I showed the first three chapters of my hobby sci fi manuscript to my husband as an alpha reader.

He's a really thorough film critic, and I told him to be brutal with his feedback.

He really liked them. He highlighted a few things to tweak for improvement, but otherwise loved it. Pretty genuinely I think. He particularly liked the first glimpse of one of the antagonists. There was a balance there between them being horrible but also kind of likable and intriguing, and so that delicate balance seems to have struck correctly.

So I'm going to show him the first 15 chapters that, in the current draft, make up Act 1 of the story, and get his further thoughts.

Today I learned that the new Surat Diamond Bourse in India is the biggest office building in the world in terms of square meters of floor space.

Until this was built in 2023, the Pentagon was the world’s biggest office building. More floor space than any skyscraper. Now this one is bigger.

But my first thought is, “why the hell does a diamond exchange have to be so big!?” Like, I can’t imagine what they need so much space for.

Okay I’m going to write it, over time, for my own enjoyment. The question is whether I’ll publish it.

Because I’m not an experienced fiction writer and would only publish it if it’s decent.

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