My New Interview from Across the Pond

I have a new interview up.  Many thanks to Simon Forward for hosting me on his blog, Prefect Slog.

Here's an excerpt:


How do you research the science in your science fiction?

My coauthor, David W Small, and I like to have the science we use in our books grounded in reality. For example, in our Otharia books, we use crystals to enhance PSI power. We wanted these "crystals" to be something that people would recognize easily and so we chose to use diamonds as the model. Anyone who has purchased a diamond knows that diamonds are rated by 4Cs - cut, clarity, color, and carat. We enhanced the 4C rule and had the Otharians discover another intrinsic “C” within the nature of diamond: conductivity, the 5thC. This fifth C is what fuels their PSI abilities and the largest 10K crystals open their portals for interplanetary travel. 

You can read the full interview here:

http://prefectjournal.blogspot.com/2010/11/we-are-not-alone-said-tag-line-for.html