About the Author

1) What made you want to become a writer?

I first decided I wanted to become an author right after high school. I was getting ready to apply to college and wasn’t sure what I wanted to study. I knew I loved to read. That led to the conclusion "Why
not write?"

I was so naïve about what that really meant.

Along the way, taking creative writing courses in college, attending writing workshops, and tinkering away on various projects, I learned how much I really loved creating stories. I loved pushing myself to get better so I could create the stories people will enjoy.

2) Where do you get your story ideas?

Everywhere. Sometimes while reading a book or watching a movie or tv show, some little bit of it gives me an idea for a story or part of a story, usually taking the idea in a new direction that excites me. I also like to read science and technology magazines such as Scientific American or non-fiction books in a variety of subjects that give me inspiration for my novels. Occasionally life just hits you with ideas.

I try to be open to inspiration everywhere.

3) Why do you write YA SciFi?

To entertain and inspire young teens. When I was growing up, I often found science to be rather dull in school. My classes largely required me to memorize facts that held little interest and I couldn’t understand the benefits. It was only as an adult that I learned all the really cool ways in which science and technology improves the world around us and enriches our lives.

One of my drivers in writing is to show how cool science can be within a story that is highly entertaining and fun.

4) What's special about Space City?

Space City is meant to be a space exploration story that is exciting. A cool city/ship in space designed to look like Earth for those living on it, but with aliens and so many other wonders. The books are filled
with adventure and humor to keep you turning the page, all the while weaving in the latest advancements in science and technology to both bring the world to life, and provide tools for which Neil Ericson and his friends can overcome the many obstacles they face.

5) When does the next book come out?

The fifth book in the Space City series is in revisions now and I hope to release by the summer of 2025.

6) What are you writing now?

After I finish Space City 5, I'm going to revise a couple of middle grade fantasy novels I initially wrote before starting my Space City series. I put It away years ago to work on Space City, and now feels like the right time to go back and revise it for publication.

7) How many books will there be in the Space City series?

For the main novels, Neil’s and Riagan’s story, the plan is four books. I know there is at least one more short story or novella that I need to write before concluding the series.