Working on the Sequel

I’ve made progress on the sequel to Retro VR. I haven’t decided on a title, yet. I call it a sequel, but it feels like I’m writing a better ending. Anyway, I have the structure of the story the way I want it, so I just have to fill in the details.

Eventually, I would like to combine Retro VR with its sequel into a full-length novel. I have also scratched out a few lines of a hybrid live theatre/virtual reality play. The members of an audience of a play would receive a VR headset with their ticket. They see on the headset what the actors on the stage describe.

Retro VR questions whether virtual reality - combined with advanced sex robots - could alleviate social problems such as sex trafficking. I imagine that it would have unintended consequences of its own, such as the further dehumanization of sexual relationships.

I’m not ready to start a Kickstarter campaign yet. Freeditorial currently holds the rights to Retro VR. If you want to help me toward my goals of producing a novel or a hybrid play, please download Retro VR. The story is my entry in Freeditorial’s Long Short Story Contest. The winner will be determined by writing quality and the number of times each story is downloaded. I’m shooting for the First Place prize of $15,000. The prize money would help me get more work done.

You do not have to register to read the story.

If you follow the link, you'll see a synopsis of the story. Look to the right of the screen. You should see a DOWNLOADS OPTIONS menu. I prefer PDF, but READ ONLINE works just as well. You can download it to a Kindle or ereader.

If you enjoy Retro VR, please share it on Twitter or Facebook.

Thank you.

Tomorrow is the deadline

Tomorrow, July 31, 2016 is the deadline for entering a story in Freeditorial's Long Short Story Contest. The winner will be announced on Thanksgiving Day. The number of times each story is downloaded determines the winner. They say they'll consider writing quality if it's close.

First prize is $15,000

Second prize is $5,000

Third prize is $2,000

If you don't have your own story to enter in the contest, please download mine.

My entry in the contest, Retro VR, is now in Fifth place. It recently surpassed 400 downloads. I plan to keep Tweeting and sharing it on Facebook and Google+ until November. I keep thinking of NASCAR races I have watched with my son, and the strategies the drivers use. I'm content with 5th place for now. I was in Fourth place for a little while. I have hope that I can move up to First place in the next few months.

When I'm not Tweeting or doing yard work or ruining my son's summer vacation, I've been working on a sequel to Retro VR. I would eventually like to turn the story into a full length novel or a hybrid virtual reality / live theatre play. That is, you would go to see a play, and the ushers would give you a cardboard VR headset on your way in.

You do not have to register to read the story.

If you follow the link, you'll see a synopsis of the story. Look to the right of the screen. You should see a DOWNLOADS OPTIONS menu. I prefer PDF, but READ ONLINE works just as well. You can download it to a Kindle or ereader.

If you like the story, feel free to share it.