The Galilean Moons
From SRP Author Cameron Cooper: It’s such an evocative name. I’m a huge West Wing fan — I’ve seen all […]
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Fictional Dinner Guests: My Dream Line-Up
From SRP Author Cameron Cooper: Imagine this: a long, candlelit table in a quiet, cozy room. Five fascinating fictional characters
TANSTAAFL, Time Travel, and the Price of Progress
From SRP author Cameron Cooper: Welcome to the first post of 2025! January always seems to bring a heightened awareness
From Fried Circuits to Quantum Futures
From SRP Author Cameron Cooper: This week, my faithful desktop computer decided it had had enough. After years of service,
Space Opera: The Genre Dreamers Need Right Now
These days, it feels like the world’s challenges are mounting. From economic uncertainty and environmental crises to the polarization of beliefs and values, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. We’re bombarded daily by grim news, leaving many of us searching for a reprieve—a way to escape the harsh realities of life and recharge our emotional batteries.
SF Crime & Adventure Omnibus from Cameron Cooper
Stories Rule Press author Cameron Cooper has released the omnibus edition of his Ptolemy Lane Tales SF Crime & Adventure
Amazing Stories: Help Revive a Science Fiction Legacy
Science fiction as we know it owes much to Amazing Stories, the genre’s pioneering magazine. Founded in 1926, it was the first magazine solely dedicated to speculative fiction, helping launch countless authors and igniting imaginations across generations. Now, after decades without active publication, Amazing Stories is gearing up for a triumphant return—and you have a chance to be part of it!
A New Release Newsletter Worth Subscribing To
I’ve been a full member of SFWA (Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers’ Association — or, as it used to be: Science Fiction Writers of America) for several years. And even I didn’t know about their new release newsletter until just this week.
The Future Outpacing Fiction: Can Sci-Fi Writers Keep Up?
In a recent conversation with Bill Gates, filmmaker James Cameron revealed a growing challenge for science fiction creators: staying ahead of real-world technological advancements. He noted that rapid innovation, particularly in artificial intelligence, is outpacing the speculative futures traditionally envisioned by writers. For creators of speculative fiction, this raises a profound question: How do you imagine a future that hasn’t already arrived?
Two Years On: The Rapid Rise of AI Image Generation
Two years ago, I wrote a post, “I Think AI Covers Have A Way To Go…”, that marvelled at the world’s first AI generated magazine cover, while at the same time suggesting that as “art,” it was lacking. Back then, faces and hands generated by AI were weird.
A year later, I wrote a follow-up post: “When I Said AI Art Wouldn’t Be On Book Covers Soon….,” that pointed out how badly I had underestimated the pace at which AI art generation would develop.
And here I am again, almost exactly a year later, shaking my head over the leaps and bound of AI image generation.