Joseph Ecker
Joseph Eckert is a science fiction author from the Pacific Northwest, best known for his debut novel "The Traveler" published by Tor Books in June 2026.
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Jun 25, 2026
Dan SimpsonHOST
Not that you necessarily would, but what scope is there for pushback on an idea if you don't think it's right as a debut author?
Joseph EckerGUEST
Well, I mean, ultimately it's my baby, right? I went into this work with pretty consciously just one hill that I would die on, so to speak.
Joseph EckerGUEST
I was pretty willing to do almost anything, right, within reason, you know, with the story.
Joseph EckerGUEST
But thankfully both Lindsay and Michael did not touch, they did not go to the hill that I was gonna die on.
Joseph EckerGUEST
Maybe it's a little bit painful in the moment, like I have to rewrite this chapter or at least not entirely rewrite, but massage it into place.
15 MINS LATER
Dan SimpsonHOST
So we'll do that and we get back to it with more about the idea and how it came from school and a mathematical discovery.