It's basically about issues that deal with epistemology and about free-will. It's an epic look at the world of tomorrow, a world where a chain reaction leads to people thinking differently about what it is to be human. And I borrow a lot from the divine command theory but made up a theory of my own which basically says that no one should be responsible for their actions, which isn't original but I elaborated on it and things just progressed from there. I force the read to ask the questions "What truly is knowledge, if I somehow KNOW a 10 yr old boy is going to grow up to be the next hitler, why can't I stop him now?" and "Just because I've lost my loved one, does it mean I should feel wrath?" Questions about what it means to be "good" and "bad" are prevalent throughout, and a common theme throughout is that there is no such label.
That's the shortest "plot summary" I can give without giving away key ideas that haven't officially been copyrighted yet :P
I have had one short story published and it didn't go so well. It didn't exactly flop, but I thought it would have went better, and obvioulsy my publisher thinks so as well which is why I've been given a second chance. It was about a serial killer who locks himself with several people in a room but doesn't hold them captive, he tells them he's one of them but they don't know which. And they have to solve riddles, etc. I wrote it before I saw "Saw," but it's similar to that I guess.
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