Years later than planned, and now split in half, Whom Gods Shall Fear is finally released on the Kindle platform. This has been one hell of a writing journey, but I am pleased with the results. Read on for the story behind the story!
Category: Writing Choices
Writing Nuggets: Referring to a Person without knowing their Gender
The other day I was asked how to refer, third hand, to a gender fluid person, without knowing how that person was currently experiencing their gender state. I said "English grammar already accommodates that". I may well have failed the assignment because I received a look of bafflement. For other writers finding this topic confusing, I'm going to try and blow away the fog.
Unused Material: Cut Scene from ‘Whom Gods Shall Fear’
Even before the editing phase begins 'officially', sometimes material is cut from a draft. The following text is an entire scene which I have decided not to include in 'Whom Gods Shall Fear'. This is because the intentions for the scene are either fulfilled elsewhere or have become irrelevant, and the manuscript is getting very long. As fun as the premises of the scene is, there's no need for these 1000+ words to be in the story.
Writing Choices: The Miserable Deaths of Alien 3
Alien 3 made a bold choice which remains unpopular with fans to this day. Here I will argue that the unapologetic, sudden, and brutal deaths of certain characters early in the film were actually the perfect choice in the context of the overall plot. Contains spoilers.