Kal Spriggs

Tag: Science

  • Writing Tools: Lore and History

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    Lore and History are part and parcel of world-building as a writer.  Knowing what happened (and why) allows a writer to project what will happen (and why).  History gives your characters roots… all the more so when the details are debatable.  Was one man a hero or a villian… well it depends on who you…

  • A Few Updates and a Review

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    First up, Tom Knighton, an excellent author, has a great review of Echo of the High Kings up. He had some comments that I really appreciated and if you don’t read his stuff, I think he’s a fantastic blogger and author. You can read his review here. My Liberty Con review went up on Monday.…

  • Counter Culture, Identity, and Nerds

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    I won’t ever forget the time that I heard someone tell me that I wasn’t really a nerd. This came as quite a shock to me, let me assure you.  At the time, I was GMing an ongoing D&D campaign which had run two full years, playing once or twice a week for that entire…

  • The Romantic Pessimist’s Argument for Space

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    I consider myself a romantic pessimist.  I hope for the best… and plan for the worst.  That said, I’m also a dreamer and most of my hopes and ambitions are tied to space.  Not surprising, then, that I write science fiction, eh?  I’m writing this post as something of a dialogue, a hope that we…

  • Space Warfare: I Have the Power!

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    I’m continuing my blog post last week Friday and discussing space warfare technology.  More specificially, I’ll address what I see as one of the big issues: power generation and density. The big issue with any kinds of space technology is the power source and power density.  If three quarters of the vessel is taken up…

  • It’s SCIENCE!

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    I still remember the time I first got in an argument with a teacher. It was in a science class in middle school and the teacher was explaining how some simple physics would work in some rockets we were making (2 liter coke bottles with water and compressed air). Things went pretty well in the…