How Liam Begley Wrote Broken Interstellar While Working Sixty-Hour Weeks

What if the reason your book isn't finished isn't a lack of time?In this episode of Beyond the Draft, host Imma sits down with Liam Begley, Vancouver film industry crew member and author of Broken Interstellar, an epic science fiction novel written while working sixty-hour weeks in one of the world's most demanding creative industries.Liam shares how a story that began as a simple adventure evolved into a thought-provoking exploration of power, governance, individuality, collective identity, and the tension between domination and support.Drawing from decades inside the highly unionized film industry, he reveals how production skills, resource management, discipline, and long-term thinking helped him accomplish what many aspiring writers never finish: completing and publishing an ambitious novel despite having almost no free time.In this conversation, you'll discover:• How Liam found time to write while working sixty-hour weeks• Why he treated his novel like a film production• The real reason many writers abandon manuscripts halfway through• Why Broken Interstellar rejects empires and military hierarchies• How unionized spaceship crews became the foundation of his worldbuilding• The challenge of self-publishing without an audience• How to explore politics and philosophy in fiction without preaching• What it takes to finish a book when life refuses to slow downFor every writer waiting for better circumstances, this episode is a reminder that stories are not finished when time appears.They are finished when writers decide they matter enough to keep going.Connect with Liam Begley:www.liambegley.caGet your notebook ready. This conversation is filled with hard-earned wisdom for writers, creators, and anyone trying to build something meaningful while balancing the demands of real life.