Thanks for saying that, Matthew. Funny enough, the agent who showed the most interest in this novel kind of threw off progress for several years. She told me if I moved the actual time travel stuff up closer to the beginning, she’d take another look. I played with it on and off for the longest time and it just never felt right. When I started this serialized version, I decided to maintain most of the original chronology I intended, which meant a lot of character development and setups for the first 100+ pages before everything goes wonky. I hate I lost those years of potential progress, but I think that agent was wrong. I like all the build up, even though it’s taking longer to get to the main plot, but I think the emotional payoff will all be worth it.
I totally forgot that David and Jeremy were the brothers from the kayak chapter until the fast-forward after the birth of the twins. The sudden realization/connection broke. my. heart. Beautifully told. I know this is a sci fi book, but I would be hooked even if it was just a collection of stories about the characters you've introduced so far.
Thanks for saying that, Matthew. Funny enough, the agent who showed the most interest in this novel kind of threw off progress for several years. She told me if I moved the actual time travel stuff up closer to the beginning, she’d take another look. I played with it on and off for the longest time and it just never felt right. When I started this serialized version, I decided to maintain most of the original chronology I intended, which meant a lot of character development and setups for the first 100+ pages before everything goes wonky. I hate I lost those years of potential progress, but I think that agent was wrong. I like all the build up, even though it’s taking longer to get to the main plot, but I think the emotional payoff will all be worth it.
I totally forgot that David and Jeremy were the brothers from the kayak chapter until the fast-forward after the birth of the twins. The sudden realization/connection broke. my. heart. Beautifully told. I know this is a sci fi book, but I would be hooked even if it was just a collection of stories about the characters you've introduced so far.
great chapter! Love the changes from the original. Sorry it took me so long to read it!
Nice to finally get the back story of David and Jeremy. Looking forward to the next chapter.