Working on a book --- need topic experts
Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2015 12:12 pm
Hey fellow WaGuns buds,
I've been working on a novel-length book in the economic disaster fiction genre and am plugging along very well, up to 50k+ words and about 1/3rd done per my outline. Not much tinfoil hat/Infowars type stuff, more about a diverse mix of different people and how they react to an economic collapse and resulting reshaping of government and society. If you've read Lucifer's Hammer and/or One Second After, it's much like the former in the character mix and the latter in style. Someone will invariably parallel it with Rawles' Patriots books (which also involve an economic disaster); I have read those but his books are much more focused on specific events rather than developing characters.
So --- I really could use a few subject matter experts. Brownsalamander on TOS has already helped with some Army MP and Afghanistan experiences which pretty much wrote a whole chapter for me. I am asking for first person experience experts only. I'll probably want to interview you by phone and/or ask you to read and critique small parts. No, I do not need any more "read it all and provide feedback on the plot and characters" help at this time.
1. Knowledge of Israel, specifically the IDF
2. Knowledge of the Russian Air Force
3. An actual Army or Air Force field surgeon
4. A licensed dietitian
5. Someone with extensive recent knowledge of a Rust Belt city like Detroit, Cleveland, Toledo, Gary, etc. I haven't chosen one city specifically.
6. An electrical engineer, specifically in small electronics (motors, batteries, etc)
Since I'm no bigshot or celebrity, this will almost certainly be a self-published book, hopefully before Christmas. I can't promise a free book to everyone who helps, but those that contribute significantly will almost certainly get a copy. A mention in the book's Acknowledgements will be made unless opted out.
PM me if you're one of those experts and want to help, I'll make comments later if I no longer need help with one area or if a new one crops up.
I've been working on a novel-length book in the economic disaster fiction genre and am plugging along very well, up to 50k+ words and about 1/3rd done per my outline. Not much tinfoil hat/Infowars type stuff, more about a diverse mix of different people and how they react to an economic collapse and resulting reshaping of government and society. If you've read Lucifer's Hammer and/or One Second After, it's much like the former in the character mix and the latter in style. Someone will invariably parallel it with Rawles' Patriots books (which also involve an economic disaster); I have read those but his books are much more focused on specific events rather than developing characters.
So --- I really could use a few subject matter experts. Brownsalamander on TOS has already helped with some Army MP and Afghanistan experiences which pretty much wrote a whole chapter for me. I am asking for first person experience experts only. I'll probably want to interview you by phone and/or ask you to read and critique small parts. No, I do not need any more "read it all and provide feedback on the plot and characters" help at this time.
1. Knowledge of Israel, specifically the IDF
2. Knowledge of the Russian Air Force
3. An actual Army or Air Force field surgeon
4. A licensed dietitian
5. Someone with extensive recent knowledge of a Rust Belt city like Detroit, Cleveland, Toledo, Gary, etc. I haven't chosen one city specifically.
6. An electrical engineer, specifically in small electronics (motors, batteries, etc)
Since I'm no bigshot or celebrity, this will almost certainly be a self-published book, hopefully before Christmas. I can't promise a free book to everyone who helps, but those that contribute significantly will almost certainly get a copy. A mention in the book's Acknowledgements will be made unless opted out.
PM me if you're one of those experts and want to help, I'll make comments later if I no longer need help with one area or if a new one crops up.