Featured Interview With David R. Donnelly
Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I was born opposite the Palace Theatre in Manchester, in the United Kingdom, and guess that makes me a genuine Mancunian. I recently became an Author and Self-Publisher based in Felixstowe, England, after working for 36 years as a Solution Designer for British Telecommunications plc.
At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
In 1968, the first book to really capture my imagination was 2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke. However, my work at BT involved reading, writing and illustrating many very large technical documents. Now working for myself I have had some success publishing “The Poetry of Science” in 1998, and “Designing in a Big Way” in 2009, which was a technical paperback in a niche marketplace. Currently, writing under the pen name of Rhett Goreman, I have branched out into Science Fiction with “Escaping the Sun”, which I believe should have a much wider appeal.
Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
I love reading about the true history of Science, it is often stranger than fiction. However, my favourite trilogy in five parts is “The Hitch Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” by Douglas Adams.
Tell us a little about your latest book?
In “Escaping the Sun” the world is getting hotter and we need to evacuate the Earth, but that is not the main problem. When massive asteroid impacts wipe out almost all life in our solar system, the human race has to be rebuilt from genetic archives. But as the new generation of people on Earth, the Moon, and a huge star cruiser discover more about events in the past, so the ultimate fate of all humans is thrown into jeopardy once again. Rhett Goreman hopes that by reading this book, which took him two years to write, you can help him to save the lives of millions.
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