Thomas Zman: The
pronunciation of my last name was sometimes awkward, so I phoneticized it.
What
genre do you write?
I
write Religious Science Fiction, with a helping of alternate history.
Can you tell my readers
how Religious Science Fiction is different than regular Science Fiction?
Religious Science Fiction is a natural
expansion of pure Science Fiction in that it incorporates God into having the
final say in all things. Scientists may be unraveling all the mysteries
of our cosmos, of life functions, but they are unable to explain the
spiritual. That is where they are truly in the dark. What is the
force that gives life, gives soul to a being? There are no
answers. That is why I feel it is so important that we, as humans,
realize our place in the cosmos. Alien intelligence is an integral
part of our civilization. It's just that they have yet to be announced to
the populous. Slowly, I feel, our government and religious institutions
are making their presence, their influences known. But the aliens are not
the answer. They too must abide by standards, and to allow mankind think
that they are the answer, that they are the true gods is a mistake -- a
sin. I feel they may have worked hand in hand with heavenly beings,
angels, and God Himself. But they are just part of a much larger picture
-- the infinity of the universe . . . of God. I have long felt it
necessary to incorporate God -- and not just Christianity, but all religions --
into science fiction for it was within this genre that perhaps a more complete,
not to mention compelling picture will eventually emerge.
What
made you want to be a writer?
At a very young age I had a bunch of ideas/concepts that I
saw nowhere in the books that I was reading or the movies I was seeing. So I decided one day I would fit together and
create a story from these concepts. And
so at the age of nineteen, I began.
How
do you feel about the writing community as a whole?
I have taken the matter of being an author seriously now for
just over a year. In that time I have
learned to hold onto my money. Too many
individual out there vying to separate it from you with the “guarantee of
selling more books”.
Have
you or will you be willing to collaborate with other authors in the future?
I have had the help of several authors, having met them on
Goodreads. It is there that I find the
people most genuine. We have
corresponded back and forth, and even shared works in progress amongst
ourselves. So the answer is yes.
Tell
us about your book and if it’s upcoming or already published.
I have two published books in my Neuphobes Series. From
Whence They Came and Beyond Imagination.
They both corroborate the stories of the other, both having taken place
at the same time, though told by different characters from entirely different
perspectives. I am now at work editing
my final book in the Neuphobes Series, which I will call Before it Began. This novel actually precedes the other two
books and would likely be read first before the others. It encompasses a time period of some forty
thousand years, laying out an alternate history beginning with the settlement
of aliens on our planet during the Paleolithic Period. It there strikes the engagement between a
highly advanced civilization and the primitive foraging’s of mankind. The novel unfolds through the eyes of an
alien, whose soul lives eternally through a succession of host bodies. His
story develops as he time-hops
through history, morphing from one alien body to another, from one situation to
the next. Repeatedly, the story brings
you to the many archaeological anomalies skewing the historical timeline, alien
intervention vividly filling the gaps with reserved ingenuity to the point
where my other books then begin. This
alternate perspective of history will not only support the claims of many
conspiracy theorists, but also undoubtedly illuminate an epiphany within the
imaginations of everyday readers. For by
the hand of God are all things made possible!
Is
your book or upcoming book an eBook, paperback, or both?
It will be available along with my other works on Amazon,
from my Author’s Page, in both eBook and paperback versions.
Is
this your first book?
It is actually my third, not counting my collection of short
stories, which I had bound into a short novel entitled The Man Who Carried
Guilt. This by the way was pure fiction
with no science or religion in it.
Are
you planning to write more?
Yes. Once, Before it
Began is completed, I intend to start a literary piece where my first novel,
From Whence They Came, ends.
Is
there anything you would say to other writers, that want to write and publish a
book?
View your work as a hobby.
By no means think you will immediately become famous and your works
selling millions of copies. Take your
time in doing so. Have other writers
critique your work. And try to write
everyday. Amazon is a great launching
pad for beginning writers. They give you
the best platform from which to start.
Where
can my readers find your book and how they can follow you on social media?
Leave only links that you want open to the public.
I can be found on Facebook just by the spelling of my name,
Thomas Zman. I also have my own Author’s
Page on Amazon, which any of my books will automatically take you to by simply
looking them up. Links Below.
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