REBLOG: Five Rules For The Jackholes Trying To Ruin Halloween

On October 14, 2015October 14, 2015 By Luther M. SilerIn ParentingLeave a comment

As someone who lives in one of those neighborhoods that kids get brought to… yes, this.

Can we not suck the fun out of Halloween?

Can we have one day? One day where it’s just about having fun and there are no guidelines or parameters or judgement or rules?

I’ve been hearing plenty of grumbling on both mainstream and social media. Things that annoy people about Halloween. “Rules” for trick or treating.

There’s been an abundance of people who seem to have a stick up their candy bowl.

They have been lamenting the kids who trample their grass, don’t ask politely for candy. The ones who take the candy and don’t say thank you. People who wonder at the wisdom of giving candy when more kids are overweight. Remember the lady who handed out fat shaming letters to trick or treaters? And there are people who think it’s their job to determine how old is too old for trick or treating.

As a public service and…

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REBLOG: Star Wars: Aftermath And The Regressive Hate Machine

On September 7, 2015September 7, 2015 By Luther M. SilerIn Reading1 Comment

Ah, good. Now I don’t have to write this. Because I’ve been thinking about it.

REBLOG: Amazon Tweaks Its Kindle Unlimited System. It Still Sucks For KDP Select Authors

On June 21, 2015 By Luther M. SilerIn WritingLeave a comment

Scalzi is right, here, but in a way completely unrelated to how I was thinking about KU earlier this week:

Amazon Tweaks Its Kindle Unlimited System. It Still Sucks For KDP Select Authors.

SOURCERER: Interview with Melissa Barker-Simpson

On June 1, 2015May 31, 2015 By Luther M. SilerIn Reading6 Comments

They’re on a different time zone than me over there, and I think I’ve got this right, but if the link is dead give it an hour. At any rate, I interviewed Melissa Barker-Simpson about her new book over at Sourcerer, and you should read it. Both the interview and the book, I mean.

REBLOG REVIEW: Skylights by Luther M Siler

On May 28, 2015May 28, 2015 By Luther M. SilerIn ReviewsLeave a comment

Woo! Great write-up for SKYLIGHTS. Check it out!

Jedi by Knight

Skylights is the first full-length novel from Luther M. Siler, and it’s a perfect fun, quick summer sci-fi read. Journalist Gabriel Southern has been mysteriously chosen for a private mission to Mars. The goal? Find out what happened to the last mission.

The first part of the book, the preparation for the trip to Mars, unabashedly revels in details about the cutting-edge technology of the year 2027. There’s a lot of explanation, but it’s not tedious; in fact it’s rather joyous, and it was pleasant to read a story that was so tech-positive as opposed to the myriad dystopias/post-apocalyptic sci-fi on the market.

When the crew reaches Mars, the suspense kicks in. There were for sure a couple of parts that got my heart racing. The story has some creative twists, so just enjoy the ride.

The book is not too long and I never felt it drag. The…

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REBLOG: Author Interview: Luther M. Siler

On May 8, 2015May 8, 2015 By Luther M. SilerIn WritingLeave a comment

My third interview of the week! I should release a new book every month. Except that would kill me stone dead and that would probably be bad.

REBLOG: Author Interview: Luther M. Siler (The Sanctum of the Sphere)

On May 5, 2015May 5, 2015 By Luther M. SilerIn WritingLeave a comment

PEOPLE KEEP TALKING TO ME

Natacha Guyot

Today, Luther M. Siler, author of THE SANCTUM OF THE SPHERE (THE BENEVOLENCE ARCHIVES VOL. 2) is with us to talk about his newly released book, Science Fiction and much more!

NG: How were you first introduced to Science Fiction?
LUTHER: This would be a much easier question if you said “Fantasy” instead of “Science Fiction,” because I know the answer: my uncle David gave me THE HOBBIT in second grade and condemned me to geekery forever. I have been racking my brain for a week or two now and I cannot for the life of me figure out what the first SF I read was. David was probably involved somehow, though, as once I was old enough to realize speculative fiction was a thing (although, obviously, I’d not have used that term) I was off to the races.
Wait. You never used the word “book” in that question…

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REBLOG: Sourcerer’s Eleven: Questions for Author Luther M. Siler

On May 4, 2015May 4, 2015 By Luther M. SilerIn WritingLeave a comment

This is a pretty cool interview of some dude by some other dude and you should check it out.

Sourcerer

This is the inaugural edition of a new feature: author/blogger interviews. Today I’m chatting with Sourcerer contributor Luther M. Siler, author of The Benevolence Archives and Skylights. Luther has graciously agreed to conduct the next interview.

1. You’ve just released The Sanctum of the Sphere, volume two of TheBenevolence Archives. Can you tell us a little about that series and how it came about?

I read an interview with Brian K. Vaughan, writer of the excellent comic book sci-fi series SAGA, right after George Lucas sold Lucasfilm to Disney. Vaughan made a point that resonated with me immediately: instead of getting mad at Lucas for doing what he wanted with what was, after all, kinda HIS stuff, why not channel that energy into making up our own stories? I don’t know that he specifically used SW as inspiration, but the question that ended up leading to…

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