The best way to write a novel is to do it behind your own back.
While yes we can both agree the sudden recovery of this footage smells not a little, and that we appear to be bits of tinfoil-on-string to some malevolent government kitten, yes yes yes but, Borlu, however they've come by this evidence, this is the correct decision.
Any moment called NOW is always full of possibles.
A sickly little smile grew and died on his mouth like a fungus.
I'd never been to a science-fiction convention until I became a professional writer.
What I always try to do in all my books is to make the stories such that if you don't agree with me politically or you're not interested in the thematics, the story will still keep you turning the pages.