{"id":3975,"date":"2020-10-07T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-10-07T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.logikalsolutions.com\/wordpress\/?p=3975"},"modified":"2020-10-07T04:00:00","modified_gmt":"2020-10-07T09:00:00","slug":"starfighter-rising","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/interestingauthors.com\/blog\/uncategorized\/starfighter-rising\/","title":{"rendered":"Starfighter Rising"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Date Published: <\/b><\/span>9\/17\/2020
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The enemy wanted him. The galaxy needed him.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Sixty years ago Nolvarics nearly conquered the solar system. They were
\ndefeated by starfighters.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

Konran dreamed of becoming a starfighter, but he blew his one shot five
\nyears ago. Now his life is stuck in neutral as a glorified rock
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He didn\u2019t expect to find Nolvarics lurking within the solar system.
\nThey didn\u2019t expect him to survive the confrontation.<\/span><\/p>\n

Now all eyes are on Konran as he is plunged into a whirlwind of space
\nbattles, peril, and conspiracy. The Nolvarics will stop at nothing to catch
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Can Konran rise up and claim his destiny, or will the galaxy fall?<\/span><\/p>\n

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When I began my writing adventure several years ago, one of the biggest questions in my mind was if I could write characters or not. I knew I could write\u2014my writing had consistently induced compelling reactions in professors, friends, and family for years\u2014but I had never written characters.<\/p>\n

Could I do it?<\/p>\n

The answer, I found out, was \u201cyes\u201d. It wasn\u2019t as hard as I thought, and my characters and dialogue were much more natural than I expected right out of the gate. Anyone who has embarked on such an endeavor, where \u201cgetting it wrong\u201d is as painfully obvious as drawing someone\u2019s nose wrong in a portrait, will understand my relief when I realized I could do it.<\/p>\n

The trick, for me, was to put myself in my characters \u2018shoes. When I write a character, I am that character. I stand in whatever situation I have them in, seeing through their eyes, feeling the experience as they would feel it. I see their facial expressions. I assume their opinions, their backstory, and their perspective. I close my eyes, sinking into the character. When necessary, I even stand up and act it out, playing out their interaction with the scene. Gratefully, this behavior has never been caught on video and posted to YouTube yet.<\/p>\n

My one rule: never write a character<\/em> unless I am that character<\/em>.<\/p>\n

My novel Starfighter Rising released in September 2020. Here\u2019s an excerpt from Chapter 11. This scene captures the banter between starfighter pilots as they prepare for atmospheric descent into a new planet.<\/p>\n

\u201cI always like good death threats to start my day,\u201d Ace says. \u201cIt\u2019s like a cold shower: makes me feel alive.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBecause Commander Martin routinely starts every day at 20:15,\u201d Valkyrie crackles in. Konran winces at her voice, the pistachio pancake disaster still fresh in his mind.<\/p>\n

Play it cool. Just be professional.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cLike every green-blood, baby,\u201d Ace crackles back.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou mean lazy and useless?\u201d Valkyrie\u2019s voice is neutral.<\/p>\n

\u201cFunny, that would be the exact opposite of what I mean.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOr were you referring to the hebetudinous effects of consuming too much Martian produce?\u201d she replies innocently.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe what now?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI believe Lieutenant Commander Melendez is suggesting Martian food makes you dull and lethargic,\u201d Commander Exeunt replies in her sharp, punctuated accent, not above engaging in the verbal joust.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow that stinks, Valk. Kinda like that phlegm you Vestans confuse for food.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYou wish you could stomach kribasa, green-blood.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI wish you had never brought that mucus-slime recipe off that asteroid.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWait,\u201d Konran interjects, \u201cValkyrie, you\u2019re from Vesta? You know how to make kribasa?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBorn there, and yeah. You tried it, Shangel?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe ain\u2019t calling him Shangel,\u201d Ace mutters.<\/p>\n

\u201cOnly once, on a freighter run to Vesta,\u201d Konran says. \u201cThe CEO of the Vestan Mining Guild took us to dinner and I couldn\u2019t get out of trying it. Turns out that stuff is amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cMan, I just threw up in my mouth,\u201d Ace gags over the comm.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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About the Author<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Daniel Seegmiller grew up loving Star Wars, Mech Warriors, and all things
\nsports. He started out as an English major before switching to his other
\nlove, science. He has an MS in mechanical engineering and has worked on
\neverything from biomechanics, to machine learning, to defense technology.<\/span><\/p>\n

Daniel loves dreaming up awesome adventures\u2026like, literally, he
\nwakes up in the middle of the night with the best ideas. Most of the stories
\nhe writes are for his kids. Starfighter Rising is his debut novel.<\/span><\/p>\n

He lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico with his wife and three squirrelly
\nchildren.
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Facebook: Daniel Seegmiller Author<\/span><\/p>\n

Twitter: @DanSeegWrites\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Goodreads: Daniel Seegmiller<\/span><\/p>\n

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