Lost in Space Writing

I took this photo last night. No, I didn't.
It's from National Geographic/Getty Images 

After talking an hour with a physics/astronomy professor yesterday, I now know that I know nothing, absolutely nothing, about our galaxy.

I'm almost embarrassed by how little I knew and how wrong I was about all the things I thought I knew. Does that make sense?

Ok, that's all I have to say about my lack of galactic knowledge, but I can say I am making a little progress toward getting started on my book, which – I'll give you a little hint here – has nothing to do with the Milky Way or space in general.

People who know me know I'm a bit of a sports guy, and yeah, my book is going to be sports related.

What? That's not enough of a hint?

Ok, I'll also say that I love baseball, and while I do hope to work on a baseball writing project soon, my book will be all about a particular football game. I may even narrow it down to a book about one single play. Imagine that.

I've talked with a few people about the book, and they all seem excited and eager to help. So, I hope to get started on more formal interviews in the next couple of weeks and then be able to provide more information on this blog throughout the interviewing, research and writing process.

Now, back to writing about galaxies, dark matter, intergalactic space and such.