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Jonathan shares his thoughts on the book and movie versions of Project Hail Mary and answers questions that will help others decide if the book or movie are something that they would like based on some of their preferences in books.

I turned K.I.A. into an audiobook and discovered that it's not just a little flawed here and there. I love it, but it's a very broken sci-fi book. Thankfully, I love writing. I see the problems now, and can fix them at some point.

My imagination was forged in the heat of 80s practical effects and the high-concept "what-ifs" that defined my childhood. This list is a roadmap of the celluloid DNA that actually turned me into a sci-fi author—a weird, wonderful path from the 1939 Wizard of Oz to the digital philosophy of The Matrix. It’s a mix of Amblin-era wonder, The Peanut Butter Solution levels of strange, and the kind of adventure that makes even Crystal Skull worth a watch. It's why I write the way I

I don't swear much in real life, yet the characters in my science fiction novels often do—and that contradiction haunts me. This post wrestles with my fear of disappointing people I love, the tension between faith and realism in modern fiction, and why I’ve chosen not to write sanitized “Christian” sci-fi. I explore how my characters expose parts of me I’d rather keep hidden, and why honest dialogue matters.