"The limitation on our maneuverability is magic and the squishy bits, not our engines.”

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“I am the Protector of Humanity, and the Royal Martian Navy is my shield,” Kiera Alexander said calmly. “They may try. They will not succeed.”

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"Choosing to remain in this form was difficult, but I have grown used to it now. And there is much to be said for having the body of a supercarrier.”

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“No one should go anywhere alone down here, boss,” the commando told him. “It might be the uncountable tons of dirt and concrete above us, or the shitty lighting, or the creepy alien ship built for mass kidnapping…I’m not sure, but something tells me this place is bad news.”

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“I may have assumed that the criminal conspiracy to guide the galaxy in the right direction didn’t suffer from gossip.”

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One of the interesting things about the current #StarshipsMage WIP is the point of views.

Roslyn Chambers is, without question, the protagonist.

She is *not* the primary POV character.

This is Kent Riley's book. That wasn't the plan, but it's how it's shaking out.

...

Kay is a fanatic, a murderer...a monster by any stretch of the imagination.

I'm not sure I'd call him *fun* to write, but it's certainly *interesting*

“It might be the head injury talking, but at this moment, I am inclined to say I don't remember enough to press charges.”

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“I’m not one to believe in overkill.”
“Me either, but I suspect that actually destroying a planet might count.”

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#WritingWonders July 4 cont. #StarshipsMage

After accidentally working with and being betrayed by one of Nemesis's leaders and now being fully briefed on their activities, mission, and plan...

It would take a lot to get Mage-Captain Chambers to work with them.

It's not impossible, but she's a lot more likely to, say, work with people of the former Republican Interstellar Navy.

(You know - the folks she fought a major war against)

#WritingWonders July 4: Would your MC ever work with one of their enemies? Why/why not?

Mage-Captain Roslyn Chambers has seen the last decade of her life shaped by warfare.

For all of that, she has very few people she would actually call "enemy." It helps that the biggest conflict was a civil war where reconciliation has been a major focus.

Her only enemy is the organization known as Nemesis...who already betrayed her trust once. (She didn't know she was giving it)

Cont...
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“Your coffee is a disgrace to the Prince-Chancellor,” the Chief replied as she carefully measured spice mix and sugar into the two drinks.
“Your spice mix collection, on the other hand, is unrivalled anywhere on this ship. Despite my best efforts and being in Tau Ceti, the only system crazy enough to put masala mixes in coffee.”

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#writingWonders July 1: what do you do if your MC shows up at your door?

Mage-Captain Roslyn Chambers of the Royal Martian Navy showing up at my door would be... extremely concerning.

I mean, probably feed her dinner and ask her about magic and how she got her.

Assuming she didn't, you know, show up with her cruiser and thousand-odd subordinates...

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