Yes, I'm still in Indiana. Otherwise, I would have posted something yesterday.
So, I recently got fan mail that asked me when I was getting back to the world of Sean A.P. Ryan (professional nutjob) & Co. And it was more of a when, not if question. There was a mention of Voodoo curses, so I'm not taking any chances.
Recently, I posted about pornstars, and mentioned how I researched "adult entertainment" because I wanted to put Sean in the most uncomfortable position I could find.
That was actually going to be book 3. Because book 2 was going to be about Sean Ryan running security for a Natalia Boatman, a young scifi actress who was going to Harvard. Because there was no relation, at all, to Natalie Portman. Really. There would be terrorists who want to kill her ... mostly because she's Israeli, and a high-profile target. Oh, and yeah, her uncle has heard about it, and he wants to sort the situation ... oh yeah, and he happens to be a semi-retired Mossad hitman.
And did I mention that there would be a mercenary involved who appeared in It Was Only on Stun!?
And that's part of the problem. There are few people who like Stun! Surprisingly enough, it's one of my least reviewed books, and the one with the most mixed reviews. So there's little incentive to finish that trilogy.
However, I do have another idea for the continued career of not only Sean AP Ryan, but also the entire cast of The Pius Trilogy. And one that might be more up-to-date given his post-Pius career.
Simple premise: After Pius, there's a new President in charge, and he is nowhere like President Barry. If you're read A Pius Stand, you probably know who the new guy is. But the short version is that he is not a fan of standard business as usual practices. After a terrorist attack, said President wants to assemble an armed NGO that will hunt down and kill terrorists, steal their money, and use that money to bankroll doing the same thing over and over again. And it would be led by "the most relentless, determined, psychotic son of a bitch" that he can find.
No points for guessing who said psycho is.
And you can probably guess who the team he assembles is going to be.
If you're a Baen reader, this might sound a little familiar. Very slightly familiar. There is a passing similarity in that terrorist-hunting duties are handed off to a private contractor. But since Tom Kratman is a former Lt. Colonel and is essentially a one-man think tank on waging warfare, and I'm a schlub from New York who's only fired two guns in his entire life .... one apiece ... these are going to be two very different outcomes. Less military / war novel, and more Monster Hunter International for hunting terrorists.
It's one way to take it. And given ISIS lately? Sounds pretty darned timely to me.
Actually, doing the Impossible Missions Fund effects a space opera I was working on. Why? Because Sean AP Ryan was not the first Sean Ryan I created. The first Sean Ryan was of the 2300s (or was it the 3300s?) in said space opera. Either way, setting up the IMFund creates a family business for later on.
Anyway, welcome to the dark recesses of my brain, and what's coming down the pipe later on.
So, I recently got fan mail that asked me when I was getting back to the world of Sean A.P. Ryan (professional nutjob) & Co. And it was more of a when, not if question. There was a mention of Voodoo curses, so I'm not taking any chances.
Recently, I posted about pornstars, and mentioned how I researched "adult entertainment" because I wanted to put Sean in the most uncomfortable position I could find.
That was actually going to be book 3. Because book 2 was going to be about Sean Ryan running security for a Natalia Boatman, a young scifi actress who was going to Harvard. Because there was no relation, at all, to Natalie Portman. Really. There would be terrorists who want to kill her ... mostly because she's Israeli, and a high-profile target. Oh, and yeah, her uncle has heard about it, and he wants to sort the situation ... oh yeah, and he happens to be a semi-retired Mossad hitman.
And did I mention that there would be a mercenary involved who appeared in It Was Only on Stun!?
And that's part of the problem. There are few people who like Stun! Surprisingly enough, it's one of my least reviewed books, and the one with the most mixed reviews. So there's little incentive to finish that trilogy.
However, I do have another idea for the continued career of not only Sean AP Ryan, but also the entire cast of The Pius Trilogy. And one that might be more up-to-date given his post-Pius career.
Simple premise: After Pius, there's a new President in charge, and he is nowhere like President Barry. If you're read A Pius Stand, you probably know who the new guy is. But the short version is that he is not a fan of standard business as usual practices. After a terrorist attack, said President wants to assemble an armed NGO that will hunt down and kill terrorists, steal their money, and use that money to bankroll doing the same thing over and over again. And it would be led by "the most relentless, determined, psychotic son of a bitch" that he can find.
No points for guessing who said psycho is.
And you can probably guess who the team he assembles is going to be.
If you're a Baen reader, this might sound a little familiar. Very slightly familiar. There is a passing similarity in that terrorist-hunting duties are handed off to a private contractor. But since Tom Kratman is a former Lt. Colonel and is essentially a one-man think tank on waging warfare, and I'm a schlub from New York who's only fired two guns in his entire life .... one apiece ... these are going to be two very different outcomes. Less military / war novel, and more Monster Hunter International for hunting terrorists.
It's one way to take it. And given ISIS lately? Sounds pretty darned timely to me.
Actually, doing the Impossible Missions Fund effects a space opera I was working on. Why? Because Sean AP Ryan was not the first Sean Ryan I created. The first Sean Ryan was of the 2300s (or was it the 3300s?) in said space opera. Either way, setting up the IMFund creates a family business for later on.
Anyway, welcome to the dark recesses of my brain, and what's coming down the pipe later on.
I actually did purchase and review Stun on amazon.ca and enjoyed it a good deal. Pius is better, but I have to credit that to your improvement as a writer and not a failing of the setting, comedy, or characters.
ReplyDeleteOn the other hand, I want to see the return of the elf assassin, so I'm hardly unbiased here.