Slowly Writing the Endgame

 Hello World,

I know it's been a while since I've posted. But in this case, it's actually a good thing. For that last couple of weeks I've been hard at work on Chess Games in Cairo. Which hasn't left me any time to work on the blog. So - like I said - a good thing. 

And when I did a recent page count, I discovered that I'm pretty close to the number of pages I wanted. This means that I'm down to writing the endgame of this chess game. Which means that I'm slowly approaching the editing process. But that's a headache for another time. 😜

What I do want to point out, is that Chess Games in Cairo is the working title. And that it'll probably get the chop. Buried Secrets spent the bulk of the writing process under the title Bullhorn. I've also begun looking for a picture for the cover. Anyhoo....

Shameless Self-Promotion

So I was watching a YouTube by Robert Meyer Burnett. Which inspired me to write him a letter about why I thought Star Trek: Discovery was and still is a bad show. That letter included a big excerpt from A Guy, Two Girls and a Serial Killer. And Mr. Burnett actually read it out loud ! And I want to share it with you all. So here's the link....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8G7v1q7wTE

And that's all, folks...

Regards,

Ruben Hilbers

What do you mean....

 I have to much free time on my hands ? 

All I did was connect three universes....

Edit/Update: 

Okay, so this blog entry was kinda short. And I had a small update, which is figured was too small for a separate entry of it's own. So I decided to kill two birds with one stone and glue it onto her. Anyway, here we go...

Chess Games In Cairo

So, this project was frozen solid for months. But last Sunday, I spent a day working on the story and finally managed to get some traction again. And today, I've done some basic plotting of scenes. So, tomorrow, I'm going work on turning that skeleton into an actual chunk of story. 

When that it is done, I'll still have to type said chunk into the computer file. (Call me old-fashioned, but I believe writing should be done with pen-and-paper first.) Anyway, forward motion ! Yay !

Ruben A. Hilbers

Starting the New Year....

 ....With Bits and Pieces

Happy New Year Everybody ! 

Hopefully, this year will see things slowly morphing back to normal. (Or close to normal.) 

Meanwhile, I've been backing some stuff up. You see, this is not my only blog. I have another blog where I have a back-up for my Stargate Universe fan-fiction story. Fanfiction.net is a great site, but servers can crash. And the blog allows me to post some notes that Fanfiction.net doesn't. The problem was that said blog was missing a chunk of the story. But now it's all caught up until the end.

On the new story front, the first chapter of Space 2029 - Earthbound is up. Space 2029 is a re-imaging of Space: 1999 in the vein of Ronald D. Moore's re-imaging of Battlestar Galactica. Which brings me to my next subject...namely, this....

https://trekmovie.com/2014/07/29/ron-moore-ponders-possible-future-star-trek-tv-series-recalls-trek-experiences-more-in-reddit-ama/

If you scroll all the way to be bottom, you will see that Mr. Moore wanted to redo Space: 1999, but didn't know how to do it. As for me...

Well, I have an idea. (And a script that can be found at Fanfiction.net as Space 2029 - Breakaway.) But I'm not Ronald D. Moore, I have zero connections in Hollywood. I'm just a Dutch wannabee, who wrote two novels. But I figure that the worst that can happen, is that nothing happens. So I'm going to see if I can poke the bear.

Finally, things over at Star Trek: Pathfinder are looking up again. We ended up with 21 posts in December. We've had busier months, but I'm not complaining. Anyway, that's it for today.

Ruben A. Hilbers

Madness, Space and LinkedIn.....

 ....thrown together.

(Because otherwise this would be a really short blog)

Hello world,

So......I'm updating this blog and getting my brain away from my day job. Because, well...

I'll spare you the boring details, but my day job is the mail/post business. And with Christmas coming up, the craze has REALLY hit home. And with another four working days to go, I really needed to get away from work. And with all this insanity going on, there hasn't been much energy to spare for my writing. But it is not all bad news, because....

There's Space: 2029 and other writings

Episode 1 - Breakaway is done. Further more, the first chapter on Episode 2 - Earthbound - is on Fanfiction.net. On another front, the writing rate of the Star Trek RPG I'm a member off - and tells the adventures of the USS Pathfinder and her crew - had tanked. 

October was a utter disaster with only one mail....November was a slight improvement with four mails and this month has seen ten mails so far. And I get the sense that there are a few left in the pipeline. So, we're on our way to recovery. Yay !

And moving on to...

LinkedIn

...where my profile page has been gathering dust for quite a while now. How come ? Because, frankly, I don't use it. So why do I have it ? It's not like I'm looking for new job. And even if I was, using LinkedIn for that is iffy. So to answer the question. "To look like a professional." And it was nice, free way to increase my internet footprint. 

So, after this blog is done, I am going to update it. Maybe try to knock out an article. And with that, I'll stop booooooriiing all of you. I know, my blog isn't big, spectacular or exciting, just....average and tiny bit dull. But that's life for most people, especially in these Covid-times. On the bright side, that gives me time to continue watching Space 1999 and my ER Season 1 rewatch. Laters !

