by Zack Russell | Aug 18, 2018 | Reviews
From the excerpt: Three years ago, a horrific accident closed ACM-1134, the energy mine on Ketarus-4. Now the mine has reopened, and Justin Barclay has joined the first new batch of miners hired to begin harvesting the energy stored below the planet’s surface. But as...
by Zack Russell | Aug 15, 2018 | Movies
I ran across a beautiful trailer for an upcoming movie that looks incredible. It’s called CLARA and is set in the present or very near future. The story follows an astronomer and his research assistant, who are looking for Earth-like planets. But more than that,...
by Zack Russell | Jul 30, 2018 | Realm Makers
The very first thing that was taught at the Realm Makers writer’s conference was what stuck with me the longest. At the beginning of her workshop, bestselling author Tosca Lee said: “The most important thing to take away from a writer’s conference is connections...
by Zack Russell | Jul 16, 2018 | Writing Updates
I recently hit the half-way point in the manuscript for my work in progress, a sci-fi novel about deep space travel. Half-way at least in terms of expected word count. I’m not yet to the second half of the story. So this could mean a longer final word count, or...
by Zack Russell | Jul 3, 2018 | Reading
My oldest daughter and I are reading through Madeleine L’Engle’s Wrinkle quintet. I read the first two or three books back in Middle School, so it’s been a while. The story is fascinating with vivid imagination. Here are some favorite passages I...