Tech vs. Character Cover Images

Tech vs. Character Cover Images

I loved the original cover of the first book because it was very “techie”. But as I have fleshed out the characters, I am more attracted to showing them on the cover. I am in discussions with my designer to shift to something like the second picture for a...
Childhood’s End, Still Great After 70 Years

Childhood’s End, Still Great After 70 Years

I just finished listening to the audiobook of “Childhood’s End” by Arthur C Clarke. It was written in 1953 describing man’s first encounter with aliens. But this encounter is not like anything in today’s movies. It’s a 180-year saga...
Kickstarting A Lifelong Habit

Kickstarting A Lifelong Habit

“Childhood’s End” by Arthur C. Clarke was the first science fiction book I ever read. it was assigned to me by my high school English teacher. When we finished that module, he assigned me “Stranger in a Strange Land” by Robert Heinlein (a...
Spotting Opportunity

Spotting Opportunity

Memory 1: I was a contractor supporting a government office in Florida. The government rep overseeing the work had been shipped out of the headquarters to this remote site – meaning her career was stuck. The first time I walked into her office, I noticed stacks...