The inspiration for the series sprang from the creation story of the Haudenosaunee.
My story is rooted in this creation story but diverges along a slightly different path. In my version of the creation story Skywoman is a Cosmologist from an alternate universe that slips through a worm hole and ends up on Earth shortly after the last ice age**.
My story is also entrenched in quantum mechanics (it helps that I have a QM physicist at home to use as a sounding board). Quantum Entanglements, string theory, multi-verse, Bubble Nucleation... it’s all good. And it’s all in there with a Native perception twist (think of it as the seasoning on a good steak).
I am in the process of securing a digital artist (better than myself) to help me with some graphic representations of what I think the seaside town of Hallett’s Cove would look like as well as the cast of characters within the series (as I haven’t secured a publisher I will showcase those areas so to give a flavor of what to expect without full disclosure until the property is sold).
Hmmm, maybe even a graphic novel can’t be far off? I got enough trapped in my noggin’ to fill up several graphic novels, so content will not be a problem. Having just visited WonderCon here in San Francisco I am sort of amped up to produce something of a graphic nature.
More to post later. For now, please feel free to check the Haudenosaunee Links posted to the right (these are external links and as such, I cannot be held responsible for their content). The confederacy has a rich history that is deeply entwined in our American history (something the history books of this country gloss over). I hope you find the websites I have listed a fascinating read. Enjoy!
** (some 15, 000 years ago... “creationists” be damned -- can you tell I live in the SF Bay Area?)