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
A New Chapter Begins: Writing Book Two of the Starborn Trilogy
When I first started writing Galaxy’s Child, I quickly realized that it was only the beginning. As the story began to form on the page, I saw that I had too much to tell for just one book. I therefore had to envision this story as part of a trilogy, an arc big enough to… Continue reading A New Chapter Begins: Writing Book Two of the Starborn Trilogy
Why We Still Look to the Stars
From Apollo to Artemis, and Beyond From the moment humanity first looked up at the night sky, we’ve been pulled toward the stars. In 1969, that pull became reality when Neil Armstrong set foot on the Moon. The Apollo missions proved what once seemed impossible, that humans could leave Earth, cross the void, and walk… Continue reading Why We Still Look to the Stars
From Warp Theory to Warp Fact
(And Why My Story Revolves Around the FTL Drive) For as long as science fiction has existed, writers have wrestled with the same challenge, how do you get your characters from one star system to another without making the story last thousands of years? The answer has always been faster-than-light travel. Sci-Fi Inspirations In Star… Continue reading From Warp Theory to Warp Fact
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
Why Time Travel and Parallel Universes Make Great Sci-Fi Even Better
(And Why I’ve Always Been Obsessed With Them) There’s something about time travel that’s always pulled at my imagination. Maybe it’s the idea of fixing what went wrong. Maybe it’s the curiosity to see what’s ahead. Maybe it’s the hope that somewhere, in some version of reality, we figured it out. Whatever the reason, time… Continue reading Why Time Travel and Parallel Universes Make Great Sci-Fi Even Better
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
How Sci-Fi Shaped My Voice And My Characters’ Too
Long before I ever wrote a line of Galaxy’s Child, I was a fan. A wide-eyed kid on a long bus ride to school, watching raindrops slide across the window while imagining alien worlds, epic missions, and starships that could cross the galaxy in seconds. That’s where my voice as a sci-fi writer began, not… Continue reading How Sci-Fi Shaped My Voice And My Characters’ Too
David P. Lloyd 