Richard Milter
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A.G. Riddle:
I finally received the third book in your series. My whole public library system did not carry your books, until I (and I am sure others) requested that they purchase your books. Now they have many copies of all your books. Two of my favorite characters are the two little boys. Where did you get the inspiration for the two little math whizzes that are autistic? I'm a fan and will read any future fiction from you.
A.G. Riddle
Hi Richard,
Thanks for reading and encouraging your library to carry my books!
I worked with groups focused on autism at UNC-Chapel Hill and learned a lot about the field--both advances in research and new approaches. That work really got me interested in including autism in the story.
It's hard to say where the inspiration for my characters comes from; I try to base them on a combination of people in my real life so that they're not too close to any one person. I'll say that as a kid, I was really into math (and reading a bit later). Computer programming was my first job (I founded an internet start-up in college) and got to work with some engineers who were super smart (and likely a lot like those math whizzes from the novel when they were younger). There's no doubt a bit of me and a lot of them in those particular characters. Thanks again.
- Gerry
Thanks for reading and encouraging your library to carry my books!
I worked with groups focused on autism at UNC-Chapel Hill and learned a lot about the field--both advances in research and new approaches. That work really got me interested in including autism in the story.
It's hard to say where the inspiration for my characters comes from; I try to base them on a combination of people in my real life so that they're not too close to any one person. I'll say that as a kid, I was really into math (and reading a bit later). Computer programming was my first job (I founded an internet start-up in college) and got to work with some engineers who were super smart (and likely a lot like those math whizzes from the novel when they were younger). There's no doubt a bit of me and a lot of them in those particular characters. Thanks again.
- Gerry
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Derek Gillespie
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A.G. Riddle:
Hi AG, Atlantis Gene was AWESOME! Thank you so much for writing it! One thing that struck me as unique was the shortness of some chapters. It could have been just a quick dialogue or a new report and them bam! - we're off to the next chapter. At first I didn't know what to think but soon I enjoyed it more and more. Can you please elaborate more on this? I'm curious!
Steve Danner
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A.G. Riddle:
Hi Gerry, I've read all of the Extinction Files, all of the Origin Mystery, and I'm halfway through the Long Winter series! I have loved every book so far! While most of your books seem very focused on telling a great story, you also have great characters. So my question is: do you have any plans to develop characters further with a series longer than a trilogy?
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