The Guardians--A Novel

The Guardians is still sitting waiting for my return to it. While I like the premise of the first draft, I am highly disappointed in myself with it. Why? It reads in some ways like Star Trek. I love and hate the series myself. I love Gene Rodenberry’s vision , but I hate how what I write and other authors write seems to fall into the mold. While the characters may be better defined or of greater depth, the specter still sits over my shoulder like Q tisking it away.

Maybe this is the nature of The Guardians, as it is about a peace keeping force in space. While the technology is changed, there is still the premise and the military sci-fi aspect. As it is not about war, per se, it can easily slide into the black hole of Star Trek-like stories. This is something I wish to avoid. As I am working on other projects, I will return to The Guardians to breathe life into it and hopfully find a way to break Rodenberry’s mold and break out with a better story.

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