Speaking of Tesla’s Stepdaughters, as  I was the other day, got me thinking about the Ladybugs and their world.

One of the things I’ve learned (I hope) is that even though you go to a great deal of trouble to create the details of a fantasy or sci-fi world, you shouldn’t go showing it off unless it benefits the story.  I think this is one of the weaknesses of His Robot Girlfriend that makes me want to rewrite it.

There is a pretty large amount of detail about the Ladybugs and their music in Tesla’s Stepdaughters, but I tried to use only what I needed to be descriptive.  In editing, I cut back on the details of their concert playlists.  However, I created WAY more detail than is shown in the book.  I created every album of the Ladybugs career, every song on every album, who wrote each song, and who played what instruments on those songs.  I posted the details long ago on the blog, and if anyone is interested I’ll post them again.  I even put it out there in ebook format, but I took it down, as I didn’t want people to be disappointed that they weren’t getting a story.

All this is something that I’m being very mindful of as I write His Robot Wife: Patience is a virtue.  I have maps and diagrams and lists, but for the most part they will be for my own reference.  When I’m done with the book, I may post some of them here, but hopefully I’ve learned enough that I’ll just show off the important part (for the story) in the story.