hɪz fˈɜːst pɹəfˈɛʃənəl ɹˈaɪɾɪŋ sˈeɪl wʌz tə ðə nˈaʊdᵻfˈʌŋkt mˌæɡɐzˈiːn sˈaɪəns ænd mᵻkˈænɪks, ɐ nˈɑːnfˈɪkʃən ˈɑːɹɾɪkəl ɐbˌaʊt fæntˈæstɪk vˈiəkəlz bˈɪlt fɔːɹ sˈaɪəns fˈɪkʃən mˈuːvɪz, sˈʌtʃ ɐz ðə lˈændmæstɚ fɹʌmðə mˈuːvi dæmnˈeɪʃən ˈæli.
His first professional writing sale was to the now-defunct magazine Science & Mechanics, a non-fiction article about fantastic vehicles built for science fiction movies, such as the Landmaster from the movie Damnation Alley.