Next Tuesday: The Deceptions of Calliope Druthers

In 2011, I had written three books. None of them were very good, and I'd wracked up a pile of rejection slips and emails. And then, something new hit me. It was an idea that came - largely, I think - from growing up watching John Wayne films and the original Star Trek with my father.

I'd always loved science fiction, but for one reason or another... never really thought about writing it. The