helicopter pilot. In addition, he’s been a corporate executive and a freelance columnist featured in defense publications including Military Times and Air Power Journal. Brian and I know each […]
The 777 Challenge
Posted: 9th July 2012 by Richard Hacker in Creativity, NovelTags: author, blogging, fiction, novel, Richard Hacker, writer
A Shot to the Heart
Posted: 2nd July 2012 by Richard Hacker in Creativity, Life, UncategorizedTags: author, blog, life, Richard Hacker, writer
I have my dad’s 1911 Colt .45 semi-automatic pistol, the very one he wore in a leather shoulder harness as a B-17 bombardier in the Pacific doing low level bombing of Emperial Japanese warships. I’ll bypass the whole “low level bombing in a B-17” thing for another time. The last and only time I ever […]
LeMay Adventure
Posted: 11th June 2012 by Richard Hacker in Life, UncategorizedTags: author, blog, cars, life, Richard Hacker, scooter, travel, Vespa, Washington, writer
Buy A Book, Win A Prize
Posted: 8th June 2012 by Richard Hacker in Creativity, Marketing, Novel, Publishing, UncategorizedTags: author, blog, creativity, marketing, novel, Richard Hacker, thriller, writer
Read a story today about the author of Ready Player One, Arthur Cline, is giving a prize away for any reader who can find a clue in his novel, then successfully navigate three challenges in an online video game at a specific web address. The contest sounds kind of cool. Much more skill based than […]
Fear Is The Door To Possibility
Posted: 18th April 2012 by Richard Hacker in Creativity, UncategorizedTags: creativity, fear, fiction, novels, writer, writing
William Kenower spoke at a recent Pacific Northwest Writers Association about the myths that keep us from writing. He’s a very good engaging, fun speaker. And he has been blogging about writing for a number of years now, regularly interviewing writers of all genres and measures of success. The bottom line of his presentation is […]
Avoid the Trope Cliche
Posted: 23rd February 2012 by Richard Hacker in Creativity, Novel, Science Fiction, Teleportation, TropesTags: author, blog, books, creativity, fiction, novel, Richard Hacker, sci-fi, teleportation, trope, writer, writing
Is Your Writing Sculpture or Skupper?
Posted: 23rd May 2011 by Richard Hacker in UncategorizedTags: author, blog, books, creativity, fiction, novels, Richard Hacker, writer, writing
Sol LeWitt American, born 1928 Four-Sided Pyramid, 1999 I visited Washington DC last week and, as usual, took the opportunity to visit the Mall and some of my favorite museums: The American History Museum, Air and Space Museum, Museum of Art and a stroll through the Museum of Art Sculpture Garden. A mom with her […]
Time Travel Nostalgia
Posted: 16th May 2011 by Richard Hacker in Time TravelTags: absurd, adventure, author, bizarre, blogger, blogging, blogs, books, contradiction, Facebook, fiction, funny, future, humor, multiple realities, novels, paradox, public speaking, reality, Richard Hacker, science fiction, Shaper, space, time, time travel, Twitter, writer
Ah, Time Travel! That magical staple of science fiction. As I ponder my own path through the science fiction landscape, one recurring plot device would have to be time travel. The following is a list of the formative time travel plots, not comprehensive at all and not necessarily in order of quality, but more chronologically that I encountered growing up.
