Ian Patterson has dreamed of being an author for decades, but finally began the journey with the birth of his first daughter. This is an objectively terrible time to start work that requires quiet concentration, and he knows it, but he loves the chaos nonetheless. He has lived in various places along the Colorado Front Range for the past 25 years, and currently resides in Colorado Springs with his family.
SunLit: Tell us this book’s backstory – what’s it about and what inspired you to write it?
Ian Patterson: I was listening to a podcast called “Writing Excuses,” which is phenomenal by the way, and they suggested imagining a world where you changed one thing, and like a thought experiment, followed that thread to see what else changed with it…