Adding Layers to the Cake

Inexorably, like a glacier carving a valley out of a mountain, I am moving forward with my next novel, ‘SWALLOW THE SUN: A CLIMATIC LOVE STORY TO SAVE THE WORLD’. I have constructed the foundation and bones and have been adding texture, nuance and dimension, deepening the story and making it come to life. Currently, I’m in the stage of deciding what little, specific details to sprinkle throughout the story, tidbits of science, solutions and philosophy like the decorations on a cake or a Christmas tree.

For this stage, I am reading and re-reading a lot of non-fiction. In the past twenty-four hours, I’ve come across an article, a research paper and a book collecting dust on my nightstand that I’m finding to be fascinating and hopefully, helpful. I have not yet finished reading and digesting them and I’m not yet certain how I will incorporate the messages into the prose, or if I will.

As part of my journey, I thought it might be fun to invite You along for the ride. Feel free to check out the following materials:

Climate Denial Didn’t Disappear. It Moved From The Diagnosis To The Treatment

The 10,000-Year Trap: The 20 Interacting Causal Forces Behind Recurring Human and Civilization-Level Dysfunctionality, Injustice, Catastrophe, and Collapse – Universe Institute

Born on Third Base: A One Percenter Makes the Case for Tackling Inequality, Bringing Wealth Home, and Committing to the Common Good: Collins, Chuck, Pearl, Morris: 9781603586832: Amazon.com: Books

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