{"id":26336,"date":"2015-03-17T15:45:52","date_gmt":"2015-03-17T19:45:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/terribleminds.com\/ramble\/?p=26336"},"modified":"2015-03-17T15:45:52","modified_gmt":"2015-03-17T19:45:52","slug":"the-revelation-of-project-redacted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/terribleminds.com\/ramble\/2015\/03\/17\/the-revelation-of-project-redacted\/","title":{"rendered":"The Revelation Of Project: Redacted"},"content":{"rendered":"

Social media can be a scary place, sometimes.<\/p>\n

But it can also be a wonderland. Because without social media, I wouldn’t know so many amazing writers. I would have never spoken on stage at Margaret Atwood’s birthday. I would never get into a cold war of kale-related tweets with John Scalzi. I would never have gotten Lar deSouza<\/strong><\/span><\/a> to draw me on a wyvern with a jetpack:<\/p>\n

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Or me on the\u00a0Jaws<\/strong>\u00a0boat with Scott Lynch, Sam Sykes, and the aforementioned Scalzi:<\/p>\n

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I sometimes just wish for things on Twitter, and they happen. I say,\u00a0that book looks neat<\/em>, and then that book, which is months before publication, shows up at my door.<\/p>\n

I know. This is supremely privileged. Not everybody can just shake Twitter and make cool stuff fall out, I do recognize this — but I’ve also seen it happen with so many others, too, whether it’s writers asking for critiques or when fans of authors get to meet and engage with those authors.<\/p>\n

Social media can be really, really cool.<\/p>\n

Which leads me to:<\/p>\n

Project: Redacted.<\/p>\n

On September 4th, 2014, I wrote this tweet<\/strong><\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n

On September 4th, 2015, this book comes out<\/strong><\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Which means that\u00a0[REDACTED]<\/strong> has been revealed as\u00a0not<\/em> the\u00a0PERFECT STRANGERS\u00a0<\/strong>officially-sanctioned novelization that I’ve been talking about on Twitter (though one day I will write\u00a0BALKI’S DAY OF BLOOD<\/strong>, you betcha), but rather revealed as:<\/p>\n

STAR WARS: AFTERMATH<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

*silent joyful screaming*<\/p>\n

(News at StarWars.com<\/strong><\/span><\/a>. Featuring more info and thoughts from Yours Truly.)<\/p>\n

I am writing an official Star Wars novel.<\/p>\n

I am writing the first (newly) canonical novel set after\u00a0Return of the Jedi<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

I cannot feel my legs, and I have been drunkenly pirouetting wildly around the house for months, making lightsaber sounds and forcing my four-year-old on a steady regimen of\u00a0Star Warsy<\/strong> goodness. I am geeking out\u00a0hardcore<\/em> over here. I now join the ranks of my homie, Kevin Hearne (who by the way just made the NYT bestseller list with\u00a0Heir to the Jedi<\/span><\/a><\/strong>).<\/p>\n

The opening crawl for Aftermath<\/strong>, should you care (and I can say no more):<\/p>\n

Journey to\u00a0The Force Awakens<\/i>.<\/b><\/p>\n

The second Death Star is destroyed. The Emperor and his powerful enforcer, Darth Vader, are rumored to be dead. The Galactic Empire is in chaos.<\/p>\n

Across the galaxy, some systems celebrate, while in others Imperial factions tighten their grip. Optimism and fear reign side by side.<\/p>\n

And while the Rebel Alliance engages the fractured forces of the Empire, a lone Rebel scout uncovers a secret Imperial meeting. . . .<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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