Thanks to the folks at LAWeekly and IndieReader for the nice write-up! “Ed Charlton is not just an author; he’s a storyteller weaving captivating science fiction tales. After completing the last book Time in his sci-fi trilogy Jim Able: Offworld series, he now has seven books under his belt.” More here…
In the world of my series Jim Able: Offworld, our hero makes a career change. And, not being an author to do things simply, I’m plotting out three books of his adventures at once. Here is how it started. Yes, I burred out the details. I mean, these ideas and plans will look nothing like …
Call him Michael. He was The Most Persistent of Mice. I saw him once, one evening, behind the coffeemaker. Good choice; it’s where I go first in the kitchen. I immediately deployed our old, beaten-up, humane, definitely no-kill mousetrap. I even loaded it with all-natural, organic, low-sodium peanut butter. Nothing but the best for our …
So much to say about this! Let’s start with how language is always evolving. That means adding new words, encapsulating new ideas, and giving us a way to look at old things in a new way. Science fiction, often downplayed as “mere fiction,” has a grand track record of adding new words, new …
From the New Yorker page-a-day Calendar. As they say, “write what you know.”
I try and celebrate all twelve days of Christmas. There’s nothing quite like it. It breaks my heart to see Christmas trees thrown out on Boxing Day. Don’t people realize there is still more fun to be had? I’m going to try and write as much as possible between the various parties, gathering, outings, and …
Let me tell you about The Other Problem with Uncle Teddy’s Memoir. As I created the look of The Problem with Uncle Teddy’s Memoir, my goal was to make the letters and office notes look as real as possible and to mirror the standard for manuscripts in Uncle Teddy’s manuscript pages. There were limits to …
Ed Charlton’s The Problem with Uncle Teddy’s Memoir goes under the microscope at Kennett Public Library’s Book Club. We had a fun evening at the Book Club, with game readers, several of whom usually “don’t do sci-fi.” Here are some sample reactions to reading the book. “The book needs to be read twice. The ending …