Imagine that a weird time accident happened and all the singers from the ’80s never performed a single a note… except for one… who would you keep? Sometimes you could be forgiven for thinking that the entire decade only spawned 10-15 good songs, but the reality is that it was a really vibrant period forContinue reading “If I could only keep 1 singer from the ’80s it would be…”
Author Archives: Lee J. Russell
Cold War memories…
I have very strong memories of the closing days of the Cold War which often resonate in my writing. The invention of the internet and social media means that today I can connect with people from all around the world who have an interest in Cold War history, and in many cases who also retainContinue reading “Cold War memories…”
From ‘Evil Eye – A Lissa Blackwood Thriller’: A walk across London in the footsteps of the Head of SIG, Colonel Peter Carson, DSO with Bar, MC…
Towards the start of my new Lissa Blackwood thriller called ‘Evil Eye’, her boss, Peter Carson, faces the challenge of knowing that on that day he will be the target of an assassination attempt. Now fifty eight years old, as a young man Carson had originally intended to train as a chemical engineer. However, inContinue reading “From ‘Evil Eye – A Lissa Blackwood Thriller’: A walk across London in the footsteps of the Head of SIG, Colonel Peter Carson, DSO with Bar, MC…”
Space 1999: the problem with Victor Bergman…
When I was a boy I really enjoyed watching the TV series ‘Space 1999’. I was fascinated by space exploration and the ‘realism’ of an Anderson creation featuring real people made a strong impression on me. At that time creating a moonbase seemed like an obvious next step towards mankind stepping out properly into spaceContinue reading “Space 1999: the problem with Victor Bergman…”
Crawling around inside Nuclear Bunkers…
I was stuck on how to make a section work in the closing scenes of ‘Evil Eye’ (my latest thriller novel) – it all revolves around moving unseen inside an active nuclear bunker – but these are intimate places and, looking at images online, I was getting very bogged down. The (now) cliched fiction solutionContinue reading “Crawling around inside Nuclear Bunkers…”
Just 5 more scenes to go and then the first draft of “Evil Eye” will be complete!
I’ve just added another 1300 words to ‘Evil Eye – A Lissa Blackwood Thriller’ this morning. There are now just 5 scenes left to write and the first draft will be complete! Those 1300 words surprised me – they come at a moment when Lissa Blackwood is trying to work out how to poison theContinue reading “Just 5 more scenes to go and then the first draft of “Evil Eye” will be complete!”
Disappointed with ‘Annihilation’ on Netflix…
So, I just finished watching the sci-fi movie ‘Annihilation’ on Netflix, and I have to say I was underwhelmed and disappointed. A March ’18 review on DigitalSpy ( http://www.digitalspy.com/movies/feature/a852095/netflix-annihilation-explained-ending-spoilers/ ) described it as “… one of the most intellectually challenging films of the year” – I don’t think so. Here’s a quick summary of theContinue reading “Disappointed with ‘Annihilation’ on Netflix…”
Online Science Fiction Book Club: Robert Heinlein Society Panel interview, June 2018…
I’m feeling very pleased and honoured to have had one of my questions about the science fiction writer Robert Heinlein answered in a recent panel interview organised by the Online Science Fiction Book Club (https://www.facebook.com/groups/130411676997908/ ). Heinlein is one of my all-time favourite writers with published work spanning from 1947 to 1987, and posthumously inContinue reading “Online Science Fiction Book Club: Robert Heinlein Society Panel interview, June 2018…”
“Spectral” – Netflix (2016)…
Just finished watching ‘Spectral’ on Netflix – yep, it’s a 2016 movie that I just got around to watching. That’s actually pretty up to date for me, I’m usually 5-10 years behind! An ‘OK’ hokum entertainer of pseudo-baffle ‘science’ lashed together with soldier-dudes and plenty of gun play. Don’t let that mislead you though… asContinue reading ““Spectral” – Netflix (2016)…”
“Born with the Dead” – Robert Silverberg, 1974
I’ve just finished re-reading Robert Silverberg’s 1974 novella ‘Born with the Dead’ and loved it all over again… I first read this story in the early ’80s and it really stuck with me. I’ve probably given away around a thousand books over the past 30 years, including this one. However, Silverberg was my favourite sci-fiContinue reading ““Born with the Dead” – Robert Silverberg, 1974″
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