A Brief Introduction

To whom I may concern,

Welcome to my new blog. My name, in case you have not already discerned, is A.T. Jackson. Writing has always been one of my greatest interests, second only to the pursuit of scientific research. When I am at my keyboard, I am a writer, and also the creator and presenter of InFact, an upcoming online web-series dedicated to science, history and scepticism. When I am away from my keyboard, I am a Molecular Biologist.

This blog shall act as a repository within which I can dump the dregs of my cognitive processes. Some of my posts shall relate to my writing, some of them shall relate to science and others will undoubtedly related to mundane issues and other miscellaneous thoughts. As of today, I am mapping out various plots for numerous works of fiction, and I am also considering a few dabbles in non-fiction tangentially. My literary interests lie mostly within speculative fiction (Sci-Fi, fantasy, etc.).

Over the last few days I have been establishing my social media presence. Please find portals to all of my social media profiles below.
  • YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSE9D7YOkzLmwxVMP8hXrJQ
  • Twitter: https://twitter.com/RealATJackson/with_replies
  • Minds: https://www.minds.com/ATJackson
Out of the four social media websites highlighted above, Minds is by far the least popular. This, in my opinion, needs to change. It is by far the most versatile and free-form social media website I have ever used, and it is by far my favourite. I would recommend that everyone reading this post set up a Minds account.

I believe that is all that I am willing to divulge at this point. In the future, as things progress, I will elaborate more on my work in both literature and the sciences.

Regards,

A.T. Jackson

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