Countdown
I can't remember the first story I wrote. It was probably in my early teens. I am sure it was about Star Trek or Batman or something like that. I remember someone finding some of these early stories in some things stored at my parents' house after they had passed.
Even then I wanted to write a novel. I tried many times. Inspired by things I had seen or read, wanting to take ideas and develop them into something new. I wrote a few outlines. I wrote a chapter once about an ice fishing ship in deep space. I wrote a summary for a story about the first faster than light test flight, inspired by things like the Right Stuff and the scene from Star Trek Firs Contact.
For years I have used an exercise when falling asleep to tell myself a story. Usually heavily influenced by whatever i was reading at the time. My upcoming debut novel started there years ago. The idea of an AI (I don't even think I knew that term at the time) detective and a partner were inspired by both Asimov and Rex Stout. The idea went through many iterations in my head.
A few months ago, an offhand comment by my wife led me to create a story about a superhero called Spider Bee. I couldn't really get the idea to work, but playing around with that idea, it gave me the motivation to write this story.
Now months later after writing the novel in a rush of inspiration, and spending night after night reading over it with my wife finding spellling, punctuation, and continuity errors and refining the story, it is done. I submitted the final draft a few days ago and now all there is to do is wait to see if anyone finds it compelling. That and the million details of trying to publicize a self-published book.
So now the countdown is on, as of this writing it is four days. Tuesday. I am of course wanting others to enjoy the story, but I took a comment by Taylor Swift recently to heart. When asked about some people not liking her new album she pointed out that all art is subjective, it speaks to people at certain times and circumstances in their lives and that all art is not for everyone. Hopefully there will be a small number of people who this work will speak to.
Even then I wanted to write a novel. I tried many times. Inspired by things I had seen or read, wanting to take ideas and develop them into something new. I wrote a few outlines. I wrote a chapter once about an ice fishing ship in deep space. I wrote a summary for a story about the first faster than light test flight, inspired by things like the Right Stuff and the scene from Star Trek Firs Contact.
For years I have used an exercise when falling asleep to tell myself a story. Usually heavily influenced by whatever i was reading at the time. My upcoming debut novel started there years ago. The idea of an AI (I don't even think I knew that term at the time) detective and a partner were inspired by both Asimov and Rex Stout. The idea went through many iterations in my head.
A few months ago, an offhand comment by my wife led me to create a story about a superhero called Spider Bee. I couldn't really get the idea to work, but playing around with that idea, it gave me the motivation to write this story.
Now months later after writing the novel in a rush of inspiration, and spending night after night reading over it with my wife finding spellling, punctuation, and continuity errors and refining the story, it is done. I submitted the final draft a few days ago and now all there is to do is wait to see if anyone finds it compelling. That and the million details of trying to publicize a self-published book.
So now the countdown is on, as of this writing it is four days. Tuesday. I am of course wanting others to enjoy the story, but I took a comment by Taylor Swift recently to heart. When asked about some people not liking her new album she pointed out that all art is subjective, it speaks to people at certain times and circumstances in their lives and that all art is not for everyone. Hopefully there will be a small number of people who this work will speak to.
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