#devilweed

WIP Introduction: THE DEVIL WEED

The Neda planetary system contains unfathomable amounts of valuable lanthanides--enough to make it the most populated of humanity’s budding network of interplanetary colonies. With the rule of law stretched thin and no clear leader to patch it, León joins the migrating masses with one goal in mind: to get away with murder. 

And he does. 

Bloody and disoriented on Neda’s arctic moon Ocyrrhoe, León is rescued by the merchant ship The Devil Weed. Welcomed by a secretive but joyful crew, León faces a rebirth he never expected, and with it a choice: become the person he should have been? Or become the person he's now free to be?

And then he doesn’t.

Within two fortnights, the bastard’s body is dug up by the authorities--along with three others in the same ditch. Framed for murders he didn’t commit and faced with the one he did, the web of secrets aboard The Devil Weed ensnares León and tangles him in a game of power, politics, and the largest cartel outside of the Milky Way.

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💖💖 Love you too!! 💖💖

Right now I’m focused entirely on The Devil Weed’s first draft, which has gone ALARMINGLY well. Like. ??. I’ve put serious thought into this for all of 15 days but the first draft is already at 25K and shows no signs of stopping, and like… I actually know what’s happening? On a first draft??? Unheard of. I love it. I am super duper optimistically planning on having this draft done on or before Halloween so that, come NaNo, I can focus on another project (The Noose of a Loving Embrace)… but my last (!!!) year of college starts next week, so we’ll see :’))

The 25K thing is true but I’m fairly certain everything that happens in it can be summed up in this brief, very very rough excerpt.

And yes this is saved as this_is_the_entire_novel.png because this truly is a complete synopsis.