Our Pets in Space Invitation Reaction
We are just a little over a month away before Embrace the Passion: Pets in Space 3 releases! We’re so honored to be part of this project to help raise money for hero-dogs.org! If you haven’t, pre-order your copy soon from your favorite book retailer! 10% of the royalties made between Oct 9, 2018 through Nov 11, 2018 will be donated to this charity to help veterans and first responders get service dogs. Let’s made it an amazing donation!
The initial excitement of being invited to contribute to Pets in Space Anthology 3 was briefly overshadowed by that most delightful, panic-infused question: “what the heck are we going to write?”
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We decided fairly early on that we would set our story in the world of our Kraken series, but we struggled with the where and when. Our first idea was to set the short story at some point during the early colonization of Halora, but that would’ve meant no kraken, and who wants that?
At the time, we were working hard on Jewel of the Sea, the second book in the Kraken series. As that story came together and some of our initial plans for it shifted, we inadvertently opened an opportunity for a new story to tell—the perfect little story for Pets in Space 3!
This is what industry professionals refer to as “I totally planned to have that happen all along from the very beginning”.
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We can’t speak to the processes of other authors, but this occurs for us from time to time, and it’s always a rush when those pieces fall together, and you suddenly realize that you actually made everything fit together and it wasn’t at all (or was entirely) by accident.
The pet aspect of being involved in the Pets in Space Anthology also pushed us in a direction we might not have otherwise taken; when we first started planning, the notion of including a pet in the story was a bit daunting. We’ve never had a pet in one of our books before, much less in a role that was important to the plot. But we pressed on, and Ikaros was born. In many ways, he became the heart and soul of the story, and that was another happy surprise.
All in all, our experience with PISA3 has pushed our creativity in new, unexpected directions and helped change the way we think about our stories—now we are a bit more mindful of the future implications of our storylines and what opportunities or difficulties they may present. It’s good to be reminded to step outside of our comfort zone from time to time, because the results are often surprising in the best ways.
Stay tuned as we’ll be sharing some weekly guest posts from some of the other authors who are taking part in the Pets in Space Anthology as we lead up to release! Also be sure to join the Pets in Space Reader Group on Facebook to hear more updates, news, and more!
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