Thanks, these are great thoughts and an awesome article. Eco-mind to the rescue! Looking forward to reading your next post: )

I'm planning on posting the first two chapters later today. The story begins with a super intense event/phenomenon that everyone responds to differently. Our minds must've been meeting somewhere because your idea of characters coming from different activism practices is exactly what I've been writing. Chapter 1 involves someone doing harm reduction outreach and chapter 2 involves an independent journalist pushing the boundaries of the paper he works for. At this early stage in the project, I'm totally open to ideas for other characters or plot elements.