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No, I launched into the writing and researched as I went. Everything from the percentage of women engineers working as energy plant operatives (14.1% according to a recent report by Engineering UK) to the shelf life of refined gasoline (less than 2 years). More stories! I’ve got lots of ongoing projects, some complete, some in progress. I can’t wait to share them with readers in the future. A cliche is just one of the things to look out for while writing. They can slip in unnoticed and ruin an otherwise great paragraph. Then there's the passive voice, accents, misspelling, typos, incorrect data. The list is long. We sat down with Jane Hennigan (pictured above) to find out all about Moths and its sequel Toxxic. When did you first get the idea for Moths?
Now matriarchs rule, and men are kept in specially treated dust-free facilities for their safety and the good of society, never able to return to the outside. Mary, who’s now in her 70s, has settled into this new world and takes care of the male residents at her facility. But she still remembers how things used to be and is constantly haunted by her memories. Of her family, of her joy, of… him. Now the world is quiet again, but only because secrets are kept safe in whispers. And the biggest secret of all? No one wants to live inside a cage…Sometimes writers get so involved in the plot they can't see the wood for the trees. Hang on a sec'--that's a cliche and it's better to remove it. An invigorating debut… ingenious in the way it takes the toxic masculinity theme of The Handmaid’s Tale and flips it on its head.” Wow, it's been a year! The edits to the sequel to Moths, Toxxic are being finalised, so it should be with you in March 2024. A while after I originally promised to be sure, but hopefully worth the wait.
Forty years ago, the world changed. Toxic threads left behind by mutated moths infected men and boys around the globe. Some were killed quietly in their sleep, others became crazed killers, wildly dangerous and beyond help. All seemed hopeless. And personally, I feel part of why this novel feels so brilliant is Mary, the main character. A woman in her seventies, with a family that she practically lost when the outbreak happened, and that still remembers the world before moths changed it. A really empathic person, still working as a career in the facilities where men are secluded.Forty years ago, the world changed in Jane Hennigan’s Moths. Toxic threads left behind by mutated moths infected men and boys around the globe. Some were killed quietly in their sleep, others became crazed killers, wildly dangerous and beyond help. All seemed hopeless. But humanity adapted, healed and moved on. Truthfully, there were moments where I wanted something faster paced, and almost put this book down permanently. I’m glad I finished the story though. Will I read the second book? Maybe, but only if it sounds like a faster paced read.
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