Inside My Writing Process: How My Stories Begin

People often ask me where my stories come from.

The truth is, most of my books begin with a single image.

Sometimes it is:

• A lonely tower standing in silence

• A child staring at the sky

• A strange dream

• A voice whispering a warning

• Or a question that refuses to leave my mind

For The Man at the Tower, the idea started with the image of communication towers appearing across landscapes while people slowly began forgetting things about themselves.

That thought stayed with me for months.

What if memory itself became the battlefield?

I do not write stories by outlining every detail first. I build worlds emotionally. I ask:

• What would fear look like?

• How would ordinary people react?

• What happens when governments lose control?

• What happens when humanity no longer understands reality?

I usually write late at night when everything is quiet. Many scenes begin in notebooks before becoming digital chapters. Some ideas come while driving, biking, or simply observing people.

The emotional core always matters most to me.

No matter how large the science fiction becomes, the story must still feel human.