Reiter is currently revising a speculative women’s fiction novel featuring a musician navigating a technocratic future. Set for release in 2025/26.
60 years after nuclear war,
35 years after cosmic phenomena,
4 corporations control the world.
Could one musician tune the future?
THE RESONANCE
To revive her stalled career, musician Valia bargains with Big Tech for a permanent relocation to Alpha Centauri. But the pioneer life that awaits her is not all that it seems. Mysterious forces will test her limits as she fights for truth, love, and humanity’s future.
“Hey, whatever happened to that fantasy book you were writing?”
In 2017, Reiter sent out her debut novel on submission. After a year of seeking representation and coming this close to signing a literary agent, The Paper Throne went on the back burner when motherhood took precedence. Someday, she will return to it, after she’s finished cooking her current stew…
For now, perhaps you will find this flawed first chapter informative in your own writing journey. Look for unnecessary adjectives, telling vs showing, and many other types of errors. For a full summary of the making of this manuscript, read here.
THE PAPER THRONE
18-year-old Adelicia would rather DYE than rule, but even the rarest shade won't save her bankrupt kingdom—not when the Weaver has destined her to fail…