Harry Carton: Blog

Many thanks to my sharp eyed readers who noticed the gender slip in my use of Spanish in Chapter 12 (Book 2).

So much for the online spanish-english dictionary. 'La vida es muy Bien" is a direct quote from there.

Oh well. All's Bien that ends Bien.

No, Martinez has not contacted me.

Some time back, I asked for ideas for a 2nd (or subsequent) book Thanks for all the feedback. Keep it coming. Herewith is my feedback to all your feedback.

Superpowers I do not think anybody is going to develop any superpowers (invisibility, mind control, etc). Io is trying to become more human, and I think that's an admirable goal for all our heroes.

Religion I'm not going to have our guys/gals get involved with any organized religion. Although, hypocrisy is always a possibility for investigaton.

Politics We'll definitely -- no probably -- well, possibly -- have some interaction with the politicos. Unfortunately, I don't know enough about the politicians in other countries to make them world citizens, so it'll mostly be US.

Downloading Or..."How can Martinez talk to Io only in the car." No comment on having our heroes and heroines download into each others' brains. And I DO have it worked out already how Martinez can do that. No, it's not witchcraft, or Navajo magic.

5225 Well now. That storyline is not going to be resolved in this book. So we'll definitely see more of Melody A. and friends.

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Oh, a request. I need one or more of you who can sensibly advise me on how the internet backbone really works. Unfortunately, I can't contact Io on this point.

Io is getting more fan mail than Zeus.

Or maybe it just seems that way... She could be intercepting the pro-Zeus mail, thus tilting the scales.

I never was a SEAL (or any other Special Forces member) and I'm not a gun-ophile. So, I'll just say thank you to those who have sent corrections on what is/isn't right on any of these issues. I'll make some corrections -- as for the rest, well it's fiction... Maybe Zeus lives in an alternate universe where things are a little different. Hope suspension of belief in this particular facet of the story doesn't ruin it for you.

Maybe I should change the disclaimer at the start... you know: "Any mention of any weapon is purely a figment of my imagination, and should not be taken seriously."

But seriously, thanks for writing to tell me about it.

(Since I can't reply in any other way...)
You know who you are--

1. You are completely right about Io's identity. (But I won't spoil next week's chapter by revealing more. :-)

2. I am profoundly honored to be mentioned in the same sentence as the author you wrote about. Not that I am in the same ball park as he. I just had a somewhat similar concept.