Over the next week or two I'm going to write a short story in the Aristillus universe, set a few years before the events of The Powers of the Earth. Gold prospecting! Claim jumping! Kidnpapping! Private registries of deeds! Spacesuits! Using a lathe, and maybe hand files!
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7/ Ok, I've got the three act structure, 29 beats listed, a bunch of in-passing cameos and fan service planned - it's gonna be great. Now starting to expand the 29 bullet points into the actual story. Onward!
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8/ Do you want fairly accurate planetary geology in your science fiction, including a quick aside about ceramic streak plates and the use of pyrite in flintlock rifles? I HOPE SO, BECAUSE YOU'RE DAMNED WELL GOING TO GET IT.
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9/ Tired: "Captain, the dilithium reactor needs to be reconfigured!" Wired: 6.5 on the Mohs hardness scale is compatible with a finding of iron disulfide.
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10/ 6,000 words written. Act 2 almost complete.
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11/ Punched out for the day. Another hour or two will finish the story, and it's going to clock in at 8,000 words or so (24 pages). If you like my novels, you'll like this. It's got several different "procedural" elements: corporate (land registries), surveying, metal working
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