Most writers have their own unique processes they follow. Some write at desks, others enjoy the comforts of the couch, many need to have the perfect lighting, and there are even a few who need a warm cup of tea within reach on a coaster. Whatever your writing process is, it’s sacred and the whole activity of writing feels off if any of these rules are broken.
It’s fair to say that Urban Heroes, followed all my writing rules.
Creating a protagonist like Calista meant harnessing qualities which are a little foreign to me. I wanted there to be a subtle romance which drove the story, but in a very subverted way.
Traditionally I write knowing both the beginning and ending of a story then letting everything in the middle forge their own path in real time. This story was very easy to write and never once felt cumbersome on the page.
If Violent Skies was the warm up then Urban Heroes is the big game itself.
Early Praise for Urban Heroes:
“TJ Lockwood again delivers steady science fiction to satisfy the reader who aches for something quality that’s grounded in another time and place. The writing is brisk, clocking in at around 140 pages, but this is worth the read…TJ Lockwood does not disappoint. The book even ends of a propulsive note, leading us to what’s next.” – Reading and Literature Resource Blog
“World building, what had happened between humans and the androids. The depiction of the world, they are in now, the aftermath of all that has happened was good. There was fair news on different sides of the world about what resulted in or what not, there and that. I find it a bit hard to put down. I mean ANDROIDS, SHIPS, GAUNLET WEAPON, AHHHHH! It was not a chore to read.” – Bookish Wisps
“This book is my first read by the author and on-base on the thought, I would say I’m surprised that how talented the author is. I’m a huge fan of this genre for a long time whether in books or in the movies and I have set very big standards for this genre. And the author, at not a single moment lets me down in the book.” – The Literal Arts