A Ten Pound Bag note
As my story has progressed along I'm starting to see the expected comments regarding some of the more technical details of the story-line. This is the point where Probability and Possibility clash; probability always loses when it comes to fiction writing of the sort I'm attempting to do. If it's "Possible" then I am allowed to use it.
Writing this story has changed my life routine, prior to starting this project I was meandering through the Covid morass that is the shut-in life of a high risk individual. These days I awake at 5am, start the coffee and get to work; new purpose and all that. Most importantly I start the day doing research; I really want my works to slant a little more towards Probable than towards the far end of possibility. I really want to avoid "God in the Machine" if at all possible.
So yeah I do my research and then I write. However I don't keep perfect notes and inventories won't be spot up-to-date; weights might be off by a bit. On the other-hand my protagonist doesn't have unlimited ammo nor is he a sudden Kung-Fu master with a twelve inch penis.
I do post the research links and schematics (and even recipes) on Patreon and I am open to questions via PM. My Editor and I both appreciate it when you point out things we missed so please don't be afraid to PM that too me, I hope we improve as the project goes on.
And the answer is no Matilda doesn't talk to me either even if I am the author; so I don't know any more about her than you do.
Happy New Year
-Emmeran