You have to stick to it and give it a shot, even on days you think your writing is terrible. Too many people second-guess themselves or put off writing. Write what YOU want to read and get that first story or novel on paper. Don't overthink if others will want to read it or not. Write often, and write what you're passionate about. Is there any piece of advice you could give to young, aspiring writers? Later, I delved into epic fantasy, like the Dragonlance series by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman, and became addicted to that. I read the classic Arthurian novelThe Mists of Avalon when I started high school, and it blew me away. As I got more into my teens, I really started loving fantasy and sci-fi. I had a lot of favourites! When I was younger, I loved the Anne of Green Gables series.
What was your favourite novel when you were young?
I'm a big lover of medieval and Roman history, so I'd love to do some observations of that era - but only observations! I think I'd keep my distance and then scurry back to the comfort of internet and indoor plumbing. If you had a TARDIS, where would you travel to, and what would you do when you got there? There were reruns of Tom Baker episodes on late at night that my dad used to watch, and I would watch with him, even though I couldn't always follow everything. I started watching when I was very young - I couldn't even guess at an age, just sometime in elementary school. When did you start watching the show? And who was "your Doctor"? I think my favourite episodes from his era are Trial of a Time Lord and Mark of the Rani. I also made a point of reading up on some of the other Doctors because there's a lot to be learned with compare-and-contrast.
I watched every Colin Baker episode and then read up on him as much as I could in order to learn about his perceptions of the character, what it was like during the filming, and how fans have viewed him over the years. How much research did you do for Something Borrowed? Did you find any stories that you took inspiration from? What's your favourite story from the Baker era? Las Vegas and pterodactyls shouldn't work together…but in the Doctor Who universe, of course they can! When the Doctor and Peri arrive, they discover that the citizens are plagued by frequent attacks from mini-pterodactyls.
So, I ended up creating Koturia, a world that models its civilisation on our modern Las Vegas. I wanted the challenge of making those ideas work together in a cohesive story. I therefore tried to think of two really seemingly outlandish ideas I could put together. When I was approached with the project, I was reminded that the Doctor can go pretty much anywhere you can imagine, no matter how crazy it might seem. Doctor Who reaches planets light-years away but commonly has adventures on Earth, why did you choose to set your story on an alien planet?
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