M.J. Konkel
I am always thinking of weird ideas. Like what would it be like to live on a future terraformed Mars with Phobos having disintegrated into a ring. Or what if I was a vampire that a future space agency sends on a first “manned” mission to a star, using my ability to sleep for centuries. I can come up with these all day. My problem is turning a weird idea into a story that someone might want to read. Problems must arise that have to be overcome, and sometimes, I struggle with finding the problems. I watch movies, read books, magazines and current news, sometimes finding the seeds for those problems. Sometimes, I will grind through writing even if not feeling inspired. Then clean it up later. Or just throw it out.
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