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Scott Spotson
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Scott Spotson
The thrill of a good story. The kind that crackles with heart-palpitating excitement, or touches you with soul-inspiring observation. Sharing stories is part of what stirs our community to bond together in a positive, uplifting way.
Scott Spotson
It's Soheil Toosi. You may find him on 99 Designs. Yes, he's amazing. He also did the cover for my other book, "Seeking Dr. Magic."
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https://99designs.ca/profiles/1034590
Here is some contact information for him:
https://www.facebook.com/soheiltoosi
https://99designs.ca/profiles/1034590
Scott Spotson
Please send your email address and I'll gift you a copy through Amazon Kindle. It's very easy to click onto the web link to the gift of a Kindle copy and then start reading on your Kindle. My email is author@scottspotson.com to which you may email your email address (or a short greeting, since I can see your email address just from your act of emailing me directly). I will keep your email address confidential and will delete the email address from my computer immediately after sending you the new Kindle version.
Scott Spotson
What a hard question, Justin! Obviously so much could go wrong, for example, a British citizen could go back to 1776 and reverse the outcome of the American Revolution! Or some wealthy opportunist, hoping to be the next Bill Gates, could transport himself back to 1975 and start up a computer and software company! (Come to think of it, maybe Bill Gates did exactly that!)
So--the first reaction might be to ban time travel completely. It could be punished by ten years in prison and be subject to lifetime surveillance by our intelligence agencies to make sure he doesn't try again. Like the alien landing that occurred in Roswell in 1947 in New Mexico, I would probably have a "cover-up" but in the interests of safety of the entire world, since so much could go wrong.
It depends if the invention occurred inside or outside of the United States. If it was within our borders, I would ensure that no other countries learn of this. If it was outside our borders, I would perhaps call upon the United Nations to agree to a protocol banning the invention and use of time travel.
As for the three bills before Congress, as you can see above, I would try to prevent it from going that far. But in the event that time travel exists outside the United States, and the United Nations is unable to act, I would present an amendment to the Criminal Code making time travel and ownership of a time travel machine crimes punishable by prison. Another bill would allow the U.S. Government to seize and expropriate any time travel machine found. And, finally, another bill to always restore Scott Spotson automatically to the U.S. Presidency should some clever bloke go back into time to prevent my election as U.S. President!
So--the first reaction might be to ban time travel completely. It could be punished by ten years in prison and be subject to lifetime surveillance by our intelligence agencies to make sure he doesn't try again. Like the alien landing that occurred in Roswell in 1947 in New Mexico, I would probably have a "cover-up" but in the interests of safety of the entire world, since so much could go wrong.
It depends if the invention occurred inside or outside of the United States. If it was within our borders, I would ensure that no other countries learn of this. If it was outside our borders, I would perhaps call upon the United Nations to agree to a protocol banning the invention and use of time travel.
As for the three bills before Congress, as you can see above, I would try to prevent it from going that far. But in the event that time travel exists outside the United States, and the United Nations is unable to act, I would present an amendment to the Criminal Code making time travel and ownership of a time travel machine crimes punishable by prison. Another bill would allow the U.S. Government to seize and expropriate any time travel machine found. And, finally, another bill to always restore Scott Spotson automatically to the U.S. Presidency should some clever bloke go back into time to prevent my election as U.S. President!
Scott Spotson
Excellent question indeed! I have pretty eclectic reading tastes, so not one author overall influences my style. But I liked Isaac Asimov, J.K. Rowling, Neil Gaiman, and Brad Sanderson. Thanks for asking!
Scott Spotson
Hi, Jessica, what an interesting question!
I would say "Life II" was closest to my heart, since I'd always wondered (even before I wanted to write about it and even outside the context of trying to think up a book plot) what it'd be like to live my life over again. There were some decisions that I'd like to do over again (nothing dramatic, mind you, stuff like "what if I chose a different choice of study?" or "what if I chose a different career?" or "what if I moved to a different country?").
"The Four Kings" is a close second, because I've also wondered what it would be like if we could just wipe out the basis of governance and replaced it with another, and just got straight to the changes that one political theory demanded (in this case it was the pure libertarian theory of Ayn Rand).
As for which book was the greatest challenge to write, I would say "Delusional". I wrote a draft, and it was terrible. That was because back then, I simply couldn't write romance. Had no concept of it as an author. So I had a co-author write it with me. I already wrote in all the fantasy, all the dreams and hallucinations that Patricia had, and all the main and secondary characters (the only new character added by the co-author was the wonderful Mrs. Stosh). Then the co-author added the romance story, and more character development. I actually had Ray die halfway through, but my co-author had him live until the end (and become the hero). Good job!
I would say "Life II" was closest to my heart, since I'd always wondered (even before I wanted to write about it and even outside the context of trying to think up a book plot) what it'd be like to live my life over again. There were some decisions that I'd like to do over again (nothing dramatic, mind you, stuff like "what if I chose a different choice of study?" or "what if I chose a different career?" or "what if I moved to a different country?").
"The Four Kings" is a close second, because I've also wondered what it would be like if we could just wipe out the basis of governance and replaced it with another, and just got straight to the changes that one political theory demanded (in this case it was the pure libertarian theory of Ayn Rand).
As for which book was the greatest challenge to write, I would say "Delusional". I wrote a draft, and it was terrible. That was because back then, I simply couldn't write romance. Had no concept of it as an author. So I had a co-author write it with me. I already wrote in all the fantasy, all the dreams and hallucinations that Patricia had, and all the main and secondary characters (the only new character added by the co-author was the wonderful Mrs. Stosh). Then the co-author added the romance story, and more character development. I actually had Ray die halfway through, but my co-author had him live until the end (and become the hero). Good job!
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