The Near Future of VR Is about to Happen

NooSpace is a near-future science fiction novel. I wanted the tech to be grounded in what might be available in the next decade or two. So there aren’t any neural/brain implants, or fictional VR characters who materialize in real life (yes, I'm looking at you "Virtuosity"). It’s more about the ways that converging technologies like…

NooSpace: A Science Fiction Novel with Its Own Cryptocurrency

Today, NooSpace became the first science fiction novel backed by its own cryptocurrency! The science fiction world of NooSpace is coming real, one step at a time. In the book, the virtual world is powered by a Bitcoin-like currency called NooCash that's used to buy and sell goods, services, and real estate in VR. Now,…

Win Your Own Land in Virtual Reality!

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If you've been here before, you know that I am crowdfunding my VR cyberpunk novel NooSpace at Inkshares. I really appreciate all the supporters that have already signed up! Everyone will get a copy of the book when it's published. But publication can take a while, so there must be something else I can offer.…

Mapping the NooSpace VR World

The dimensions of a standard player space.

I always enjoy the maps in fantasy and science fiction novels. I'll often peruse a map in detail before reading the book, to help set the stage. So I've worked up a map for the first floor of NooSpace's OldWorld dimension. It ain't pretty yet -- the idea is to have a real artist create…

Crowdfunding a Novel: Cart Before Horse?

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It seems a little backwards to crowdfund my novel before it's finished. I'm expecting a lightning strike from above to punish me for hubris. I wouldn’t have posted NooSpace on Inkshares if it wasn’t for the Tracking Board’s LaunchPad Manuscript Contest. NooSpace was chosen as a finalist in the contest, and setting the book up…

NooSpace Is Available for Pre-Orders

NooSpace Book Cover

My science fiction novel NooSpace is now available for pre-orders at Inkshares.com! I entered the first chapters of the book into the The Tracking Board's Launch Pad Manuscript Competition and it was chosen as a first round finalist! As a result, it was set up at Inkshares, a popular crowdfunding platform for novels and non-fiction…