Steven Charles Gould (born February 7, 1955)[1] is an American science fiction writer.

The second story Gould wrote, "The Touch of Their Eyes", was read aloud by Theodore Sturgeon at a writing workshop at AggieCon in 1979.

Sturgeon made one correction ("Calvary and Cavalry are two different things") and suggested that Gould submit it to Stan Schmidt, who had become editor at Analog in late 1978.

[2] Gould was director of the south/central region of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) from 1986 to 1989.

The young protagonists of both books become proficient at the martial art and eventually embrace it as a full lifestyle.

[7] In 1989 Gould married Laura J. Mixon and moved with her to New York City, where her job supported them while he finished his first novel, Jumper.