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Who Are These Books For?
Writing for the love of storytelling.
This might be oversharing, but I have very few childhood memories. Why is not important to this. One that I do recall, when I was almost 5 years old, was experiencing Star Wars ( Episode IV: A New Hope) for the first time,
What I recall was hearing that big, soaring, amazing John Williams theme, the text scrolling up the screen. Then the pan down to the planet. Idyllic. Peaceful. Until Tantive IV and a Star Destroyer fly in, blasting lasers at each other.
I was hooked. My love of sci-fi was fully realized in that moment. And it has brought me joy ever since.
Five years later, I wrote my first sci-fi book. It was 50 pages, illustrated, and quite possibly would have caused a child psychologist to want to study me more closely. Wildfire had robots, lasers, rebellious kids, and awful drawings of them (dammit Jim, I’m a writer, not an artist). At age 9, I’d begun a journey I’d take up in fits and starts again and again over the next 30 years or so.
Along the way, I added fantasy to the mix. Which, given the nature of Star Wars, makes perfect sense. Space wizards with laser swords totally leads to swords and sorcery. Writing tales of far-away, probably non-existent worlds sparked my joy and broadened my imagination.
