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Writers, After Dark #55: Zack Jordan On playgrounds of scale and scope beyond human comprehension

Writers, After Dark #55: Zack Jordan On playgrounds of scale and scope beyond human comprehension

Summer Brooks | April 19, 2020 Leave a Comment

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Zack Jordan stops by to talk about The Last Human, where the seed for the story came from, figuring out how to write higher intelligences and how those societies might be structured. Scaling up stories to true galactic scale takes research and perseverance.

And, like a true geek, his best work is sourced from arguments.

In addition to the novel, Zack has created a registry for all the species, and it’s growth is guided by , and the code behind the registry actually creates a story for all the changes that are made as it grows and changes.

There’s also a game, Escape from the Solar System, which should debut PenguinRandomHouse’s #PRHVirtualCon

Don’t miss PenguinRandomHouse’s VirtualCon, April 24 from 9am-7pm ET, and follow #PRHVirtualCon, @PenguinRandom, @reddit, and redditblog.com to keep up-to-date!

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YouTube: Zack Jordan

Website: The Galactic Registry

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