Authors’ Commentary on “Heads You Lose”

Lawyers in Hell Authors’ Commentary on
»Heads You Lose,«
 a story in Lawyers in Hell

Once I started writing Lawyers in Hell, I wanted an environment to make it even more hellish. For military operations, Afghanistan (Ash can istan for the story) came to mind. It's rather inhospitable. And of course, the natives would like lawyers even less than they like most people.

I chose Joseph McCarthy as an antagonist, being one of the least regarded of recent American politicians (he led the hunts for "communists" in the 1950s, seeming to find them everywhere).

Authors’ Commentary on “The Dark Arts”

Lawyers in Hell Authors’ Commentary on
»The Dark Arts,«
 a story in Lawyers in Hell

I have always been attracted to writing about the dark side of Life; everything in this world is in balance between light and dark although the dark is ignored or made to be a taboo matter. For me, however, I see it as a pleasing challenge for I respect it for what it is.

When I was invited to write a story for Lawyers in Hell, I considered it to be quite the honour, for although the story would be set in a shared universe, the possibilities were still endless.

Authors’ Commentary on “With Enemies Like These”

Lawyers in Hell Authors’ Commentary on
»With Enemies Like These,«
 a story in Lawyers in Hell

Michael Z. Williamson first approached me about writing for the Lawyers in Hell, with Janet Morris’ approval, of course.  I had had little exposure to the Heroes in Hell series before that—a short by Gregory Benford in one of the “The Nebula Winners” volumes and a “fix up” (a novel made by editing several shorter works together) of Robert Silverberg’s Gilgamesh stories.  But that was enough to show that the world was different from the concept of Hell I’d grown up with.  It would have been very difficult to write interesting stories in that concept: “And they were tortured for all time. The end.”

Authors’ Commentary on “Appellate Angel”

Lawyers in Hell Authors’ Commentary on
»Appellate Angel,«
 a story in Lawyers in Hell

My involvement in Lawyers in Hell came about as do many of my adventures in life, by way of my sense of humor.  I was playing with Facebook one day trying to figure out if this was the biggest waster of human time since Rubik’s Cube or God’s gift to enterprising networkers (it’s both) when I chanced across Tempus Thales, the alter ego of Janet Morris.  Having read a number of her anthologies and other works, I started corresponding by Facebook with her.  Eventually the subject of the Heroes in Hell series came up.  As a joke I told her that this field was not exhausted and that I could see room for many other volumes, especially Lawyers in Hell. 

Authors’ Commentary on “Island Out of Time”

Lawyers in Hell Authors’ Commentary on
»Island Out of Time,«
 a story in Lawyers in Hell

How I Wrote My LIH Story
    The bulk of my story, "Island Out of Time" was originally written in 1989 while I was still on active duty with the US Army.  I am part of the "Veteran Hellions", having previously been published in Prophets in Hell. 

When Janet Morris decided to take a hiatus from the Heroes in HellTM series, my story was already in the pipeline for the volume that never materialized.  So I filed it away. As luck would have it, I am a very patient man and the Internet is miraculous.

Authors’ Commentary on “The Register”

Lawyers in Hell Authors’ Commentary on
»The Register,«
 a story in Lawyers in Hell

Alistair Chrysler-Smith is a Field Agent for the Ratings Department for The Hell Register of Preeminently Damned Lawyers.

What does this mean?

Why, he’s one of the very few damned souls allowed to leave the confines of Hell itself, to roam the Earth, and take extensive notes on all living lawyers, guaranteeing that said sinners will be met with a well-written biographical listing in Hell’s premiere desk reference for the most deserving of Hell’s denizens.

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