The Medium...

...is really coming along, is it vain to get excited about your own work? It sounds cringe worthy to say but sometimes I look what I've written and can't believe it was me that created it. It is exactly the type of novel I would be reading had I been in the shops. I suppose it isn't too terrible to be a little bit big headed, anyone in a creative field is surely a tad vain or actually is impressed with their work, otherwise they wouldn't have the nerve to put in the public eye would they?

It is developing fast, I'm writing frequently on the bus, on my breaks at work and even in the bathroom (although the bathroom is where the ideas are developed in my head and not on paper). What is more is that I can see it developing into a television series, like a Sunday evening ITV2 drama. I began writing a screen play for it, but I wasn't very impressed in my screen writing; it would have to be left up to the professionals. But without a doubt, I can see it on screen and for television, and no doubt the American market could pick it up too!


I am potentially getting over excited but I am really enjoying writing it and this is what is most important. It doesn't matter if it doesn't become a best seller. The point it that I've enjoyed the last few weeks so much getting creative and doing something I love. One thing I miss after finishing university was doing projects, writing essays and researching; and this has allowed me to really get my teeth stuck into a project.


Well anyway... as a thank you to all my readers, I thought I would give you a sneak preview of the book; it is by no means near finished this first section, but you get a glimpse at what the book will begin with and how it might develop:

‘’Ladies and Gentleman, please welcome to the stage, Ms Jackie Wallace’’. The audience cheered and applauded as the curtains opened and foggy smoke filled the stage like a 1970s disco. A silhouette appears within the fog and out walks a short, stocky middle-aged woman, deathly white with dark purple hair. Her clothes are of a metallic blue; her fingers wrapped with gems and gold and a pagan cross dangles above her breasts.  Around the side of her face stemmed a microphone which connected to her head so that she didn’t have to carry one; no doubt this was more so that she could transform into the dead freely rather than laziness. The stage was filled with candles, crystals and skulls to make a deathly atmosphere, as this is what tonight was to be about; death.

 The audience of 50 in the conference room B of the Sleep Tight Hotel quietened down and the woman on stage waited until it was deathly silent before she began.

‘’Good evening Ladies and Gentleman. Thank you for coming here tonight. Let us transport ourselves to’’ Jackie paused and the audience waited in suspense, ‘’The Other Side’’. A thundering sound from the speakers caused the conference room to shake like an earthquake had hit the city. The lights dimmed, and only a small spotlight centered on Jackie who was staring forward, startled by a vision.  She was glimmering within the candlelight which surrounded the stage. She took a deep breath in, closed her eyes, and began the reading.

 


Well there's a sneak preview anyway. It needs editing of course, but you get the jist! I'll probably upload little teasers as we go along so make sure you look back for more! :)

New Project

I have begun my new book and have been working very hard over the last few weeks to begin it. The book is initially called The Medium however that could be set to change.

The Medium is about a lonely recruitment consultant, Michael, who has lost his son in a hit and run accident and since his wife has gone missing. He is finally getting his life together when he is approached by a psychic medium, Jackie, who claims to know of his wife's whereabouts. Michael who is a strong atheist and disbeliever in any afterlife is at first put off by the medium's claims but soon changes his mind when her talents become increasingly convincing. However, is Jackie all that she seems? Does she have alternative motives unbeknownst to Michael? and does she really hold the powers that she claims to hold?

I have been writing away over the last few weeks and have written out the basic plot; beginning, middle and end which is currently at 30,000 words. Now I am in the process of building the story and developing it into a book with plots, twists and scenarios which will find Michael confused as to whether he should believe this so called psychic.

I've been reading through rules regarding debut writers and apparently I should be aiming for around 70,000 words minimum, so I still have a long way to go, but on a daily basis I think about Michael and Jackie and I'm building their daily lives up and the challenges they face. They have recently become almost life like, as if they are people whom I actually know.

I'm registering to FirstWriters.com who have lots of tips on writing your first book and getting it published, they also have a list of literary agents on there, but were a long way off that yet!

In The Beginning...

... there was a blank piece of paper. Well actually, in this day of age it was actually a blank MS Word Document labeled Document1 as there had been no reason to save it as anything else as yet. The first words written were 'Untitled by David Hatton'  but it was hoped that would soon to change.

This blog aims to give a detailed account of the writing process from a new unknown author. Whether anything comes of my creations, I have no idea. But like any writer, I do not write to be famous or rich; I write because I love to write and always have. If just one person reads my work and says they enjoyed it (and meant it, not because they didn't want to hurt my feelings) then it is good enough for me. This blog will take readers on the journey through the writing process and onto finding potential buyers in a heavily competitive market. By no means will my processes be orthodox or best practice, I'm still learning myself, but this is an account of just one writer in Manchester.

So why become a writer? Well as I said earlier, I love it. I remember from when I was very little my teacher reading out my stories in class because they were the best. My English Teachers at High School impressed with how I could break down a story or a poem and notice things the academics hadn't even spotted. I write all the time and have written for my own blog, media blogs, charities and news websites. Some noteworthy ones are The Coronation Street Blog, Sophie Lancaster Appeal, One Face In A Million News and Michael Jackson I'm A Dot.

While I've dabbled in fiction, I have never focused on it, and therefore this is my first real attempt at building a story that has been in my head for years. I have also others in the pipeline and cannot wait to share these with you in the upcoming months.

It is amazing where my own personal blog took me, so it shall be very interesting to see where this one takes me. So come with me on my adventure into the literary world!