Progress Report 6/29/21
I broke 50K words on The Master of Puppets today. 13 Chapters so far. This book is kicking my butt, and is the embodiment of “First Draft is First Drafty” but I think when I get done, it’s going to be a hell of a book.
Transhumanist Ideas In My Work
A theme I’ve noticed is common in my work is transhumanism. For those of you who aren’t familiar and don’t want to fall down the Wikipedia Rabbit Hole, transhumanism is the idea that we will use technology to improve our lives and overcome the inherent limits of the human condition. In a lot of ways, …
Writing Without Gender
When I sat down and started developing the concept that would eventually become my novel Mail Order Bride, one of the decisions I made early on in the process was that I wanted the aliens to have a genderless society. I didn’t want them to be a hermaphroditic species, or a species where same gender …
Mail Order Bride: The Elevator Pitch
So, I want to start sharing as much as I can with you guys, and the first thing on the list is the back cover blurb I wrote for Mail Order Bride, which is a fluffy queer poly romance with just a touch of angst featuring a lesbian and two agender aliens. Keep in mind …
Off to the Editor!
I sent my novel Mail Order Bride off to the editor this morning for a developmental edit. For those of you who don’t know, a developmental edit is when an editor looks over your work and suggests changes to your story structure, characterization, and other parts of your novel in order to make the work …