Interview with Ben Van Dongen
Ben Van Dongen writes science fiction. He’s been writing in this genre for decades with some deviation into crime and horror, but he keeps coming back to wide world of ‘what if…’ that science fiction embraces.
Ben is the author of five novellas in a series called Synthetic Albatross, and is a contributor in two short fiction collections. He works full-time for the city and drives an old but very cool pick-up truck.
Here are the books in the Synthetic Albatross series. All books are available to purchase through Ben (this way the author gets 100% of the cost! Thank you!).
We sat down (fully clothed…you’ll hear…) together for a chat about the writing life, submissions, novellas, self-publishing and science fiction.
LISTEN TO OUR CONVERSATION HERE!
In our talk, Ben mentions local illustrator/author Glen Hawkes, a creative I’ve worked with too, who I can attest is a fantastic human and hard-worker, and he’s a fantastic artist and storyteller! Be sure to check out his website here.
And, here’s a list of Ben’s go-to sci-fi books that inspire and motivate him to write.
Sphere by Michael Crichton
Ubik by Philip K. Dick
All Systems Red by Martha Wells
Make Room, Make Room by Harry Harrison
Stay connected with Ben by subscribing to his blog. He posts once a week and has been doing so for decades. Literally! He has over 650 posts!
Thanks, Ben!
