Little Known Facts from Tomb of the Ten Thousand Dead
The little-known fact about Alexander the Great’s march across the 200-mile desert inspires historical fiction adventure Tomb of the Ten Thousand Dead.
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Women of the West
/10 Comments/in Western/by John GoodwinMen weren’t the only colorful figures of the Wild West. Women of the West proved easily their equal.
Ancient Environmental Cleanup Project Hidden in Plain Sight
/13 Comments/in Mission Earth, Sci Fi & Fantasy/by John GoodwinA detailed environmental cleanup project for Earth was put forth in the 1983 SF novel Mission Earth by L. Ron Hubbard.
How to Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day at Home with Evergreen Audio Classics & Avocado Pistachio Tart
/2 Comments/in Audiobooks/by John GoodwinA new take on how to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day at home, including listening to evergreen audio classics and savoring a healthy green avocado tart.
Little Known Facts from Inky Odds
/3 Comments/in Historical Fiction/by John GoodwinL. Ron Hubbard’s meticulous research added authenticity to his realistic fiction. This little-known fact is from Inky Odds, a China-Japanese War story.
Little Known Facts from All Frontiers Are Jealous
/2 Comments/in Historical Fiction/by John GoodwinThe little known facts from meticulous research add authenticity to L. Ron Hubbard’s fiction. This one takes you to Africa when building Sudan railway.
Mission Earth: Science Fiction & Satire
/2 Comments/in Mission Earth, Sci Fi & Fantasy/by John GoodwinAnother aspect to science fiction: by its nature most of it has an element of satire. It has been used by such notables as Mark Twain, Johannes Kepler, Samuel Butler, Jules Verne and Sir Thomas More. This becomes more obvious when the history of satire is examined and compared to science fiction.
Little Known Facts from The Battling Pilot
/0 Comments/in Historical Fiction/by John GoodwinThis realistic fiction book used a little known fact: The Battling Pilot mentions the exclusive Pan Am Boeing 314 Clippers used by the superrich.
The Story Behind Fahrenheit 451
/18 Comments/in Sci Fi & Fantasy/by LucyIn this next article in the series about authors and their stories, we talk about Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 and what inspired him to write the novel.
A War Correspondent Bleeds Ink, not Blood. Most of the Time.
/0 Comments/in Action & Adventure, Battlefield Earth, Horror, Mystery & Suspense, Sci Fi & Fantasy, Western/by John GoodwinWhat makes a war correspondent risk his or her life to report the truth about wars? What is their mission and why do we need outsiders to look at the battlefield from the inside?