Author: KenMcConnell

Do Androids Go Psycho?

In my latest novel – Starforgers, I have an android character who slowly starts to go insane. It’s been given an upgrade, both software and hardware that gives it a consciousness. But that upgrade comes with a price and the…

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Novel Connections

“My God, it’s full of stars!” – Dave Bowman, 2001 A Space Odyssey Imagine Dave Bowman saying something more along the lines of, “My God, they’re all related!” in regards to my novels and short stories. Because at some point, when you…

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Riding the Long Tail

This has been the worst month for ebook sales I’ve had in over a year. It’s easy to get worried after a certain period of time, say a week or two without a sale. You start obsessing about why the…

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GBAD Election

This post is only for my readers who live in Boise, ID. I don’t post about politics much at all around here. But this time, I will make an exception. Here’s why. On the ballot here in Boise on Tuesday…

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Twitter Posts from 2011-05-07 to 2011-05-13

How can I use Evolution on Unity, when I can't see the setup screens on my netbook? Seriously devs, step away from your HDTV size monitors. 2011-05-09 I could live with this laptop, easy. http://bit.ly/iWbiob 2011-05-09 There goes another fine…

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Screenshot Time

It’s been a while since I last posted a screenshot from the WIP – Starforgers. I’ve updated to the latest version of Ubuntu – 11. online pharmacy buy zanaflex without prescription with best prices today in the USA 4, featuring…

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Endora’s Delight

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Revenge, is a Dish Best Served Cold

It is very cold in space. Revenge has not been played out in Sci-Fi on the big screen any better than in The Wrath of Khan. It is a very real theme in my latest novel, Starforgers. My heroin loses…

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Novel Crunch Time

I’m coming down hill fast now on the first draft of Starforgers. Currently, I’m on chapter 25, at about 251 pages and 67,000 words in length. This novel has many subplots and events happening at the same time and I’ve…

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Twitter Posts from 2011-04-30 to 2011-05-06

@BBlohm Well, most folks don't know EE 'Doc' Smith and I would imagine even fewer folks use Ubuntu and know classic SF. ;-) in reply to BBlohm 2011-05-04 Ubuntu Unity got you feeling lost? Here's a great intro. http://theravingrick.blogspot.com/2011/04/my-effort-at-writing-help-for-unity.html 2011-05-04…

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