My first full length novel was a
science fiction romance...that will never see the light of day. I had a lot of
writing craft to learn. But, it was the prequel to my Triton Experiment series
and I love coming back to it with every new story in the series. Here's why:
1) Hope
Romance, by definition, has a
Happily Ever After (or at least a Happy For Now).
I have the opportunity to build
incredible futuristic worlds rich in detail and diversity, explore big
questions, and end each of my books on a positive note.
Not all books end this way, but
science fiction romance always does. It's a promise between myself and my
readers.
2) It's About the Characters
Exploring new worlds, discovering
alien civilizations, and creating innovative technology is approached from a
bit of a different direction when seen from the deep Point of View perspective
of my characters.
Science fiction romance is character
driven and my readers are plunged into the worlds I've created alongside my
characters. I get to send you on an adventure, together.
3) It's More Than a World, It's a
Universe
The setting of science fiction
romance is limitless. I can create multiple series in the same universe, each
with their own world building on ships or space stations or planets.
This lets me play with Easter Eggs
or cross-overs, spin offs, and countless options for my secondary characters to
blast off into exploring their own stories.
The Triton Experiment series is my first
science fiction romance series and it is far from finished. At the same time,
my head is filled with so many other stories, I've no idea how long it will
take to write them all.
But I'm looking forward to doing it.
;)
About the author
PJ Schnyder spent her childhood
pretending to study for the SATs by reading every fantasy and sci-fi novel she
could borrow from the local and school libraries.
She
was introduced to romance a decade later by her best friend at an anime
convention in Seattle.
She
now writes sci-fi and paranormal romance, steampunk and urban fantasy. Plus,
she has an alter-identity as Piper J. Drake writing romantic suspense.
PJ
recently received the PRISM award for Sing for the Dead, Book 1 of the London
Undead series. In the past she has also won the Golden Leaf award for Bite Me
and is one of the contributing authors to the Parsec-award winning Tales from
the Archives Vol. 2 of The Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences.
Play find the PJ around the
Internetz:
Website:
http://pjschnyder.com
Twitter:
@pjschnyder
FIGHTING
KAT (The Triton Experiment #2)
Intergalactic mercenary Kat Darah
has been ordered to keep her shape-shifting ability a secret from everyone but
those closest to her, for her own safety. She’s learned how to control the
feral rage…for the most part. But when Lieutenant Rygard’s military unit goes
missing, she’ll use every skill she has to find her man.
Lt.
Christopher Rygard has witnessed his girl shift, and he still wants her. After
Kat rescues him from alien clutches, he’d like nothing more than to wrap her in
his arms again, but his first duty is to his men. And half of them have been
shipped off-planet to be sold as slaves.
Kat
and Rygard will need to form a new team to go deep undercover, posing as
gladiators and learning to fight together in order to survive. In the arena,
it’s all about who is the strongest predator…