I have been neglecting this blog for a while, as I have been busy with several other projects, but recently it has come back into my thinking.
And several things have happened to get me moving on the creative writing front.
I have FINISHED my Novel 'Freefall', it’s come in at 60,000 words, shorter than I expected but I can't add any more as it would just be padding and would probably be edited out again.
This had caused great celebration, and a sense of achievement, now of course I am faced with the daunting prospect of selling it to an agent! I suspect that this will probably be harder than actually writing the thing in the first place.
The idea of having to write a synopsis is the sticking point at the present, how do I summarise it in 300 words or less, keeping the plot hidden and giving as little away as possible. This is my latest attempt
Dave Travise is an interplanetary
trader with a past. Trying to forget, whilst being constantly reminded is no
way to live, but sometimes letting go is just too painful. And the “Freefall”
is his past, so that’s part of the problem.
So when excitement comes back into
his life, in the shape of a dead girl and a stolen disc, his world turns upside
down. Events take control of his life, and before he knows how, he’s at the
centre of a Galaxy-wide conspiracy, chasing the answers that explain the past
and may hold the key to the future.
With the truth to reveal, he’s
pursued by those who want it kept secret, the story goes from the civilised
centre to the edge of exploration. A cast including pirates, smugglers and
legendary explorers all play their part in a story that’s older than all of us.
With the pressure of finishing it now gone, it does mean that I can explore the themes that were raised in the book, particularly the possibility of a prequel, and a spin off that were suggested by the text as it developed.
So as long as the ideas keep coming (I don’t know where they come from) I will be bashing away on both fronts, as quickly as my fingers will go.
Also the exercise that I started in November (write a novel in a month) and never finished has awoken in my mind and at 20,000 words is ripe for additions. It’s a different concept, while still maintaining the sci-fi theme. This one is more Steampunk/Alternative Reality with a touch of magic. Stay tuned.
