Got a new idea for a novel. Pre-industrial society on nameless planet. Disabled people sometimes disappear and come back “fixed”. It’s the aliens. The kicker is they’re purifying the gene pool and replacing the people in synth bodies. I know this might trigger some disabled people, but what I wouldn’t give to be in a non disabled body with the same mind… #sciFi#ChronicIllness
Character arc… someone who is able-bodied wants the synth body, gets into an “accident” but doesn’t get chosen and has to live with their injuries. Acceptance is one of my strongest character arcs. Sometimes there is no fixing. I can’t wait to put my PhD to rest so I can write fiction again! #amWriting#sciFi#ChronicIllness
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