Under The Tartosan Sun

I’m happy readers are enjoying this. I wasn’t that happy with it myself at first but I was looking at it the wrong way. The story felt thin and weak to me but I was comparing it to previous content. Those were different, they were full chapters. This one is an interlude. Once I looked at it like that I was much happier. It was like Matteo’s reunion. There wasn’t enough new material to make a full chapter so I rolled it into the next chapter. This had more to work with but still not enough to really be a chapter own it’s own.

I’m happy you picked up on the diversity of the cast. That was one of the things I wanted to be sure to include. Just like the strong women and their friendships with other female characters. There are other sensitive topics besides homophobia that I want to touch on but I haven’t found the best way to bring it up. The obvious topic is racism. I have Londyn and Liberty in the main cast who certainly would have had to deal with it. I don’t want to bring these topics up just to be sensational, but to make people think. I hope so far when I’ve brought them up I have handled them with respect and dignity.

You’re right about Summer. She has a deep self confidence that I think only Londyn can match. She recovered quickly from Travis and Leonardo. She didn’t rush to find another man because she doesn’t define herself by her romantic partners. If she uses relationships in that way she would more likely look at her friendships with Danielle, Londyn, and Liberty. Her character suffers because the way she’s depicted is flighty and superficial. I went the opposite way with her for my story. So far with reaction Hannah is getting she may appear more often than I originally planned