Holostar co-author Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff gets into the nuts and bolts of reality in her latest entry to A Padawan's Journal. Check out the intro below but make sure to click here for the full read.


"No, I did not mean that the reality of Star Wars and the GFFA is in the mechanical members of the cast. (Well, perhaps it is, but that?s a different discussion.)

What I meant was something that mainstream author Anna Quindlen said that has stuck with me for-absolutely-ever. She said that when it comes to writing fiction, ?Reality is in the dishes.?

Let?s get real?nobody does dishes in a Star Wars novel, but there are lots of nuts and bolts, so I think the idea translates well. Here?s what Anna means: When you?re writing a story, you need to connect with the reader at the human level, since most readers are (for the time being, at least) human in the sense that they come from this planet. This means you have to get the little, itty-bitty, details right.

What details? Hold that question..."


Next time, Bohnhoff will delve into alien characters.

Holostar, by Michael Reaves and Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff, per Sue Rostoni's updated release schedule, is slated for release in June 2011. It should be noted that the schedule lists the release as "UNTITLED". "Holostar" is the working title for now.