A novel written and published as part of 2008 National Novel Writing Month.
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The Wandering Year
Lucy Flanagan is down on her luck. An officer in the Paragon City Police Department, the promotion that should have been hers has gone to someone younger. She has never had the big break others seem to get, that is until now.
Michael Hermes Aspen is a local radio DJ who is bored with his job. What he is more interested in is the crime fighting he does as the superhero Pentangle.
A series of ritualised murders and the rumours of a new gang on the rise in Kings Row sets them both against an ancient power which could threaten the fragile stability of the city.
(Novel Cover and Layout by Lee Hutchings)
All Current Chapters: 1-15
Chapter One | Chapter Two | Chapter Three | Chapter Four | Chapter Five | Chapter Six | Chapter Seven | Chapter Eight | Chapter Nine | Chapter Ten | Chapter Eleven | Chapter Twelve | Chapter Thirteen | Chapter Fourteen | Chapter Fifteen
(More stories set in the world of City of Heroes).
Novel Cover and Layout by Lee Hutchings
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21 October 2008 at 5:15 pm
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15 November 2008 at 3:35 pm
Anonymous
Chapter 1, page 3.
Missing apostrophe from the word areas.
If you’re doing American style dialogue then they call their Mums, Mom not Mum.
15 November 2008 at 3:41 pm
nat
Chapter 2 page 2: accent is the dodgy way you Midlanders speak. Ascent is to climb!
ps previous anonymous comment was from me
16 November 2008 at 5:22 pm
Leigh Barlow
Cheers dear. Chocolates for you.
I’m still undecided about changing ‘mum’ to ‘mom’ as it’s not in the dialogue. Maybe I should as it’s part of the main characters thoughts, but I have a mixture of EU and US readers so it will only end up reading odd for one and not the other. All speech should be using the America versions of words so let me know if you spot anything I’ve missed there.
17 November 2008 at 5:04 pm
Adele
Glad you have now changed the few bits on Chapter 1 page 1!
Ill keep look out for any errors!
17 November 2008 at 5:12 pm
Adele
Chapter 2 page 3, 2nd to last paragrah, line 4.
Think it should be broke – rather than broken
17 November 2008 at 10:05 pm
Kitty Taylor
I’ve read your first two chapters. I read them when I was supposed to be doing… other things. NaNo relating things. =O I really enjoyed what you published, though- really really- and am incredibly intrigued to find out where you’re going with it all. I liked how the majority of your dialogue was really quite realistic, relaxed. You know, it didn’t sound forced. I think that the key to writing successful dialogue is just ’skill’; your dialogue is good.
I also like your action, which I know that MY novel is sorely lacking. XD
So, it’s late and I don’t really fancy rambling any more. Simply: please publish the next couple chapters? =D
x
18 November 2008 at 12:59 pm
Anonymous
I have found no more errors :FACT
28 November 2008 at 12:50 pm
Martin
I read all four chapters in one go and enjoyed it.
The last paragraph on page 6 is particularly well written.
A couple of minor typo’s:
Page 8, paragraph 5, line 3, “the” is missing at the beginning.
Same page, last paragraph, line 3, “on to” should be one word.
Page 9, paragraph 7, line 4, “over whelmed” should be one word.
Page 10, paragraph 2, line 1, helmets needs an apostrophe.
Good stuff mate!