Generation Mars

Generation Mars is a series of children’s books that follows the first group of kids born on Mars as they grow into their own.

[Generation Mars @GenMarsSeries]

*Available October 22 in print and on Kindle*

Water: Generation Mars, Book Three

Kindle edition available for pre-order at a special price now at https://t.co/M025ptqsgB

illustration: @icreateworlds2
#newrelease #bookrelease #childrensbooks #mars #scifi

[Generation Mars @GenMarsSeries]

I still have a long way to go. What new surprises are lurking out there (or in my subconscious), waiting to find their way in? I don’t know!

And that’s even more awesome!
(4/4)

[Generation Mars @GenMarsSeries]

Scrolling back through my writing journal, I see that today is exactly one year since I started work on Food: Generation Mars, Book Four. (1/4)

image: generated by ImageFX

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[Generation Mars @GenMarsSeries]

The manuscript I am working on now bears only passing resemblance to what I had in mind then.

And that’s awesome!
(3/4)

[Generation Mars @GenMarsSeries]

@DrPhiltill Luna

[Generation Mars @GenMarsSeries]

It looks so close!

The next Generation Mars book, Food, takes place on both Luna and Mars. And points between...

#amwriting #mgscifi #mglit

[Andrew McCarthy @AJamesMcCarthy]

This is a real photo captured from Earth. This is Mars the moment it emerged after being occulted by the moon, captured with my 14” telescope and formatted as a mobile wallpaper if you want it.

I’m posting my work as mobile wallpapers daily, I’ll do another tomorrow. Stay tuned!

[Generation Mars @GenMarsSeries]

This image shows the progress on the next Generation Mars book as of May 30. Since then, I've been on a wild and wonderful vacation with the family and haven't written a word. I expect this number is about to start growing. A lot.

#amwriting #mglit #scifi #mars

[Generation Mars @GenMarsSeries]

Here's an interview I did with @Calcifer123 at Willow Wren Books recently.
https://t.co/OCEo7CVCML

#amwriting #mglit #mgscifi

[Generation Mars @GenMarsSeries]

Rick Tumlinson has a lot to say about our future in space. There is much in this piece that fits with the ideas I present in Generation Mars. Give it a read and see what you think.

#GenerationMars #space

[Rick N. Tumlinson @RocketRick]

My latest on https://t.co/T0s7VpYO4M going after some of the myths attacking our cause.
From a book I’m working on for next spring.

⁦@elonmusk⁩ forgive my disclaimer in it lol. I’m an equal opportunity offender!

Source: https://t.co/T0s7VpYO4M https://t.co/BbvJEmPlKt

[Generation Mars @GenMarsSeries]

Just like my fictional Martian colony, recent archaeological research suggests humans have been seeking shelter from radiation in lava tubes for thousands of years.

https://t.co/GWkKpIzKex

#Mars #GenerationMars #shelter #lavatubes #archaeology #scifi #kidlit #mglit #mgscifi

[Generation Mars @GenMarsSeries]

Readers' Favorite Five Star Review!

"...a gripping narrative that keeps readers on the edge of their seats and rooting for the characters because they’re realistic and authentic..."

Full review at https://t.co/fTXuc64Ztx

[Generation Mars @GenMarsSeries]

The next book is turning into an epic. Decided I needed more delta-v to pull it off. This oughta do it.

#amwriting #Mars #GenerationMars #scifi #kidlit #mglit #mgscifi #middlegradefiction #coffee #homeroasting

@sweetmarias, fueling writers and rocket scientists since 1997.

[Generation Mars @GenMarsSeries]

Is cannibalism appropriate for middle grade? Asking for a friend...

But seriously, this next book is shaping up to push the envelope. Several envelopes. All the envelopes, maybe.

image: Twemoji (https://t.co/syXXJ6SbLv), https://t.co/xeRBLyX4nk, unaltered

[Generation Mars @GenMarsSeries]

SpaceX successfully launched Starship this week. Eric Berger has some perspective on what that means for our future in space.

[Eric Berger @SciGuySpace]

A dazzling glimpse of what is yet to come.

https://t.co/BuROL70Hin

[Generation Mars @GenMarsSeries]

"Hunger, or the fear of it, has always played a major role in determining the actions and attitudes of man. In every age and every land people have starved..."

More light reading in preparation for the next book in the Generation Mars series: Food.

[Generation Mars @GenMarsSeries]

Some light reading for the next book. In 1945, thirty-six men volunteered for the first scientific study of the effects of starvation. It wasn't pretty.

Really feeling sorry for my main characters right now. I had a cookie about an hour ago, and my stomach is already grumbling.

[Generation Mars @GenMarsSeries]

My current to-read stack, in no particular order. (This is in addition to a gazillion papers and articles on orbital dynamics, Earth-Mars cyclers, starvation, malnutrition, and food production on Mars that I am reading for the next book.)

What's in yours?

[Generation Mars @GenMarsSeries]

I love that. The surprise is why I write. I can’t speak for others, but I would guess that even the most organized and methodical writers cherish that surprise when it happens. I hope they do.

[Generation Mars @GenMarsSeries]

Go listen to a few minutes right now, from 2:45 to about 5:10. Or listen to the whole thing if you want. I’ll wait…

[Generation Mars @GenMarsSeries]

Finally, almost mysteriously, there is a book, and I can say with certainty that it ends up nowhere I might have guessed when I set out with that first idea.