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Continue reading →: Research: POW Labor in WarAs Boudica and The Butcher in an anti-war horror novel, I try to include the worst historical antecedents as inspiration for elements within the story. Copilot proved helpful in evaluating some of these horror elements. Prompt: Given lack of resources, might it make sense for a Union commander to use…
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Continue reading →: Dr. Walton, Marriage CounselorOne of my reoccurring characters is Dr. Walton, a marriage counselor. I tried to make him the opposite of a stereotypical marriage counselor by making him a bro. In the first story he appears, the counseling session takes place on a rooftop half court where the husband and therapist play…
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Continue reading →: Research: America’s Great Lakes NavyOne player in Boudica and The Butcher is Admiral Porter operating US naval forces on Lake Erie. However, what does his ad hoc navy look like? I bounced some of my ideas against Copilot to test options. Prompt: What treaty constraints does the US have for navy vessels operating on…
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Continue reading →: Bang Bang is FunOne of the aspects that I love about my character Bang Bang is that he is so innocently crude and borish. Having grown from orphaned war refugee to a mascot of a mercenary company to a veteran, he is full of blunt humor and surprising moments of reality centered wisdom.…
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Continue reading →: Research: Limited Civil War PoliciesIn Boudica and The Butcher, Gen. Gideon Sheridan’s no-quarter policy is out of step with four years of Union politicians attempting to limit the lethality of the civil war. Besides asking Copilot questions, sometimes as part of brainstorming I describe aspects of the story to get feedback. Sometimes these ideas…
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Continue reading →: Research: Combat Medic Treatment PrioritiesWhen editing “Harvest of Blood” as Chapter 1 in Boudica and The Butcher, I relied on Copilot for factual information about treatment of Boudica’s head injury. Prompt: Question about a combat medic treating a head wound: victim unconscious, bleeding scalp laceration, contusion, no exposed brain matter. Does the medic give…
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Continue reading →: Death in a MarriageRecently, I was formatted my “Meggy” draft. The story begins with a marital spat that had been ongoing for weeks. Meggy was avoiding her husband Sean, who sat in the living room nursing a headache. She confronted him when he went to the kitchen to get water. Slowly he reveals…
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Continue reading →: Research: Officer Age and Brevet PromotionsI used Copilot to help me brainstorm ideas around The Butcher’s age and rank. Prompt: What was the typical age of a one-star general during WW1? Copilot: During World War I, the typical age of a one-star general (Brigadier General) varied, but they were generally in their late 40s to…
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Continue reading →: Resist and Bite
For my drafting of Boudica and The Butcher, I have planned that early in the siege of Pilgerruh (aka Cleveland) that The Butcher’s army will experience a setback when Cleaver’s rebel army counterattacks in force against the Union base holding the CSX rail lines parallel to I-90 east of the…
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Continue reading →: Cyrus and The Butcher
In my draft of Boudica and The Butcher, Cyrus as XO is The Butcher’s right hand man in the battalion. They are close friends going back to their time as professors at a small fictional Pennsylvania college before the war. Despite Cyrus working to implement The Butcher’s plan to end…
Hello,
I’m Jaycee
Currently, I am a drafter and plodding editor of my own fiction stories. Looking towards the future when edited stories turn into published ones.
Here I am starting to bare my soul to give you a preview of what I have been working on.
See “Harvest of Blood” in this site’s menu bar for a preview of a draft chapter from Boudica and The Butcher, a novel set in a future Second American Civil War.
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