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Seriously, in my spare time I love to read and do research. I am also working on a novel. I also do some political commentary writing, and play KSP. I enjoy watching movies and television, but during the late spring, I do some camping and hiking.

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53 minutes ago, Spaceception said:

The Children between worlds: A primitive medieval civilization, an early space faring civilization, two Moons, two civilizations, what would happen if they made contact?

Infinitum: Over 300 years from now, the crew of the Infinitum travels through a Wormhole to create a new life for themselves but find themselves in the middle of an Interstellar conflict between three powerful Alien civilizations trying to lead a galactic alliance in the Large Magellanic Cloud.

How long are they?

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5 minutes ago, munlander1 said:

How often and how long you work on these?

When I was at my prime on TCBW, I was writing hundreds, usually thousands of words a day, and thousands a week, I ended up writing over 30k words and 5 1/2 chapters in a little over a month, but I spent a few hours a day on it at least, same for Infinitum.

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1 minute ago, Spaceception said:

When I was at my prime on TCBW, I was writing hundreds, usually thousands of words a day, and thousands a week, I ended up writing over 30k words and 5 1/2 chapters in a little over a month, but I spent a few hours on it at least, same for Infinitum.

That sounds difficult! I have trouble writing a 5 paragraph paper!

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That sounds difficult! I have trouble writing a 5 paragraph paper!

Well, for me, I find it fun (When I don't have writers block anyway) to create a fictional world like the ones I'm making, and depending on what scene I'm working on, the words just pour out.

Also, Infinitum is a planned stand-alone, and TCBW is going to hopefully be a trilogy.

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30 minutes ago, adsii1970 said:

I love to read and do research.

What your favorite topics to research?

30 minutes ago, adsii1970 said:

novel

What genre?

2 minutes ago, Spaceception said:

When I don't have writers block anyway

 

What's that?

3 minutes ago, Spaceception said:

words just pour out

I wish i had that ability when writing essays!

 

3 minutes ago, Spaceception said:

Also, Infinitum is a planned stand-alone, and TCBW is going to hopefully be a trilogy.

Are you gonna make them be able to be extended?

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@munlander1:

1 minute ago, munlander1 said:

What your favorite topics to research?

Technology development, archaeoastronomy, statecraft and foreign policy, history, sociology, space technologies, and astronomy.

1 minute ago, munlander1 said:

What genre?

Science-fiction. It's called The Last Refuge.

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2 minutes ago, Spaceception said:

Do you mean, they could get sequels in the future either by me, or fanfiction? I dunno.

Both ways.

2 minutes ago, adsii1970 said:

Technology development, archaeoastronomy, statecraft and foreign policy, history, sociology, space technologies, and astronomy.

You have a telescope you use? I got a 10in newt.

2 minutes ago, adsii1970 said:

Science-fiction. It's called The Last Refuge.

What's it about?

 

So what are you guys doing right now?

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1 minute ago, munlander1 said:

You have a telescope you use? I got a 10in newt.

I have a 3" right now. Now before the divorce, I had a Meade 10" with digital output. My ex decided she needed it during the property settlement. So, until I get some student loans paid down, my next telescope will probably be another Meade, but will be the 8" - with no digital output.

2 minutes ago, munlander1 said:

What's it about?

Not to give much away, it's actually inspired by Ray Kurzweil's book, The Singularity is Near, where he foresees the marriage of biology and technology to create the next evolutionary development of humankind. My novel takes place about seventy-five years in the future. Within Western Civilization, to prevent "loss of data" at death, governments mandate that a digital copy is made of your neural pathways and your cellular memories are recorded. Instead of funerals, there's "internment" where your essence is essentially uploaded into a digital storage facility so that at any time, through the use of holographic mist technology, your family and eventual descendants can "summon" you at any time...

But then there are those who do not want to be a part of this...

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6 minutes ago, Spaceception said:

The children between worlds WIP Chapter 2! | Sci fi Infinitum WIP Chapter 1 I sci-fi

After reading 1 of those I already really interested in them!

 

6 minutes ago, adsii1970 said:

I have a 3" right now. Now before the divorce, I had a Meade 10" with digital output. My ex decided she needed it during the property settlement. So, until I get some student loans paid down, my next telescope will probably be another Meade, but will be the 8" - with no digital output.

That sucks. Is it a reflector or a refractor?

 

7 minutes ago, adsii1970 said:

Not to give much away, it's actually inspired by Ray Kurzweil's book, The Singularity is Near, where he foresees the marriage of biology and technology to create the next evolutionary development of humankind. My novel takes place about seventy-five years in the future. Within Western Civilization, to prevent "loss of data" at death, governments mandate that a digital copy is made of your neural pathways and your cellular memories are recorded. Instead of funerals, there's "internment" where your essence is essentially uploaded into a digital storage facility so that at any time, through the use of holographic mist technology, your family and eventual descendants can "summon" you at any time...

But then there are those who do not want to be a part of this...

Is the book published?

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That sucks. Is it a reflector or a refractor?

Refractor. I quit using reflector telescopes when I began buying my own. That was over thirty years ago. :D

2 minutes ago, munlander1 said:

Is the book published?

It should be by the end of this year. Right now, I've finished eleven chapters and about 1/3 through the story line I want this book to have. And in all fairness, it is the first installment of a trilogy.

(The Last Refuge, At the Door of Mars Temple, and The Temple Rebellion)

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Just now, adsii1970 said:

Refractor. I quit using reflector telescopes when I began buying my own. That was over thirty years ago. :D

Why? Newts are so much better! 

1 minute ago, adsii1970 said:

It should be by the end of this year. Right now, I've finished eleven chapters and about 1/3 through the story line I want this book to have. And in all fairness, it is the first installment of a trilogy.

 

I don't wanna wait till the end of this year though!

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