Tom Julian Answers: “What inspired you to write about a damaged super soldier and mind-controlling aliens?”
OK-here’s some backstory. Did you ever hear of somebody who wrote a spec script for like Star Trek or some other massive fan institution? And then they dreamed that one day the producers might see their work and invite them out to pitch? Well, that actually happened to me! My college project was a teleplay […]
Author Jim Duke on The Great Wyoming Railroad Robbery of ’76
After my father’s death in the fall of 1976, I spent as much time as I could with my mother in Laramie while she transitioned into living alone. Having long since worn out my welcome with all friends and family with my couch surfing ways, I’d purchased a camper trailer, which I parked in her […]
“Fight Scene!” Sci-fi Author Tom Julian Talks about Crafting Dynamic Scenes
I treat every scene like an action scene. I don’t mean that I have people doing Kung Fu while talking, but I try to make every scene full of the tension and kinetic feel that someone gets from an action scene. There’s a give and take of the characters. They are doing things when they […]