HROG #1: Novel Cities, Soft City, And Radical Markets

Cities tell stories. They are the emergent outcome of all the people that lived in it: a map etched by millions of individual lives, making their mark in passing. It not only provides historical insight into a society, but it also provides for novel exploration of how an individual might be affected by their surroundings. A love story would be told differently in Hong Kong, Mexico City, Cape Town, and Los Angeles. To me, a great city in a story can be like a character: a backstory, motivation, and an arc in and of itself.

Without a doubt, writing an interesting city was at the top of my desires in writing this novel, and it all started with one small seed.