I'm a Science Junkie
As a child, one of the first books I read about space travel was You Will Go to the Moon. Incredibly antiquated by today's standards (published in 1959), it sparked my imagination of what mankind could eventually achieve through science.
I have been a compulsive reader for as long as I can remember. Some childhood favorites were The Happy Hollisters, Tom Swift, The Hardy Boys, Nancy Drew, The Dana Girls, and pretty much any other YA serialized novels that were around.
In my teen years, I was enamored with all things by Isaac Asimov or Robert Heinlein. I have a habit of picking an author and reading everything I can by them. For example, today I'm reading J.D. Robb's 48th "in Death" book.
Somewhere along the line, I began reading non-fiction almost exclusively. These took the form of computer manuals and microchip reference books. Books on manifold theory that I had to special order from abroad. Advances in wafer manufacturing and junction density. Fortunately, that phase passed with the advent of the Internet. No longer do I have to know anything anymore ... I just look it up.
Having discovered the joy of a Kindle, I have managed to read more fiction in the past decade than ever before. What once required my expertise in computer science can now (mostly) be handled with AI ... which leaves more time for me to write novels, of course ;)
I have been a compulsive reader for as long as I can remember. Some childhood favorites were The Happy Hollisters, Tom Swift, The Hardy Boys, Nancy Drew, The Dana Girls, and pretty much any other YA serialized novels that were around.
In my teen years, I was enamored with all things by Isaac Asimov or Robert Heinlein. I have a habit of picking an author and reading everything I can by them. For example, today I'm reading J.D. Robb's 48th "in Death" book.
Somewhere along the line, I began reading non-fiction almost exclusively. These took the form of computer manuals and microchip reference books. Books on manifold theory that I had to special order from abroad. Advances in wafer manufacturing and junction density. Fortunately, that phase passed with the advent of the Internet. No longer do I have to know anything anymore ... I just look it up.
Having discovered the joy of a Kindle, I have managed to read more fiction in the past decade than ever before. What once required my expertise in computer science can now (mostly) be handled with AI ... which leaves more time for me to write novels, of course ;)
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