Five More Stars

I received a most excellent 5-star review for First Step yesterday from Literary Titan. The reviewer liked the balance of telling the story through two different perspectives and that it worked well in their respective storylines. They also liked that the story was rooted in the personal and the human rather than clobbering the reader with technology. I enjoy that feedback because that’s exactly what I wanted to do. I’m re-reading Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir in anticipation of seeing the movie that’s coming out this weekend. Weir writes technical and scientific details that I could never do in my books because I’m just not that person. He does it extremely well, which is why he’s a bestselling author and his books are made into movies. My SF clearly focuses on people and I root the tech in things that are futuristic yet familiar. That way I can tell the story without bogging down myself or the reader. Anyway, I have work to do to socialize the new review. Very exciting!