Writing of seas and ships
What makes stories of the sea different from stories taking place in other settings? Wikipedia has a nice, short entry touching on this question and I agree with its authors about the themes common...
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Book Review — Ship of the Line
It’s clear to me now: reading C. S. Forester’s series of Horatio Hornblower novels in the wrong order is not the way to go. After reading Mr. Midshipman Hornblower (1st in chronological order, 6th...
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The Story behind “Wheels of Heaven”
With my story “Wheels of Heaven” about to launch on July 1st, I thought I’d tell you how I got the idea for the tale. The series What Man Hath Wrought consists of alternate history stories involving...
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Anthology Submission Call—Twenty Thousand Leagues Remembered
On June 20, 1870, Jules Verne’s Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea was published, giving the world a new type of vessel, and a new type of pirate. The novel’s original cover 150 years later, on...
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20,000 Mistranslations Under the Sea
If you’re a really good author, your book’s reputation can survive even a botched translation. As evidence, I offer the first English language translation of Jules Verne’s 20,000 Leagues Under the...
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A Few Leagues Short of 20,000
My favorite novel is Jules Verne’s 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. Still, the book is not free of literary flaws. Let’s examine them. Before diving into those, allow me to remind you I’ll be co-editing...
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Character Analysis — Conseil
This post begins a short series discussing major characters from Jules Verne’s Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea. I’ll start with Conseil. First, a reminder. Along with the esteemed and talented...
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Character Analysis — Ned Land
Today we’ll consider the character Ned Land in Jules Verne’s Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea. Before doing so, I’d like to remind you to submit a short story to Twenty Thousand Leagues...
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Jules Verne’s Impact on Undersea Fiction
The publication of Jules Verne’s Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea led to a boom in books about undersea adventures. But the boom didn’t occur immediately and Verne wasn’t the sole cause. Before...
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