Do you have any ideas?” And I was like, “No, not really,” and because I just at that point was, especially when you’re unpublished you’re kind of just hoping the thing that you wrote is the thing that makes it. But right now you should think about what comes next.
We can do whatever work we can to get it hopefully published. And I was like, “No,” because I’m trying to get this published,” and he gave me a good piece of advice, which is, “Well, the book’s done. It was when I had gotten an agent and my agent asked me if I was working on any of the projects. But the initial idea came before I even had a book deal.
It happens sometimes… you have an idea, but it takes you on a really weird path. Here’s what they had to tell us….ĭen of Geek: Where did you get the idea for Each of Us a Desert? Where did it come from?Īs I talk about the Genesis of this project, I also have to admit that I would say maybe 1% of that first draft is what actually ended up in the final draft. Xo’s strength, conviction, and willingness to treat those around her with kindness makes her stand out amongst the cast of characters in this book, her heart guiding her as she finds herself in the desert they call home.ĭen of Geek had the chance to speak with Mark Oshiro about creating this compelling story of survival, love, and hope while holding onto his own roots as a Latino man who just so happens to be queer themselves. There is a romantic element to the book as well, one that tips the scales to the side of good, but doesn’t take away from the coming-of-age elements. While this may sound like a post-apocalyptic wasteland a la Mad Max, there is just as much joy, wonder, and love as there is danger, hunger, and pain to be found in this world. In this world, Solís has stripped the world bare with its fire and only left far and few in between alive. As a cuentista, Xo has the ability and responsibility of retaining the stories and sins from the villagers and returning them to the sun, aka their god Solís. The Each of Us a Desert story follows Xochitl, a cuentista of her home of Empalme. Part coming-of-age story, part fantasy, this book not only delivers an enchanting tale, but also has some of the most creative world building happening in speculative fiction right now-all told through a Latinx lens.
Mark Oshiro’s Each of Us a Desertis about finding your place in this world through the most unexpected means, while staying true to yourself.
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