One morning. One number. One completely different life. ZZ's books ZZ's Blog Unsubscribe Hey everyone! Andrew here.Great news to start with. I've done more writing, which I am very pleased about. I also have to say that I am feeling very pleased that so many of you...
“Starlight: A Journalist’s Dilemma”
No phones. No internet. No messages. One thing disappears first—what would you miss the most? ZZ's books ZZ's Blog Unsubscribe Hey everyone! Andrew here. I've been working on a short story that I want to share a piece of with you today. So far I'm calling it "Card."...
You’re the only human who can save Earth. What’s your first reaction?
With Project Hail Mary generating so much excitement, here's a question for every sci-fi fan... 🚀 ZZ's books ZZ's Blog Unsubscribe Hey everyone! Andrew here. Hooboy... lots to talk about this week. This issue? It's weird. Now we do this every other week...
If You Could Spend One Day with Any Star Wars Character, Who Would You Choose?
One day. One Star Wars character. Who are you picking? ZZ's books ZZ's Blog Unsubscribe Hey everyone! Andrew here. We're in that stage of life when the kids are just about to leave the nest and things in my day job can get a bit hectic. So my wife decided...
AI: My Personal Assistant
Are you using AI as a helper... or something much more personal? ZZ's books ZZ's Blog Unsubscribe Hey everyone! Andrew here. In my day job I work for a large tech company. As part of our job we are expected to use, I might even go so far as to say...
Which future tech would definitely go wrong? Humanity cannot be trusted with at least one of these.
Humanity cannot be trusted with at least one of these. ZZ's books ZZ's Blog Unsubscribe Hey everyone! Andrew here. This week has been a slow writing week but a good one for filling the well and recharging. My mother is visiting us and I've been spending...
Which sci-fi future feels most likely within the next century?
Humanity might already be heading toward one of these. Sci-fi has been warning us for decades. ZZ's books Hey everyone! Andrew here. So I have been reading some non-fiction lately, which doesn't happen as often as it should. Last week I picked up "In the...
Have You Ever Seen Yourself in a Character While Reading? Yes—Scarily Accurate Yes, a little Not really Never
Has this ever happened to you? That moment when a character feels way too familiar… ZZ's books Hey everyone! Andrew here. This week my wife handed me a copy of Ishiguro's Klara and the Sun and said: read this, then tell me what you think. She'd...
KLARA AND THE SUN: IS IT ACTUALLY A GOOD NOVEL?
**KLARA AND THE SUN: IS IT ACTUALLY A GOOD NOVEL?** I finished Klara and the Sun this week and I've been thinking about it ever since. It's Ishiguro's latest novel, about Klara, an AI robotic companion who worships the Sun and a sick girl called Josie. It won the...
If You Met Your Past Self, Would You Warn Them… or Leave Things Alone?
Would you risk changing everything? ZZ's books Hey everyone! Andrew here. The subject line of the newsletter probably gave things away a bit. Yes, I have time travel on the brain. Time loops, specifically, and not in a casual, "oh that's a fun idea" kind...
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