Artistic Style

Examples of my writing style from my favorite authors:
Slow Lightning - Jack McDevitt
The Signal - Ron Carlson
Ark - Stephen Baxter
On the Beach - Nevil Shute
Hex - Allen Steele
 

My favorite movies ranked in order:
War of the Worlds (2005) - Tom Cruise primary actor
Planet of the Apes (1968) - Charlton Heston
The Andromeda Strain (1971) - James Olson
Alien (1979) - Sigourney Weaver
The Invasion (2007) - Nicole Kidman
I Am Legend (2007) - Will Smith
 

Serious Sci-Fi movies and books should have the following characteristics:
1- Believable without any fantasy elements
2- Realistic to the point that readers and audiences can draw from personal outcomes thus placing themselves in the unfolding story
3- Lives of many people are severely impacted by consequences beyond their control
4- Juxtaposition of normalcy with freak occurrences
5- Action from start to finish that holds readers and audiences in a vise grip of moods and tones
6- Characters are believable and relatable
7- Central characters have well developed backstories
8- Backstories are relatable and create an emotional bond with the majority of readers and audiences
9- Full-spectrum of human emotions should play across the pages or the screen
10- The theme should convey an underlying powerful message
11- Book or movie should radiate from the dénouement, leaving the reader or audience in a state of emotional reflection that lasts long after the book or movie is finished
12- A powerful emotionally charged dénouement is the central component of a lasting masterpiece that transcends generational differences