Retro-Post: When Life Gives You Starbursts, Make A Dinosaur

While I’m off traversing the world, in search of great ice cream, I’ve decided to re-post items from my previous blog, “Good. Wholesome. Fun.” Some of you have transferred over, and already read this, and some of you will find this new and exciting. I chose this post because: 1. It’s fun and 2. I…

The Challenge Of Writing About Dinosaurs And Spaceships

Spaceships are cool. As are dinosaurs. Dinosaurs on a spaceship are very cool, as Doctor Who showed us this past year. However, coolness is not enough to make a good story. Otherwise, every shiny blockbuster of the summer would be amazing. The two main challenges to writing about dinosaurs and spaceship are: 1. despite their…