Ask the Author: Joe Agster
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Joe Agster
When I was a kid I wrote a novel called "The Bully". Back then, all I had was a typewriter and a great idea for a plot. It was the early 90s, and self-publishing consisted of kits you'd by for a couple thousand dollars. Although I didn't have that kind of money, I learned a lot about myself and my ability to develop a deep plot.
Flash forward a couple decades, and after a successful career as a software developer, great ideas for books kept popping in my head, rekindling my passion for writing. One late night, I decided to jot down plot notes for various novels. I keep taking notes for weeks and months, until I decided to dive right in and write a book.
Today, the ideas keep flowing, and it drives me to keep writing.
Flash forward a couple decades, and after a successful career as a software developer, great ideas for books kept popping in my head, rekindling my passion for writing. One late night, I decided to jot down plot notes for various novels. I keep taking notes for weeks and months, until I decided to dive right in and write a book.
Today, the ideas keep flowing, and it drives me to keep writing.
Joe Agster
I am a software engineer by trade, and one of the biggest trends to sweep through my industry is artificial intelligence (AI). Being in this industry, I feel that not everyone understand fully what AI is, what's happening in the industry right now, and what the future of AI will look like. Case in point, when you read most fiction, AI is merely a simplistic embodiment of evil, bent on destroying humanity.
My goal is to bring a fresh perspective to what AI will really look like in the coming decades, why it is orders of magnitude more complex than our feeble brains can comprehend, and what its true limitations will be.
My goal is to bring a fresh perspective to what AI will really look like in the coming decades, why it is orders of magnitude more complex than our feeble brains can comprehend, and what its true limitations will be.
Joe Agster
It took about five years, from concept to publication, to write The Final Six Days. Soon after publication, I spent months addressing issues related to editorial quality along with launching marketing efforts. In early 2017, I finally got to work on book two, taking all the bits and pieces from notes to construct the core plot. After a few months of writing, I decided the plot was terrible and I ripped it all apart and started over. In the process, I moved a lot of the story into future sequels.
It was then that I realized I needed to flesh out the rest of the series, and from there I constructed the plots for books 2-4. After a few rounds of revisions, I finally settled on the structure of all three books. For the remaining months of 2017, I worked on the drafts for all three novels.
However, in 2018, life events happened. This derailed my writing efforts for a couple months. But in the process I cleared my head, and have recently resumed writing.
All in all, my utmost goal is a superb, fascinating set of stories that will enthrall readers. Quality cannot be rushed, and I hope when the remaining books are finally released, I have fulfilled my goal of writing the best, most deeply touching stories to my ability.
It was then that I realized I needed to flesh out the rest of the series, and from there I constructed the plots for books 2-4. After a few rounds of revisions, I finally settled on the structure of all three books. For the remaining months of 2017, I worked on the drafts for all three novels.
However, in 2018, life events happened. This derailed my writing efforts for a couple months. But in the process I cleared my head, and have recently resumed writing.
All in all, my utmost goal is a superb, fascinating set of stories that will enthrall readers. Quality cannot be rushed, and I hope when the remaining books are finally released, I have fulfilled my goal of writing the best, most deeply touching stories to my ability.
Joe Agster
Working on the skeleton outline of the remaining books in the Time Crosser series.
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