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The continued advancement of technology has brought about a synthetic evolution in the human species. Biology and technology mesh to create an augmented world, for which users perceive through altered vision, enhanced bodies, and built in gadgetry. Metabolism, immune functionality, and other natural processes are controlled through implants. <br/>
The continued advancement of technology has brought about a synthetic evolution in the human species. Biology and technology mesh to create an augmented world, for which users perceive through altered vision, enhanced bodies, and built in gadgetry. Metabolism, immune functionality, and other natural processes are controlled through implants. <br/>
Dependence on this new technology would be an understatement, so when an electromagnetic storm destroys the hardware, chaos ensues. Mutations, implant induced disease, and panic grip the world. Only the lowest class, those whose bodies rejected the implants, remain capable of making things right.</p>
Dependence on this new technology would be an understatement, so when an electromagnetic storm destroys the hardware, chaos ensues. Mutations, implant induced disease, and panic grip the world. Only the lowest class, those whose bodies rejected the implants, remain capable of making things right.</p>
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<b>Brought to Life by Richard S. Crawford </b><a href="http://www.underpope.com/broughttolife">Read more here!</a><br/>
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It's the epic story of Boris, the first synthetic person, and the challenges he faces as he tries to establish his own identity.
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This novel is about 21-year-old Joseph Kadlowski. The story begins with Joe waking up numb and alone with a slip of paper on his body. That little slip of paper is his obituary. As this mind-twisting story unfolds, Joseph learns that he has been killed and his soul transferred into a government-made body that will forever change his perspective on reality. The government is using new technology that captures the essence of the human soul and places it into bodies made by special labs of the MBA (Mindless Being Association). Think of this as a sort of "Frankenstein-ish" tale with high-tech gadgets and wild rides that will leave the reader craving more...
This novel is about 21-year-old Joseph Kadlowski. The story begins with Joe waking up numb and alone with a slip of paper on his body. That little slip of paper is his obituary. As this mind-twisting story unfolds, Joseph learns that he has been killed and his soul transferred into a government-made body that will forever change his perspective on reality. The government is using new technology that captures the essence of the human soul and places it into bodies made by special labs of the MBA (Mindless Being Association). Think of this as a sort of "Frankenstein-ish" tale with high-tech gadgets and wild rides that will leave the reader craving more...
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<b>Perfect Monster by Maggie Burns </b><a href="http://perfect-monster.blogspot.com/">Read more here!</a><br/>
<b>Perfect Monster by Maggie Burns </b><a href="http://perfect-monster.blogspot.com/">Read more here!</a><br/>
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NaNoWriMo



National Novel Writing Month is a fun, seat-of-your-pants approach to novel writing. Participants begin writing November 1. The goal is to write a 175-page (50,000-word) novel by midnight, November 30.

Valuing enthusiasm and perseverance over painstaking craft, NaNoWriMo is a novel-writing program for everyone who has thought fleetingly about writing a novel but has been scared away by the time and effort involved.

As participants spend November writing, they can draw comfort from the fact that, all around the world, other National Novel Writing Month participants are going through the same joys and sorrows of producing the Great Frantic Novel. Wrimos meet throughout the month to offer encouragement, commiseration, and—when the thing is done—the kind of raucous celebrations that tend to frighten animals and small children.

In 2009, NaNoWriMo had 167,150 participants. 32,178 of them crossed the 50k finish line by the midnight deadline, entering into the annals of NaNoWriMo superstardom forever. They started the month as auto mechanics, out-of-work actors, and middle school English teachers. They walked away novelists.