This one's young adult, part of a completely new series for me, coming in around 61k words--about half of what I typically write for a mainstream book.  It's first person POV with a male protag--which is different.  Last three books have had female leads.  I'm going to put it away for a week, do an edit pass, and then send it along for proof ( Read more... )

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Joe and Al

DR. ERNEST STRAFF wasn’t surprised when the jumptroopers tackled him in his dining room, stuffed his head in a bag, zip-tied his wrists and ankles, dragged him into a clearing in the forest next to his house, and cabled him up into a hovering gunship. He just thought or hoped or wished he had had more time.

In seven ( Read more... )