Sunday, May 30, 2010

I Work On A Starship: New Content!

Back to the main narrative at last, with a revised and expanded Chapter 1. We join our intrepid young heroine as she departs Lupine for the rugged pioneer city of Aberstwyth Port, on the former Far Edge planet, Frothup:

...[A]s soon as the squirt-booster is clear of the ship and the 'Drive field, it drops just like a rock, heat-shield end first. The feeling is precisely one of being in a vehicle that is pushed off a cliff, which is pretty much what just happened.

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8 comments:

  1. GeorgeMay 30, 2010 at 9:27 AM

    Roberta ... there's an adjective frequently used in the (former) Great Britain that's totally appropriate for your writing.

    Brilliant!

    Thanks for the entertainment ... and imagination stimulus.

    Regards.

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  2. AnonymousMay 30, 2010 at 5:16 PM

    Where can I find the blog from the beginning?

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  3. Roberta XMay 30, 2010 at 6:17 PM

    It starts here Anon, tagged "I Work On A Starship." The first complete yarn of any length is called "Another Day" and the individual postings have links back to the start. I'll see what I can find...

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  4. Roberta XMay 30, 2010 at 6:24 PM

    Another Day, Part One. Subsequent parts link from the previous ones.

    The present arc follows it in story sequence, with a little bridge vignette in between.

    Here's the oldest page of tagged postings, some with illustrations. As you can see, I really do work aboard a starship -- and on one, too.

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  5. DrangMay 30, 2010 at 9:02 PM

    So, when do you sign with Baen?

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  6. Roberta XMay 30, 2010 at 9:08 PM

    I hadn't even thought about it.

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  7. Wayne ConradJune 2, 2010 at 2:04 PM

    The detail in your stories always astounds me. Clearly, you do work on a Starship. There's no way someone could make this up!

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  8. Roberta XJune 2, 2010 at 10:07 PM

    Thank you! In fact, I kind of do. :)

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