tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466722865298782402024-03-12T21:19:05.267-07:00Get it Write TonightThe official blog of S. Alex Martin, author of Embassy and Resonance, Books 1 and 2 of the Recovery Series.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06699368367049145467noreply@blogger.comBlogger119125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446672286529878240.post-47955237479627003302017-05-28T06:55:00.001-07:002017-05-28T06:55:36.288-07:00The Story of Climate Change, Part 1: Energy, Inefficiency, and Thermodynamic Systems<div style="text-align: justify;">
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06699368367049145467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446672286529878240.post-77043191343796215892017-05-12T07:42:00.000-07:002017-05-12T07:42:05.531-07:00"That's Why the Aliens Won't Talk to Us"<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I say sarcastic, but even among the science community, it
seems almost meant to be philosophical, to say that we here on Earth are the
worst of the worst in the entire universe, and to me, that’s an extremely
stupid assumption to make.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I can only believe that elsewhere in the universe, other
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had their own wars and genocides. They have their own economies, their own
science and space programs, their own injustices and historical figures.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Earth is not special. Earth is not the worst of the worst.
When we joke about the aliens not contacting us because they see us killing
each other, that’s to say death and destruction are solely Earthly phenomena,
that all these other alien species turn their noses up at us in disgust, or
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">No. I think out there among the cosmos, there are other
civilizations fraught with exactly the same types of issues we face on our
world. I think “human nature” isn’t limited to humans at all, but could be the
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across the universe are riddled with flaws and blessed with strengths.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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others. But so too will there always be a being who wishes for others to have
power. Out there, wherever in the universe other civilizations exist, I
confidently believe there are lifeforms fighting anti-intellectualism in their
own alien societies. Beings who are developing their own technologies to travel
across the stars and embark on adventures of their own. Beings who gaze in awe
up at the stars and wonder if there are other civilizations after being told
again and again their planet, is the center of the universe, their species, the
supreme. I hope we find each other, because I know when we do, it will be the
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">If we ever do encounter other intelligent lifeforms, I don’t
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06699368367049145467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446672286529878240.post-19804350445735124492017-05-03T05:35:00.004-07:002017-05-03T05:35:34.499-07:00The Experience Daliona Gift Shop!<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The gift shop for my books and the Experience Daliona website is now live!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Spread your love science (and science-fiction!) with t-shirts and other merchandise designed specifically for the Embassy Universe. Check out this video to see some of the t-shirts, then visit <a href="http://bit.ly/ExpDalGifts">The Expierence Daliona Gift Shop</a> to purchase your favorite!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">As with my books, 50% of all profits are donated to <a href="http://www.wildaid.org/" target="_blank">WildAid</a>, which puts 100% of all donations toward environmental, climate, and wildlife programs.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">At 16 months in the making, <i>Perihelid</i> now has a cover!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The tone. The silence. The vast void. This cover captures the essence of <i>Perihelid</i> just as it's meant to be experienced.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Writing is, by no means at all, whatsoever, in any way, a quick and easy process. Whether it's a poem, short story, novella, or full-on novel, you're not gonna sit down and bang out a perfectly polished publication-prepared product.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Here's a video showcasing the broader aspects of my writing life. Aside from the first draft of <i>Embassy</i>, I take writing slow (the first draft of <i>Embassy</i> was a special exception). I've been writing novels for 13 years and this is how it's gone for every single book I've written.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">So sit back and learn the true time required--in scales of months and years--to produce a perfectly polished publication-prepared product (and even then, it's never perfect).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">A follower on Tumblr asked: "How do you plan your novels? Do you outline the entire thing or do you just write with the basic plot in mind? Or do that half outline thing where you outline a bit then write it then outline the next bit and so on?"</span></div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06699368367049145467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446672286529878240.post-43385764910215238012016-12-01T20:11:00.000-08:002016-12-01T20:11:01.066-08:00The Inverted Pyramid of Revising a Book<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">When it comes to editing a book, it's easy to be overwhelmed by what steps to take to ensure the most thorough revisions possible. In this video, I illustrate my personal editing process and let you tweak it as needed!