Writing Space Opera with J.S. Dewes, author of THE LAST WATCH | Writer Interview

THE LAST WATCH author J.S. Dewes discusses her debut sci-fi novel. We explore her edge-of-the-universe world-building, its military/prisoner/found-family character dynamics, the "competence porn" trope, and her non-linear 'pantsing' writing method for the space opera adventure. THE LAST WATCH is available now from TOR Books: Amazon » https://amzn.to/32AzeEY Bookshop » https://bookshop.org/a/16632/97812502... Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-... Books-a-Million: https://www.booksamillion.com/product... IndieBound: https://www.indiebound.org/book/97812... » Some of these are affiliate links. Using them supports the channel, at no additional cost to you! Whenever possible, though, I encourage you to purchase from your local bookstores.  MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE X-MIND — mind mapping software: https://www.xmind.net/ ABOUT J.S. DEWES J.S. Dewes is an author, cinematographer, and video editor with a degree in film production from Columbia College Chicago. Jenny cut her narrative teeth writing scripts for award-winning feature films and shorts which have screened at festivals and conventions all across the United States. A creative a heart, she enjoys video games, drawing, photography, graphic design, Pinterest, and all things visual. FOLLOW J.S. Dewes Website: https://www.jsdewes.com/ Twitter:   / jsdewes   Instagram:   / jsdewes   Amazon Profile » https://amzn.to/3grfWKE Goodreads:   / jsdewes   ABOUT 'THE LAST WATCH' The Expanse meets Game of Thrones in J. S. Dewes's fast-paced, sci-fi adventure The Last Watch, where a handful of soldiers stand between humanity and annihilation. The Divide. It’s the edge of the universe. Now it’s collapsing—and taking everyone and everything with it. The only ones who can stop it are the Sentinels—the recruits, exiles, and court-martialed dregs of the military. At the Divide, Adequin Rake commands the Argus. She has no resources, no comms—nothing, except for the soldiers that no one wanted. Her ace in the hole could be Cavalon Mercer--genius, asshole, and exiled prince who nuked his grandfather's genetic facility for “reasons.” She knows they’re humanity's last chance. FOLLOW FICTITIOUS Fictitious Twitter:   / fictitiouspod   Adron’s Twitter:   / adronbuske   Instagram:   / fictitiouspod   Website: https://www.fictitiouspodcast.com/ #Author #SpaceOpera #ScienceFiction #JSDewes #TORbooks #SciFi #WritingScienceFiction #WritingSciFi #WritingSpaceOpera #Writer #Writing #Interview #BookTube #AuthorTube