Interview With Author Egon Spaanderman
Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I work as a captain on offshore construction vessels, leading large-scale projects at sea. During the COVID years, I spent long stretches in Taiwan for the installation of offshore wind farms. Each arrival meant two weeks locked in a hotel room.
Just me, four walls, and far too much time to think.
That’s when I started writing. What began as a way to stay sane slowly evolved into Elias, a dystopian sci-fi story inspired by the isolation, control, and uncertainty we all experienced back then (though it’s not about viruses).
For almost a year, the manuscript sat 99% finished on my hard drive. No one knew about it…except my wife, Jennilee. I had worked on it on and off until 2024, then left it untouched for nearly a year. In late 2025, thanks to her trust and encouragement, I finally decided to finish what I started.
When I’m not at sea, I enjoy exploring the blurred lines between technology, humanity, and the unknown; themes that also run through Elias.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Elias: A World Unraveled (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FWKVFDS8)
I was actually watching the TV series Vikings Valhalla, while Christianity took over Scandinavia i was wondering… what if that never happened?
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I scratch my beard, neurotically… I only do it when I’m writing haha
What authors, or books have influenced you?
The list is long… of course there are Stephen King and Howard Phillips Lovecraft.
More recently Dan Abnett and Aaron Dembski-Bowden
What are you working on now?
Nothing, i have just completed by first Novel Elias.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Goodreads?
Do you have any advice for new authors?
No, I am a new author myself… I wouldn’t recommend listening to me 🙂
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
From my loving wife: “who cares what others think… publish it!”
What are you reading now?
The First Heretic: Fall to Chaos
What’s next for you as a writer?
Writing a novel was a bucketlist item, unless Elias becomes a huge success I call it mission accomplished.
If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
3 or 4 ? Choose please
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