Vivien Jackson

Vivien always loved science fiction which she read a lot of while growing up. For more than two decades he was devoted to cosplaying and fan fiction writing in several fandoms including “Star Wars,” “Tolkien,” “Firefly,” “X-Files,” “Terminator,” and “Farscape.” In fact, aspects from the fiction he was involved in are evident in many of her works. However, when she decided that she wanted to become an author, she found so much support and warmth from the romance community. It was the community that made her want to learn more about authorship and so he started educating himself. As such, her novels walk the thin line between romance and science fiction though they are not one or the other strictly speaking. Given his love for the genre, it was easy researching as he was reading articles on science and futurism which was something he was fascinated with. Apart from reading and fanfiction writing, he has also been influenced by regency romances from the likes of Mary Balogh. The handwritten manuscripts of John Keats convinced him that revision is not a sign of lack of talent or weakness while she learned that romances can be layered and complicated from reading the historicals of Sherry Thomas. “Snow Crash and the Diamond” by Neal Stephenson made her want to write about a female lead taking over the world. She got the inspiration for playing with magic and linear structure from Gabriel Garcia Marquez while she got the pathos and beauty in her novels from J.R.R. Tolkien.