Terror on Arrival: An Apocalyptic Science Fiction Novel

Conclusion

I had to learn a lot for this one. Peptides, oxytocin (thanks Roisin), different rankings and military procedures, everything. I consider my writings edutainment. They are definitely fantasy in story, but a Foxbat is a real fighter jet.

It was fun writing about my military experiences. My friends say I should write an autobiography, but why give away all my material in one book? That is the epitome of shooting yourself in the foot.

Did you read the preliminary first? I stressed it would tell you nothing about the story. If you read it before you read this conclusion, I think it would satisfy you more.

I wanted to make up a race of aliens we couldn’t defeat. A race that was unstoppable, and try to find an amicable solution. That was a challenge.

Stories don’t just fall into your lap. You honestly have to work at them. Sometimes it becomes Art House, where aficionados are the only ones who can see your direction. Others are succinct tales. Stories everyone can follow.

The critics who critique Art House material should be ethereal aficionados. A typical critic has no business judging something they don’t understand.

You hope everyone can find a sliver of entertainment in your story. They may not like the entire story, however, there should be something they should be interested in. If they find something interesting, they may slip, trip, and fall into the tale.

I like sharing my warped ideas. Writing a story is an adventure for me as well. I usually have a rough outline about a story, but that’s it, a rough outline. I never know where a story is going to end up. I’ve never read that book before. It takes time to think up an ending.

Back in the day, movies never had epilogues. You kill the bad guy, and the credits roll. Later, they started epilogues. Now, you expect it, unless they are making a franchise with sequels.

Many of my friends tell me I need to make sequels. I don’t want to mar the integrity of the story. This story could be a sequel. I could make another story, but why? I think I would have another good chapter. The rest of the story would be fluff. I don’t write for fluff. That is where extra money and franchises are birthed. If I don’t have a series of stories already planned from the beginning, I don’t want to cheat the fans by manufacturing a story. That’s a shallow art. I don’t do, or entertain, shallow. Haven’t you ever seen a movie you loved, and when they came out with a second, the story falls apart? Certain movies and books are made for only one story. When it’s over, it’s over. Don’t manufacture another story just to make it a franchise. That’s my two cents for books or movies.

Certain entertainment was built for sequels. The Borne movies, the Dark Tower stories. You expect another. If Steve made The Stand 2, I wouldn’t read it. As great as Stephen King is, I don’t think even he could continue a story that has already finished.

Hopefully, this story leaves it up to your imagination. Your mind can make a scarier scenario than I could write, so why spoil your morbid fun?

I hope you enjoyed this story. Make your own sequel.