I swore that I am getting back to work, and not letting the termination of my Amazon author account (by Meltdown Girl) get me down. | Icarus Above Dark Earth--the science fiction of Michael Ramalia
On Facebook, a friend of mine, MP asked: "I never remember you mentioning the Icarus project , was this something you developed after I left Colorado?"| Icarus Above Dark Earth--the science fiction of Michael Ramalia
The other day when outlining a blog post for my Occult Garden Parties blog, a post about why I don't do public speaking, I made a list of what political hot-button issues were in each of my currently planned Icarus universe stories. (And no, at the time I am writing this blog post, the other one has not been finished yet--I am a slow writer prone to migraines.) | Icarus Above Dark Earth--the science fiction of Michael Ramalia
The "Shied-Wall" in Mercury Forty-Two (Astronauts and Snakeheads) is based on Reagan era visions of the Star Wars Defense Program. And it took me four months to realize that perhaps coming out and saying that would be the quickest way to dispel any confusion about its original inspiration which predates the current government administration. Yes, it killed nine million people when it was turned on, but the surviving one million will never have to worry about nuclear missiles ever again. Of co...| Icarus Above Dark Earth--the science fiction of Michael Ramalia
[Here is a peek at a scene from Mercury Forty-Two, my current work-in-progress--pardon the mistakes; I am still focused on cranking out the rough draft--25K, that's half of a novel!]| Icarus Above Dark Earth--the science fiction of Michael Ramalia
There are two ways to look at my writing process over the last month and a half. One: Damn you write slow! Or two: Damn you racked up twenty thousand words (and a healthy outline) on the same project! I find one of these statements to be more encouraging than the other one.| Icarus Above Dark Earth--the science fiction of Michael Ramalia
The latest tinkering around with the cover of Mercury Forty-Two. I think that it needs a different font. Interior art coming soon. And I am across the fifteen thousand mark on the rough draft. Looks like this one will be published before the first of the new year (2019). | Icarus Above Dark Earth--the science fiction of Michael Ramalia
Mockumentary | Icarus Above Dark Earth--the science fiction of Michael Ramalia