Five Things You Might Not Know About Fixed Point

I wanted to share a few behind-the-scenes truths about Fixed Point — some of the strange, surprising, and personal pieces that helped shape it.

1. Olivia was always the main character — but somewhere along the way, Rachel took over a few scenes and never gave them back. Now she’s sticking around for more.

2. The “fixed point” title came late. I had a different working title all through editing — Causal Determinism — but once Fixed Point clicked, it felt inevitable.

3. At least three scenes were inspired by real events. Slightly fictionalized, but yes… the academic politics, the weird tension, the awful professor stories? Let’s just say I didn’t make all of it up.

4. The prequel short story (Offset) was written after the novel. But it quickly became essential — and Rachel, who wasn’t meant to continue beyond Fixed Point, just kept growing into something more. Now she’s all over the upcoming novella and the next book, The Conference Conundrum (And no — unlike Causal Determinism, I don’t think I’ll be changing that title.)

5. I was told not to use the ending. An editor actually said it might hurt the book’s chances to sell. I didn’t agree, so I left it exactly the way I wanted.

Thanks for reading — and for supporting indie authors.

— Lynn M. Kristopher