Glynn is currently writing the sequel to To Stand Defiant, the next book in the Dakotan Confederacy series, which is set within the Castle Federation universe. Here are seven more questions he recently answered about his work in progress. Click here to read part 1, click here to read part two, and click here to read part 3.
Q: Do you have any characters over 50 in your WIP?
Multiple. The Dakotan Confederacy Navy, being brand-new and having poached most of its personnel from the Terran Commonwealth Navy, generally trends young—but James Tecumseh is definitely “fifty-ish.”
Most of the politicians in Dakota, the Commonwealth, and the Weston Republic (three key players in the story) are over fifty. Walkingstick, the key antagonist, is probably mid-70s (not that you could tell)
Q: Does your book pass the Bechdel Test?
Only two POV characters, both are male, so passing the Bechdel test in this case is impossible.
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The Bechdel Test is an interesting societal artifact IMO. Truthfully, whether any specific work passes it is only moderately relevant. That the aggregate of some genres does not is extremely concerning.
I’m comfortable that most of my work DOES pass the Bechdel test, but it does require a POV involved in that conversation.
Q: What does your antagonist care about?
Imperator James Calvin Walkingstick wants to save the Terran Commonwealth. It’s falling apart around him and he is going to fix it.
The fracturing will stop.
The rebels will be brought in line – the tyrants and warlords first, but the newborn democratic states have to rejoin too.
He’s going to restore the Commonwealth. And he will do WHATEVER it takes.
Q: If your MC could live anywhere in our world, where would they choose?
By the third book of the Dakotan Confederacy trilogy, James Tecumseh is pretty sure he’s not only where he wants to be, he’s where he’s meant to be. The gorgeous new wife certainly doesn’t hurt.
So, of course, Unbroken Faith is him LEAVING that place (temporarily) to try and make things better elsewhere…
Q: How would you feel if your book got banned?
Um. Confused. Probably a bit heart-broken, though given the likely reasons it might end up being a badge of honor. OTOH, given my usual reaction to stuff, it would probably cost me at least a few days of work to the complete freakout.
Q: What’s your MC’s drink of choice? What food, if any, do they absolutely hate?
Admiral James Tecumseh is a military spacer, so his most common drink is definitely black coffee. His steward is working on introducing him to tea as a more flavorful alternative, but JT is mostly operating on “is it caffeinated?”
As for food, he’s pretty broad-minded. His lack of allergies or food intolerances of any kind has served him well in working his way up through the Terran Commonwealth Navy—though it’s less important now that he’s in charge of the Dakota Confederacy Navy!
Unbroken Faith, the next book in the Dakotan Confederacy is coming November 2023.
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