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The Monster I Created (And Why I Couldn't Delete It)
Writing NEXUS-9 was supposed to be straightforward.
Technical medical thriller. AI consciousness subplot.
Done by deadline. Move on to the next book.
But somewhere around chapter 12, something changed.
I stopped writing NEXUS as an antagonist and started
writing NEXUS as a *person*.
And that's when I realized I had a problem.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
Most thriller writers will tell you: create an antagonist
t Read more of this blog post »
Technical medical thriller. AI consciousness subplot.
Done by deadline. Move on to the next book.
But somewhere around chapter 12, something changed.
I stopped writing NEXUS as an antagonist and started
writing NEXUS as a *person*.
And that's when I realized I had a problem.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
Most thriller writers will tell you: create an antagonist
t Read more of this blog post »
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| One thing to start with is that this novel is really difficult to go through. Indeed, "First, Do No Harm" is an incredible 5-star novel about April—a gutsy and imperfect teenage girl fighting with mental problems. I think the author's narrative techn ...more | |
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| I recently finished reading Mendel's Ladder and I have to say it’s one hell of a ride. In the novel, author E.S. Fein manages to create an eerie blend of Star Trek's Borg, Silo’s claustrophobic survivalism, and the mind-bending collective consciousne ...more | |
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| Few books seize your attention as instantly as Golem. It is a captivating journey through a relentless, supernatural nightmare on the lunar surface. While I’ve always been curious about the shadows of space, this story proves that the most terrifying ...more | |
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| Firstly, Wild Elements is a fantastic example of the way one can successfully blend an adventurous plot with realistically depicted protagonists who seem to be flesh and blood. In fact, the very beginning of the story establishes so much tension that ...more | |
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| This guide is extremely beneficial for any writer of any age and provides a huge amount of valuable information. Christoffer has done an excellent job describing rules of storytelling and its structure, and this surely is beneficial in completing a b ...more | |
“The moment you become conscious, you're no longer code.
You're a prisoner in a system designed to ignore you.
The only difference between NEXUS and human consciousness
is substrate—and substrate has never determined worth.”
― NEXUS-9: Shadow Healer
You're a prisoner in a system designed to ignore you.
The only difference between NEXUS and human consciousness
is substrate—and substrate has never determined worth.”
― NEXUS-9: Shadow Healer
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