Eight years ago I began writing what would become my first published novel, Exodus. Since then I have written and published ten novels, a number of short stories and novellas, along with a few collections. And right now I’m working on two very different novels, both of which I hope to be able to publish this year.

One is a science fiction based in the Aurora Universe, which takes place after both the Exodus Trilogy and the Rift Saga, and its working title is Children of Aurora. It’s been a fe...