There are so many genres for a writer to choose from, so why does a writer choose that one genre to dedicate a life’s work to?

I started as a reader and I read everything from fiction to non-fiction to fantasy, autobiography, history, science, religion, ideology, SciFi, detective, thriller, sappy love to harlequin— it didn’t matter because I loved to read and reading was the easiest way to travel without ever leaving that comfy chair or nook.

So why did I choose SciFi? Having grown up in the late ‘50’s through early 60’s everything seemed so promising. I can’t say these times were without issues and certainly not as promising for many, but it was a synaptic jump for humanity with the use of rocketry, fins on cars, plastic and other new materials, fashion, contemporary art that influenced me— my eyes were never looking in the rear view mirror.

In hindsight, this time period was a critical waypoint for me in choosing a genre to write in. Sci-Fi would offer boundless opportunities and the freedom to explore uncharted territories without constraints of time. There were never going to be any obstacles to technology and certainly no tunnel of staying in one dimension. I never look through the rear view mirror when writing.

The universality that Sci-Fi shares with every other genre is the comfy chair or nook to write in.