Bert-Oliver Boehmer's Blog

I am not a robot, please read: The Nebulas, Artificial Intelligence, and Silly Me.

Once I returned from the 2024 Nebula Conference, back at my author’s alcove, I mentally reviewed all the things I heard, learned, and discussed with my fellow authors. Despite the enormous breadth of topics, one thing crept into every single conversation at some point: AI.

Everyone seems concerned about it. Everyone is also tired to hear and read about it (like you here and now, maybe), but there was a consensus that, unless you reached 95 years of age, it WILL be relevant for you in your life, so we might as well tackle it. [...]

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It’s Earth Day. I don’t celebrate Earth Day. Earth is not mentioned in my books. Why the heck not?

Now, let me be clear: I don’t mind Earth Day and its related celebrations and activities at all!It’s a day that just doesn’t have a very special meaning for me. The funniest explanation I heard what Earth Day is comes from comedian Lewis Black who said “When I was in school […] we were doing a lot of drugs. So we came up with Earth Day so we’d have one day every year that would remind us what planet we were living on.” I was born in the Sixties, but too late for being part of hippie culture, so I missed out on any potential nostalgic connection to Earth Day.

But—Earth is my home. Why don’t I feel a deeper connection to its holiday, and why do I ignore it in my writing?

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'Galacticide' is my first novel available for pre-order on Amazon (releasing tomorrow, Dec 24). I should have done this for all my book launches.

Thank you for (pre-)ordering and Happy Holidays!