Ask the Author: Gary Bullock
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Gary Bullock
Other than the fact that I witnessed a UFO event in the daytime skies over Los Angeles, nothing that occurs to me. I was not alone, and there were no reports in the UFO websites for that day, but my mate also witnessed it, and it lasted for nearly 1/2 hour. Detail: There was a "mother" ship, and several smaller ships that came and went from it. I have a science education, and am naturally skeptic, but I could not find a rational explanation for what I saw. Where one goes with a book plot? Well, maybe I'll come up with one sometime.
Gary Bullock
My absolute favorite couple is of course, my own -- Laura Bess Austin and Lije Grant, as first met in "Elsewhen". But otherwise, my current favorites are Sean King and Michelle Maxwell, created by David Baldacci. They are tough ex-CIA, but Michelle is the slob of the pair, and Sean is her exact opposite. In spite of this, there is a strong attraction between them. Classic opposites attract.
Gary Bullock
If I have several threads in my story, and I am stuck with one, I jump to another and follow it out. Eventually the other answer will come to me. It may not be what I originally wanted, but it sometimes is better. I don't outline. Maybe that would help, but it also can be constricting (for me).
Gary Bullock
It may seem a smart-aleck answer, but I can do it anywhere, and I'm my own boss.
Gary Bullock
I am working on a sequel to ELSEWHEN, tentatively titled GABRIELLA'S BENCH.
Gary Bullock
I suppose I am a nerd. I have a talent for mathematics and science. It was understood when I was younger, that I would have a career in the sciences. But my direction took a sharp turn when I discovered acting in college. Nonetheless, my undergraduate major was math, and my Master’s thesis was on a subject in symbolic logic. The necessities of life, including having a handicapped son, kept me employed as a computer programmer in support of scientific projects. I spent several years at a radio astronomy site in New England. Later, my wife and I decided to take the plunge and make our way as actors. I started writing in California, as a member of the writers/actors group, Playwrights 6, where ELSEWHEN was first developed as a screenplay. It was inspired partly by my experiences as a scientific programmer and it became my first book.
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