Writing
My first novel, currently looking for publishing.
The Deity and the Purger
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Read the first two chapters here. For a complete manuscript version, please email at marten [at] jm-j.com
Query Letter:
The Deity sighed and closed her eyes as she picked up the Canvas of Existence from its resting place. For an eternity she concentrated with an almost furious effort, reliving past experiences, thinking about what she knew, what she didn’t know, and about what was to be. Tracing her finger across the surface of the canvas she could feel the various currents of gravity beginning to flow, and wells of dark matter propagate as the cosmic constructs settled into the newly founded existence. She had decided to start close to the beginning this time, allowing for only a few spots of origin along the basis of reality. The creator of the universe leaned back, admired her work, and waited.
The Purger slowly opened his eyes and shrugged off the remnants of discomfort being pulled back into the universe left in his body. He sighed with a disappointed notion. Again, it begun. He had enjoyed the respite, as he always did. It had lasted for quite a while this time around. Perhaps she was finally getting tired of it he thought to himself, doubting it almost immediately. He knew quite a lot about her at this point, and perseverance was unfortunately one of her guiding principles. It was almost admirable he could admit, to blindly, desperately, almost naively, continue in the face of certain failure, but that made it none the less vexing. The great beast looked around as he accepted his fate. There were always new things to learn and perhaps something novel would emerge this time.
THE DEITY AND THE PURGER is a standalone science fiction novel, complete at 98 900 words. The manuscript deals with the creation, evolution, and inevitable destruction of the universe, centring on the two eternal entities responsible for the cycle. It is told through a main storyline in which powerful beings emerge changing the delicate balance of creation, and through anthology chapters centring on the titular characters and the influence they both purposefully and unknowingly have on the worlds, civilisations, and intelligent life they encounter.
I have been working professionally in the creative industry for 15+ years, creating games, music, and art. I have a Bachelor's Degree in Media Arts, Aesthetics, and Narration, and a Master's Degree in Human-Computer Interaction.
Thank you for your consideration.
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