Mad Scientist Type
Gene Turnbow
When we first started school, we all got asked what we wanted to be when we grew up. I just started trying everything.
More than half a century later, I still haven’t made up my mind.
Creator
If you are a Renaissance person, don’t water it down. You have a responsibility to aim for the stars.
My Story
I’m a writer, musician, programmer, game designer, sculptor, artist and animator, producer, director and showrunner on my first project. I also founded the world’s foremost science fiction radio station, SCIFI.radio, and a new publishing imprint called Helium Beach.
Access to the necessary platforms and conduits is one of the greatest struggles artists and other creators have. Making these platforms and conduits, and helping lift the work of others so that it can be seen by everyone is possibly the greatest work of my lifetime so far.
We all rise together.
— Gene Turnbow
Blog
My Journal
Yes, I do have my opinions, just like everybody else. I am, however, at the heart of things, a humanist, and a big fan of doing things out of compassion for other humans.
Starting the Query Process
I’ve started querying agents. This might take a while.
Juniper Fairchild and the Alterwhere | The Search for Agency
I’ve learned that most agents, if not all of them, request the first three chapters of the book to read when you submit a query, so I’ve been polishing.
Juniper Fairchild and the Alterwhere | Second Draft Jitters
Now that the second draft is in the hands of my editor, it’s time to start thinking about what happens next.