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3 Reasons To Use Crop Circles to Build Worlds – Weekly Wonder #11

February 26, 2016 by Sacha Black 68 Comments

Crop CirclesI’ve always wanted to find a crop circle. I mean, realistically I’d find it, do a flappy hand jig, then pause and have a horrible “oh” moment as I realise I’d have to be in the air to actually appreciate. But still. It’s on my bucket list.

They’re works of art, whether they’re made from the hand of a human or from the oddly artistic feet of an alien space craft, there’s no doubt they still look awesome.

But what is the significance of them? Why do they cause such controversy? and why the shit is it relevant to my writing? [Read more…] about 3 Reasons To Use Crop Circles to Build Worlds – Weekly Wonder #11

Filed Under: Ancient Aliens, Writing Tagged With: Aliens, cities, Conspiracy, crop circles, fantasy, fantasy world, inspiration, Science Fiction, world building, writing

F*** Fermi – I Never Liked A Paradox Anyway

February 12, 2016 by Sacha Black 68 Comments

Fuck FermiI get questioned a lot on whether or not I believe the stuff I write in my weekly wonders. Mostly, I just like writing controversial or thought provoking stuff. But primarily, I research it cause it inspires my own stories.

But, one thing I don’t mind admitting, is that I am 100% certain we are not alone.

You can’t tell me in that infinite void we call the universe, no one else climbed out of the primordial slime. No chance. I mean, does anyone actually believe that any more?!

But then, if there’s life out there… where the hell is it?

And that’s the question Fermi tries to answer with his paradox. [Read more…] about F*** Fermi – I Never Liked A Paradox Anyway

Filed Under: Writing Tagged With: Aliens, Conspiracy, creative writing, fantasy, fermi paradox, inspiration, physics, Science Fiction, The Great Filter

Flat Earth & The Great United Nations Cover Up

December 18, 2015 by Sacha Black 94 Comments

Flat EarthThere are a couple of films that after the first time I saw them, I felt a little bit less sane. The two biggest culprits being: The Matrix and The Truman Show. They messed with my head, my perception of reality in a way I cannot explain. In my defence I was only 12 when they were released in 1999. It’s weird though isn’t it. When something so ridiculous, so controversial it couldn’t possibly be true, sews just the tiniest seed of doubt.

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Curtsey of Wiki: The Flammarion engraving (1888) depicts a traveler who arrives at the edge of a flat Earth and sticks his head through the firmament.

For a few thousand years, we thought the world was flat. All 5 big religions, had accepted and promoted theories of a flat Earth. They believed the Earth was flat and at the edge was protected by something called the firmament – whilst they might have differed in their beliefs, they were united on this.

It wasn’t until Copernicus in the 16th century realised the world spun at over 1000mph and 60,000 mph round the sun, that he proposed the globe model. From these calculations he surmised the world was round. That’s it. No more proof no more evidence, it was accepted into mainstream society and still is to this day.

It’s one of those fundamental ideas we are taught on the first day of primary school; the world, is 100% round.

But, humour me, what if it’s not round? What if we got it right the first time? The Earth is flat. As conspiracy theories go, this one takes the biscuit.  [Read more…] about Flat Earth & The Great United Nations Cover Up

Filed Under: Ancient Aliens, Conspiracy, Space, Writing Tagged With: ancient aliens, Conspiracy, cover up, fantasy, flat earth, maps, Science Fiction, south pole, truth, united nations, writer, writing

Hollow Earth and the Secrets Hidden at the Centre of the Planet

December 11, 2015 by Sacha Black 64 Comments

Hollow Earth Theory

I am well overdue a weekly wonder. So I thought I would bring you a truly bizarre theory.

I stumbled across the Hollow Earth theory trying to research the Hollow Moon theory some time ago (more on that another time).  There have been many theories proposing different ideas around the Hollow Earth, William Reed and Edmond Halley being some of the first to note it. The Hollow Earth theory is a conspiracy claiming that the Earth is in fact, Hollow. The way I see it, this hollowness is in two parts: [Read more…] about Hollow Earth and the Secrets Hidden at the Centre of the Planet

Filed Under: Ancient Aliens, Writing Tagged With: Agartha, Aliens, ancient aliens, Conspiracy, fantasy, Hollow Earth, Science Fiction, writing

Interview with Author Charles E Yallowitz

October 30, 2015 by Sacha Black 48 Comments

Charles E YallowitzMy author interviews are drawing to a close, we have less than a month left of these posts and I’m not sure yet what I will do about replacing them. But, to this week, I am thrilled to have Charles E Yallowitz as my author interview. Charles is a huge supporter of fellow authors, please do go check him out. You can find him on his blog: Legends of Windermere, his website Charles E. Yallowitz, his amazon author page Amazon Author Page, Facebook and finally Twitter. [Read more…] about Interview with Author Charles E Yallowitz

Filed Under: Author Interview, Literature, writer, Writing Tagged With: author, books, fantasy, literature, writer, writing

Interview With Author Lauren Dawes

October 23, 2015 by Sacha Black 1 Comment

Lauren DawesThis week I welcome the fabulous Lauren Dawes. You can find her on her Website, Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Blog, Amazon, B&N and Kobo. [Read more…] about Interview With Author Lauren Dawes

Filed Under: Author Interview, writer, Writing Tagged With: author, books, fantasy, literature, werewolves, writer, writing

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