An Author's Voice

The essay reflects on the transformative power of reading, particularly the emotional depth and understanding gained through fictional experiences. It emphasizes how stories expand consciousness by allowing readers to inhabit other perspectives and fully feel emotions. Writing serves as a means for authors to clarify their thoughts, creating a bond of recognition between reader and writer.

The author reflects on the complexities of managing story timelines, using mathematical principles for world-building in the Technomancer series. The deliberate use of π days creates narrative challenges, enhancing stakes and reader engagement. He emphasizes that understanding time in storytelling goes beyond mechanics; it shapes character experiences and emotional depth in the narrative.

Signal Zero, the first story in An Author's Voice narrated series, follows Sergeant Voss, who guards an archaeological site on a frontier world. After eleven weeks, the team discovers an alien system that addresses humanity directly, questioning their identity. Voss is left uncertain about the system's claims, driving the narrative.

In "An Author's Voice" Episode 3, the author explores the nuances of writing significant moments in storytelling. Through an excerpt from "Signal Zero," he emphasizes the power of restraint over grandiosity, suggesting that a character's struggle to articulate monumental experiences can evoke deeper emotional responses from readers. The takeaway encourages writers to downplay instead of inflate pivotal scenes.

In "An Author's Voice," the second episode explores the concept of unreliable narrators in first-person fiction. It emphasizes that all first-person narrators are inherently unreliable due to their subjective perceptions. Successful narratives hinge on a narrator's blind spots, revealing deeper emotional truths and compelling storytelling. Writers need to control these gaps for effective craft.

Welcome to “An Author’s Voice” where I’ll discuss the craft behind writing and illustrate the points with my own work or discuss other well known examples. Episode One : The Perception Filter Technomancer is a multiple POV novel blending science fiction and fantasy realms.  I chose multiple points of view for the story for two […]