Worlds within worlds
I had the pleasure this week of being interviewed on Athena Elizabeth‘s “Sunday Brunch” blog, where we talked about my novel, Memoirs of a Synth: Gold Record, the SPSFC competition (where I took fourth place), my thoughts on writing, and a few other things! Check it out: Sunday Brunch Author Interview Series: Leigh Saunders (And don’t you just love my “official author photo” by the wonderful digital artist, parrotdolphin? I saw this image in her Read More …
I’m so excited to announce that out of over 200 entries, my space opera heist novel, “Memoirs of a Synth: Gold Record” took 4th place in the 2024 SPSFC Competition – and from what I’ve heard, the competition was fierce among all six finalists! Tour Guide. Emissary. Diplomat. Thief. On her 317th birthday, Brianna Rei hooks up with smuggler-thief Jerrold McKell to steal the legendary Voyager Gold Record. But their partnership doesn’t go exactly as Read More …
“…Covering vast areas of space with flashing spaceships and nifty alien races, space opera in the hands of great authors helped me time after time to get off this planet and live among the stars where life was a lot more fun than my real life. So for me, great, classic space opera is always my favorite kind of reading still to this day…” – Dean Wesley Smith I am delighted to announce that my Read More …
I was very happy a few days ago when I read the NASA report that the Voyager spacecraft are at the edge of the solar system, and about to enter interstellar space. Why? Because I remember when they took off – I was in high school, and wrote a report for my English class. My report would have been much better if I’d had access to resources like the Jet Propulsion Laboratory’s Voyager mission page; Read More …