Seven years on: advice to new writers
Last week, on 9 December to be precise, was what I consider the anniversary of my writing career. In December [...]
Looking at the Earth through different eyes: the GRACE mission
Adapted from a talk given at #CSIROTweetup by Dr Daniel Shaddock (laser systems) Dr Paul Tregoning (geo data) ANU, supplemented [...]
Mars Curiosity Tweetup in Canberra!
On 25 November 2011, NASA will launch the Mars Science Laboratory mission in the form of the rover known as [...]
People have asked me to write something about terraforming Mars, a subject that is of great interest to SF buffs. I think Kim Stanley Robinson in his Mars series does a pretty good summary of all the currently-held scientific opinions on techniques of how we [...]
This is book 1 of the Return of the Aghyrians series. Book 2 is Trader’s Honour, and book 3 will be called Soldier’s Duty. I have no publication date for that as yet. All these books are standalone stories. She’s not your ordinary country girl, [...]
The anthology contains more than 50,000 words of short stories both in fantasy and SF. All stories have been published previously. Buy on Kobo Buy on Amazon print or ebook Buy on Smashwords Buy on Barnes & Noble Buy on iTunes US Buy on Sony [...]
I wrote the Middle Grade novel The Far Horizon because when reading to my kids, I noticed that there was a lot of fantasy for the 9-13 age group, but no SF. Blurb: Of all the things ten-year-old Cory Wilson expects to do when he [...]
His Name In Lights A novelette originally published in the Universe Annex of the Grantville Gazette. On the strongly volcanic and radiation-soaked surface of the moon Io, the smallest mishap means mortal peril, even for artificial humans like Daniel and Oscar. Clones are expendable and [...]
In a previous post, I mused about what the earth would be like with no moon. You may hear the Moon blamed for things as diverse as reproductive cycles and people’s moods, but in that post, I argued that if all of a sudden, we’d [...]
This morning I came across this very interesting article on the Centauri Dreams website. By the way, Centauri Dreams, the website of the Tau Zero Foundation, is a very rich source for writers of realistic SF, especially in relation to planetary exploration and interstellar travel. [...]
by Mary Roach This book is worth reading simply for the laughs. It covers all the niggle and naughty little details about space flight, backed up with details from NASA files. The books focuses on weird and whacky details. Did you know, for example, that [...]
by Eugene F. Mallove Another classic reference for the SF writer. Covers all technical aspects of space flight in a format that is not too hard for non-physicists, although this book does cover a bit more detail than others mentioned here. Most of the discussions [...]
This is a question that gets asked a bit in writer’s forums, and frankly, I have some trouble with it. I mean, it’s called Science Fiction, isn’t it? Yes, I know there are many stories out there that don’t seem to have any science at [...]
Welcome to the website of Patty Jansen, writer of SF and fantasy. Patty is a member of SFWA and winner of the second quarter of the Writers of the Future contest. As well as in volume 27 of the contest, she has published fiction in various magazines such as Redstone SF and the Universe Annex of the Grantville Gazette. She has also 'indie' published a number of longer works. Patty lives in Sydney, Australia.
Patty has a PhD in science, and before becoming a writer, Patty worked in agricultural research.
Reviews:
An original premise, nicely done, particularly the scenery.
Lois Tilton, Locus Online, about 'Party, with Echoes' in Redstone SF, May 2011
Five stars from me, Patty's just scored herself a fan.
Book blogger Sean, about 'His Name In Lights', at Amazon.com
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