Martin L. Shoemaker
Award-winning science fiction. Mystery. Wonder. Heart.
About Martin L. Shoemaker
Martin L. Shoemaker is a programmer who writes on the side… or maybe it’s the other way around. He told stories to imaginary friends and learned to type on his brother’s manual typewriter even though he couldn’t reach… Read More
About Blue Collar Space
The future doesn’t just happen… Somebody has to build it. Martin L. Shoemaker, award-winning author of “Today I Am Paul”, presents stories of ordinary people doing extraordinary work. Planning, exploring, constructing… living and growing and dying… across the… Read More
About Dictation Trail
I have a writing secret, learned from Kevin J. Anderson and mastered by many writers before me: I dictate virtually all of my fiction. I average 25 to 100 words per minute, depending on my circumstances and mood…. Read More
What's on my Minds...
Larry Loves the Explosion Bath Mat
And he loves to drag it around. He can’t just lie on it, he has to pick the right spot.
Gunfight on Europa Station eARC is now available!
For those of you who don’t know: an eARC (Electronic Advance Reader Copy) is a prerelease version of a book. It’s often available even before editing is finished. Baen Books has a lot of impatient fans who want… Read More
Dictation Trail Episode 1. Awake on Mars
Welcome to the first episode of Dictation Trail! The future doesn’t just happen… Somebody has to build it!(A Blue Collar Space series) Discover danger and intrigue across the Solar System in the worlds of The Last Dance (#1… Read More
The Nuclear Salt Water Reactor
The Nuclear Salt Water Rocket – Possibly the Craziest Rocket Engine Ever Imagined. – YouTube
The Instant Story Show: The Time Courier
Besides Dictation Trail (dictating while I’m on the treadmill), I also enjoy The Instant Story Show: Live, improvised dictation based on story prompts from the audience. Here’s a session from last year, a story I call The Time… Read More
Larry’s Favoritest Place
This is Larry in his favoritest place ever: the big bed! The boys aren’t allowed in this bedroom all the time. (There’s a medical alert in there, and sometimes they trigger it.) So when I do let them… Read More
Dress Rehearsal for Dictation Trail
On Dictation Trail, I dictate 50 words per minute on my Exerpeutic treadmill. I get 3,000 or more words and I burn 500+ calories. I plan to dictate these sessions live on Zoom so you can see my Blue Collar Space stories in their… Read More
Intelligent Materials
This will blow your mind! Beyond 3D printing…
Building the Future – Soon!
Kindle Vella is a new Amazon program for serial fiction: stories told in small chapters, where you as the reader can decide whether to buy and read the next chapter. It’s optimized for busy people reading on mobile… Read More
Boop Kitty!
This is Jerry, my Boop Kitty. He likes to curl up in the crook of my arm, sometimes on his back. He reaches up gently and boops my nose. I don’t have any boop pictures, because reaching for… Read More