Always a pleasure to welcome Milo James Fowler to Jester Harley's Manuscript Page. I admire anyone who writes as well and as consistently as he does, who shows such determination to get his work out there, and -- most important -- who isn't afraid to put some funny in his science fiction. I'll let him tell you about his latest project:
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Meet Captain Quasar
by Milo James Fowler
For me, writing fiction is all about the characters.
And when I create a protagonist I enjoy, I can't help but write more stories
for him.
When I came up with Captain Bartholomew Quasar back in
the spring of 2010, I was going for a mash-up between William Shatner's James
T. Kirk and Dudley Do-Right from the Rocky and Bullwinkle Show (but in Quasar's
case, things seldom ever go right). He's one of those classic pulp heroes
with a heart of gold whose narcissistic tendencies often land him in hot water.
The captain hasn't changed a whole lot in the dozen other tales I've written, but
his relationship with Hank and the other characters is deepening with every
story, as Quasar realizes he needs them in order to continue being as awesome
as (he thinks) he is.
I don't write hard science fiction with a whole lot of
actual science in it. I focus on the characters, and everything else I just
make up—or I rely on osmosis to filter enough jargon into my brain from all the
SciFi that I've read. I do my
best to aim for universal themes and relatable characters, and I try to shoot
for a high entertainment value that transcends any barriers to enjoying these
space opera tales.
I hope readers can laugh at Bartholomew Quasar and
root for him at the same time. He's ridiculous, but there's something about his
fallible nature that most of us can relate to on some level.
My debut novel Captain
Bartholomew Quasar and the Space-Time Displacement Conundrum started
serialization on April 20.
Captain Quasar is out of time.
Pursued by vengeful Goobalob toll collectors, savage
Arachnoid bounty hunters, and formidable Amazonians, Captain Bartholomew Quasar
must do whatever he can to keep the crew of the Effervescent Magnitude out of harm's way. All in a day's
work—except time is not on his side.
Torn from the present to relive his past, he vows to
keep mistakes from occurring the second time around. But is he doomed to repeat
the past? Or can he erase his regrets?
Villains will be vanquished. Lives will be lost.
Bonds will be betrayed. Heroes will be heroic.
Join the crew of the Effervescent Magnitude for a hilarious time-travel space
adventure the likes of which you've never seen.
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You can learn more about Milo James Fowler on his website.
Read more about the series and subscribe to it here and read the teaser/prologue right here.
Thanks for the signal boost, Anne!
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