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Rules: Answer the questions and then tag as many writers as there are questions answered (or as many as you can) to spread the positivity! Even if these questions are not explicitly brought up in the novel, they are still good to keep in mind when writing.
*Edited by me to keep the questions and length of post down. I loved them all, but it was a bit much.
1. Describe your novel in 1-2 sentences (elevator pitch)
For this one I’m going to do ANYMOUSE, though there are several ongoing novels and screenplays being written at any given moment.
When an ill-conceived plan by neighboring countries to help the United States reset its crumbling government and economy goes horribly wrong, it’s up to the three teens behind one of the most notorious hacktivist groups to save the day.
2. How long do you plan for your novel to be? (Is it a novella, single book, book series, etc.)
It’ll be around 60-65K, I would imagine, by the time it was done. It has a pretty high series potential at this point.
3. What is your novel’s aesthetic?
The tone and style of the novel include colors such as: Moody Greens, Deep Blues, Greys, #528AA3, #B1B8C2, #E4B184, #917F71, #555D2A, The Revenant (2015), OldBoy (2003), and The Blues Brothers (1980)
4. What other stories inspire your novel?
The comp titles include: Little Brother by Cory Doctorow, Streams of Babel by Carol Plum-Ucci, Brain Jack by Brian Falkner, and Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson, Scythe by Neal Shusterman
5. Share 3+ images that give a feel for your novel
6. Who is your protagonist?
There are technically three main characters, but if I had to pick just one protagonist it’d be Yukon. That’s her hacker name, but it’s the only one used until the very end when it’s revealed on accident.
7. Who is their closest ally?
Romeo and Pepper. They were “gifted” anonymous as a group, so they’ve been through some shit together.
Anyone who flies in the face of an uneventful life. For the novel, it’s the countries and their leaders trying to reset the American way of life.
9. What do they want more than anything?
To lead a normal, boring life and put her vigilante days behind her.
10. Why can’t they have it?
Because I’m a mean, evil writer. That’s usually the reason why my characters can’t have nice things, though.
11. Draw your protagonist! (Or share a description)
Honestly, I try to keep my descriptions to a minimum to help all my readers see themselves in the story. I want them all to feel badass and awesome and I know, personally, it can be too hard to overcome when the main character is your physical opposite in every way. However, I dream cast the future movies, so here is Yukon, though I’m pretty sure this model is older than she is.
12. What is the worst thing that could happen to your protagonist?
Something happening to someone she loves. I’m not sure she’d be able to cope if it was someone in her family, but since Romeo and Pepper are her chosen family, it could be just as bad with one of them.
13. What secret will be revealed that changes the course of the story?
Hmm, probably when one of the country leaders is unmasked, so to speak, as being the mastermind of the conspiracy and he loses it. He goes off the rails big time and makes a huge mistake. There are others that are revealed, but that’s the only one that I could think of making any huge changes to the story if it didn’t happen that way.
14. Do you know how it ends?
Literally always. If I don’t know where it ends, I won’t be able to start. It gives me anxiety to just write in the dark like that.
Good vs. Evil, Power and Corruption, Survival, Individual vs. Society, War, Capitalism, Control, Chaos and Order, Technology, Cybersecurity, Democracy Collapse, and Fake News
16. What is a recurring symbol?
It’d have to say computers and computers screens. They symbolize so much more than technology, but more our dependence on it and how it’s a window to the world around us now.
17. Where is the story set? (Share a description!)
Washington D.C. and parts of Maryland. It’s a mad dash throughout the novel to several places, but they all center around D.C. where each of the main characters live.
18. Do you have any images or scenes in your mind already?
All of them. I can clearly explain and see this story as if it’s a movie or TV show. I love every second of it. It’s so fun and chaotic. The one I’m most excited to write is actually the end, which is not very common for me. By the time I get there, I tend to slow down because I’m not ready to say goodbye yet. Maybe it’s because I can see it turning into a series and it not being a real goodbye.
19. What excited you about this story?
The idea of teens being in charge of saving the world. The way everything is going currently, that’s who will end up saving the world. Might as well write a book about it.
20. Tell us about your usual writing method!
It always involves character sheets, story outlines, etc. It’s a very, very involved prep method. But once I sit down to actually write, it doesn’t take me all that long. Start to finish, including prep, I can write a whole novel (with my partner-in-crime, of course!) in about a month or so. It took me about a decade to craft this method, though.
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