It took me seven years to write my first unpublished book about this far-future world. These three stories have come much more quickly.I’m not sure what the difference is. Perhaps it’s that I’ve approached these stories with a lighter heart. I want to have fun with them, and I want the reader to have fun. It makes them fun to write. There’s still the constant struggle over dumb mistakes I make in the plot or awkwardness caused by my personal quirks and habits, but I’m doing somethin...