A Sneak Peek into book two of the Starborn Saga I’ve gotten far enough in the story to begin choosing a book cover, and I have to say, that part of the creative process is always thrilling. Every image brings the story closer to life, and seeing these visual interpretations helps shape how I imagine… Continue reading The Next Chapter Awaits
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The People Who Shape Our Journey
Family, Loss, and How They Inspire the Stories We Tell Every story begins somewhere. Sometimes it starts with an idea, sometimes with a dream, and sometimes with a memory that refuses to fade. For me, it began with the people who shaped my life, my family. Family gives us roots. It gives us the courage… Continue reading The People Who Shape Our Journey
Alone Among the Stars: The Price of Exploration
Space is beautiful, but it’s also silent, hauntingly and endlessly silent. It’s one of the few frontiers that can inspire awe and fear in equal measure. Every photograph from the Moon, every image captured by the James Webb Space Telescope, reminds us how small we are. But what those images can’t capture is what happens… Continue reading Alone Among the Stars: The Price of Exploration
Worlds Beyond Reach
Life, Light, and the Long Road to the Stars Every few months, NASA drops another headline that sounds straight out of science fiction, signs of life, hints of oceans, traces of strange chemistry light-years away. The most recent findings from the James Webb Space Telescope once again stirred that age-old question, are we alone? Scientists… Continue reading Worlds Beyond Reach
What It Means to Dream Big
(Even If It Takes 40 Years) When I was a kid, I used to stare out the bus window and imagine starships. Not just what they looked like, but how they moved. How they felt. What it would mean to fly one. I didn’t know it then, but I was already laying the groundwork for… Continue reading What It Means to Dream Big
The Unsung Architects of Believable Sci-Fi
When people talk about the success of Star Trek: The Next Generation, they usually mention the cast, the writing, or the vision of Gene Roddenberry, and all of those deserve praise. But today, I want to shine a light on the people who made TNG feel real, the support and research staff behind the scenes.… Continue reading The Unsung Architects of Believable Sci-Fi
How Sci-Fi Daydreams Got Me Through High School
(And Why I Still Think About Them Today) Back in high school, I had two constants in my life, a long bus ride, and a head full of space exploration ideas. Every morning and every afternoon, I’d stare out the window, imagining distant galaxies, faster-than-light engines, alien civilizations, and the quiet hum of a ship’s… Continue reading How Sci-Fi Daydreams Got Me Through High School
What Writing a Novel Taught Me About Life, Loss, and Legacy
When I started writing Galaxy’s Child, I thought I was building a universe. I didn’t realize it would also help me make sense of my own. Writing science fiction may look like it’s all warp drives, alien encounters, and distant galaxies. But at its core, Galaxy’s Child isn’t only about faster-than-light travel or advanced civilizations.… Continue reading What Writing a Novel Taught Me About Life, Loss, and Legacy
Why Emotional Stakes Matter More Than Explosions
Don’t get me wrong, I love a good space battle. Whether it be in Star Trek, Star Wars, Stargate, BSG or any other great Sci-Fi franchise, the roar of engines, the flash of weapons fire, the adrenaline, It is part of what makes science fiction such a thrill. But for me, the real impact of… Continue reading Why Emotional Stakes Matter More Than Explosions
David P. Lloyd 