The Top Three Episodes of Star Trek: The Original Series
If you know anything about me, you know that I grew up in the 1970s, and the television and movies of the time heavily influenced my creative path.
Category: Science Fiction
A Blanket of Steel, Awards, Climate Fiction, Science, Science Fiction, Underwater Thriller, Writing
A BLANKET OF STEEL by TSJ Wins First in Category in the 2024 CYGNUS Awards
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A Blanket of Steel Wins First in Category in the 2024 CYGNUS Awards
Award news for A Blanket of Steel!
Model Making, Science Fiction, Star Trek, Television, The 1970's, The 1980's
TSJ Builds AMT 1080 USS Enterprise Refit
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TSJ Builds AMT 1080 USS Enterprise Refit
I have been building Star Trek model kits for the past year, following a forty-year break from the hobby. I have focused on TOS sets released by AMT, now owned by Round2.
Model Making, Science Fiction, Star Trek
And the Winning Scale Model for TSJ to Build Next is …
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And the Winning Scale Model for TSJ to Build Next is …
Last week I ran a poll for my followers to help me pick my next Star Trek scale model kit. There were four choices: the new Allies and Adversaries set from Round2/AMT, the Vulcan shuttle Surak from Star Trek: The Motion Picture, the Enterprise-C from Star Trek: The Next Generation that I previously wrote about here, and the Klingon Bird-of-Prey from Star Treks III -VI. The results are in …
Book Cover, Book Review, Inspirations, Movies, Science Fiction, Suspense, TechnoThriller, Timothy S. Johnston, Writing
TSJ’s Blog LIFE AFTER GATEWAY — A Retrospective and a Primer
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TSJ’s Blog Life After Gateway — A Retrospective and a Primer
Welcome to Life After Gateway, the blog I’ve been running for the past eight years. In some ways this is a ‘retrospective,’ meaning a look back at the past. In other ways it’s a ‘primer,’ for those new to my books, my site, and my love for the Sci-Fi / Thriller / TechnoThriller genres.
A Blanket of Steel, Action, Book Cover, Climate Fiction, Fitzhenry & Whiteside, Ltd., Science Fiction, Suspense, Technology, TechnoThriller, The Rise of Oceania, Timothy S. Johnston
The First and Final Book Covers in The Rise of Oceania — An Interpretation
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The First and Final Book Covers in The Rise of Oceania — An Interpretation
The Rise of Oceania, Books 1 and 6
I thought an examination of the first and final book covers would be interesting for my readers. It was a journey from 2018 to 2023, but there’s a little more to it than that.
Model Making, Science Fiction, Star Trek, Television, The 1980's, The 1990's
Valentine’s Day Gift for TSJ — A New Scale Model Kit
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Model Making, Movies, Science Fiction, Star Trek
TSJ’s Next Scale Model STAR TREK Project Kit: AMT 1080 USS ENTERPRISE Refit
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TSJ’s Next Scale Model Star Trek Project Kit: AMT 1080 USS Enterprise Refit
I recently completed USS Reliant and have now unboxed and started my next scale model kit.
Model Making, Movies, Science Fiction, Star Trek
TSJ Builds AMT 1457 USS RELIANT
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TSJ Builds AMT 1457 USS Reliant
This one took me a few months. I had stalled on it for a bit, then with a surge of energy, much like that of the Genesis wave, I poured myself back into it and am very proud of the results.
Book Review, Climate Fiction, Cold War, Fitzhenry & Whiteside, Ltd., Science Fiction, Suspense, Technology, TechnoThriller, The Shadow of War
A New Five-Star Review for TSJ’s THE SHADOW OF WAR!
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A New Five-Star Review for TSJ’s The Shadow of War!
It’s a great review of The Shadow of War, my underwater heist/thriller. Thank you to Chanticleer Reviews. Check out a snippet here, and the link to the full review is underneath it, along with the book trailer. I love the final line: