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Coritanian
Homosapien
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 27 May 2008 : 3:15:32 PM
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I've noticed that a lot of people on this site (other than Simon and Alex) have written, or are writing, or want to write a book. The thing is, I seem to miss what they are writing about. So I thought I'd open up this new thread to find out what people are writing. Not just for my info, I'm sure others are interested too. After all, if you want to get published, at least you'll know that everyone on here is likely to look out for your book.
I myself haven't written anything yet, as much as I'd love to. But I do have LOADS of ideas. I've just got to get off my a**e and do something about them.
Your turn...
So when the centurion and those with him, who were guarding Jesus, saw the earthquake and the things that had happened, they feared greatly, saying, “Truly this was the Son of God!”
Matthew 27:54
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Manu21
Ape
United Kingdom
877 Posts |
Posted - 27 May 2008 : 3:19:32 PM
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An Assassin tale of his job and a fantasy world (my other one)
althought i'm not writing at all at the minute because of GCSE's :(
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Coritanian
Homosapien
United Kingdom
2029 Posts |
Posted - 27 May 2008 : 3:38:11 PM
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Are you able to tell us any more about it?
So when the centurion and those with him, who were guarding Jesus, saw the earthquake and the things that had happened, they feared greatly, saying, “Truly this was the Son of God!”
Matthew 27:54 |
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Manu21
Ape
United Kingdom
877 Posts |
Posted - 27 May 2008 : 5:15:20 PM
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only that the assassin tales will properly be like Sharpe and the different parts of life at different time (written)
The fantasy world one is called Sanaralia or something like that to do with the place name of one of the major 'tribes'
All you get for now, I can tell you that i've thought of a massive surprise for the Assassin ones, maybe more then one.
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Odi et amor, excrucior
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Coritanian
Homosapien
United Kingdom
2029 Posts |
Posted - 27 May 2008 : 5:54:17 PM
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Just you make sure you put your exams first !
So when the centurion and those with him, who were guarding Jesus, saw the earthquake and the things that had happened, they feared greatly, saying, “Truly this was the Son of God!”
Matthew 27:54 |
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John Prigent
Homosapien
United Kingdom
8792 Posts |
Posted - 27 May 2008 : 7:24:38 PM
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As usual, I'm working on non-fiction, does that count? The current project is an article on building a model of the Panzer II tank, nearly 8,000 words so far and more to come with loads of illustrations so it may end up as a two- or three-part article to fit the magazine's format.
Cheers
John
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Fast Paul
Ape
United Kingdom
1003 Posts |
Posted - 27 May 2008 : 7:39:20 PM
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And you`ve had one or two books published John, if I`m not mistaken.
It`s true that opposite`s attract!
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John Prigent
Homosapien
United Kingdom
8792 Posts |
Posted - 28 May 2008 : 1:02:01 PM
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Three, actually, that were all my work, and six that I co-wrote. I lost count of published articles many years ago. If I was an academic I'd be guaranteed tenure.
Cheers
John
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Manu21
Ape
United Kingdom
877 Posts |
Posted - 28 May 2008 : 1:17:14 PM
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quote:
Originally posted by Coritanian
Just you make sure you put your exams first!
So when the centurion and those with him, who were guarding Jesus, saw the earthquake and the things that had happened, they feared greatly, saying, “Truly this was the Son of God!”
Matthew 27:54
i am, haven't added anything to any of them in months (well not on paper anyway)
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Achilles
Small mammal
United Kingdom
519 Posts |
Posted - 29 May 2008 : 4:45:43 PM
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How much of your book have you written so far Manu21?
"My friends, as I have discovered myself, there are no disasters, only opportunities. And, indeed, opportunities for fresh disasters."
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Manu21
Ape
United Kingdom
877 Posts |
Posted - 30 May 2008 : 12:09:20 PM
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pretty little, got short stories of Assassin done and they're on the youwrite web-site.
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Achilles
Small mammal
United Kingdom
519 Posts |
Posted - 31 May 2008 : 11:56:47 AM
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Ok, sounds good.
"My friends, as I have discovered myself, there are no disasters, only opportunities. And, indeed, opportunities for fresh disasters."
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Manu21
Ape
United Kingdom
877 Posts |
Posted - 31 May 2008 : 4:04:02 PM
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They not that good really, needs a lot of work.
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Graeme Canty
Homosapien
United Kingdom
2286 Posts |
Posted - 01 June 2008 : 7:23:49 PM
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Ideas comin outta my ears....various manuscripts of various degrees of completion
Got this 'Conquest' Sci-Fi series on the go, the most complete thing i've got, just needs work. On dialogue and basic story telling, the story is like massive (by my standards) and spans three books, mite change that though, compress it a little to make it flow quicker.
KT 32'000 - A novel that follows the fortunes of the remnants of the human race in the year 32'000 AD, a new nuclear holocaust, sent us back to the stoneage and living underground. On the top surface a new species of 'Canis-Sapien' has evolved (dog like Human). Also it follows the last days of 2010 before the holocaust.
TIMELESS PLANET - Bit of a Jurrassic Park meats Primeval story, although the creatures in it are on an extra terrestial world. A massive 'Theme Park' is constructed on the planet and time travel is being used in order to obtain extinct forms of life in the planets past. Thats merely the setting, the plot line involves plenty of bloodshed, a few paradoxes and varying degrees of chaos LOL...
There ya go, got other smaller ideas but they're not developed enuff to be worth mentioning yet.
“I believe in a long, prolonged, derangement of the senses in order to obtain the unknown.”
Jim Morrison
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Achilles
Small mammal
United Kingdom
519 Posts |
Posted - 02 June 2008 : 09:42:25 AM
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I like the sound of the KT 32'000 idea Graeme, have you written any of it yet?
"My friends, as I have discovered myself, there are no disasters, only opportunities. And, indeed, opportunities for fresh disasters."
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Graeme Canty
Homosapien
United Kingdom
2286 Posts |
Posted - 02 June 2008 : 11:59:17 AM
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Originally posted by Achilles
I like the sound of the KT 32'000 idea Graeme, have you written any of it yet?
I've written the opening chapter and a few paragraphs of KT 32'000 of the second. Need to research alot for this one as unlike the other novels, this one has events in the near present '2010'. It swaps between the two stories that both link up at the end...bit like the way Alex's 'A Thousand Suns' is written, with it swapping back and forth between two time periods.
“I believe in a long, prolonged, derangement of the senses in order to obtain the unknown.”
Jim Morrison
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drosdelnoch
Small mammal
United Kingdom
484 Posts |
Posted - 02 June 2008 : 8:11:41 PM
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To be honest Im currently playing through the idea's for my plot so far. Seeing what will work into one story and what is available for secondary, tertiary etc. LOL So Ive the possibility for a series however Im just going to concentrate on one to start with and figure it out from there.
Legends Never Die, Druss Lives!
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Nick Warren
Single Cell Organism
United Kingdom
34 Posts |
Posted - 09 September 2008 : 11:03:05 PM
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I'm going to stick my neck out here and now say that I have written and self-published two novels, the first being RESURGENCE and the sequel being OPERATION ASTUTE, both featuring a Scotland Yard Detective Inspector(later promoted and transeferred to Anti-Terror) who is drawn into nefarious plots to cause major terrorist attacks by the unlikeliest(in a couple of cases!) perpetrators - and boy does it get personal for him.
A third instalment was planned, it was going to feature a massive nuclear attack on a UK city but SPOOKS CODE 9 and DIRTY WAR beat me to it, thankyou BBC.
I have resumed a plot I was working on before but this will be a total reboot with new characters and some chapters set in Brazil, where I went in 2006 on both a holiday and a research trip. I like to use locales I have actually visited. Everywhere from the Dominican Republic and the Tunisian Sahara to Switzerland and then back to the UK.
For further details go to www.lulu.com/resurgence
www.lulu.com/230226
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Nick Warren
Single Cell Organism
United Kingdom
34 Posts |
Posted - 09 September 2008 : 11:05:21 PM
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Actually, the 230226 web adress is no longer valid. Go to the RESURGENCE one instead, which will be my storefront.
'If you're hungry, try a piece of your friend for dinner.' |
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Coritanian
Homosapien
United Kingdom
2029 Posts |
Posted - 27 October 2008 : 9:13:32 PM
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I've been thinking about writing a book, chronicling the "life" of a terraced house and it's occupants from being built in Victorian times to the modern day. The only things holding me back are:
1) Finding the time to write it
2) Wondering if anyone would want to read something where the main character is an inanimate object
3) Knowing full well that I have no discernible talent, writing or otherwise !
So when the centurion and those with him, who were guarding Jesus, saw the earthquake and the things that had happened, they feared greatly, saying, “Truly this was the Son of God!”
Matthew 27:54 |
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scarrow
Forum Admin
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Posted - 27 October 2008 : 9:39:02 PM
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| Cortianian, I like that. What I would suggest though is you'd need a high-concept commercial hook to hang on the idea. perhaps the house in question was once lived in by some notorious/scandalous character. |
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Coritanian
Homosapien
United Kingdom
2029 Posts |
Posted - 05 November 2008 : 10:03:10 PM
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Do you think that might be the key? Would that mean it would have to centre around it? Because that isn't what I had in mind.
So when the centurion and those with him, who were guarding Jesus, saw the earthquake and the things that had happened, they feared greatly, saying, “Truly this was the Son of God!”
Matthew 27:54 |
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William
Single Cell Organism
United Kingdom
36 Posts |
Posted - 24 November 2008 : 8:32:41 PM
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I am currently working on a play set in a Shrinks office. Written about 20 pages so far.
Wills |
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thomasofhookton
Single Cell Organism
United Kingdom
28 Posts |
Posted - 12 December 2008 : 2:14:53 PM
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| I am at the moment transcribing an unpublished manuscript by David Gemmell. I'm doing about 3 chapters a week. (if your interested go to www.legendreaders.com forums, general and pick up The Hawk Chapters 1-8 not any b4 that as I hadn't turned my spellcheck on my openoffice writer. |
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Carus Andiae
Small mammal
United Kingdom
722 Posts |
Posted - 28 June 2009 : 10:16:32 PM
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Hang on, hang on...
Simon and Alex have written books?! ;-)
Seriously, what a lot of talented types we have here!
I mostly do fanfics - mostly Biker Mice from Mars (stop laughing!) and a couple of cross-overs involving, would you believe, Star Wars and The Archers. Yes, the everyday story of country folk.
Actual serious hope-to-be-published writing is confined to an article on Wehrmacht re-enactment which has been in development hell for well over a year, now. No deadlines, involved, fortunately.
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CTL666
Invertebrate
United Kingdom
62 Posts |
Posted - 16 October 2009 : 1:42:41 PM
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I find myself wondering just how many of these projects have come to fruition since the thread began and so many people revealed their plans? Have any of you had a finished work published since then? Was it the same one you wrote about here?
D.
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ToxicJR
Single Cell Organism
United Kingdom
39 Posts |
Posted - 16 October 2009 : 2:32:57 PM
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I managed a B in English Literature at A level but have never dared to attempt writing a book! Never really had the time. But i love to read other projects in the making!
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Coritanian
Homosapien
United Kingdom
2029 Posts |
Posted - 18 October 2009 : 5:48:36 PM
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But how long does it take to write a book? How long's a piece of string? I've always loved the idea of writing one, but I'm not worried about the time it takes. If I had started one when I first said I wanted to write one, I could have written 50 books by now! My problem: is lack of talent! And sometimes it feels like everything that could be written about, has already been written about. What more could I possibly bring to the table?
So when the centurion and those with him, who were guarding Jesus, saw the earthquake and the things that had happened, they feared greatly, saying, “Truly this was the Son of God!”
Matthew 27:54 |
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Parmenion
Homosapien
United Kingdom
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Posted - 18 October 2009 : 6:22:38 PM
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part of the author magic i think is coming up with the ideas.
i have an idea, i have been working on it for a couple of years now and am still only 30,000 words into it.
Centurion Parmenion
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CTL666
Invertebrate
United Kingdom
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Posted - 18 October 2009 : 9:43:00 PM
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quote:
Originally posted by Parmenion
i have an idea, i have been working on it for a couple of years now and am still only 30,000 words into it.
Which is probably why it is said that most people only have one book in them . . . any more than that and we'd all die waiting.
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Simon Scarrow
Ape
Uruguay
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Posted - 18 October 2009 : 10:59:43 PM
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| Right now am coming close to half way through the last Wellington and Napoleon book. Would be further, but needed a quick break from Napoleon and decided to crack on with a Young Adult novel, which is not about 80% done, so will be easier to finish in due course. |
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What are you writing?