</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06699368367049145467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446672286529878240.post-74214838926310252642016-11-14T18:12:00.001-08:002016-11-14T18:12:46.291-08:00Annoying (and even Outright Insulting) Things People Say to Writers<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">As writers, we all get the sarcastic, "Oh you're a writer? So you do nothing all day?" Deep down, (and sometimes not so deep down) it irritates us to no end. Here are some of the worst-of-the-worst things people can say to writers.</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06699368367049145467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446672286529878240.post-42373719363152443122016-11-07T07:27:00.000-08:002016-11-07T07:27:00.557-08:00How to Find (and Use!) Inspiration to Write<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">In this video, I explain the ways that I generate inspiration -- that is to say, where I draw from to come up with ideas for my books that keep me, the author, engaged and interested in writing the story.</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06699368367049145467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446672286529878240.post-91804336992672265012016-11-04T06:46:00.004-07:002016-11-04T06:46:44.202-07:00How to Find the Time, Motivation, and Discipline to Write<div style="text-align: center;">
Writing is the easy part. Find the time to write is what's tricky! In this video, I discuss how I make time to write when I'm in "Novel Writing Mode," and the rewards and difficulties thereof.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">In this wibbly-wobbly, timey-wimey episode, I return from a French party, answer questions about books and writing, and discover strange markings all over my face and arms D:</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06699368367049145467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446672286529878240.post-63585874477714221622016-10-25T18:50:00.001-07:002016-10-25T18:50:30.858-07:00My First Actual Video As An Author!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
This is my introduction video to kinda show who I am and whatnot! Feel free to leave comments and questions that I can answer in later videos! I want to make writing/editing videos, videos about books I'm reading, and kind of introduce you guys to my life as an author.</div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06699368367049145467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446672286529878240.post-50583553401397948252016-09-22T07:54:00.001-07:002016-09-22T07:54:09.002-07:00Big Announcement! Author Panel at Barnes & Noble!<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I'm officially listed on a real Barnes &
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you live near Pittsburgh, come out to the Homestead Waterfront B&N for the
author panel I'm a part of on Saturday, October 8th, at 11 am!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We'll discuss
our books, the writing process, and take questions from the audience! And, of
course, you'll be able to purchase signed copies of my futuristic sci-fi books,
<i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Embassy-Recovery-Book-Alex-Martin-ebook/dp/B00HMVPUJQ" target="_blank">Embassy</a></i> and <i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Resonance-Recovery-Book-Alex-Martin-ebook/dp/B015WNJJT2" target="_blank">Resonance</a></i>!</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06699368367049145467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446672286529878240.post-60494045377119453052016-09-06T19:15:00.004-07:002016-09-06T19:15:35.852-07:00September 6th Update<div style="text-align: center;">
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06699368367049145467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446672286529878240.post-22155446273120576802016-08-18T08:09:00.000-07:002016-08-18T08:09:02.829-07:00Book 3 Writing Update!<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I'm well underway writing Book 3 of the <i>Recovery</i> Series! Hit 30,000 words a couple days ago, so it's about 2/5 completed, with a projected final word count of 80-90,000 words.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I'm <i>planning</i> for there to be 7 books in the main series, or 8, if you include the prequel, <i>We Cannot Be Content</i>, which is essentially the story of how and why humans left Earth for good.</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06699368367049145467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446672286529878240.post-23661087125527353752016-03-08T13:09:00.001-08:002016-03-08T13:09:08.706-08:00My Writing Schedule through 2020<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As I near the end of my college career (hopefully....come on, French, don't fail me now), I'm looking ahead to my plans for the next several years, outside of getting a job in science writing for the general public, and my super secret plans regarding a water harvesting machine that I concocted and purchased all the materials for....aaaaaand then never built.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">That's a project for post-graduation, too.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have a lot of books in the works, all associated with my current series, <i>Recovery</i>, of which <i>Embassy</i> and <i>Resonance</i> (seen on the right sidebar of this page) are the first two books. You have a lot to look forward to, because I've got three books directly related to the series planned, and one travel guide in the vein of my other website, Experience Daliona (which you can find at the top of this page).