The BARROO Report

Yesterday, I spent most of the day at my alma mater, Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy, going from one English class to another, talking about writing and encouraging the students to get involved in NaNoWriMo -- National Novel Writing Month -- as well as participate in the young writers competition sponsored by EPIC -- the Electronic Publishing Internet Coalition.

Both are great programs to encourage young writers to take the plunge, get their feet wet in the writing world, and get some encouragement and recognition along the way.

Right now, I'm going full-steam-ahead on revisions and adding to/expanding NOVA VENDETTA #2: THE TRUCE, the second Nova Vendetta book, set in my Commonwealth Universe series, published by Writers Exchange. 


What's really fun at this point in the process is that I'm "discovering" all sorts of details of things I mentioned -- or left unanswered -- in Commonwealth Universe books that take place in the "future." The Nova Vendetta books take place during Age I, or what is referred to as the Downfall period, when the previous galactic civilization, the Central Allied Worlds, also known as the CAW or First Civ, was deteriorating into injustice and piracy, when the government was constantly being taken over by new regimes and the colonies were being exploited, ransacked, or even abandoned to die.

In this particular case, I "discovered" the genesis of the ship-brains. You've met Ganfer, the ship-brain of the Free Trader ship Sunsinger? You've met Watcher, the ship-brain of the Leaper ship, Estal'es'cai? This is where they got their start. And I didn't even know it when I started writing the books!

If you've been to Norbra and met Elin and the Khybors struggling for survival with her, you'll get a chance to come back to Norbra two generations later and get a glimpse of the development of their khrystal-generated talents and the genesis of the Leapers.

Hmm, I better get back to work and finish revising this book, so the publisher can get it out there for you to read!!