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In the 1920s, a silent movie came out called Metropolis. And no, Superman was not in this movie as predates him by several years. In this story, as I remember it (And just to let you know, I wasn't even born back then, and neither was my mother.), it was about this beautiful city. The rich and powerful lived in the city, while the weak and poor slaved underground. A scientist took one of the young women and turned her into a robot, with a shiny metal hull. I don't remember

As emerging technology continues to reshape society, are there ethical questions science fiction is uniquely positioned to explore? Hell yes! Let's start with H. G. Wells, the father of modern science fiction. His first novel is the Time Machine. But his next novel is the Invisible Man, about a man who finds a way to drain all the color out of his body. Which means light goes right through him, unless people look closely to eyes, or see the food in his stomach. He can kill pe

A series of questions have been sent to me, for me to comment on. What common misconception about writing Science Fiction would you like to challenge? This is a good question, and I've been thinking about it for many years. I used to think, way back in the Dark Ages, that it didn't matter what you wrote because readers would read anything as long as they found it fun and entertaining. But that's not exactly true. Your stories have to have good characters,with good plot lines.

This he Question has been put to me. The future of Science Fiction: Where do you see the genre heading in the next decade? Where it's always been, since H. G. Wells wrote "The Time Machine" in 1894 and Edgar Rice Burroghhs wrote "A Princess of Mars" in 1912, to worlds where adventure and imagination abound. That's what people have always wanted. We want to be lifted out of our lives. Working with computers, washing dishes, building houses, plowing fields, raising children, n

These questions have been put before me: 1. What are today's science fiction readers looking for that may not have been as prominent as before? A good story, interesting characters, conflict--there always has to be conflict. This question has been put before me: What are today's sci fi readers looking for that may not have been as prominent before? Conflict with each character, conflict with aliens, with each environment, conflict everywhere it can be put in and have a sat

You have to envision what mankind will need in the future to survive life on other planets, as well as life on future spaceships. To begin with, I considered how we would survive on other planets? Not everything needs to be chemical or mechanical. I have my characters bodies filled with nanites, thousands of them. They're self-replicating. And they will be made from your own DNA. By using your body's DNA, it will keep your bodys from rejecting your nanites. These nanities

How do we keep characters emotionally grounded within a futuristic setting? Do contemporary societal themes influence character development? These two questions have been put to me. I am going to answer the first question and explain it in the second question. Writer Ray Bradury wrote a novel entitled "Fahrenheit 451" about a future world where reading is out-lawed. You cannot read any religious books. You cannot read books about caring for babies. You cannot read about o

When the James Webb telescope came online all hell was let lose on humanity. The Universe wasn't like what scientists in the last century thought it was supposed to be. Every scientist, every AI, every creature large and small, wonders why things don't add up. Hyperspace might exist. Warp drive is now a scientific possibility. Even light speed is not a limitation. (For example, the light generated in the center of Earth's sun, Sol, takes roughly a million years wiggling and t

To begin with, all of my science fiction novels so far are set in the same universe. Sky Knights, Chaos Company, Chaos Allies, and Chaos Escape take place either in the sky or on the ground of a perfect Earth-like world hundreds of light years from our Earth. Both humanity and an alien race that resembles the Gorgons of Greek mythology want this perfect world for themselves. Their warfare is brutal and horrible, similar to what's happening in the Middle East today. All of my

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