{"id":48275,"date":"2020-02-19T20:02:20","date_gmt":"2020-02-20T01:02:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pvtorch.com\/?p=48275"},"modified":"2020-02-21T12:44:45","modified_gmt":"2020-02-21T17:44:45","slug":"tenth-grader-publishes-sci-fi-novel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pvtorch.com\/2020\/02\/19\/tenth-grader-publishes-sci-fi-novel\/","title":{"rendered":"Tenth-grader publishes sci-fi novel"},"content":{"rendered":"

Around a month ago, tenth-grader <\/span>Max Rudin returned home from school to find three copies of\u00a0<\/span>the same<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>book on his doorstep.\u00a0<\/span>The\u00a0<\/span>front<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>of the books\u00a0<\/span>had a black background,<\/span>\u00a0with\u00a0<\/span>half of the moon, glowing with blue city-like lights,\u00a0<\/span>taking up most of<\/span>\u00a0the\u00a0<\/span>cover.\u00a0<\/span>A Truly Dead\u00a0<\/span><\/i>Rock, it read<\/span> beside the moon, b<\/span>y Max Rudin.<\/span><\/i>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Rudin<\/span>\u00a0spent his freshman year and\u00a0<\/span>following\u00a0<\/span>summer writing\u00a0<\/span>and editing\u00a0<\/span>his debut novel<\/span>, “<\/span>A Truly Dead Rock.” <\/span>The\u00a0<\/span>science fiction\u00a0<\/span>book fittingly\u00a0<\/span>cen<\/span>ters around the life of a high school freshman named Hudson\u00a0<\/span>Possaic<\/span>, but the story takes place 82 years\u00a0<\/span>in the<\/span>\u00a0future, where Hudson and his brother live on the moon away from their parents on Earth. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s part of a government educational program<\/span>,\u201d Rudin said. \u201cThe lunar colonies they live in are part of America, but they vote to become independent and turmoil <\/span>ensues.\u00a0<\/span>Hudson and his brother have to get off the moon\u00a0<\/span>in the midst of<\/span>\u00a0this chaos.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Rudin discovered his passion for writing at a young age<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>and in fifth and sixth grade, he wrote<\/span> several short stories with friends<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u201cWe would always write\u00a0<\/span>around<\/span>\u00a030-page stories together. They were usually self-insert stories where we were the characters<\/span>\u00a0just in different situation<\/span>s<\/span>,\u201d Rudin said.\u00a0<\/span>However,<\/span>\u00a0when he came up with the idea for this\u00a0<\/span>story<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>Rudin<\/span>\u00a0decided he wanted to make\u00a0<\/span>it\u00a0<\/span>a full novel.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Many components were involved in creating his book, and first on the list was research. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI always base my stories on accurate, founded scientific concepts,\u201d Rudin said. \u201c<\/span>There is\u00a0<\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>kind of spectrum where some science fiction is very fantastical<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>like Star Wars<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>and then there\u2019s some more practical and more science-oriented and I try to write like that.<\/span>\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

For “<\/span>A Truly Dead Rock,” <\/span><\/i>Rudin did extensive research about the various craters and geological formations of the moon.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Combined with scientific research, Rudin also had to <\/span>imagine and establish\u00a0<\/span>the reality of the world\u00a0<\/span>in<\/span>\u00a0his book<\/span>. He went further in-depth with the world-building of the story than any of his previous ones, which allowed him to make it into a full novel. <\/span>In fact, Rudin created a spreadsheet on his computer filled with \u201cfuture history,\u201d as he likes to call it, of the world in “<\/span>A Truly Dead Rock.”\u00a0With\u00a0<\/span>this\u00a0<\/span>sizeable<\/span>\u00a0amount of<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>research\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>world-building, Rudin was able to write his book.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

“What sets Max apart is his seriousness,” Rudin’s current English teacher, John Shea, remarked. “He is wonderfully creative, well-read, and he makes inter-literary connections more astutely than many of his peers.”<\/p>\n

The first drafts of “<\/span>A Truly Dead Rock” began during the winter break of Rudin\u2019s freshman year. About six<\/span>\u00a0months of writing\u00a0<\/span>and four months of editing later, <\/span>at about October of 2019,\u00a0<\/span>the final drafts were complete, and Rudin was ready to publish.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe publishing process was actually really easy because I self-published on Amazon and Amazon is very author-friendly,\u201d Rudin explained.<\/span><\/p>\n

Amazon, with its own publishing facilities, allows writers to submit a PDF of the<\/span>ir<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>work\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>PDF of the cover,\u00a0<\/span>set\u00a0<\/span>a price and fill in some extra information, and then have their book\u00a0<\/span>on the website. Books are\u00a0<\/span>published on-demand of an order<\/span>\u00a0and t<\/span>he price of printing is factored out of the price of the book.<\/span> Now, anyone with access to Amazon can order Rudin\u2019s “<\/span>A Truly Dead Rock.” \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Although Rudin does not want to make writing a full-time career,\u00a0<\/span>he d<\/span>oes see himself writing more books in the future.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>I don\u2019t just like science fiction<\/span>;<\/span>\u00a0I actually really like science<\/span>\u00a0itself<\/span>, so I want to work in physics<\/span>, but\u00a0<\/span>I still want to publish books on the side as a hobby<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0just because I like wr<\/span>iting,\u201d Rudin said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The rewarding feeling\u00a0<\/span>Rudin received from<\/span>\u00a0holding his own book in his hands will\u00a0<\/span>perhaps encourage Rudin to keep writing, but it is clear that\u00a0<\/span>either way,\u00a0<\/span>his future is as bright as a full moon.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

A Truly Dead Rock<\/em> on Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

Featured image provided by Max Rudin<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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