Oh, too late. I am taking a sabatical for 6 months to write a novel and then a series.

I don't write to influence others. I write in order to earn a living and to get rid of my thoughts. I cannot stop thinking or imagining. I find that once I have written something down, it doesn't plague me anymore.

I am a systems person. I design and create systems inside my head - political systems, economic systems, ethical systems.

The answer to your question is no. I refuse to try to influence others. For most of my life, there ere always people trying to influence me. I didn't realize they were driven by self-interest until I was in my early 60s. I gave away so much and I am very poor because people just took and took.

I have Asperger's Syndrome.