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u><b>2016:</b></u> the <b><i>Daliona Travel Guide</i></b> should be released Summer 2016. It will be a heavily-expanded-upon version of the website.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><u>2017:</u></b> <i><b>Book 3</b> </i>of the <i>Recovery</i> Series, continuing from <i>Resonance</i>. Aiming for late-Spring, but will likely need to hold off to the Fall.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><u>2018:</u></b> <b><i>The Fires of the Spring</i></b> will be a novella. Aiming for Spring 2018.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><u>2019-2020:</u></b> <b><i>We Cannot Be Content</i></b> will be a lengthy "origin story" of the Embassy Universe. It opens on October 24, 2312, and its themes will reflect the current atmosphere/debates of space exploration in the political, general public, and scientific spheres. This is the story of Benedict Drake (mentioned in <i>Resonance</i>) and why/how some part of humanity left Earth for good.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It's going to be a busy four years! There's a lot to look forward to, and we should all be excited to see where real-life space exploration goes in the next decade!</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06699368367049145467noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446672286529878240.post-13021830515016629442016-02-10T11:08:00.002-08:002016-02-10T11:08:24.270-08:00Book Signing in Pittsburgh THIS WEEKEND<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1737 Carson Street</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>Embassy: </i>$10</span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I have 14 copies of both books available for sale,</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">and will take orders for more if stock runs out.</span></i></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06699368367049145467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446672286529878240.post-35932655639423306522016-01-30T13:07:00.003-08:002016-01-30T13:07:14.426-08:00The Preface that will be in future editions of Embassy and Resonance<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<u><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Preface: On the Intentions of My Work<o:p></o:p></span></span></u></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Over the course
of my nearly 12 years as a science-fiction author, I’ve settled into a rather
unconventional style of storytelling. To some readers, the style and
development of the story is so different from so many other genre fiction
stories that they see this as a lack of a “predetermined storyline,” and,
therefore, as a setback to the story.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Before I go any
further, I’d like to point out that this essay is meant to show readers the
type of story they’re getting into when they pick up my books, and why I chose to
write in this way. At the end of the day, these are still just books like any
other, subject to the same praise and criticisms that any other book would
receive.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I think William
Wordsworth put it best in his <i>Preface to
Lyrical Ballads</i> when he said, <i>“The
principal object…was to choose incidents and situations from common life, and
to relate or describe them in a selection of language really used by men, and,
at the same time, to throw over them a certain colouring of imagination…”</i>
By this, he calls attention to the fact that he intentionally used common language
and phrases to make his work sound more natural and relatable to the common
reader. He stayed away from the deep, philosophical approach that many other
poets followed: a structured, standardized approach that was widely regarded to
be the <i>only</i> way to write good poetry.
He goes on to point out that critics would take his work and <i>“exult over the Poet as over a man ignorant
of his own profession,</i>” to such an extent that many readers ignored
Wordsworth’s work simply because some critics claimed he was writing poetry all
wrong.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have no
argument with my own critics. I love seeing how one person’s taste differs from
another. Having 11 different beta readers between my latest two novels, I’ve
learned to value criticism, not despise it—so long as that criticism isn’t an
outright attack meant to insult me (which, I admit, happened in 2014. But such
is life).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To explain my
approach to storytelling, I want to give a bit of background on <i>Embassy</i>, the first book in my current
science-fiction series. I wrote it in early January 2013, following the first
of two points in my life that I would consider to be rock bottom (the second
would come in mid-2014, and influenced certain scenes in <i>Resonance</i>, the second book in the <i>Recovery</i> series).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My initial
approach to writing <i>Embassy</i> was what
anyone would consider conventional. Even now, after more than a dozen rewrites
(and 50+ rewrites for certain chapters), you can still see the basic framework
I was trying to fit. The main character’s father was famous (the <i>Shadow</i>), he hates his current life (the <i>Known World</i>), joins a renowned program
he’s only ever heard stories about (the <i>Unknown
World</i>), and goes on an adventure that will change him forever (the <i>Journey</i>). It’s a structure that almost
all successful books follow, and it’s become a staple of modern storytelling.
