Ask the Author: David D. Blankenship
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David D. Blankenship
Definitely Power Cycle (Book 1). There's a lot more character and story development in this one. Also it's crazy.
David D. Blankenship
Being an indie author is NOT what you might expect! Publishing a book this way is like placing a book on a shelf in a dark warehouse the size of the pentagon and convincing readers to navigate specifically to your book.
David D. Blankenship
Neutral feedback. Knowing someone took the time to read your work and wants to share back thoughts. Constructive or praise, both are equally as valuable.
David D. Blankenship
Look for inspiration from someone who read my work. That's why reviews and feedback are important. You need to know someone wants you to keep it up. With that kind of validation, your mind has a push to be creative.
I also eat like crazy. The more I eat, the more I can think creatively. Not good.
I also eat like crazy. The more I eat, the more I can think creatively. Not good.
David D. Blankenship
Estranged family members. One in particular we all miss and wonder every day how she is doing.
David D. Blankenship
I have a few different drafts in progress. One is Power Cycle 2, another is my first attempt at a first-person thriller, and another one is a super nerdy sci-fi, which will be a retelling of the "Time Skipping" concept I had in my first novel, about time travel being space travel. I'm having a lot of fun with the latter, and it's not as dark as most my other work. A group of friends are lost in space and time. Where I am now is they are stuck on a planet where life has achieved survival of the fittest. Meaning, one type of animal and one type of plant, and it's super boring. Of course, their presence would likely reset that but no room for that in the story.
David D. Blankenship
For "Power Cycle", I loosely created the perpetual movement invention described in chapter 1 when I was the same age as the character. Later as a teenager, a good friend of mine and I used to day dream about the benefits and consequences of free energy. Lastly, when the peak of the pandemic was feeling most chaotic, I began to wonder what would happen if people would collectively just start raiding homes. That spawned a fear and I put that all together for this plot.
For "We Are Alone", the fault in time travel stories first came to mind when I read Michael Chrichton's "Timeline", when it was new. He's my favorite author, and it was a cool plot, but I realized at that time travel stories never made sense because we're moving. Even the classic H. G. Wells' "The Time Machine", moving through time from a static, physical location, should have actually been visualized more like moving through space at super-fast speeds. So, with the idea that time travel is space travel, I thought I could have a "Fire in the Sky" inspired story with a fictional explanation. Also, I have an odd fear of worms, so I worked with that.
For "We Are Alone", the fault in time travel stories first came to mind when I read Michael Chrichton's "Timeline", when it was new. He's my favorite author, and it was a cool plot, but I realized at that time travel stories never made sense because we're moving. Even the classic H. G. Wells' "The Time Machine", moving through time from a static, physical location, should have actually been visualized more like moving through space at super-fast speeds. So, with the idea that time travel is space travel, I thought I could have a "Fire in the Sky" inspired story with a fictional explanation. Also, I have an odd fear of worms, so I worked with that.
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