PChiles

It's about learning the craft and finding your voice, figuring out what works and what doesn't. If fanfic gets you down that road then go for it. "50 Shades" started out as Twilight fanfic, so anything's possible.

Yep. Just keep writing.

Working on it. Just submitted my next book to my publisher about two weeks ago. In related news, I finally have time to play Kerbal again. At least until they get back to me with edits...

My first two novels, Perigee and Farside, are set in near-future commercial spaceflight. Both were picked up by Baen Books earlier this year and you can find them here, in addition to the usual places (Amazon, B&N, Kobo, etc). Currently I'm finishing the manuscript for Frozen Orbit. If I can drag it across the finish line before the holidays, it might just be available in bookstores this time next year. You can read the prologue at my blog. I'm pretty excited about this one, as it's the most science-fictiony thing I've written. Onward Kerbonauts!