Wormholes:
However, Mars and Cancri 55 are real places, and for the sequel “Visionary of Peace”, I needed to answer a question. How do they plan to reach Hinun? Finally, I settled on using a wormhole for travel purposes - maybe because they’re more artistic.
Although a wormhole has never been created, they aren’t just something from science fiction. The theory for them is based in physics. This led to the challenge of my characters creating the first wormhole in the most difficult of circumstances. Early attempts were less than impressive. At first, my physicists ended up generating small, unpredictable wormholes only capable of lasting for a few seconds in a lab.
No such thing as a small wormhole you say? According to astrophysicist Stephen Hawking, “wormholes may exist in quantum foam, the smallest environment in the universe. Here, tiny tunnels constantly blink in and out of existence, momentarily linking separate places and time.”
Yet even small wormholes don’t run on thin air and need something to generate them. I needed exotic matter – another conceptual aspect of physics. Where could I get this stuff? When reading the definitions for exotic matter.
Exotic Matter: Any kind of matter that is not made up of baryons (protons and neutrons) and has both negative energy density and negative pressure or tension that exceeds the energy density.
How rambling is that?
However, the biggest problem with the small, short-term wormhole is that it has no use in reaching Hinun. Still, I couldn’t let the dream of reaching Hinun die for my long suffering characters. I needed something more and I found it.
Thanks for having me today, Alex.
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And her books - Visionary of Peace and Seer of Mars
Ninja News
Angela Brown’s book, Frailties of the Bond, is now available – congratulations, Angela!
She’s on her blog tour right now and you can win a copy of her book. Check her site for details.
Misha Gericke announced the categories for this month’s Paying it Forward Awards:
Blogger Who Makes the Bloggosphere Amazing
Blogger With Unrivaled Determination
Blogger With Amazing Team Spirit
Blogger Who Brightens Every Day
Visit her blog to cast your nominations now!
First, this is post number 600. Whoa!
Second, I have over 1800 followers now. Double whoa!!
Mini-Alex and His Peeps
Mini-Alex may not get out much, but he does have friends!
Here he is hanging with his peeps, admiring Robyn Alana Engel’s book, Just the Right Time!
And it’s really cold today, so he hopes his scarf arrives soon.
Special Peeps
I want to mention two special ladies.
As I’ve noted before, my guest post guidelines state that I only allow blogger buddies.
I get requests every week, and I’m polite when I explain my guidelines and why. Most I never hear from again. One guy unfollowed me immediately.
However, two ladies, once I explained how it works, decided to become my blogger buddies. Two out of hundreds.
Joylene Nowell Butler and Sandra Ulbrich Almazan, I want to thank you for taking that step. You two can guest post anytime you like!
Movie Trivia
Movie quotes today – all science fiction! Name the movie – and the actor/character if you can:
1 – “If this is foreplay, I’m a dead man.”
2 – “The Fourth of July will no longer be known as an American holiday, but as the day when the world declared in one voice, ‘We will not go quietly into the night…’”
3 – “His pattern indicates two-dimensional thinking.”
4 – “Can I ask you a personal question? Have you ever retired a human by mistake?”
5 - “I just want to know that it’s really happening.”
Ready to read Cindy's books? Nominating someone for the Paying it Forward Awards? Ready to hang with Mini-Alex and his Peeps? And know any of the trivia answers?
