Hi All,
Been a while since I've updated on here. I've been busy with my Anthology, Early Adopters: Rogue Elements. Now that the manuscript is out to Beta readers though and I've got a little more time on my hands, I thought you might like a bit more insight into where the ideas for the Early Adopters Universe and the individual stories came from. In these instalments, I'll talk about the stories in the order I wrote them, not in order of the in-world chronology. The idea of Early Adopters didn't come to me fully formed. What is now the anthology of stories with shared characters operating in the same universe began as individual little sci-fi story ideas coming to me over time. The first one of these was Star Crossed. I recall trying to write this story in my early twenties, before I started really trying to write seriously. The kernel of the idea was a couple in a bar. The couple were enhanced individuals, with a special forces type team looking to raid the bar and take them in. The story would flip between the couple and the squad. It never came off. After finishing novel Ringer, as a sort of pallet cleanser, I revisited the idea, but with a different spin. It was maybe at the height of Fifty Shades Mania both in a positive and negative way and I thought it might be fun to begin the story like a romance, bordering on erotica. I started it off with what looked like an illicit rendezvous in a hotel bar, the couple worried about being caught out, but unable to fight their desire for each other. Just to be completely goofy, I called the couple Romeo and Juliet! Then I pulled out the rug and went full sci-fi. It wasn't just an stolen tryst. The couple were running from the corporation that enhanced them, MiliTech. One of them was a 'demon' with pyrokinesis and the other was an 'angel' who could bring out the best in those around her just with her voice. Together, their pheromones are poisonous to those around them. The ultimate covert agents. The company wanted them back, but they weren't prepared to go back into storage so easy. Even when Star Crossed was first published, it wasn't under the Early Adopters banner. It lived as its own thing for a good few years on Amazon as some other ideas began to stick to it and coalesce into a sort of overall story. In some ways, Star Crossed was ret-conned later down the line, to use the comic book terminology. Personally, I absolutely love the dynamic between Ro and Jules. They literally, physically can't live without each other. It hurts them to be apart. They have to endure that pain for long periods of time though for fear of what their special bond will do to others. Their love kills people. That's pretty tough. Jules is the heart of the Early Adopters crew - as Robert/MainFrame says - she is the best of us. Romeo on the other hand is a misanthropic cad, but pretty loveable while he's at it. The story also introduces Miles, the MiliTech employee with a withered but still present conscience. Not the best situation to be in. Miles is a character I really enjoy writing too and who we can see will have some big choices to make as Early Adopters develops. Hope you all enjoyed this little insight into Star Crossed. Next time we'll talk about The Dancer. ...And if you fancy checking out Star Crossed before the Early Adopters Anthology comes out - you can find it here - www.amazon.co.uk/Star-Crossed-D-T-Wilby-ebook/dp/B06XJMWH5K/ Or if you're in the US - here www.amazon.com/Star-Crossed-D-T-Wilby-ebook/dp/B06XJMWH5K/ Until next time - look after yourselves! D.T.
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