What we see of infinity….

About to start reading a book about the goldilocks enigma. Put simply this is the mystery of why the universe is just right for life. It comes from the story of goldilocks and the three bears, and how the middle chair, porridge, bed were “just right”. I’ve not yet started the book yet, I’m looking [...]

OUT NOW ‘Tempest Roams in the Pathless Sky’ is a science-fiction novel by author Graeme S. Houston. Set thousands of years in the future, it is an explosive mix of action, environmental science, speculation, and intrigue. In the midst of environmental catastrophy, human civilisation continues, but is a shadow of its former self. All humanity [...]

Above, is a haunting picture of a sunset. Anyone with even the slightest ghost of humanity within them would be moved by the beauty of the haunting landscape above. Who would not be moved by our sun setting on such a scene? Was it taken in Nevada, or is it the artic tundra of Mongolia? [...]

Music is one of the most important facets of my life. I don’t know if it’s possible to write a good novel without great music playing in the background to help oil the wheels of inspiration… I seriously doubt it. There are many places to find great music, but by far, one of my favourites [...]

Quick update regards Tempest Roams in the Pathless Sky, due for release in October from Eternal Press. Just finished round one edits. So Tempest is another step closer to publication. I will be looking forward to its release in October, whereupon there will be much drinking and partying. My editor, Foery, has done a great [...]

I got held up posting the previous one from last month so they kind of colided, hence two award posts in a row. But I won the ‘New Covey Cover Award for ‘Most Eye-Catching Cover’, for my cover design for ‘Kiss of Life’. Thanks go to  Philip Burne-Jones, (1897) for the source material. I am [...]

I got held up posting this so it’s going to run into and colide with another award I won a month afterwards, so this post will be briefer than usual, because I’m going to be saying something very similar in the next post. But I won the ‘New Covey Cover Award for Most Artistic Cover’, [...]

My four year old laptop finally packed in around March, forcing me to invest in a new computer. I had intended to wait for Windows 7 but unfortunately fate decided to intervene. However, I took a little solace from knowing that Windows 7 was just around the corner. I figured I could bear Vista long [...]

COMING OCTOBER 2009 ‘Tempest Roams in the Pathless Sky’ is a science-fiction novel by Graeme S. Houston, due for publication in October by Eternal Press. Set thousands of years in the future, it is an explosive mix of action, environmental science, speculation, and intrigue. In the midst of environmental catastrophy, human civilisation continues, but is [...]

I happened to be in and around the vicinity of a few online fringe writer’s groups and had the opportunity to see what was being written. I was appalled. Sturgeon’s Law of course applies (90% of everything is crap), but even bearing that in mind, I could not find that better 10% anywhere. I set [...]

On June 11, 1997, technologist Philippe Kahn shared the first pictures from a camera phone when he sent images from the maternity ward where his daughter Sophie was born. That moment hearalded the of instant visual communication. At the same time, in Japan, Sharp and Koyocera were also working on cell phones with integrated cameras. [...]

The title is the lyrics from a very old pop song, but seemed appropriate. For a few months now I’ve been using Yahoo Messenger. The thing that struck me every time it popped open was just how ugly the gawd damn thing was! Normally I detest Yahoo, (or any portal website for that matter), and [...]

YAY! I’ve picked up an award! What else is there to say really? It seems the video Brian, Mario and I did for his book, ‘A Study in Red: The Secret Journal of Jack the Ripper’, and the upcoming film, has picked up last months New Covey Trailer Award for Most Intriguing Trailer. (Yay!). And [...]

When designing anything, consistency is one of the most important rules. It can apply to something as simple as text, or as complex as the graphics. A simple example of consistency is the simple rule to use as few fonts as possible when designing, in as few sizes as possible, with as few colours as [...]

It was predicted by Philip K. Dick. He saw a future in which everything was advertising and garbage. Cheap disposable products, plastics, consumer culture, buy-all-you-can! culture… Yeh, he saw it coming. Not that I have anything against buying things. I drop more money on expensive gadgets than really I ought to, but my point is [...]

Mythica Publishing’s first print title is out now! Get it at Amazon.com and help support indie publishers. The Voice of Anton Bouchard and Other Stories is Mythica Publishing’s first print title and already our best selling book. Brian L. Porter has gifted readers with a delightful collection of thrilling short stories to go along with [...]

Writing is both art and science. It is the act of capturing a tiger by the tail and getting to stand still long enough to get a photo of it before it turns around and eats you. The secret to successful writing is to write as fast and as hard as you can, because if [...]

Angels & Demons… what can I say about the recent movie? If you’ve not read the book then no doubt this could be worthwhile since you have no idea what there is to be dissapointed with. If however you have read Angels and Demons then there are some infuriatingly ill-advised changes to the plot that [...]

Red flames burn in the darkness, and gradually die down. From the ashes of my old website rises a new one.

It seems that reinstalling word press is one thing, but actually posting something is quite another. February to May. I’m just messing with the default hello world post, not, as it may appear, writing this in advance through some feat of prophetic vision. But this historic post is a reminder that neglect is easy. Its [...]