by David Backman | Apr 29, 2024 | Blog
In my previous blog post, What will technology be like in 30 years?, I explored what technology might be like 30 years from now. That’s an important question for my novel, The Lightning in the Collied Night, because most of the story takes place then. In this post,...
by David Backman | Apr 15, 2024 | Blog
In my previous blog post What will the world be like in 30 years?, I started exploring the question, What will the world be like in 30 years? That’s a pertinent question for my novel, The Lightning in the Collied Night, because most of the story takes place about 30...
by David Backman | Mar 29, 2024 | Blog
Because most of my debut novel, The Lightning in the Collied Night, takes place about 30 years from now, I thought I’d explore what the world might be like in the mid-21st century. Then when you read my book—which I hope you do!—you’ll already have an idea as to why I...
by David Backman | Mar 22, 2024 | Blog
You probably know what The Bard said, through Juliet, about names: What’s in a name? That which we call a rose, by any other word would smell as sweet. (And yes, it’s word, in every edition of Romeo and Juliet except Q1. If you don’t believe me, you can look it...
by David Backman | Mar 15, 2024 | Blog
Welcome to my blog! Over the coming months, I’ll share with you my journey as a first-time novelist. I’ll also dive more deeply into some of the themes of and “tech” behind my first novel, The Lightning in the Collied Night. (I’ll even explain how the heck I came up...
