Apologies - again

Been very busy at work and then off to Boston (Massachusetts USA, not Lancashire, UK) on business so progress on this little project has slowed somewhat. However I will do my best to try and churn out the next chapter by the end of this week.

Apologies

For those few who are bothering, sorry no post today. I am coughing and wheezing and am generally full of snot, in simple terms feeling completely sh*t.

Name

It seems in the early draft I did have a name, or at least I had a surname for the character - I hesitate to call him the hero, as I don't view him as heroic but this may change .

Anyway the surname was Holden. No christian name for him yet, but then he may simply be one of those people who is only referred to by their surname.

I guess I'll have to go through the existing chapters sometime and replace all those references to 'he' with Holden now.

Oh and the next chapter is coming tomorrow, I just have to do some research on BIAP.

The Astute among you.

So already I have a problem which many of you will have probably already identified, 'he' doesn't have a name. Anyone got any thoughts?

Oh and as much of this story will be based on what is now very dated personal knowledge - write about what you know they say - the lead character has a reasonable chance of becoming a Mary Sue version of me (thanks David for unwittingly keying me in on that one). Which is worrying as this guys is already starting to sound annoying and whiny; oh sure, you don't see it, but you don't have him living in your head.

Oh and I know the chapters are short but consider them placeholders designed to help shape the story, at a later date I'll come back and write in a whole load of additional scenes.

G

Welcome

This is my first effort in writing a novel posted in blog format, actually it is my first effort in writing a novel full stop. I hoping this public display will encourage me to keep writing, when apathy would otherwise get the better of me.

I'm not going to say much about the novel apart from the fact its set in the modern day and is a thriller with horror overtones, or perhaps a horror story with thriller overtones.

One thing I will say though, this novel will contain graphic textual depictions of violence and gore, so is probably not appropriate for those readers of a sensitive disposition.

I'll start soon and hope to have at least one chunk of 500 words or more out a week, I know this is probably a pathetically low word count, but my prime concern is about continuing the writing process rather than word count, I'm sure with encouragement I can probably produce more.

Thanks, and welcome,
Giles Hill.