Although I’m more likely to end up as an Amanda Bates rather than a Susan James, I’m curious as to how you came up with the method of, uh, translation that James uses to communicate with the scramblers. It doesn't seem like the kind of thing that just anyone would think of.
Also, it seems that your recent writing has dealt more and more with military themes—is this just a sign of the times, or is there something else about war/the military that captured your attention? In a related vein, how did you approach the characterization of Jim Moore and Amanda Bates? Did you have any exposure to military culture, or were you building something up from biological first principles?
Anyway, thanks for being awesome. I’m pretty stoked to finally read Echopraxia.
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Although I’m more likely to end up as an Amanda Bates rather than a Susan James, I’m curious as to how you came up with the method of, uh, translation that James uses to communicate with the scramblers. It doesn't seem like the kind of thing that just anyone would think of.
Also, it seems that your recent writing has dealt more and more with military themes—is this just a sign of the times, or is there something else about war/the military that captured your attention? In a related vein, how did you approach the characterization of Jim Moore and Amanda Bates? Did you have any exposure to military culture, or were you building something up from biological first principles?
Anyway, thanks for being awesome. I’m pretty stoked to finally read Echopraxia.
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