And the characterization of the leading figure, Piranha, called Pira. In my observation a person who is unusual or extreme in one respect may be extreme in other respects as well. Pira has remarkable vision and coordination, as though her life template focused first on that rather than growing up. Her feelings are correspondingly intense; she drives for what she wants with single minded intensity, awkward as that can be for those around her. She does need close adult guidance, and in Orion she finds it, diffident as he is at first. Is it unrealistic for her to reach puberty at 18? No, she's at an extreme in that too. Some girls mature at age 8 or 9, some later. Some boys, too; I reached puberty at 18, long after my classmates. I never looked my age, was the smallest in my class male or female, then finally got there with a growth spurt in college. People who don't know me still don't believe my age, taking me for maybe 15 years younger. I'm still writing, still exercising, still sexually active, still avidly participating in the dance of life. Some of us just seem to live more slowly. It's a disadvantage when young, an advantage when old. So I am in this story, as I am in all that I write, not as a character but as a collection of interests and feelings that animate the narrative. Writing is an intensely personal experience that doesn't always show on the surface, like life itself.
This novella was proofread by Scott M Ryan, who I trust did not have any similar accidents (SMR-I did badly bruise a rib January 9th several years ago), and by Anne White. If you want to know more about me and my works, check my website at www.HiPiers.com, where I do a monthly blog-type column and maintain an ongoing survey of electronic publishers for the benefit of aspiring writers. I was once an aspiring writer myself; I remember.
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