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Patrick LaJuett — Writer & Author
Patrick LaJuett — Writer & Author
I have been writing ever since my 7th grade teacher made us keep a journal. I got a B+, I think. I've written everything from marketing copy and technical documentation (boring) to blog posts and press releases (still boring). My latest creative endeavor is fiction writing, where I am bringing that lifelong passion for storytelling into my debut novel.
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My wife Denise and I, holding up an author's proof copy.
About twenty years ago, I had a dream about people swinging between futuristic towers. Years later, I retold the story and my wife said, "Hey, we saw that movie." LOL, nope... that was my story. The fact that she remembered it, vivid enough to think it was something she'd watched, nudged me to finally write it down. That bedtime story became Beneath the Cloudline.
Looking back, I realize I didn't write a fantasy about maintenance workers by accident. I grew up believing the people who keep systems running are just as important as the people who create them.
My Debut Novel
My Debut Novel
"Beneath the Cloudline", is a YA SF saga set in a world divided by clouds. It's "post-collapse hopepunk," focusing on a society rebuilding after an ecological disaster known as "The Great Weathering".
Plot Summary
Plot Summary
My story follows two main characters from opposite sides of a rigid social divide:
Jax: A boy raised on the ground among the "Rooted." The laborers, climbers, and rebels who keep the city functioning.
Elyra: A girl born in the heights of the gleaming "Ten Towers of Halidom." She was engineered for obedience and groomed for power.
Together, Jax and Elyra must navigate a world held together by lies and decide whether to protect the existing system or rebuild it from the ground up.
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