Over the next three days, Kelvin Wilson will be shot, hit by a car, and blow up a multi-million dollar building - and everyone he trusts will either die or betray him. The year is 2132. Oil is the past. America has fractured into regions where violence is rampant and legal and illegal drug use is common. Global warming and sea level rise have changed the planet and sent most of humanity to giant orbiting habitats. One of those left behind, 25-year-old Kelvin Wilson, works as a janitor for the giant Mahatsu Corporation, a global company involved in shipping and technology research. Kel is...

Scrivener is novel writing and organizing software designed specifically for the non-linear way writers really work. The Scrivener Workbook is designed to work in conjunction with The Scrivener Manual and The Interactive Tutorial that came with your version of Scrivener. Written by veteran Scrivener user and author M.J. Carlson, you'll learn how to set up a new project, import and organize your research, track scene elements, create custom layouts, and more with this user-friendly Scrivener workbook. The workbook is organized into twenty-six step-by-step exercises and illustrated with over...

HURTING YOUR CHARACTERS: a writer's guide to describing injuries and pain from the character's point of view How does a broken rib feel? Can a character really walk on a broken ankle? What are the symptoms of asphyxiation and how long will your character remain conscious? What really happens to a character in the vacuum of space? The answers may surprise you. Many writers (thankfully) have no experience to the very wounds, injuries, and trauma they must describe from their character's perspective. The mantra, "hurt your characters to build dramatic tension," is as true today as it ever was,...