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Continue reading →: The Butcher’s FlagPrompt: The flag Ella created becomes The Butcher’s symbol. He can send it to 10 rebel cities at the same time and each will surrender without a shot due to his destruction of Cleveland as told by the male rebel slaves who built the siege wall and were released to…
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Continue reading →: Miles and EllaPrompt: The Butcher expects to die bringing the war to an end. Despite his injury he leads a last-minute assault on a Canadian smuggler base while Cyrus leads a simultaneous attack on another rebel stronghold. In the fight at the smuggler base, The Butcher’s blind side is protected by a…
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Continue reading →: Boudica and OlgaIn Boudica and The Butcher, the significant female characters are different instead of being copies of each other. A reader is not going to confuse Boudica, Olga, Asclepia, Ella, and Tess as the same redundant female archetype. While Juicy is Boudica’s past and present enemy, Olga is Boudica’s mentor and…
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Continue reading →: Boudica vs. JuicyOne thing that I like to include in my stories is conflict between female characters. Instead of the ideology of female collective solidarity common today, I prefer to show female characters as self-motivated individuals instead of being part of a collective hivemind. One example of this is the conflict of…
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Continue reading →: The Butcher’s Mitigation PlanI shared some aspects of Boudica and The Butcher with Copilot to get a reaction. I just realized that as the city of Pilgerruh sinks that The Butcher’s plan is substantially women and children first in a scenario of limited resources. Prompt: The Butcher already has contingency plans to reduce…
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Continue reading →: Research: Boudica Challenges The ButcherSome time I just tell Copilot shocking aspects of my Boudica and The Butcher draft to test the reaction. Prompt: Boudica attempts to use her proximity to challenge him on the loss of potential innocent civilian lives. He blows up at her in a scene that shows how he is…
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Continue reading →: Research: Internal Divisions and Military LoyaltiesOne of the problems with the idea of dramatizing a future US civil war is explaining why the Union is not dominating with jets, tanks, and artillery. Also, how do the career military officer corp get sidelined during a civil war in favor of National Guard officers? Prompt: New idea…
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Continue reading →: Using Copilot to EditSometimes when editing, it is easy to get hung up on picking just the right word…focusing on trees instead of the forest (the story). Below is an exchange I had with Copilot working through ideas related to editing a sentence. If you read my draft chapter “Harvest of Blood” from…
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Continue reading →: Tool: HemingwayPrompt: What advantages does Hemingway Editor offer for wordsmithing? Copilot: The Hemingway Editor offers several advantages for wordsmithing, especially if you’re aiming for clear, concise, and impactful writing. Here are some key benefits: These features make Hemingway Editor a valuable tool for refining your writing, whether you’re working on a…
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Continue reading →: Research: James Wilson CollegePrompt: Is there an equivalent pre-revolutionary hero in Pennsylvania to Patrick Henry? Would James Wilson be equivalent? Copilot: James Wilson is indeed a significant figure in Pennsylvania’s pre-revolutionary history and can be considered an equivalent to Patrick Henry in terms of his contributions to the American Revolution. Wilson was a…
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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