Lateral Movement is, in simplest terms, the story of Lex Legis, my original character. However, if you've read the previous entry in these design diaries, you'll know that the character actually predates the story by over a year; even his first appearance in David Silver's A Dangerous Sparkle came over eight months after his first write-up

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"The author who speaks about his own books is almost as bad as a mother who talks about her own children." –Benjamin Disraeli

Despite the wisdom of the above quote, I wanted to write about the events that led to my writing this story in general, and the conception and evolution of its main character, Lex Legis, in particular. It's my hope that this will serve as an interesting peek behind the metaphorical curtain for fans of this story.

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