Christine Myers
I have been a science fiction fan since she saw the original “Day the Earth Stood Still” at the age of eight. My favorite sub-genre is science fiction romance with interstellar space travel and a bit of space opera.
I grew up watching Star Trek and reading Marvel Comics. As an aspiring writer, I attended science fiction and fantasy conventions, where I met many well-known science fiction authors and attended their readings and discussion panels. These included sci-fi greats Anne McCaffrey, CJ Cherryh, George R.R. Martin, Ben Bova, Timothy Zahn, Frederik Pohl, and Orson Scott Card.
Among the most influential works in my writing are the Lazarus Long novels by Robert Heinlein, including “Time Enough for Love,” and Marta Randall’s “Journey.” I love Star Trek, Firefly, Farscape, and Veteran Cosmic Rockers, the Moody Blues.
After spending years trying to get my work published by traditional publishers, I discovered KDP and became an independent author and publisher. This means I do it all, from writing to publishing.
While I love sci-fi, I always thought there should be more romance, so I started writing it hot and steamy under the pen name Clarissa Lake. Now that it’s no longer a secret, I publish under both names.