Author: KenMcConnell

Twitter Posts from 2011-12-24 to 2011-12-30

Turns out El Camino is going to be on the soundtrack for writing Starveyors. Didn't see that coming. 2011-12-27 New post: Making of a Novel, Part 5 http://t.co/R0JFL4dv 2011-12-28 Slate: Man Will Be on Mars in 20 Years—for Less Than…

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Building the GCU Sokol, Part 3

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 |Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 | Part 10 Part 11 | Part 12 UPDATE: I did a quick post a while back on framing out the main decks of the GCU Sokol. Over the holiday break I’ve started working on…

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Galaxy Nexus In My Pocket

I’ve been using my new Galaxy Nexus phone for about a week now and thought I’d write some thoughts down for anyone who cares about such things. I chose this much delayed and horribly launched phone mainly because I’m on…

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Making of a Novel, Part 4

[*** DISCLAIMER:  THIS POST HAS SPOILERS FOR MY NEXT NOVEL. STOP READING NOW IF YOU WANT TO BE SURPRISED ***] This is a continuing series of posts about the writing of my novel, Starveyors. You can start at the beginning and catch up…

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Twitter Posts from 2011-12-17 to 2011-12-23

I want to render my own planets! What SF author wouldn't want that? http://t.co/2BRWggd6 2011-12-21 BSU's Doug Martin wins dance contest in Vegas. GO BRONCOS! http://t.co/SjSfuI02 2011-12-21 There are three more novels set in the Star Trilogy universe on my…

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Lego Renoke Starship

How many authors of SF novels have a detailed 1/48 scale model of one of the starships from their stories? Probably not too many. How many of those authors have a scratch built Lego version of that same model? Gonna…

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Potato Bowl Kid Memories

Our Cub Scout Pack was selected to participate in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Opening Ceremony this year. My sons and I both jumped at the chance to be in the formation of Scouts seen at the singing of the…

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Making of a Novel Part 2

[*** DISCLAIMER:  THIS POST HAS SPOILERS FOR MY NEXT NOVEL. STOP READING NOW IF YOU WANT TO BE SURPRISED ***] This is a continuing series of posts about the writing of my novel, Starveyors. You can start at the beginning…

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