You’ll the same tropes that many other YA sci-fi books have: the Embassy (the <i>New World</i>) has different branches the
characters will fit into according to their life goals and personalities, where
they will fulfill certain roles in the Embassy Program (the <i>Selections</i>). Along the journey, the main
character would have a range of experiences that change him forever and
determine his new place in life. This is EXACTLY how I structured <i>Embassy</i> in the first draft.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Instant best
seller material, obviously!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Over the course
of the next 22 months, I myself had a range of experiences while revising <i>Embassy</i> that came to shape the final
draft of the book. In my own life, I began to realize what I wanted to stand
for and get out of life. I began to understand, though not yet fully, who I
wanted to become and what I wanted to teach other people. As a result, my approach
to storytelling changed. In fact, one of the big themes of <i>Embassy</i> was to emphasize—in a relatable way—that we all follow
different paths to happiness. But at one point or another, we realize who we
want to become, and we must take the necessary steps to make changes in our
lives.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Such is the case
for Arman Lance, the main character of <i>Embassy</i>
and <i>Resonance</i>. He’s depressed. He
wants to take the easy way out and leave his past behind. He resists
opportunities to change, and misses out on experiences he might have otherwise enjoyed,
because he doesn’t want to leave his comfort zone and is deeply afraid of his
plans falling apart.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Being a
character-driven story, not plot-driven, <i>Embassy</i>
(and, arguably, <i>Resonance</i>, too) puts
Arman into situations we all face in our daily lives. He’s not the chosen one,
destined to save the galaxy. He doesn’t have superpowers. He’s just a guy who
thinks his life sucks and follows his obsessions because he thinks that’s the
only way he’ll ever be happy again.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">William
Wordsworth would agree that Arman’s journey in <i>Embassy</i> is a basic, very human journey. I intentionally ended up
shaping the story to be just that: an emotional, sympathetic journey.
Admittedly, it’s much quieter than the action-packed, gun-slinging, alien-invasion
YA sci-fi books lining the shelves, but I’ve decided that I don’t <i>want</i> my books to be like that. As you’ll
see, I put the theme of “what makes us human?” front-and-center. I want readers
to question their place in the universe, question their values, even question what
they can do to make the world a better place.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As one reviewer of
<i>Embassy</i> points out, <i>“The story is meant to be about US. Me. You.
The human race.”</i> This is exactly what I intended for readers to realize. <i>Embassy</i> and <i>Resonance</i> aren’t meant to be stories that take you into another
world, one which we know will never be. They’re meant to show what <i>could</i> be in humanity’s future. They’re
meant to celebrate human endeavor, to show readers that we all have problems,
that we’re all human in our own unique ways. That even though we don’t have
superpowers, we are all capable of creating our own happiness, and realizing
our own potential, if we only open up to experiences we might otherwise resist.
That in order to care for others, we must learn to care for ourselves. That we
can overcome our self-hatred and see the world in a whole new light.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Embassy</i> became a test that allowed me to
see what direction I wanted to take the series, and so the overall plot has
changed dramatically from where I anticipated the story would go from Day 1. To
be quite honest, I originally intended for <i>Embassy</i>
to be a shoot-em-up story with aliens and gun fights. But this is where writing
for yourself versus and writing for an audience comes in. Choosing to write a
quieter story about humanity and the emotional state of Arman Lance felt much
more fulfilling to me—<i>as the author</i>—than
had I stuck to the original plan. My first three books, written while I was in
middle school and high school, are what I like to call my “video game books.”
