It's that time of book again - who wants to die (in a book)?? (Patreon)

So if you were around these parts back in 2020 you may remember the last time I did this. Thing about writing epistolary novels like this is it requires a lot of names (and the disappointing truth is of the couple dozen names I used for Truth of the Divine, only about six of them died, the rest got cast as minor characters and journalists.) Good news is this time, fewer named characters die?

But because Patreon‘s terms of service says I can’t do anything that resembles a raffle, it has to be based on "merit," not chance. I thought I might try to shake it up but honestly I can't think up a better idea than what I did last time so here it is:

Leave a comment below (and ONLY below, anywhere else will be ignored) giving me your name, or a made up name that represents you (NOT any other real person, living or dead) as well as a short backstory. It can be your real life story or not, just a sentence or two. Don’t overdo it. But bonus points if, going by RuPaul rules, you make us laugh

Some notes:

Apostles of Mercy takes place at the end of 2009. 

Large portions of the book take place in the Philippines and Japan, so I need a couple Japanese names and several Filipino names.

You might be a "bad guy," but at least this time the antagonists aren't Proud Boy types. 

Level of Patronage will not play into my decisions.

Void where prohibited.

The deadline for submission is 6 PM PST on Monday May 22nd.

Still no official release date, but hopefully it will be spring of 2024--because the publishing industry is still recovering from pandemic-related printing shortages,

Also, needless to say, not reading the instructions is an instant disqualification. Have fun, you crazy kids.