Sometimes it can be hard to connect the dots of how society operates. Why do things happen in our society? Why does the pendulum swing to personal rights, then away, then back? Why is there a rise of xenophobia? Sometimes I just want to know how (I don’t really... by Ryan McFadden | Mar 17, 2016 | Uncategorized
Like I said: a lot of friends with book releases last week. Today we have another SF Noir (my fav kind of book) from Gerald Brandt called The Courier. Not only is Gerald my buddy, but he hit it big with this book. If I said ‘he’s published through... by Ryan McFadden | Mar 6, 2016 | Uncategorized
One of my first conventions was at the Montreal Worldcon in 2009. This shouldn’t have been my first as it was massive and overwhelming (<Steve from IT here: Part 1 can be found here>) but it was closest and seemed like the thing to do. Everyone was making... by Ryan McFadden | Dec 1, 2015 | Uncategorized
Went to see Mad Max for a second time (this time with my Mom!) and it was just as good on the second viewing. However, with all the talk of this being a feminist movie, I found something interesting. Waaaay back in university, I remember doing a paper on women... by Ryan McFadden | May 29, 2015 | Uncategorized
Last year, I launched eBookTechnician.com, a site highlighting e-coding that I’ve done for small presses (such as CZP and Bundoran Press), for collaborative work (The 10th Circle Project), and more recently freelance work. I’m a big supporter of ebooks,... by Ryan McFadden | Jun 7, 2012 | Uncategorized
I am not a science-fiction writer. Sometimes I dabble in science to push my story forward (such as my novella from Women of the Apocalypse, where my fictional deep-earth headquarters was modeled after the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory), but for the most part, I let the... by Ryan McFadden | Mar 14, 2012 | Uncategorized