Real-Life Aliens
What might life on another planet look like? What the British Antarctic Survey came across earlier this year (2021) may …
Author Archives: Nicholas C. Rossis
Past Visions of the Future
How did our grandfathers imaging our present? Robert Langkjær-Bain of Fivemedia has an excellent article with some (often hilarious) illustrations …
Medieval Missile Weapons and Longbows: Myths and Reality
You may have heard stories of how the English won the battle in Agincourt thanks to the English and Welsh …
Pixar’s Screenwriting Tips
In my last post, I discussed how to create memorable characters the Pixar way. This one has some more writing …
Create Memorable Characters the Pixar Way
No Film School has published some of Pixar’s tips for creating memorable characters. From Woody to Nemo, Pixar’s characters have …
Survey: What Readers Really Want
A few days ago, Written World Media (WWM) published the results of a survey on what readers really want. The …
Medieval Name Generators
You may recall my previous posts on naming your characters (Old Anglo-Saxon Character Names, Free Online Character Name Generators, and …
5 Worldbuilding Mistakes to Avoid in Your Sci-Fi Novel
This is a guest post by Savannah Cordova. Savannah is a writer with Reedsy, a marketplace that connects self-publishing authors …
Visual Marketing & Its Influence On Your Book’s Social Media Marketing Success
We are all visual animals. Our eyes find it much easier to stimulate an image in our brains than texts. …
Are There Any Celtic Words in English?
Long-time followers of my blog may remember my post on the origins of English. The language tree in that post …