Ruben A. Hilbers

Dusting this puppy off....

 ...after several months of inactivity

 To begin with.....

 

TRUMP

 

Sanity and loyalty have prevailed in the US. Donald Trump can deny it until he's blue in the face, but he LOST the election and that is that. He's been losing one legal case after the other, simply because all this fraud claim are bogus. 

And that is probably just the beginning of his (legal) troubles. Before he was elected, Trump was at the receiving end of a ton of accusations. Soon, he will no longer have the White House to shield him from these and he will have to deal with them. Sucks to be him. Anyhoo, moving on to....

STARGATE UNIVERSE AND SPACE: 2029

My fan fiction continuation of Stargate Universe is done. And nope....I am not saying what the signal hidden in Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation means. You'll just have to go and read it on Fanfiction.net. As for what is now swallowing up my time....

 

Space 2029 is a reimaging of Space: 1999. I'm not going to redo the whole show, just the pilot - Breakaway - and the first regular episode - Earthbound - with each being an entry/story in the Fanfiction.net database. 

As an experiment, I'm began writing Breakaway in a different format as usual. Instead of using the Play-by E-Mail (RPG) format that I usually use, it is written as a television script. Which IMHO is REALLY  annoying. So for Earthbound, I am going to back to the PbEM format. So, why finish Breakaway in the television format ? Because I'm seriously considering sending it...somewhere, to somebody....

 

(I haven't figured out where/to who that would be, so stay tuned for that....) I figure that the worst (and most likely) thing that could/will happen, is that it ends in somebody's paper shredder. Finally, there is....

Space 2029 Casting

Scarlett Johansson as Commander Joan Koenig

Why a female Commander Koenig ? Simple, I heard behind the scenes stories that Martin Landau was an enormous pain-in-the ass during the making of Space: 1999. The dude had a HUGE EGO. So I was looking for somebody who was the polar opposite of that. And while I was brewing up the idea of Space: 2029 I saw an interview with Scarlett Johansson. Which made me think....yep, that's the kind of actress this project needs.

George Clooney as Captain Alan Carter

Ian McKellen as Doctor Victor Bergman

Hello, we're talking George Clooney and Ian McKellen here. Enough said. And finally....

Sean Bean as Commissioner Simmons

Have a character that you are going kill off ? Maybe in some gruesome fashion ? At or near the start of the series ? Cast Sean Bean. Who else are you going to cast ? And....

 

...That's all I have for now,

Ruben Hilbers

Trump

Hello World,

So, it's been a while since I've posted....and especially about politics. But recent event in the US....well, I can't just sit back and watch. I am not a fan of Donald Trump. In fact, I loath the man. I cannot watch him and wonder....

Is this the America the Founding Father's fought for ? The America that people lost fathers, husbands and brothers for ? And daughters, wives and sisters ? Rode into the hell of war across the centuries ? Wars of independence ? Civil Wars, World Wars ? Korea ? Vietnam ? And the only answer I can come up with is.....No, no, no !

Did the colonist on the Mayflower come over to trade one tyranny for another ? Is this what the thirteen colonies broke away from Great Britain for ? The history of America is a history of struggle, strife and sacrifice. All done to build a nation that was supposed to be fair, that was supposed to be free. 

Is America perfect.....absolutely not. Does American have clean hands.....no. There are some pretty nasty black pages in the American history books. Especially regarding the treatment of the Native Americans. But it deserves better then to be stabbed in the back.

And in my opinion, to vote for Trump is a betrayal. Against America, against the principles it was founded on and against those who gave their last full measure to defend both.

Ruben Hilbers

Still alive and kicking

Hello World,

Let's get this show on the road...

Corona Virus

To begin with, I am very happy to report that so far, I have not gotten sick. Knocks on wood. And my day job is still going strong. Which has helped me keep sane in these crazy times. And the less said about it, the better. So, moving on to....

Chess Games in Cairo

My third novel was stuck for some time. But recently, I was able to get things moving again. And today, I was able to type a large chunk of it. Call me old-fashioned, but I write my story on paper first and then I type it into my computer. I've also create a list of scenes that I want to write next, so with a bit of luck - crosses fingers - I should be able to write the next chunk as well. Speaking of writing, I am also working on....

Stargate Universe

Season Five has begun. I have posted Chapter 1 through 5 a while back. And I'm working on the next big chunk of the story to publish. Which will be Chapters 6 through 10. After that, I intend to go back to publishing one chapter at a time. Until I reach Chapter 15, which will be the mid-season cliffhanger.

I've also figured out what the signal means, but I am not saying. You'll just have to read my fan-fiction to discover the conclusion of Destiny's adventures.

And that's all I have for today.
Stay safe,

Ruben A. Hilbers