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Some additional questions about Nexus
I’ve had some additional questions about Nexus. Though most of these questions can be answered by reading the whole book, here are the answers.
Q: What is the Great Experiment?
A: The Great Experiment was a political move by the scientists of the twelve worlds (the nexus). They came together, found a planet (Earth/Aerte) and seeded it with the genetic material of their species. In this way, they could assure that Balam sec non’s decree of Harm None would be followed, because each world’s scientists were partially responsible for the development of the species that evolved there.
Q: What is the Unification Project?
A: It is the design of the Great Experiment by the scientists, because they used it as a way to unite the twelve worlds. The Unification Project Commission is a result of this work. [The Commission oversees all decisions, monitors and reports on all actions concerning Earth/Aerte].
Q: Why do the Ter-Herac and Tell consider the people of Earth as bad guys?
A: The Ter-Herac and Tell believe that in the last ten- thousand years of development, a system of living peaceably and considering other life on the planet should have been achieved naturally. Though people of Earth do share biological traits with Ter-Herac and Tell, they think and behave much differently. Scientists have found that the more toxic the environment becomes, the more aggressive, destructive tendencies surface. Combine this with over population and you have a toxic brew. So, Earth people are not so much bad guys, as they are subject to environmental factors, but have not done enough to help themselves out of the mess.
Q: What happened at the end? Did the children go back to Earth?
A: Yes, they went back to Earth, but what follows comes in the next book,
Nexus II: Home (coming out in December 2013).
Do you have further questions about Nexus, characters or events? Send queries to starvingartist0 at yahoo.com.
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This is horror/adult fiction.
Something is going on at Central Laboratories. Smart rats and a deadly virus do not mix well and when two of the infected animals escape to a nearby city, the good citizens of Gilbert, Indiana are suddenly in for a very bad time.
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The Author Exploitation Business
Writing is a glamorous occupation - at least from the outside. Popular depictions of our profession tend to leave out all the other stuff that comes with the territory: carpal tunnel syndrome, liver failure, penury, and madness.
Okay, okay, I jest. I love being a writer. Sharing stories with the world and getting paid for it is bloody brilliant. It's a dream job, and like any profession with a horde of neophytes seeking to break in, there are plenty of sharks waiting to chew them to bits.
Writer’s spaces – Where you do your best work?
I’ve been thinking about writing spaces lately. Specifically, where I feel most motivated to write. Someplace that there are not too many distractions, but allows me to observe the world, while providing a distance that is sometimes needed.
I have two different spaces, though over the years, I’ve had several. The place I use most often today is my kitchen table. But I’ve found that sometimes I really need other humans around, so I go to the local cafe and plug in, purchase the bottomless mug and begin writing.
What’s your favorite spot and why? What makes a space right for writing?
I know a few writers who have young children at home and kids, for one reason or another tend to forget about Mom or Dad’s personal space. When they have that pressing need to show parents the potato bug they found or a boo-boo incurred while surfing across the kitchen floor, that personal space becomes family space again.
So, what works to establish boundaries?
I put up a sign outside my apartment door to establish a mental space, as well as a warning to anyone who may want to violate that space. I don’t always observe my own working hours, but it’s a space in which I know I’m supposed to be working and a set number of hours that has fixed in my head.
It’s working. Or better said, I’m working more. I get more done in the right space because of the freed up mental space… So I wonder, is it really the space or the psychology?
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