He is also the creative consultant for “Stargate Universe” the TV series.
He also blogs and writes books on a range of topics from politics, writing, astronomy, film, video games, and finance. He has won several awards over the years including a Hugo Award for Best Fan Writer in 2008 and several Hugo nominations for the “Old Man’s War” seriesfor which he is best known. Scalzi was laid off from his job as editor at AOL in 1998 and became a full-time author and freelance writer. He published his first novel “Agent to the Stars” in 1997 and earned $4000 from donations from his fans who read the novel for free on his website. Once he had graduated, he worked as a corporate consultant, editor and opinion column writer for several newspapers and online magazines such as “AOL” and the “Chicago Sun-Times.” He also did write a ton of film reviews, which he credits for the humor in his works. He went to the University of Chicago from where he earned a philosophy degree in 1991. Born in Fairfield California, Scalzi grew up in Los Angeles and developed a love for mystery and science fiction that he read a lot of when he was a child. “Lock In” is a series of novels by American science fiction author John Scalzi.
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