Indentured…The 18th Century Plight of Widows in Debt
It’s hard to imagine going to prison for taking on debt to improve your lot in life. In today’s world, we routinely assume debt to...
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Sam Polakoff
- Jul 26
- 2 min
The Magic of AI
Recently, there has been a ton of talk about the impact of AI. As a test, we developed a simple script describing my most recent novel,...
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Sam Polakoff
- Apr 10
- 1 min
Meet the Characters from An Inch from Oblivion
Detective Dave Ostrinsky Dave is an everyman, a blue-collar, bullheaded, get-it-done- kind of guy. He is the first victim of a crime...
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Sam Polakoff
- Feb 27
- 2 min
Are You Being Controlled by a Cybercriminal?
Baltimore, Maryland – Dave Ostrinsky, an experienced Baltimore homicide detective, was distraught to learn his savings account had been...
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Sam Polakoff
- Jan 28
- 2 min
Neurosurgeon Discovers Unique Growth in the Brain
Baltimore, Maryland – There’s never anything routine about an emergency craniotomy to stop a brain bleed. Dr. Ivy McDermott was...
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Sam Polakoff
- Jul 7, 2022
- 2 min
Choosing the Right Genre for Your Novel
Today, there are more genre choices for a novelist than at any time in history. That's a good thing. When I published my first novel,...
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Sam Polakoff
- Jun 25, 2021
- 2 min
Australian News Journal: Mother Flees US for Australia to Save Her Ten-Year-Old Son
June 25, 2175 – Brisbane, Australia. Cam Atkinson, a widowed native of Los Angeles with a ten-year-old son recently fled the United...
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Sam Polakoff
- Mar 19, 2021
- 2 min
Australian News Journal: Ancient Civilization at Bottom of the Coral Sea?
World-famous Marine Biologist to Lead Exploration Team March 19, 2175 – Scrimshaw Beach, Queensland, Australia The lost city of...
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Sam Polakoff
- Oct 26, 2020
- 3 min
The Exclusive Interview with US Senator, Dan Alston (I-MD)
Recently, Komodo Dragon Publishing sat down with Dan Alston, the US Senator from Maryland, to learn more about his exploits in the 2019...
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Sam Polakoff
- Sep 14, 2020
- 2 min
A Writing Exercise: Imagining the Future
I am in the process of writing my third novel entitled, Escaping Mercy. The story takes place in the year 2175. As I write, I find myself...
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Sam Polakoff
- Sep 11, 2020
- 2 min
Writing and Maryland Crab Cakes
I am a lifelong Maryland resident who was born in July so naturally, I have an affinity for crab cakes. Some years ago, I was traveling...
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Sam Polakoff
- Mar 17, 2020
- 4 min
An Author Staying in Character
Everyone knows that actors strive to get “in character” to give their best performance. The same is true for those of us writing fiction.
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Sam Polakoff
- Dec 20, 2019
- 3 min
The American Epidemic
Slang, the Lost Art of Good Penmanship, Random Capitalization Disease, and Three-Letter Acronyms I’m not sure when it happened, but...
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Sam Polakoff
- Jul 31, 2019
- 4 min
Shamanism Means What, Exactly?
Shamanism Means What, Exactly?
A look behind the scenes of the writing of Shaman.
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Sam Polakoff
- Feb 5, 2019
- 2 min
I’ve Got That Nagging Feeling I’ve Been Here Before
Did you ever have a random feeling about a place you’ve never been? Maybe it was a specific city, a mountain range or perhaps a western...
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