Starck's Lament was, at the time, a return to form.
I had gotten used to writing from multiple perspectives and I knew that I wanted to take another stab at writing just one protagonist in one location. And it was difficult. Mainly it was difficult coming up with enough content for an entire novel. But I did it.
It was also a return to horror. I had definitely been leaning into the action side of my action-horror genre, and for this one, I wanted to go in the other direction. I also wanted a much bleaker story, which I think I got. This was a miserable one.
I did get to put Luna into a book, though, so that was nice.
Starck's Lament was also a bit of a challenge because I wanted to approach the enemies in a different way. Pretty much all of my other stories have a lot of 'common' enemies, and a few bosses. I wanted something different. Instead of a lot of relatively easy-to-kill enemies, I wanted a few dozen really hard-to-kill enemies. I also wanted antagonists that were cruel and sadistic, not just animals or machines, but actually sentient yet alien creatures who knew what they were doing. A monster that is coming to kill you is really scary, but a monster that is coming to knowingly torture you is a lot scarier.
Hopefully I achieved my goals in the novel. On to the next one.
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Starck's Lament✔️
HorrorThe twelfth novel in The Shadow Wars. Eric Starck is a man adrift. After fighting in the Systems Wars that ravaged the galaxy, he's spent the past three years drifting from one job to the next, never quite feeling comfortable. The latest in a long l...
