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MILK RUN- Toby’s Guilt
COMMENTS PLEASE. WILL RECIPROCATE! So here’s a short piece from the second half of the scene from the “Second Chance” chapter of MILK RUN- a new SciFi novel in the making where our hero must choose: the girl or the mission? … Continue reading
MILK RUN- Toby’s Second Chance
MILK RUN is a young adult military science fiction story about Captain Toby Nathanael Thornton, Jr., fresh out of space command school on his first mission as captain of the USS Princeton, an old destroyer class spacecraft. The Telrachnid war … Continue reading
MILK RUN- Prologue- Saturn’s Flag Ship
Here’s a DRAFT of the Prologue for MILK RUN. It’s a quick chapter designed to show us what’s in store for the rest of the story. Comments welcomed. Lt. John Torlini squints at Saturn that hangs heavy right smack in front … Continue reading
MILK RUN- On To The Story Beats
These last few blog posts, I laid out the bones that forms the skeletal structure of MILK RUN. These are major events in the story: from the Inciting Incident that changes our hero’s life forever; through the point where he … Continue reading
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MILK RUN- Character List, Science & Technology Used
To get things going, this post summarizes the list main characters and science fiction terms/technology (based on real science of course) used as the story backdrop. I still haven’t completed all the character names. Feel free to make suggestions. This is a work … Continue reading
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MILK RUN- Some Story Line Changes
Oh yea, I made a few changes to the bones of this story. The biggest change is that while on the Telrachnid gunship, Captain Toby looses an arm during a firefight on the ship. This puts him in greater danger … Continue reading
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MILK RUN- The Story’s Climax
If you draw a line graph showing the relative tension and excitement of a story, the line’s highest point should be at the climax of the story. Yes, yes, that’s the place, the magic spot where you want to bring your … Continue reading
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MILK RUN- Simulating Gravity in Spaceships
Have you ever walked in an office building hallway and wondered what it would be like if there were no gravity? Without gravity to allow your feel to grip the floor, you’d have to grab hold of the cabinets (assuming … Continue reading