"THING: First Contact," by: Kendall Williams — Book Tour & Giveaway!

 Hi everyone. Today I am featuring Kendall Williams in a special guest post as part of his book tour featuring his book "THING: First Contact." Dive into this Science Fiction, Time Travel novel today and purchase your copy now. Happy reading everyone. :)

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“THING: First Contact is not your average alien encounter story. It’s bold, visionary, and challenges the conventions of the genre.” 

– Goodreads

What kind of research do you do before you begin writing a book?

I do lots of research, but the research takes place as I am writing…as backup. I want things to be true to form and I want to inform the reader. There’s no reason why real things can’t inform sci-fi or fantasy…where reality becomes unreality and asks the big questions. Then of course there are the “what ifs” that launch us into whole new realms. And the characters…what if this happened to Jason, or what if Susan did this? So you see, I like to put my characters in situations and watch how they work their way out of them. I am the observer and let what happens happen. And it’s like that with the research…provide the research to back up the characters in the situation. 

You’ve talked about your writing process. Do you do an outline first? Do you do the chapters first?

I do write a basic outline of the ideas, the main themes, and the dilemmas facing the characters, but there are underlying themes that are the foundation of the trilogy. I don’t need to remind myself of those, but some structure is needed. Certain things need to happen early on…so they can develop later on…now the protagonist faces his first challenge…now he’s in real trouble…then it’s decision time… Like that. You gotta move the story. You gotta keep the reader engaged. What could possibly happen next? The chapters come along naturally where the story needs to break to someone else or some thing else…another developing situation. You can’t leave your characters hanging too long. But sometimes I’ll have to rewrite a chapter or cut and paste part of a chapter into another. I like to surprise my readers! And sometimes my characters surprise me.

Do you have any quirky writing habits; lucky mugs, cats on laps, etc.?

No pets, but I do have a favorite mug. Sometimes, late at night I’ll wake up after intensely dreaming. That’s when the magic happens! I let it come and write it down…and then sit back, and take another sip of herbal tea from my favorite mug!

Do you have a motto, quote or philosophy you live by?

“Your mind is a place, it is not you!” That's from the book, but here’s one from Richard Feynman, Physicist: "I would rather have questions that can't be answered than answers that can't be questioned."

If you could choose one thing for readers to remember after reading your book, what would it be?

That if you trust the universe you may be surprised where you wind up and what you could be!

THING First Contact: A Journey Through the Fabric of Time

The Thing Trilogy Book 1

by: Kendall Williams

Genre: Science Fiction, Time Travel

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What if everything you knew about reality was a meticulously crafted lie?

“THING: First Contact is not your average alien encounter story. It’s bold, visionary, and challenges the conventions of the genre.” – Goodreads

“The writing is compelling, the world-building is immersive, and the stakes feel incredibly high.” – Goodreads

“Jason Hall is an everyman who finds himself in an impossible situation—swept into a reality where first contact with an alien entity is not just happening, but happening in a way that challenges the very fabric of his understanding of life and the universe.” – Goodreads

Weaving together alternate history, relentless political maneuvering, and high-stakes adventure, FIRST CONTACT plunges you into a world where dark conspiracies feel chillingly real. Through the eyes of amateur astronomer Jason Hall, navigate mind-bending time-travel paradoxes and deep dives into quantum reality, making you question the very fabric of your own existence.

“What sets this book apart is its bold and ambitious storytelling.”

“The book is thrilling, insightful, and, at times, deeply unsettling—just as great science fiction should be.”

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Kendall Williams

Kendall Williams writes character-driven, speculative fiction that fuses dialogue and narrative with high adventure and deep philosophical inquiry from a quantum perspective, offering cosmic mystery and multi-dimensional intrigue within a science fiction framework. His books are not just stories; they are experiences that pull readers into the inescapable realities of the human condition faced with a first alien encounter, prompting us to question our humanity, human destiny, and time itself.

Steeped in the Golden Age of science fiction, Kendall writes from the Roaring Fork Valley near Aspen, surrounded by Colorado's high peaks, where he and his wife, research biologist Natasha B. Williams, raised their two daughters.

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