Goodreads asked Gary Bullock:

Where did you get the idea for your most recent book?

Gary Bullock I suppose I am a nerd. I have a talent for mathematics and science. It was understood when I was younger, that I would have a career in the sciences. But my direction took a sharp turn when I discovered acting in college. Nonetheless, my undergraduate major was math, and my Master’s thesis was on a subject in symbolic logic. The necessities of life, including having a handicapped son, kept me employed as a computer programmer in support of scientific projects. I spent several years at a radio astronomy site in New England. Later, my wife and I decided to take the plunge and make our way as actors. I started writing in California, as a member of the writers/actors group, Playwrights 6, where ELSEWHEN was first developed as a screenplay. It was inspired partly by my experiences as a scientific programmer and it became my first book.

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