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Who is your favorite character in Silent Consent?
I love them all, but Garry, Charlie, and Vera have a slight edge. Charlie, in particular, refused to bend to my will and took control of the story, driving it in directions that kept altering my universe. Initially, I wanted to write a short story, and Garry ensured that didn't happen. Each time I tried to wrap up his story, he'd nudge me and let me know he wanted people to learn more about him. And Vera's response to her bullies inspired me.
My fondness for the above does not diminish my affection for Jimmy and Carmin. It's fun to construct villains, but the adventure begins when they see themselves as heroes.
And no, I'm not hearing voices. Something happens when you're writing. The characters reach a point when their backstories coalesce into solid personalities. At that point, when they cease to be outlines, you're obliged to treat them as partners if you want their stories to ring true.
My fondness for the above does not diminish my affection for Jimmy and Carmin. It's fun to construct villains, but the adventure begins when they see themselves as heroes.
And no, I'm not hearing voices. Something happens when you're writing. The characters reach a point when their backstories coalesce into solid personalities. At that point, when they cease to be outlines, you're obliged to treat them as partners if you want their stories to ring true.
If you could travel to any fictional book world, where would you go and what would you do there?
My father used to say that if everyone could put their troubles in a large pile and we could choose which ones we wanted, most of us would take back our own. I think that goes for fictional worlds, too. Interesting ones have lots of drama or absurdity in them, and few make for places we'd really like to live.
Endured By The Gods is now available on Amazon!
Endured By The Gods, the second book in the Silent Consent series is now available on Amazon. Due to a weird glitch, the Kindle Version is not yet linked to the hardcover and paperback versions, so I've posted both links below. If you enjoyed the first book, you will probably also like the second. This parallel story follows Erin (=Tissi) and explores the same world through her eyes. You will encounter some of the characters from Silent Consent, including Diego and Garry, but in secondary roles, supporting a new cast who support or torment Tissi as her experiences as a first transform her.
Celebrating The Release of Endured By The Gods
I'm celebrating the release of my new book, Endured By The Gods with a GiveAway! One Hundred Kindle Copies of Endured By The Gods will be given away between January 7 and February 6, 2004.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
This is the second book in the Silent Consent series. This parallel story looks at the dystopian universe through the eyes of Erin Prax. She's a talented young Gen embarking on a promising internship at her district's most prestigious medical center who finds herself ensnared in a familial arrest. Cast down to the status of a No-name, she becomes the target of brutal treatment and degradation at the hands of sadistic Centurion guards, including Sal Mallory.
Reduced to a mere "energy unit," destiny has sealed her fate as a nameless machine in a centurion facility along the perilous border of the western frontier—until a dangerous skill places her on a work detail that could prolong her life just enough for the emergence of the inner strength needed to endure.
The narrative unfolds, tracing her journey from the days of being a self-entitled Geneol through her arduous struggle and gradual awakening, though not an acceptance, of her harsh reality as inevitable.
In this story, you will encounter some of the most beloved and hated characters from Silent Consent, as well as a host of new conflicted heroes and villains. Some friends betray her, but others strengthen her courage and help her endure.
Although Silent Consent sets the stage for the universe and its attributes, you will soon pick up the slang and understand the dangers that lurk for Erin as she struggles to survive.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
This is the second book in the Silent Consent series. This parallel story looks at the dystopian universe through the eyes of Erin Prax. She's a talented young Gen embarking on a promising internship at her district's most prestigious medical center who finds herself ensnared in a familial arrest. Cast down to the status of a No-name, she becomes the target of brutal treatment and degradation at the hands of sadistic Centurion guards, including Sal Mallory.
Reduced to a mere "energy unit," destiny has sealed her fate as a nameless machine in a centurion facility along the perilous border of the western frontier—until a dangerous skill places her on a work detail that could prolong her life just enough for the emergence of the inner strength needed to endure.
The narrative unfolds, tracing her journey from the days of being a self-entitled Geneol through her arduous struggle and gradual awakening, though not an acceptance, of her harsh reality as inevitable.
In this story, you will encounter some of the most beloved and hated characters from Silent Consent, as well as a host of new conflicted heroes and villains. Some friends betray her, but others strengthen her courage and help her endure.
Although Silent Consent sets the stage for the universe and its attributes, you will soon pick up the slang and understand the dangers that lurk for Erin as she struggles to survive.
