Given the number of times I found "mug" or a synonym, my characters might have a caffeine problem. 🤦♀️
After a late night contemplating what to do about Gielle, Uli certainly does.
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Gielle describes Terra Nova as "cold and unforgiving." Everything is straight lines, angles, and so much cement and metal.
At the same time, it's overgrown itself in places, with crowding causing overlap. Not to mention too much reliance on glaring lights.
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MujaRi was never supposed to be more than a casual character - there and gone.
He bullied his way into a major role in the story. 😂
I could absolutely do a spin-off series with him.
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All my politics and never a single use of "forum." Oh, well. 🤷♀️
"Senate" seemed kind of close, or it at least had the right vibes. Plus it means another epigraph!
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Terra Nova imports almost everything, considering it's essentially a ball of metal.
And without the Senate right there, it's become an unofficial hub for black market deals and counterfeiting operations.
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Gielle is excellent with animals.
She likes to believe that's why Irif chose her as a Bond, though there's likely more going on there.
Kind of like her relationship with a certain species back on Maris. 😉
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I had to think through a good synonym here as "convert" doesn't show up anywhere.
Gielle's just coming to grips with what she witnessed during the attack.
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Water features aren't a thing on synthetic Terra Nova, though there are a few alloy sculptures that hint at fountains.
All water is either synthesized or brought in from neighboring planets at exorbitant prices.
Probably why most people subside on stims.
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Gielle actually loves being outdoors, so it could be completely innocuous.
Or she abd MujaRi have colluded to bury someone who got on their nerves.
It's about a 50:50 chance. 🤷♀️
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No beaches on Lycaon - they don't come up until book 2.
However, the Seloid come from a planet of harsh conditions, so Oori often references "sand."
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Originally, Terra Nova answered to the Chancellor.
When they moved the Senate, it caused a debate as to whether Terra Nova deserved a Senator of its own. But as it never existed naturally, it was voted down.
Instead, it has an elected governor.
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Gielle has the Marisian rune for "naivete" on her cheek, tattooed when she was 13 due to her lack of experience.
It makes her feel like she has more she needs to prove to overcome what is viewed as a negative personality trait.
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I honestly thought I'd used "fool" more often, but it only came up once. 🤷♀️
(Apparently, my insult vocabulary is a little broad)
Anyway, Gielle and MujaRi have the best relationship. Nothing more fun than mutual antagonism!
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Terra Nova is unique in the System as it's entirely man-made.
About the size of a moon, it's loud, bright, and synthetic. Prior to shifting down to Lycaon, it was also the original seat of the Senate.
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Hi, I'm Andi.
Certified flerken wrangler (says so on my business cards).
SYMBIOTE is the first book in a YA sci-fi series that dares to ask, "But what if you made vampires of adorable creatures and gave them the power to destroy the galaxy?"
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Dr. Fallon Jerriton is General Uli's partner and the Project's veterinarian.
However, she DOESN'T have a Bond.
Even still, she is always bright and ready to laugh. Gielle finds her to be a comfort when things go wrong.
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I went back and forth on wondering if this snippet was too "spoilery" before deciding it wasn't. (Much)
Gielle's still trying to come to grips with what happened between her and Irif.
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I had never worked through the minutiae of how a Disruptor came to be. They were just THERE.
Now I have a new way of looking at all of my tech and building deeper relationships between planets and species.
Huge thanks to @khonri.com for hosting!
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SYMBIOTE is the first of a five-book YA sci-fi series: THE DARKEST MINDS meets THE BAD BATCH.
As the story covers multiple planets and, thus, species, it's taken more worldbuilding than anything else I've written.
Every moment worth it, though!
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Gielle would probably enroll in another language from the System.
She, of course, has a universal translator implant, but it loses a lot of nuance. And she prefers having complete conversations, complete with local color.
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So "film" doesn't really make an appearance.
However, trivs are holographic projections used for communication and entertainment purposes, so I decided that fit the vibes.
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I mentioned them before for #Critterary, but my squild are a particular favorite creature I added to the story on a whim.
Now my one-eyed squid creatures have a major role in SUCCESSION (book 2), and they're trying to work their way into the final story.
🧵 1/2
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Hmm...had to think this one through since most fantasy options don't work for the series.
But @ceritusorbis.com has biomechanical battleships that would be right up the Kaerini aisle!
I could absolutely see them integrating themselves into the process.
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I don't know why, but I tend to be nice to my characters when it comes to sleep. Everyone gets an adequate number of hours each night.
I mean, mostly.
Stuff does go wrong in the dark hours.
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When you have creatures that purr, you get spoiled for choice with the word "vibrate."
Here, Gielle's first attempts at "speaking" with Irif aren't quite aligning with her mentor's descriptions. 😉
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Afraid not.
Hard to have labor movements among a species that shares a single brain. 😂
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Gielle would rather walk over hot coals than ask someone - even a close friend - for help.
Partly because she's been taught to be independent. Mostly because she's afraid of looking weak or incompetent.
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😂 My characters are all in desperate need of therapy.
They'd have to go out of the story to find someone capable of wrangling their trauma.
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Detecting the knock-offs requires a specialized eye, typically found among those who manufacture and use them.
Not something the Senate approves of as YelNi and Maris are "lesser" planets.
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Gielle's first in-person meeting with Chancellor Dietrick isn't going the way she hoped.
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