A&A The Official Jason Fry Discussion Thread

Happy to sign anything. Some kid wanted me to sign her arm once. I complied, though I did explain to her that a Sharpie's basically a laundry marker, so she was in for the long haul.

 

In that case I'll have to bring my SW Atlas copy along since my name is in the Acknowledgement section.

 

Howdy! Been having a blast talking worldbuilding do's and don'ts with the folks from Eleven-ThirtyEight. First installment here with more to come.

Also: Amazon's got the Kindle version of Hunt for the Hydra, the first Jupiter Pirates book, for $1.99. And here's a JP short story for free. I'd be honored if you tried either/both.

 

Here's part two! In which Jason shares a behind-the-scenes anecdote from Moving Target and says horrible things about Tycho Celchu.

 

Don't know if this has been mentioned in the past 62 pages, but Jason Fry's baseball writing is outstanding, even if he is a fan of the lousy Mets.

 

I'll be having none of this Mets bashing in Mr. Fry's thread.


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Those are some great articles with some great thoughts on writing. I appreciate the thoughts on worldbuilding and how it supports the story, rather than the other way around, that's an attitude shift that I don't get too often enough in my own writing. I often jump straight into the lore and forget that plot and character have to come first.

 

so jason, Modi is like impossible to contact right?

 

He doesn't duck people or anything like that but I believe he's a college student and really busy.

 

ok thanks anyway

 

I do! Bless you for asking. The Rise of Earth is out today, here or at bookstores near you. Plus it looks like Hunt for the Hydra (first book) is still $1.99 on Kindle, for what I suspect is the last day. And "The Trouble With Crimps" story is free.

 

jasonfry: Does some unreleased artwork of Coruscant during the early republic exist that was made for the Essential Guide to Warfare?

 

Not that I recall, and seems very unlikely. Any references to art that didn't get used would have been from the brainstorming stage, and not been commissioned. Cut material was limited to text.

 

Just meant to show titles changing over time based on politics/fashion/regional nods etc. Menes I was crowned in 2122, so there's room for some changes over the centuries. But basic powers/domains of the office are the same: political leader of the parliaments, head of organized religions, director of commercial affairs.

We'll meet the current emperor either in Book 4 or Book 5. Right now Book 4 has a lot of story -- perhaps too much -- ahead of a great cliffhanger. Which is exactly the problem I faced with the Servants of the Empire series. Sigh.

 

"Be unswervingly and eternally loyal to the story." It's all you can do.

But yeah. The climactic scene of Rise of Earth and what leads up to it were really hard to write. And edit, and copy-edit. I was exhausted after each iteration.

 

JASON.

(I haven't gotten there yet. This a preemptive JASON, since you'll be away when I do get there.)

 

I don't even have the book yet and I know what chapter 13 is.

 

You're right, I am pretty great.