Seven Questions is a section of Newsnibbles where we ask one of our Twitter 
followers seven questions (duh). Because we do it via email they are free to answer in more that 140 characters, which is nice.
Today we catch up with Seattle based science fiction author, Terry Marchion, or @terrymarchion as we know him, to find out what happened to his yesterdays, amongst other things…
1.Your pitch for The Missing Yesterdays reminds us of Back to the Future, will this book appeal to fans of that series of films?
That’s funny – Back to the Future wasn’t one of my inspirations when I was writing – I was thinking more of the old serials like Flash Gordon and Buck Rodgers – also the fun of classic Star Trek and Doctor Who. Readers who like fun adventures like those above would like my book (hopefully), and the others that will come in the series.
2. What is the most nerdy thing you have ever done?
There are so many – but the best (worst?) was I had to correct some guys at a comic shop about a storyline they had wrong. My fiancé (now wife) was so embarrassed. She asked me to never take her there again . . . LOL
3.Who or what inspires you?
That’s a long list. I’m inspired by science – first and foremost. I love seeing images from the Hubble – and movies/books like The Martian . . where real science came first and the story came later – that really helps my imagination go wild. Arthur C Clarke has been a huge inspiration to me – his extrapolations of real science into the far future is so cool. I’ve read Michio Kaku, whose books are full of cool science, but explained for the lay-person so they can understand it too. I heartily recommend “the physics of the future” and “the future of the mind” both really good reads.
4.Where do you stand on the whole pet couture debate?
Excuse me, What? Oh, if you mean dressing your dog up in your favourite college/pro team’s jersey? I’m all for it – anything else is just torturing the poor animal . . .
5.Do you have a favourite badger?
Yes, but there’s a restraining order against me. Kidding. I’ve only known one “badger” in my life, a past co-worker who went to the University of Wisconsin (the Badgers). She was a hoot. Oh, you mean real honest-to-God badgers? No, I’ve never had the pleasure of meeting any.
6.If you could choose to live any time (future or past) when would you choose and why?
Ancient Rome is fascinating to me – brutal and unforgiving, but so much came from that empire. Or I would love to see what the world is like in another 1000 years or so. Given another era, will we still have the same problems as we have today? Have we overcome petty issues? Not only that, but technology has come so far in the past hundred years, what will another thousand see in advances?
7.What’s next on the agenda?
Next is book 2 in my series, titled “The Purloined Pictograph” – another sci-fi adventure, but with a look to the past. It should be ready to publish in a month or so . . . after that, who knows . . .
And you can find Terry all over the internet including Facebook, his website and he doesn’t mind you emailing him (he doesn’t know you like we know you).
And if you’d like to answer 7 Questions, then get in touch, you know how by now.
