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ABOUT INGA: her handle is iNorsky

Born and raised in Canada, Inga M. Nelson has lived in five of its ten provinces, mostly thanks to her father being a pilot in the RCAF. And yes, she speaks French—un peu. Inga now lives near the Rocky Mountains in Calgary, Alberta, with her husband, Allan, and their cat, Midnight. She grew up with three mechanics in the household and continually listened to them discuss how to jury-rig this, that, and the other thing to keep whatever it was working. Likely, her interest in STEM (science, tech, engineering and math) is a result of that.

Since retiring from her career as a designated Chartered Professional in Human Resources (CPHR) with behavioural studies, Inga has transitioned from writing HR articles to writing fiction. Being a huge fan of espionage, science fiction and fantasy, plus having a penchant for philosophy and STEM it’s no wonder she enjoys researching and writing science fiction.

Having an innate interest in philosophy, science, and travel, she gobbles up magazines and documentaries about STEM, our universe, and the unexplained. Also, Inga’s CPHR behavioural studies, about how we tick, brought the term emotional intelligence to her attention. One of her favourite science fiction quotes that demonstrates said emotional intelligence is “Don’t Panic” on the cover of the handbook in The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams.

From an early age, reading stories excited Inga’s imagination, and even more so when her Junior High literature teacher reviewed Alice in Wonderland in class. He revealed how Lewis Carroll wrote his two-fold story: a fantasy for children, and a political satire for adults. Later, in her mid-twenties, she was introduced to science fiction authors. After reading works from George Orwell, Aldous Huxley, Isaac Asimov, and Frank Herbert, Inga was hooked on the genre’s technologies and concepts that stimulated her interest more and more in STEM articles and documentaries. Now, several categories of fiction works captivate her attention: espionage thrillers like Dan Brown’s, science fiction like Andy Weir’s and John Scalzi’s, historical fiction, mystery, comedy, adventure, and fantasy with its supernatural essence.

Another language and art form that has always been essential to her is music. Inga studied voice and piano during her middle school years and received some first-place awards for her efforts. She studied dance in her twenties: ballet, contemporary, and jazz. Music is a mainstay for her to this day. Whenever she’s writing, she tunes into compatible background mood music to enhance her creative juices.

Inga aims to please her readers with entertaining yet thought-provoking stories. Meanwhile, she proposes we all follow the advice from Monty Python’s song called “Always Look on the Bright Side of Life”. Cheers!