The Sea Rescuers – Reflections

I’m excited for the Kindle release of The Sea Rescuers tomorrow. The paperback version for it will be available on September 16th.

The novel started off as a short story, but as I wrote it, the story grew, and it soon expanded to different locations with new characters and world-building elements that took on a life of its own. It was one of those stories where each time I worked on it, I saw something new that I didn’t see before. It was a story I had a lot of fun with, since I imagined it very much like a movie, and I wanted to capture each scene emotionally and visually with words.

There is also humor sprinkled throughout the story, and a lot of research went into the sea creatures, as well as the technology of ships and vessels. I find that with each story I write, I learn a lot in my research as if I were working on a nonfiction book. It makes you appreciate the different fields that are out there, and how much there is to learn about the world.

What I learned the most while writing The Sea Rescuers was to stay true to your vision and to be persistent in completing a story you’ve started. There were times when I was exhausted, times when I wasn’t sure if I would finish the novel. But then it occurred to me that a story won’t finish by itself, and I have to put the time in to complete it, or else, it’ll remain an unfinished work.

I wrote The Sea Rescuers in the spirit of an adventure story, and so it has many suspenseful moments, and includes twists and turns that keeps the characters on their toes. In addition to these aspects, the story explores themes about the environment and biotechnology. One of the great things about literature is that it not only entertain us and gets us turning to the next page, but it can make us think long after we’ve finished reading a book.

The Sea Rescuers

My newest novel, The Sea Rescuers, will be available on September 10th, 2024 on Amazon. Sometime after that, the print version will be available for sale.

The Sea Rescuers is a science fiction story that begins with a shipwreck on a deserted island, leaving two people stranded. For the next several days, they explore the island to find food and resources while salvaging supplies from the shipwreck. Day by day, they become more adept at survival, making use of the sea and jungle to acquire food. But the island is rife with danger, and they must find a way off after a close-call encounter, or else, figure out how to survive until help arrives.

As the story progresses, the twists and turns lead to new adventures for the characters, where they face off against vicious creatures. In the process, the story explores themes such as biotechnology, and humanity’s relationship with the environment, marine animals, and so on.

I had a lot of fun writing this novel, and with each draft, I felt like I was uncovering new facets of the world, story, and characters. It’s probably my most optimistic and hopeful story of all the ones I’ve written. In the end, it’s a story about choice, and how making better choices will make the world a better place.

I hope you enjoy The Sea Rescuers and have a lot of fun reading it!