Pioneers

Did I deliberately set out to write my own version of pioneers and aliens?

No, not exactly, although I can tell you I have read and reread every Louis L’Amour I ever had my hands on and many other westerns besides.

I grew up tent camping, roughing it, and finding it fun to leave behind the trappings of civilization. My husband and I enjoyed going out beyond most human contact and reveling in nature.

I have read at least my share of fantasy, some in this world, some in another. Space and distant planets have always been of interest. When did I start to put nature and space together? Probably after a line in a movie reminded us that if there weren’t aliens and other civilizations out there, it was a waste of space. So having dragons and humans who live primitively and plan a picnic where they deliberately eat outside for fun seems reasonable.