STP54 - Writing Alternative History Novels - With Gerald Brennan
This week we talk to author Gerald Brennan to discuss all about how he got into Alternative History writing and to get a glimpse into his process.
Gerald Brennan:
http://www.tortoisebooks.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/jerry_brennan
Altered Space Series:
Zero Phase
Public Loneliness
Islands of Clouds
Infinite Blues
And coming in 2022: Alone On The Moon.
No comprehensive news this week, but as discussed:
Virgin Galactic New Yorker Article:
https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/the-red-warning-light-on-richard-bransons-space-flight
Virgin Galactic Grounded;
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-58421796
Mike Mullane: Space Is Hard;
https://mikemullane.com/space-is-hard/
Thurs 2nd Sept: Firefly: Firefly Alpha: DREAM (Demo Flight)
https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/1127
New Inspiration 4 Netflix Trailer:
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Emily Carney
A veteran of the United States Navy, Carney became a freelance writer back in 2008 and started a blog called This Space Available, which is hosted by the National Space Society.
In 2011, Carney founded a facebook group Space Hipsters. Originally intended to be a place to share news and insights amongst friends, this community has now grown to close to 20,000 members including astronauts, engineers, scientists, historians and space flight enthusiasts from around the globe.
Blog: https://space.nss.org/category/this-space-available/
Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/EmilyLCarney
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EmilyCarneySpace/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emilycarneyspace/
Dave Giles
Giles is a singer/songwriter from London, England who has always had a passion for space flight. Since his early years he’s been looking skyward and though he ended up wielding a guitar for a living, space exploration is alway on his mind and one of his most popular songs is about astronaut Gene Cernan, ‘The Last Man On The Moon’.
In 2019 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11, Giles visited all of the crewed space vehicles flown by NASA from Freedom 7 to the Space Shuttle Orbiters.
Full info: https://www.davejgiles.com
Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/davejgiles
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