Dennis E. Taylor built software for 35 years before trying himself as a sci-fi author. His first novel Outland earned him some “Starbucks money” on Amazon, but his second book We Are Legion made him a best-selling author. Dennis retired as an engineer and became a full-time writer.
In this episode, we talked about the parallels between writing software and writing books, Dennis’s process of coming up with ideas and turning them into reality, working with agents, and writing audio-first books.
Chapters
02:30 - Introduction
04:42 - Transition from software engineering to writing
07:37 - Primer on Dennis's books
12:02 - Parallels between writing software and writing books
16:10 - Where do ideas come from?
19:41 - The process of writing
22:38 - Writing for an audio-first format
27:28 - Narrating a book
30:43 - Engaging with fans
32:06 - Doing research for sci-fi
36:17 - Making money with books
38:58 - Dennis's favorite authors
41:04 - On following the best practices in writing
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