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I’ve told you that I’m a writer. But what exactly am I writing? Well… a lot of things. I’ve written several novels over the years, all now in various stages of drafts and editing. Most are nowhere near publishable and will probably remain practice stories. But… I have finally found the novel that I want to take all the way to the pitching stage. Without further ado, a little about my novel…
Simulacrum:
What if your five senses could be hacked?
Callum Edwards just took the extra job of product tester to give his sister a chance at college, something that’s been out of reach since a divorce and a church shooting robbed them of their parents. He never anticipated anything like the Simulacrum, an entire world projected in his mind via synthetic electrical signals to the brain. Neither did he anticipate the creature inside of it with a mission for him.
Sebastian Inglewood built a false reality where he could walk again — and now he’s regretting it. But eyes both real and artificial watch his every move. Trapped inside a world-famous tech company, he searches for someone willing to help him sabotage his misbegotten invention.
Trinity Edwards never belonged in the big city, but she’s determined to prove that she can adapt to survive. In fact, she soon finds someone who even believes that she has talent and potential — and if she helps him design environments for a new simulated world where she can forget her grief, he’ll make her fortune.
The shape of mankind’s future is up to them.
The real world with pain? Or a fake world without? The choice is theirs.
This is a contemporary/sci-fi novel aimed at upper YA, with elements of Frankenstein, Mission Impossible, Inception, Tron: Legacy, and The Matrix. If you like sibling dynamics, banter, international adventure, and a side dose of philosophy, Simulacrum will be right up your alley. And if you want to meet the characters, my friend Skye Lore interviewed them here.
What do you think? Do you think my novel is something you would read? Let me know in the comments.
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Alright, folks, that’s all for today. Thanks for reading, and please, if the pitch sounds interesting — or like the most boring, cliche thing in the world — let me know. Reader feedback is incredibly valuable to authors.
Have a lovely week! Cheers!
I’m not a part of WordPress so I can’t comment or like, but I think that you wanting to start pitching your stories is such a good idea. I haven’t read the first project that you brought up and would be happy to. From what you said, I think that one sounds like your strongest story. I would say that in your blurb you should focus more on your music/magic system bc it’s so unique. That’s what would make me want to pick up your story. I’m so proud of you and excited for what you will do over these next couple years. 😁
Hey! Don’t worry, your comment showed up just fine, it just doesn’t have a profile pic. Don’t worry — you’ll get that first project soon. I’m over halfway done drafting it, but thanks to a lot of inconsistencies from the first draft, it’s just been easier to keep it all private at the moment so I don’t have to doubly fix things. Thanks, girl, that means a lot!
Fantastic! Usually my comments don’t go through for some reason. I can’t wait to read it!
Hi Kinsey!
I’d like to say something about your fiction, as asked.
As I like to say, beginning writers can write absolutely anything they want—as long as they’re writing. If you feel boring now, don’t worry about it; You’ll be steamrolling out new ideas in time! My first books were either madness or trope, but practice makes progress!
Hey Indy!
Thanks for replying! Hear hear — don’t give up. Oh, you wouldn’t believe how ridiculous some of my first projects were. I like that: ‘practice makes progress.’ Thank you for the encouragement!