BACKSTAGE with Author Eric Thomasma
Hello Everyone,
Happy New Year! Wishing each of you an awesome year.
, I discovered through Twitter that Eric Thomasma’s new book will be coming out soon. I do not know if any of you as my readers know about him. So, this is a excellent opportunity to get to know him.Enjoy the interview. He makes some excellent points, and he is an excellent writer.
By the way this is a reblog from Camilla Stein’s blog.
Shalom aleichem,
Pat Garcia
Today on CSReview, author Eric Thomasma is sharing his love for science fiction, and being part of a wonderful world called children’s literature.
CS: Welcome to CSReview, Eric. Let’s start with something I ask every author of the genre – why do you write sci-fi?
Eric Thomasma: As a young boy I was captivated by those now iconic words, “Space, the final frontier…” I was fascinated by the concept of faster-than-light space travel and the possibilities of life on other planets and the contrast/comparison with our own societies. I remember watching the moon landings and the early development of NASA and looked forward to the days of being able to be a passenger on a flight to Alpha Centauri or other seemingly unreachable destinations. In time I came to realize that the reality of our world politics would keep us from achieving such goals within my lifetime, so…
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