A trip to the ER, a positive pregnancy test, and a vacation later...
I'm here. :)
Last night I had a dream. I dreamed of a military group, underground, complete with barracks. A resistance, but with a full army at the ready.
I'm not sure what they're fighting, or why, or what they're going to do. I know there is a white woman and a black man, and she is rewarded with a command and him as second in command so they can have private time together thanks to an extreme act of heroism/sacrifice. (Holy runon sentence, batman!)
I realized that this is my childhood tale of the Wildcats, a silly little story of an orphan who discovers a massive underground military society in the woods behind her orphanage. The man she eventually fell in love with was named Leapard (and I deliberately misspelled it, thinking it was cool.)
It was a silly story, but there's a grain of potential there. I think that with some polished steel, airships, space capability and advanced computers, I could make a decent sci-fi out of it. I'm going to have to work hard to keep it from becoming romnace-ish. The relationship isn't the point, it's simply just a part of the story. I also vow to have more than two characters. With a facility as large as the one I dreamed of last night, there HAS to be more.
3 comments:
Nothing wrong with the subgenre of sf romance. Lots of well-known authors make their living off it (Lois McMaster Bujold, Jacqueline Carey) so just write the story that tickles your fancy.
CONGRATULATIONS on the Bambino, Heather!
Whoo-hoo!
A trip to the ER, a positive pregnancy test, and a vacation later...
Holy crap, that's a lot going on! (Makes me feel like I've been kinda whiny about the turmoil in my own life. *g)
Mega congrats on the baby, and like Mike says--nothin' wrong with romance! =)
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