Do you remember the first story you ever wrote?
The first story I wrote was a 50 page, illustrated sci-fi novel called Wildfire. The basic premise was that the world's adults allowed a mad genius to give them robots to run the world. As they became fat and lazy the kids rebelled, stealing experimental weapons and striking at the robot overlords from a hidden base in the Grand Canyon. Mind you...I wrote this when I was 9.
Who are your favorite authors?
My favorite authors are an eclectic bunch. Neil Gaiman, Paulo Coelho, Tolkien, George RR Martin, Jim Butcher, Charles Stross and Don Miguel Ruiz / Don Jose Ruiz. There are many others, but at the moment these are the favorites I would mention.
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