Tag: series
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Harmony Project, Ep. 7: A Moment of Clarity
Days bled into one another as the atmosphere at the office grew more tense, and the news cycle worsened. Eve’s forecast about the situation in Chicago proved correct. Protests had transformed into riots in Chicago’s north suburbs and spilled into the rest of the city, as anti-fader protesters and pro-fader counter-protesters clashed. The police protected…
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Harmony Project, Ep. 6: An Unexpected Call
While boarding the train car later, Mauricio wondered what Elisa might be preparing for dinner. Perhaps they would finish the leftovers from Isabel’s birthday dinner. His stomach rumbled with anticipation as he headed to an empty row. When he plopped down, he saw an incoming video call on his phone and his heart skipped.…
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Harmony Project, Ep. 5: An Unbearable Weight
Mauricio kicked up his feet on the desk and leaned back. Using his cell phone, he turned up the volume on the new wireless speakers Orson Remington III had gifted him when FordTech and the Remington Center officially concluded H2F trials in Brazil, the final human trials for the novel drug. He closed his eyes…
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Harmony Project, Ep. 4: A Chance Encounter
Inside the crowded café, Mauricio peered around for a vacant table. With any luck, he could get through his emails and the morning news before his check-in meeting with Charlie. When he sat down, he scanned his text messages. A smile curled his lips as he read a text message from Isabel. “Dad, I…
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Harmony Project, Ep. 3: Rock and a Hard Place
The gray sky threatened early evening showers, a welcome relief from the unusual heat wave that had rolled in days ago. Sitting in his living room, Mauricio stared at the houses across the street. Their narrow little neighborhood street in the Chiswick area of suburban London still felt claustrophobic to him. He missed the wide…
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Harmony Project, Ep. 2: A Morning Meeting
Fear washed over Mauricio as he pushed the button for the third floor. He’d avoided the news headlines this morning, knowing he’d get a full rehash from Charlie anyway. But part of him wondered if it was even worse than last week’s news…it had to be if Charlie was insisting on an early morning meeting.…
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Harmony Project, Ep. 1: A Recurring Dream
Lingering at the doorway, Mauricio watched the woman lean forward to retrieve an apple that had fallen from her basket. Dark hair curtained her face, prompting her to put the basket on the grass and tie her hair into a ponytail. She grabbed the apple, tilted her head to examine it, and placed it in…
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A Co-Writing Journey, Pt. 2: Berneta and Lornett Talk Characters and Story
In case you missed it, I recently sat down with my co-writer, Lornett B. Vestal (founder of Evolving Man Project), to discuss our upcoming novel, Eve and the Faders. In Pt. 1, we discussed the process of co-writing and why we chose to write speculative fiction. This week, we sat down to talk about Eve…
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A Co-Writing Journey, Pt. 1: Berneta and Lornett Talk Creative Process
Besides running Waking Writer, I also write novels! I know…a woman who runs a site for writers and also writes. Shocker, right? Well, I recently ventured into co-writing with my spouse, Lornett B. Vestal (founder of Evolving Man Project). Coming to online retailers on January 1, 2021, Eve and the Faders will be the first…
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JC Steel, Author of the Cortii Series
When and why did you begin writing? I began writing in boarding school in England when a friend asked me point-blank why I didn’t write down some of the stories I told myself. I’d never really considered becoming a writer of any stripe up until then. Like a lot of teenagers, essay-writing wasn’t my favorite…
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