One day, while making a traditional Norwegian dessert, I had a random thought: this would look amazing in a sci-fi scene. It took me years to translate some of my favorite recipes into American ingredients, and I thought it might be fun to start sharing a few of them with you.

This speculative fiction will be a little different than the Kaia series. It is for the Millennials who love a mix of English sarcasm, dad jokes, and apocalyptic scenarios.

Most recently, I finished a 112,000-word draft in three months. I’ve published three books, completed four first drafts, hold a Master’s in Behavior Analysis, and, yes, I have made every single one of the mistakes I’ve shared here. So, let me walk you through how I did it, and what not to do, so you can avoid the missteps that slowed me down.

Let me introduce you to my secret project. It is for fans of Good Omens by Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett and Severance by Ling Ma, a speculative comedy about apocalypse, denial, and trying to charge your laptop while the world collapses.