Ask the Author: Daniel Weisbeck
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Daniel Weisbeck
I observe the world and the news around me. From nature walks to my science magazines, I'm constantly getting book ideas. Choosing one is the challenge.
Daniel Weisbeck
I'm still one, so let's get together and laugh, cry, and scream. Writing is hard but addictive.
Daniel Weisbeck
You know you are going to be broke, so the pressure is off to make money. But the desire to need people to love your book is still annoying.
Daniel Weisbeck
The Fellowship of the Rings. But only if I could be a time-travelling fairy who could also teleport myself to the worlds of Blade Runner, Star Trek and Star Wars.
Daniel Weisbeck
I go for long walks on the English Coast with my dogs and let my mind wander. Then I just start writing, even if I throw it all away. Getting my mind going is like exercising, sometimes it needs a warm-up.
Daniel Weisbeck
The sequel to Children of the Miracle
Daniel Weisbeck
I read a lot of science magazines and I'm always thinking about how recent discoveries and experiments will impact the future. There is so much happening right now around genetic engineering and our ability to modify the animal genome. What's holding the science back is no longer our capabilities, but ethics and morality. I started asking myself - What happens when that flood gate is opened and we allow scientists to control the evolution of the human genome?
A lot of science fiction explores the concept of genetic engineering leading to a narrow definition of perfection and the idea of throwing out those who don't conform. I wanted to explore a world where genetic manipulation opened up unlimited diversity, not one form of perfection but many. In that world, where would we draw the line on modifications and who would define what being a human means and how society might tolerate such diversity? These were the questions which inspired my book.
A lot of science fiction explores the concept of genetic engineering leading to a narrow definition of perfection and the idea of throwing out those who don't conform. I wanted to explore a world where genetic manipulation opened up unlimited diversity, not one form of perfection but many. In that world, where would we draw the line on modifications and who would define what being a human means and how society might tolerate such diversity? These were the questions which inspired my book.
Daniel Weisbeck
The children were hidden in the closet. Mary stood by the window, knife in hand, waiting to see if it would return when she suddenly felt a warm breath on the back of her neck.
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