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Author Q&A with John Japuntich<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n

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I am a registered nurse and project manager for the information systems department in a community hospital. I also have a degree in Anthropology from the University of Georgia, and as such have a profound interest in how people and culture have changed from the past to the present, which heavily influences my writing. I often combine my medical knowledge with my anthropology background when creating new visions of the future.<\/p>\n

I prefer to write positive stories, for the most part, where humans have achieved at least some level of homeostasis with technology and ecology.<\/p>\n

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1. Have I always wanted to write?<\/h3>\n

Absolutely, I\u2019ve wanted to write since I was in high school and started reading science fiction. I wrote my first short story in high school and I\u2019ve written short stories and poetry ever since. I didn\u2019t decide on writing a novel until about six years ago\u2026<\/p>\n

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<\/u><\/u>2. What advice would I give to someone wanting to write their first book?<\/h3>\n

Figure out the premise and start writing! Don\u2019t wait until you have it all figured out or you\u2019ll never start. Write scenes you want to write, write chapters you want to write, just write! Once you have enough chapters written, things will come together. Sure, you may not use everything you write but that\u2019s not important. The plot points might change, but what\u2019s important is that you get to know your characters. You can flesh out the plot later. When I wrote my first novel\u00a0Atropos,\u00a0<\/i>a major plot twist didn\u2019t occur to me until the novel was over half completed.<\/u><\/u><\/p>\n

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3. Do you do research for your writing?<\/h3>\n

Yes, I did a ton of research on my novel.\u00a0Atropos<\/i>\u00a0is science-heavy and I\u2019m not a scientist, so I did a lot of research on orbital mechanics, space elevators, genetics and, physics. Not to mention just research on all the different locations my novel visits.<\/u><\/u><\/p>\n