They would make for a good <i>Star Wars</i>-esque
RPG, ripe with an assortment of aliens, planets, and explosions on every page.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Quite <i>literally</i> every page, now that I think
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now, six years after
abandoning those books, I’ve moved on to realizing my voice in the world. The story
I want to tell. And through that story, I’m creating what I envision as
humanity’s future in space. Not only our future as a species, but our future as
a society. In doing so, I raise several questions: How would we interact as a
multi-planetary species? Over the course of thousands of years, would humans
living on different planets evolve independently of each other? How would their
technology differ? Would some planets progress faster than others? How would
economies and governments function? What issues will humans of the future have
to face, and on a similar note, what issues will we have solved? And what
issues do we create through solving others? How would people living on one
planet see life differently from people living on another planet? In times of
crisis, how would various planets handle disaster relief efforts, or conflicts
with other planets? <i>Can</i> there be
interplanetary conflict when humanity is spread so widely? How does traveling
between planets affect people mentally, physically, and emotionally? Can people
make life-long friends and acquaintances across the galaxy? How do we treat the
environment(s)? And, ultimately, which is more important: human life, or
nature?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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and more are explored in <i>Embassy</i> and <i>Resonance</i> from the vantage point of
Arman Lance, who I believe is the perfect character to carry the reader through
this story because of how he learns to overcome his own internal struggles and
self-imposed mental isolation.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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approach I took to telling this story, predominantly in <i>Resonance</i>, was the placement of conceptual world elements and plot
points. <i>Embassy</i> and <i>Resonance</i> are both attached to a plot
that surrounds the fate of Belvun, a planet suffering from extreme natural
disasters after decades of poor environmental maintenance. Though this plot largely
stays in the background of the first two books, its repercussions will resonate
throughout the series as a whole so as to address even more themes relevant to the
issues we face in today’s world.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My largest goal
of these books, and the goal I have with the rest of the series, is to have
readers come out of these books thinking that this could very well be a
realistic depiction of humanity’s future. I’m a fan of Elon Musk, the founder
of SpaceX; Stephen Hawking, who revolutionized theoretical physics; and of
course, Bill Nye the Science Guy. They don’t know it, but they’ve all
influenced how I’ve chosen to depict the worlds and societies you’ll find
within my books. All three of these men will find a place in history books of
the future, and I know that when humans living a thousand years from now look
back through the history of space exploration, Elon Musk will be the name they
remember above all others. I have created a character representative of Mr.
Musk as a historical figure within the series itself, named Benedict Drake. I’m
writing a prequel entitled <i>We Cannot Be
Content</i> to show the events that led to humanity leaving Earth for good,
which will revolve around Drake’s life.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It is my
intention to convince readers that this future is a realistic option for
humanity. <i>Embassy</i>, <i>Resonance</i>, future installments of the <i>Recovery</i> Series, and any additional
installments taking place within the same universe all share a common element:
they are all meant to inspire a sense of wonder of the universe, and of
humanity, within the reader.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">None of this is
meant to trivialize other works of science-fiction, as I’m well aware that
there are books which tell the story of humanity’s future vastly different from
how I envision it! To each its own merit. Reading these types of stories is important.
To appreciate the endeavors of humanity, we must also connect with its flaws. Achieving
this greater appreciation is the key to moving toward a brighter, more
fulfilling future, and so I’ve attempted to capture the essence of humanity in
my writing, weaving experiences that everyday people can relate to into a story
that shows us as we all are at once. The story I’ve created is <i>my</i> vision, and no matter how close it
comes to the truth, or how far it deviates, my intent is to at least inspire
readers to have a greater love for humanity, and a greater love for themselves.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Hey guys, yesterday an awesome review of <i>Resonance</i> from Hannah Heath went up on www.constantcollectible.com.</span></div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06699368367049145467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446672286529878240.post-47938201245502959982015-10-12T06:01:00.001-07:002015-10-12T06:01:07.078-07:00Experience Daliona<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For the past month, I've been working on a website to help promote <i>Resonance</i> and the <i>Recovery</i> Series. Well, after making the final tweaks, here it is, open for all the world to see!</span></div>
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