Quick Shtick Writing #3


Status:
Finished first draft. This was another writing experiment. This time it's in space, and all told from one character's perspective (thanks to one of our readers for the suggestion).

Premise:
Kevan Phelps is the human representative sent to a xenophobic alien race to broker an alliance against a common enemy.

Cast:
- Kevan - Athletics got him scholarships for degrees in politics and psychology. But he's not a warrior, and he's been dumped into a war between two alien races.
- The Rich'ti - for a race that considers dishonesty and deception crimes, they have spies and secret organizations... Is there something else going on here?
- The Brey-hahd - brutal and aggressive--isn't that what every enemy alien race is supposed to be?

Commentary:
This one has been a different writing experience than the other two. We had the basic setting, but we don't really know where it's going. More than once we've had to encourage it along to make sure it really was going somewhere! We're not sure how he's going to get out of this one, or what to expect from the ending. Does he even live?