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My developmental editor introduced me to the concept of "Killing your darlings" and it led to removing Spacewalker's prologue.

A recent vacation mistake has me reflecting on my most memorable sunburn.

I used Great Stories Don't Tell Themselves by Larry Brooks to develop a Story Validation Checklist and give myself confidence in my third draft.

Thanks to some tough love from a beta reader, I set out to better myself as a writer over the second and third drafts of Spacewalker.

I owe my love of science fiction to my dad and his old books in the attic.

I use the story taxonomy to compare Spacewalker with Interstellar and Mickey7, Frozen Orbit, and Finder.

As I reached the end of writing my first draft, I asked myself: Who will live? Who will die? And why haven't I already figured this out?

I share the preliminary taxonomy of Spacewalker, as well as some thoughts about drivers and hard science fiction.

To help myself identify comp titles and relate to agent manuscript wish lists, I need to re-think how I relate to media. Enter the Story Taxonomy.

My first experience sharing my work with beta readers wasn't as straightforward for them, or me, as anticipated.

Is Spacewalker the same story after six major revisions? Am I the same author?

In late 2017, I stepped into the light and came clean with my friends about my writing journey.