Ask the Author: S.A. Gibson
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S.A. Gibson
All my stories are set in the same world. This is a future earth where modern technology is lost. So past history is remembered. But, people live with tech like in the early 1800s.
This is the first story with these characters. So it is independent. The things to know, are that in this world, Libraries have become the most powerful force. Because they have the past knowledge. They attempt to keep the records for society and maintain order. Library scouts are the trained enforcers for the libraries. They are experts with swords and other weapons.
The other thing to know about this story is the Gullah people are real. Along the coast of South Carolina there was a group of escaped slaves who had thier own language known as Gullah or Geechee. They existed in isolated communities into 1900s. There are still some left, today. For the story I imagine the group survives into the future and keeps their culture and independence.
This is the first story with these characters. So it is independent. The things to know, are that in this world, Libraries have become the most powerful force. Because they have the past knowledge. They attempt to keep the records for society and maintain order. Library scouts are the trained enforcers for the libraries. They are experts with swords and other weapons.
The other thing to know about this story is the Gullah people are real. Along the coast of South Carolina there was a group of escaped slaves who had thier own language known as Gullah or Geechee. They existed in isolated communities into 1900s. There are still some left, today. For the story I imagine the group survives into the future and keeps their culture and independence.
S.A. Gibson
Thanks for the question. I was born in South Korea. My father was a US soldier and my mother was Korean. I have considered myself a Black American for most of my life. I want to write about people of diverse backgrounds. I am interested in world culture and want to incorporate it into my stories.
S.A. Gibson
The way I deal with writer's block is by taking a break. I pull weeds in the garden, I sweep up, I exercises. Soon, I remember what I want to write about.
S.A. Gibson
Noticing the things around me is where I find writing ideas. Nature and people, and mechanical devices. When I have problems, or when I observe other people having problems.
S.A. Gibson
Take the incremental approach. What is your goal today: one page, one scene, or one chapter. How does it fit into your whole project. Each day, the way to accomplishing your project will become clearer and clearer.
S.A. Gibson
Science fiction is a way of running thought experiments.
S.A. Gibson
Part of the idea for Pratima's Forbidden Book came from the older technology being employed in India. Using steam trains and camel carts still happens today.
S.A. Gibson
New book in the series After the Collapse. This book is set in California of the future where there is no modern technology. I call it woodpunk.
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