The Making of a SciFi Franchise #24
by Aaron Walker, Sr.
Whenever I’m asked “How did this book come about?” my number one response is: “By the grace of God”, a simple fact for which I make no apologies. To say that this book was released amid great personal and professional setbacks and frustrations, would be a huge understatement. And like other writers no doubt experienced at one time or another during their careers, I seriously flirted with the idea of quitting, mainly because I had too much going on in my life. Everything from the challenges that come along with family life, to the constant delays of the project (a fact that we blogged about numerous times), all played a part in my feeling that it was perhaps time to hang it up.
But I am a firm believer that every good gift and every perfect gift is from above. And I certainly didn’t believe we were blessed with the God given ability to create, to just sit on it and do nothing. So we pressed forward anyway. And I am glad we did. To finally see a tangible form of something on which you have toiled for years, makes all of the pain and disappointments vanish in an instant. Regardless of where this goes in the future, I am glad to have gone through this process, and I couldn’t be more proud of the work we produced.
I say “we”, because I cannot take all of the credit for myself. While I may have been the one that penned the actual book and screenplay upon which this particular book is based, Cargo 3120 was not just my idea, but also the ideas of the incredibly talented co-creators: Daymond C. Roman and Lloyd Walker Jr. I also must acknowledge the gifted writer/poetess: Brenda Mitchell-Walker (my mother and editor), and our Artist: Lemelle Wherry, who was responsible for the cover art, as well as all of the concept art on our website (www.cargo3120.com) And while we have conquered one book, believe me, there is a lot more to come.
