Category Archives: Science Fiction

Summer Reading for 2012

Posted on June 23, 2012 by Erin Underwood

Looking for a good book to read this summer? Here’s a list of books (both published and forthcoming) that you may want to add to your reading list. There is a mixture of adult and young adult books here from … Continue reading →

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Futuredaze Now has a Stretch Goal–Help Support Science Fiction for Young Adults

Posted on June 18, 2012 by Erin Underwood

As you know, we have reached our Kickstarter goal of $1,700 for Futuredaze: An Anthology of YA Science Fiction, and we still have a week to go with our Kickstarter project. $1,700 is the bare minimum to cover a couple big … Continue reading →

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Why SF?: An Interview with Alexander Falk, President & CEO of Altova

Posted on June 17, 2012 by Erin Underwood

Welcome to the newest install of Why SF? With each new interview, Underwords explores how “science fiction has affected the lives of a variety of creative and influential people.” In this interview, I talk with Alexander Falk, founder, President and CEO … Continue reading →

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Kickstarter Count Down, Futuredaze Submissions Closing Soon, & Book Cover Update

Posted on June 12, 2012 by Erin Underwood

With 13 days left on our Kickstarter project, we are only $260 away from our goal. While we don’t want to count our chickens before they hatch, it looks like there is an excellent chance that we’ll hit our goal–which … Continue reading →

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Ray Bradbury, In Memory Of … (1920-2012) — SF Writers Pay Tribute to an Icon

Posted on June 10, 2012 by Erin Underwood

On June 6, 2012, I lost a hero. At the age of 91, Ray Bradbury passed away, leaving this world for the next. Bradbury was one of the most significant writers of our time and his influence helped to reshape … Continue reading →

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Futurdaze Updates and Developments

Posted on June 4, 2012 by Erin Underwood

Recently, I read a Kickstarter update from Amanda Palmer that really hit home for me. Kickstarter is a marketplace that brings together buyers and artists in a way that allows the project to be funded in advance, giving full creative … Continue reading →

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Futuredaze/Kickstarter Update #4

Posted on May 25, 2012 by Erin Underwood

Is it cheating as a blogger to copy & paste our last Kickstarter update here? Maybe…and yet I’m going to do it because there is some good information there that I think our blog readers will enjoy. Update #4: Futuredaze … Continue reading →

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Why SF?: An Interview with Melinda Snodgrass, SF Novelist and Screenwriter

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Erin Underwood

Underwords’ first Why SF? interview is with the extremely talented science fiction novelist and screenwriter Melinda Snodgrass. I first met Melinda several years ago at Boskone, Boston’s local science fiction convention, where she was giving a presentation on writing for … Continue reading →

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Introducing Why SF?: Underwords’ New Interview Series

Posted on May 5, 2012 by Erin Underwood

I am pleased to announce that Underwords will be doing a new interview series called Why SF? This series will explore how science fiction has affected the lives of a variety of creative and influential people. Interviewees will range from … Continue reading →

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Kickstarting Futuredaze

Posted on April 27, 2012 by Erin Underwood

We’ve set up a Kickstarter project to help raise funds for Futuredaze and to also give people a way to preorder a copy now. Our Kickstarter project is only active until June 25th. If we don’t hit our goal, we … Continue reading →

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