One of the challenges of creating an
innovative story is knowing what to keep and what to discard.
Sometimes we get very attached to our ideas and lose perspective on
what really belongs to the theme and what detracts from it. Make it a
regular practice, while writing, to ask yourself if anything feels
like it is tacked on or doesn't fit. We often try to make something
fit when it doesn't. I remember, when working with another author, a
spot where something he had put together bothered me because it felt
extraneous. I talked to him about it, and he was resistant at first.
After we talked about it a while, he finally decided it didn't fit
and wasn't necessary. I distinctly remember him saying, “but I
liked that part!” I've gone through the same thing with my own
writing (and music composing) many times, and it really is hard to
let go of something you've created. I always tell myself, though,
that even if it doesn't fit and I have to put it aside, I can always
go back to it later and develop it as something entirely separate. If
it's good enough, it will flourish and grow on its own into something
cohesive. And sometimes, over time, I'll admit to myself it wasn't as
great as I initially thought it was.
As seven alien races struggle to co-exist in an uneasy alliance, the Inter-Stellar Union sends Union Guard agents on missions to preserve the crucial balance. These specialized operatives must do what regional security cannot, dealing with smugglers, pirates, terrorists, and even greater challenges in order to bring stability to a universe that needs it desperately. Without the Union Guard, the races will not be prepared to face a looming alien threat they can only hope to defeat together.
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