This is the first full length novel I've ever written. Originally I'd planned on selling this one (and I may yet) but for now I'm going to add it for free while it's in a fairly unedited state.
I developed the initial idea for this story back in 2011. I'd wanted to do a techno-thriller for some time but was struggling with ideas. I eventually settled on the idea of creating a story around a corporation who utilized brainwashed employees to conduct corporate espionage and assassinations.
I'm a big fan of the grossly underutilized and still often maligned female protagonist role. This story is very much an acknowledgement of that. As a writer, I tend to prefer female leads simply because they are far more interesting to write about. Male leads far too often fall into stereotypes and cliches, and there is always the risk of 'over masculating' characters, to the point of alienating an audience. By their nature, women tend to make more interesting characters since it is a lot easier writing about a woman's emotional responses since they are generally very overt, versus male emotional responses which, by OUR nature, are often very covert.
I developed the initial idea for this story back in 2011. I'd wanted to do a techno-thriller for some time but was struggling with ideas. I eventually settled on the idea of creating a story around a corporation who utilized brainwashed employees to conduct corporate espionage and assassinations.
I'm a big fan of the grossly underutilized and still often maligned female protagonist role. This story is very much an acknowledgement of that. As a writer, I tend to prefer female leads simply because they are far more interesting to write about. Male leads far too often fall into stereotypes and cliches, and there is always the risk of 'over masculating' characters, to the point of alienating an audience. By their nature, women tend to make more interesting characters since it is a lot easier writing about a woman's emotional responses since they are generally very overt, versus male emotional responses which, by OUR nature, are often very covert.
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