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Last weekend, I was able to get some photos of a real alien! It’s not what you think, though; these photos were for the pre-marketing of my book Planet of Eden. Working with Leslie Craven, a lovely model here in Central Florida, and body painting artist and film maker Juan Pantoja, the goal of this photo shoot was to test how I could bring one of the book’s lead characters, Eah, to life. In the book, the alien-human Eah and…

In my quest to publish Planet of Eden, I’ve read a lot of advice about how to “write stories that get published.” Evidently, agents and publishers of speculative fiction are looking for certain “kinds” of science fiction stories to publish. The business and marketing side of my brain understands, but my creative side asks if this is truly speculative fiction, or speculative formula. I enjoy going to bookstores just to browse. When I can, I like to go through all…