Joseph asked Joseph Legaspi:

What made you write "A Three-Year Minute"?

Joseph Legaspi Well, several reasons -- starting with the ending (of the entire three-part series). I wrote that first. It was very powerful and the first scene I envisioned. Then I wrote the rest of the story going backwards from that perspective. I thought it was a different way of writing and hopefully comes across as a strong, unique story because I always had this vivid ending in mind.

Second, I often wondered 'what if' a machine like this actually was invented in our lifetime. I think it would radically change life as we know it. At the pace we're producing new and once-impossible technology, I don't think this is too far-off from the realm of possibilities.

Finally, the biggest reason I wrote it was because it is all about relationships. When you strip down all the science and technology, the core of the story revolves around how we all deeply affect one another -- even people who left us long ago and also those who we think don't matter.

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