People often ask where I find the inspiration to write science fiction. The truth is, it’s not something I ever really “find.” It’s just always been there, buzzing in the background of my thoughts since I was a kid, quietly fueling my imagination.
For me, the spark comes from a mix of things. Sometimes it’s the sci-fi shows I grew up watching, stories that dared to ask the big questions and never offered simple answers. Sometimes it’s music that gets my mind drifting to places far beyond Earth. I’ve spent entire writing sessions carried along by cinematic soundtracks and atmospheric synth, letting the melodies shape the mood of a scene before I even touch the keyboard.
There are also the quieter inspirations. Walks. Stargazing. Letting my mind wander. There’s something about looking up at the night sky and realizing how small we are that resets my perspective and also reminds me just how much is still out there, unknown and waiting.
That feeling? That’s the core of my writing. It’s not just the curiosity of what if we could travel faster than light? It’s also the deeper question that so many of us quietly carry: Are we alone?
I don’t think we are.
In fact, I’ll go one step further, I wouldn’t be shocked if we’ve already been contacted, and that information has been kept from the general public out of fear that it would cause panic. Maybe that sounds far-fetched. Or maybe it’s exactly the kind of thinking that keeps science fiction relevant. Because fiction lets us explore truths we’re not always ready to face head-on.
Daydreaming and watching Sci-Fi has always been my fuel. As a kid, I used to picture myself out there, piloting ships, encountering alien life, being the captain of a starship, trying to make sense of it all. That part of me never really went away. It just got older, more focused and eventually, it sat down and wrote a book.
If you want to know whether these ideas, alien contact, hidden truths, cosmic discovery, made it into Galaxy’s Child, well, you’ll have to read it and find out for yourself 😉
Because sometimes the best stories are the ones that feel just close enough to reality to make you wonder, what if this isn’t just fiction after all?
David P. Lloyd 