A. Sherman Karlsson – Syphon Continuity

CHAPTER 16 : Interstitial 1

We can have a little meme, as a treat.

Mino user [rabbitmauve_42] first posted screenshots from a series of japanese commercials for the product Diet Breakfast Water with the comment,
"I wanna be a fruitman".

CHAPTER 15 : Fujiwara Eika

Chapter 15 is all about trying to stay afloat. Also, a little game – which songs fit which characters?

I hate putting her in this position, and I hate that she looks, in this moment, not just angry but exhausted. "But the vultures are circling, Mi-chan. I thought that if I gave the FHI board a concrete date, like Syphon Expo, then it keeps us alive a little longer."
"Yes, they'll want to see a return on their investment," Misora says with a sigh.
"How much was the entry fee?"

CHAPTER 14 : Cameron Green

Coming Friday: Cameron finally gets to work, and it’s a bit…distracting. Also, I have do some pondering what how easily it is to clock a woman writing a male character, and whether the tools for doing it are outdated.

She's gazing at me intently, and when our eyes meet, the corners of her mouth turn up in a slow smile that sends a jolt of heat right through me. It takes me back to that moment in the car with her—
-her mouth
crashing into mine, her hand, the same one I'm now holding, sliding up my chest.
How in the h--- am I supposed to get any work done?
The Butterfly Koi, Chapter 14

Where we started…

Just a little look back at the start.

Eika Fujiwara (POV Character): Ouch! We do not come off well in this Prelude.
Cameron Green (POV Character): What am I getting into here?

A. Sherman Karlsson (Author, live from the void): I like mess.

CHAPTER 13 : Date Hatsumi

This week, Hatsumi is rocking the book title. Also, I muse on the venn diagram between authenticity and originality when writing fiction – how do our experiences feed our writing, and what kind of assumptions do we make about their uniqueness? Read now at https://syphoncontinuity.substack.com.

'A nice sentiment, inspiring. But also, you know, follow this one path in the same direction as everyone else. Give your whole life to a company. Keep striving because of course you want to be a dragon,' I say. 'A metaphor for the masses.' 'The dragons think koi want to be like them.'