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Screenwriter who accidentally became an inventor & entrepreneur, and now serendipity has led me back to my first love – this time, writing a thriller novel.
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It's a well-worn cliché that great ideas often come about in unexpected and mysterious ways. My best ideas are never mere coincidence – not divine inspiration, to be sure, but epiphanies nonetheless. They strike without warning, appearing in my mind’s eye fully-realized, presenting themselves with such urgency I am left scrambling to record the details in what approaches automatic writing. One such brainstorm led to me becoming an accidental inventor of a groundbreaking innovation. And now, inspiration has struck again with the premise for my first novel, fueling my compulsion to pick up a pen again and write.
My roundabout way back to storytelling
Madison Maxwell, a recent psychology graduate, looks forward to putting her past behind her when she moves from Boston to Silicon Valley for a new job at Know Inc, an AI tech giant. But when Madison learns she is replacing a girl who was killed in a hit and run, she begins to suspect there is more to the story. Her paranoia only increases after she meets her charming VP Boss Khan, who she feels there is more to him than meets the eye. What she uncovers about her boss is beyond anything she could have imagined. Suddenly, Madison’s past, her fate, and that of the nation, are more connected to Khan and Know Inc than she ever thought possible - and in a way that could even get her killed.
Do we really know who we are working for?
Blurb
The Sacrificial Lamb
It's a well-worn cliché that great ideas often come about in unexpected and mysterious ways. My best ideas are never mere coincidence – not divine inspiration, to be sure, but epiphanies nonetheless. They strike without warning, appearing in my mind’s eye fully-realized, presenting themselves with such urgency I am left scrambling to record the details in what approaches automatic writing. One such brainstorm led to me becoming an accidental inventor of a groundbreaking innovation. And now, inspiration has struck again with the premise for my first novel, fueling my compulsion to pick up a pen again and write.
My roundabout way back to storytelling
The idea behind my book

L.V. Pederson
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