What a fun ride this was, thanks for reading, thanks for buying. I started writing this series in September 2020, unsure if it would go beyond book 1 (The ending of book 1 was originally such that it could have been left as a stand alone). I finished writing book 3 in January 2021. It started posting October 6th, and has provided nearly daily postings for 4 months. Not an easy task, but made enjoyable by all the wonderful comments, corrections and feedback. I'm enjoying writing the fantasy side of science fiction more than I thought I would. As a reader I'm in awe of the world building involved in most fantasy stories, magic systems that work with a basic logic, powers that require a price to be paid, etc. For hard sf it seems so much easier, just take one tiny concept and expand on it, how does the world change? What happens when you can make anything from indestructible stasis? What happens when you have tiny then bigger wormhole gates? What happens if you can remember the future, all of them?
I've written a few things that never got posted, because they just didn't excite me. They were experiments in style, format, and story telling. I do finally have an idea for a sequel to time to protect Earth, a character, a motivation, but no conflict yet for the plot. I have an opening scene for a sequel to microgates, but no plot, so that will have to wait for further cogitation. Currently bouncing around in my mind is a concept that I've played with in some unposted short stories, 'The hand of reality' is the most likely next thing I write unless I'm hit by inspiration out of nowhere. My ratio is 500:1, I have to read 500 words for everyone I write, so it will be a while until I put finger to pad again. Kindle unlimited is speeding up that process wonderfully.