Sci Fi News Bytes 7 is now available. News on Way Station, Resident Alien, Battlestar Galactica 2020, War of the Worlds, Lost in Space, and more.
Sci Fi News Bytes 7 is now available
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Sci Fi News Bytes 6 is now available
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Sci Fi News Bytes – New Science Fiction Newsletter from Maldek House
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Well, I’ve taken a break from writing to concentrate on… writing – for my creative writing degree. Unfortunately, space opera science fiction doesn’t really fit into the non-fiction area of the assessments, nor does it fit the popular cinema course focused on Hollywood teen movies, or even the television studies stream that explores contemporary culture.
It’s difficult to focus on writing science fiction when everything else is pulling you back into the real world, so instead, I’ve gone back to something I used to do in the 90s. Write about the latest on Science Fiction TV releases. (Reporting in the real world on science fiction – you see what I did there!) We’ve entered the new golden age of science fiction TV with so many new shows being made and streamed through Netflix, Amazon and others, that it is the perfect time to start reporting on the golden sci fi year of 2020.
But online news services haven’t been quick to ‘nicheify’ their offerings, prefering to lump together anything remotely connected to science fiction and fantasy. As I’m only interested in stories set in space, preferably with aliens, I regularly find trying to read through these newsletters frustrating. Especially if the newsletter has a standard heading that says ‘latest science fiction news’ only to have just fantasy news below it.
And so, I’ve created Sci Fi News Bytes. A new weekly run down on Space Operas / Space Dramas. If it has aliens, spaceships, is set in the future, and much of the series is spent in space, then it’ll probably get a mention.
Oh, and it’s free!
Check out issue 2 online here:
One more thing. If you haven’t seen it already, I strongly recommend you check out Another Life. While there are a few naff scenes, and the cutaways to Earth don’t seem to add much to the story, thankfully they’re few and far between. The space story line is awesome and takes up most of the screen time. And it’s got Katee Sackoff and Samuel Anderson! Official Netflix site here: Another Life
Get Added! A Note for Science Fiction Bloggers
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One of the things I learned a long time ago, when I was one of the first SEO people in Sydney in 2002, was that you need to get added absolutely everywhere if you want to succeed. For a writer, this means every relevant website, blog, bookshop, Facebook page, database, awards list, convention list and any other list you can think of.
With there being so much internet content now, and with so many apps out there replacing websites, this has changed, and we need to be listed on every relevant app.
However, as there are now so many places to be listed, you would never have time to write. And paying for someone to do that for you would cost more than any of the money you might get from your novels. So, listing yourself everywhere nowadays is just not viable anymore.
But listing your blog in a list of similar blogs on a site that ranks, is. Google algorithms favor not just being listed, but being listed in a targeted, controlled list that only focuses on the area you want to be part of. And so, recently I looked about for lists of feeds of science fiction news blogs, and found one suitable for my site.
Check out: Top 50 Science Fiction Blogs & Websites for Sci Fi Fans
This link, well where I am, comes up as number one in the organic results for a number of keyword phrases such as ‘science fiction news sites’ and ‘science fiction blogs’ Even if it was further down the page for you, that is a massive score on Google.
Some things about the list:
I love the fact I can click on each of the links and get the latest posts on that page. I can then decide if they’re relevant for me and, if they are, add them to my feed.
Actually, I added a few to the Science Fiction and Fantasy News app available on Google Play.
The list is regularly updated. I guess if they don’t receive that many posts from a site for awhile, it gets pulled down.
When you’re added you get a few friendly emails reminding you to make a blog post about your addition. As I’m very forgetful for something important like this, I am grateful for the emails.
You can also sign up and get updates of the feeds from the listed sites as part of an email.
And, of course, the list contains a lot of interesting sites that are worth checking out, unlike other sites that list places solely to get some kind of commission.
If you have a regular science fiction blog, and you talk about science fiction themes a lot (not just your own work) then you should submit your site for consideration.
And, if you just wish to promote your book, I recommend posting here:
It’s another site of mine. I plan to get back to updating it and making it more user friendly later this year.
Wishing you all the best in your writing.
Science Fiction and Fantasy News Feeds App. Free on Google Play.
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Hi Everyone. I hope you all had a great Easter break. I’ve created a new app called the Science Fiction and Fantasy News Feeds App. Or SFFN for short. It pulls in SF&F news from various places around the web. So, if you’re interested in everything Science Fiction, from shows to books, there’ll be news on it for you. Most are short snippets so when you find the one you like, you can click on it to go to the original site to read more. It’s free on Google Play. Check it out here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.science.fiction.and.fantasy.news
Also, if you know of an RSS feed that should be part of the app, one where science fiction and fantasy news is posted several times a day, please leave a comment below and I’ll check it out.
Cheers!