News from Make-Believe Press: #2

Look to the stars!

Well, technically we still have time to get to the party, but only just. On Thursday, February 18, around 12:55pm PST (1:55pm MST, 2:55pm CST, & 3:55pm EST), NASA's Perseverance is scheduled to touch down. With its landing human kind will have once again imagined and created and worked to put our most sophisticated rover, to date, on the surface of Mars.

There have been four successful Mars rovers landed so far and you can tell a lot about the spirit behind their creation by the way they're named: Sojourner, Opportunity, Spirit and Curiosity. And if all goes well Perseverance will join their ranks. Isn’t it amazing what we're capable of when we allow our dreams and curiosity to pull us forward?

Why am I talking about this on a newsletter for a book press? Because adventurer, you are a part of this journey!

Each one of us has looked up at the night sky and wondered what was out there. Each one of us has dreamed of flight and exploration. And many of us have funded the projects that shoot for the stars. This is part of your adventure!

If you’re interested, here’s crash course on the Perseverance rover by Mark Rober. It’s a quick video that I promise it will get you fired up for the landing. And you can see that by watching NASA’s livestream HERE.

Your CREATIVE MISSION, if you choose to accept, is to write or sketch a short piece that is inspired by this image:

Approach it like a child approaches play or as an astronaut would approach walking on a new planet. No one has to see what you’ve created if you don’t want to show it. Create with freedom and curiosity. I believe in you adventurer!

Bonus points if you use one of NASA’s Science Fiction Space Technology Terms from the list that they kindly made for science fiction writers.

I hope you’re having an amazing February! And above all, I hope the muse is sitting soundly in your corner as you create.

I'll be sending the next newsletter closer to the end of March. This one was early because I just couldn’t pass up this opportunity to remind you to look up.

If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions you can reach me at victoria@make-believepress.com. I look forward to hearing from you.

Stay safe, Adventurer!

-Victoria

P.S. All photos of the stars, galaxies, Martian landscapes, and the Curiosity rover can be found on NASA’s Image & Video Library.

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