Why I Wrote “Witch Hunts on the Internet” (and other non-trivia)
Hi, I’m Yvonne Eve Walus, and I’m addicted to cozy mysteries, romances and soft feminine science-fiction. But the book I’d like to talk about today is none of the above. So what is it?
“Which Hunts on the Internet” is not only an Echelon Press short, it’s also:
- a fun light read with a twist
- a work of fiction about a teenager who lost her way in Cyberspace and about her kick-ass mother who rescued her (I thought I’d mention it because I’ve had numerous feedback from readers who believe the story to be autobiographic)
- a wakeup call to parents who think their teens “will be all right” as long as the Cyber Nanny software excludes them from p*rn sites and adult chat rooms.
I was inspired to write “Which Hunts on the Internet” when I realised how easy it is for a predator in a teen chat room to pretend he’s a teenager, and how many of them do it on a regular basis. I was inspired to write it by the many teenagers who are Internet-savvy and stranger-danger-wary. I was inspired to write it – pure and simple – because I believe the story can save lives.
And now for the non-trivia:
- One of my readers asked whether it’s true that you can take a photograph and manipulate it into a computer-generated image that still looks like that person, and then use it in a simulation: unfortunately, it’s true, very much so!
- What about the law mentioned in the story? Without resorting to spoilers, all I can say is that the law is indeed powerless when it comes to cases like these.
- And yes, there’s definitely a happy ending!
