They say it’s good to try new things, but that’s not always the case. Cuddling with crocodiles may be a new experience, but that doesn’t make it a good idea. Sometimes, taking a good thing to a new extreme can have unpleasant results. These events are often prefaced with the phrase, “Dude, watch this.” Occasionally, there can be other memorable phrases, such as, “I can make that jump”, “Hey, look, a bear cub,” or “I know what I’m doing.”

That being said, I just tried something new. In writing my newest book, I experimented with a different technique. My main character, Q9, talks to an AI personality in his head, so the book is primarily written as dialogue. It gave me a chance to have a character have an ongoing conversation with an internal voice. I don’t know about your internal characters, but mine like to hog my snacks. They point crumb covered fingers at one another, but they know I know. Where was I? Right. Dialogue. So, with all of the characters, duplicates of characters from other time periods, and internal voices, there’s a lot of chatter. I got to know these characters by listening to their conversations.

So, what do you think? I enjoyed writing the book, so I’m hoping that you’ll enjoy it as well. Time will tell if this was a good idea or a new cautionary tale to go alongside petting the panthers, testing homemade explosives, or clicking on a political post.