Louis 'Lost' St-Pierre, Author

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Writing--> you are not in control

Writing book 3 of the Universe 333, it is about action and superpowers... the whole series is... so why is it turning more and more character driven now? lol

I guess that writing Color of the Islandmaker left a mark on me...in this way.

#universe333 #action #characterdrivenbooks #scifi

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