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Bill Gourgey is a science writer, fiction author, and educator. He writes a monthly science history column for Popular Science and has contributed to MIT Technology Review, WIRED, and other publications. His nonfiction explores how scientific and technological innovations succeed, fail, and resurface across generations—and what those patterns reveal about how societies think about the future. He is also the author of the Beverly Hills Book Award-winning Glide Trilogy and Cap City Mysteries YA series. He teaches graduate science writing at Johns Hopkins University.

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Where did you get the idea for your most recent book?

Bill Gourgey On a field trip to the U.S. Capitol where I was struck by its grandeur, knowing that in the shadow of the very same building a drastically different w…moreOn a field trip to the U.S. Capitol where I was struck by its grandeur, knowing that in the shadow of the very same building a drastically different world exists.(less)

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How do you deal with writer’s block?

Bill Gourgey I keep plenty of hand sanitizer, tissues, and other hygienics at my desk to avoid contracting that dreaded affliction in the first place. I hear it’s …moreI keep plenty of hand sanitizer, tissues, and other hygienics at my desk to avoid contracting that dreaded affliction in the first place. I hear it’s contagious!

The truth is I’ve never had a problem with writer’s block. I think that writer’s block happens when a writer’s self-expectations are set too high. I have lots of faults and foibles (don’t tell my family and friends!); luckily, setting my writing bar too high is not one. Whenever I sit down to write I know that I’m just as likely to write something crappy as good. The trick is not to despair when it’s crappy. As one writing teacher used to put it, “writers have to be prepared to kill their babies.” It’s an ugly image, and of course I rebelled against it at first, but her point was a good one and I write by it to this day—don’t become too attached to your words or run the risk of getting stuck.(less)

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Average rating: 4.03 · 98 ratings · 14 reviews · 21 distinct works

	GRAVITY & FIRE (Glide Trilogy #1) 3.89 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 2011 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Capitol Kid (Cap City Kids, #1) 3.79 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 2015 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	GAMES & FATE (Glide Trilogy #2) 4.50 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2013 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	GERMS & FURY (Glide Trilogy #3) 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2015 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Attic Ward: The Orphan and The Art Heist, a mystery thriller (Cap City Mysteries Book 2) 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Unfamiliar Fruit 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Castle Keep it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Games & Fate (Glide Trilogy Book 2) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Outside the Box: Poems 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2007	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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