I have a new interview that's pretty thorough. I get more into detail about writing a sci fi trilogy, the craft of it, and why I chose PTSD as my subject matter.
Both the publisher and I were worried about the amount of PTSD in the books. Something like this had never been done before. I mean we took it to the next level, describing suicides, how people wanted to hurt themselves, what it was that caused them to have PTSD in the first place. All of it. In technicolor.
We asked ourselves, were we doing something bad? Were we doing a disservice? Would readers appreciate it or would they think we were exploiting the issue? Moreover, would the reading public it?
We felt a responsibility to not monetize other people's pain and asked ourselves, should we really publish Grunt Life and the follow on books?
Our decision didn't come lightly. As it turns out, we made the right decision.
To read more, check out the interview at My Life My Books My Escape.
But did you know that the books almost weren't published?
Both the publisher and I were worried about the amount of PTSD in the books. Something like this had never been done before. I mean we took it to the next level, describing suicides, how people wanted to hurt themselves, what it was that caused them to have PTSD in the first place. All of it. In technicolor.
We asked ourselves, were we doing something bad? Were we doing a disservice? Would readers appreciate it or would they think we were exploiting the issue? Moreover, would the reading public it?
We felt a responsibility to not monetize other people's pain and asked ourselves, should we really publish Grunt Life and the follow on books?
Our decision didn't come lightly. As it turns out, we made the right decision.
To read more, check out the interview at My Life My Books My Escape.
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