Well, that escalated quickly!
I’ve had a general idea for a Space Detective Noir story bouncing around in my head for some time. Think The Maltese Falcon, but set in space. But I never really had the specifics for it, so it languished in my ideas folder.
Natasha Carter has entered the chat.
Natasha is a relatively new author, but she now has three novels out. I read her debut novel, Unfinished Business, which is more of a spicy romance novel and not my normal reading material, and found it very well-written. I even have a signed copy on the bookshelf.
I met Natasha via X and, as I do with most authors online, I followed her. You should too because she posts some great content and has a wicked sense of humor. Those that know me best now know why I follow her on X.
Not long ago she popped up with a post that went something along the lines of: “I’m here to steal your soul.” Being the professional smart aleck that I’m best known to be, I replied with: “With some women, its worth the price of admission.”
And just like that I had the introduction of the femme fatale for my space detective noir story, the title, and the basic storyline. So, before it got away, I sat down to outline what I had planned to be a one-off novella. But first I asked Natasha if she would mind if I named the femme fatale after her, since she kind of kickstarted this whole thing.
She said yes and I started the outline.
It’s now a six-part series and could possibly be six full novels instead of novellas.
I’m still trying to figure out what just happened. I mean, its not like I don’t already have six other writing projects that are behind schedule as it is. I have to go an add another one to the pile?
Ugh…
It just goes to show you the muse can be sneaky and strike when least expected. The important thing is, when it does, even if you can’t attend to the matter right away, get what you can down on paper. Then come back to you as soon as you can.
At least I can give you a sneak peak. This is not the final version of the cover. I have a few tweaks that I need to do to it to address a couple of flaws and get it dialed in. But this should give you a hint of what’s to come.
