Chris’s Comments (group member since Jun 13, 2011)

Chris’s comments from the Q&A with Chris Hackett group.

I'm going to steal my answer to that question from another Q&A:

I was inspired to write this book by a few things: first, I love humanity's idea of "angels" and some sort of perfect race that lives with God. Specifically, I was inspired by the line "created in our image" in the (Christian) Bible, which got me thinking, who is "our"? That got me thinking of The Observers, an ancient race that created humans and the Earth. They used to interact with us, which is how humans got the idea of "Angels" and religion in general, but they haven't in centuries.

The Observer race in the book is meant to be a commentary on where I see humans going if we continue down certain paths - they are purely scientific and their lack of emotion is present from the first chapter of the book. Since my "day job" is a scientist, I understand full well the implications of a "scientific culture" and I try to get that across through their actions.

I got the idea for the overall premise first, and only later did my idea to make it a sort of paranormal romance - sci-fi hybrid occur.

Hope this answers everything!

Chris

I'll start off with a bit about myself so that you guys don't have to look at my author page (located here: Chris Hackett)

I am an incoming senior attending Rutgers University and was raised in New Jersey for my entire life, and no I am nothing like the Jersey Shore people! I love science fiction (star wars, star trek, you name it), olives, Gin Martinis and Asian food. I currently work as a Senior Lab Tech at a biotechnology firm as my "real" job =).

I have been into writing for my entire life, but only recently though to make something of this. My first published novel recently went on the market, The Observer, and it is a Science Fiction (or Paranormal) Romance. That means yes, I am a guy who writes romance =).

I'm looking forward to some good questions from everyone!

Use this thread to ask me personal questions about my writing habits, inspiration, etc. I'm hoping to hear some interesting questions to prove to myself that my life is more interesting that I think. I have posted my bio page below for your reference.

Chris Hackett

Hey everyone. Use this thread to post questions and other discussions about my new book, The Observer. Discussions about myself personally should be directed to the relevant thread.

Chris

Hi everyone! Welcome to my Q&A session. I look forward to some interesting questions and I'm looking forward to using this to get closer to the community!

Use this thread to introduce yourself to me and everyoen else who will be posting. I like to get to know the people asking me questions!