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The Boxer Rebellion - the first chapter of my novel
by captaind | Jan 19 '07
The first chapter of my sci-fi techno-medico thriller. Encouraging comments very welcome!

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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: I don't (Reply to this comment)
by captaind
All will be revealed... (the "Boxers" also come into the story later...)
Jul 21 '07
5:56 am PDT

Re: Re: Re: I don't (Reply to this comment)
by captaind
Hey William!

Thanks for the food for thought! I do wonder if some of the bits you said din't make sense to you were perhaps because they're British colloquialisms? Looked okay to me... but I'd better re-read my own work. :-D

The sci-fi element doesn't really kick in till later, but it does so quite heavily... I think... haven't written much more than the first two chapters and some oddments yet!

I wanted Kim to be a very strong female character, and from working in cancer care I know that it's usually the patients themselves that deal with it much better. She has to be a strong character because something awful will happen to her later on.... [suspense]

Thanks for stopping by and for the comments, I'll certainly bear what you said in mind when I finally get back to working on this again.


CaptainD
Jul 19 '07
9:05 am PDT

Re: Re: encouraging comment (Reply to this comment)
by busby777
keyboard, pencil & paper, chisel and rock, whatever
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Jan 24 '07
12:38 pm PST

Re: Re: I don't (Reply to this comment)
by ddustyrose
I'll be waiting to read it. Good things are always worth waiting for.

Dusty :)
Jan 23 '07
8:11 pm PST

Re: encouraging comment (Reply to this comment)
by captaind
You think I use such an old-fashioned device?!?!? :-D

Thanks for the encouraging comment!!


CaptainTyping
Jan 23 '07
3:27 pm PST

encouraging comment (Reply to this comment)
by busby777
encouraging comment -- now get back to the typewriter!
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Jan 22 '07
5:14 pm PST

Re: I don't (Reply to this comment)
by captaind
Hi Dusty!

Glad you liked it. The sci-fi element is important to the story but I've tried to not rely to heavily on it, so hopefully even non sci-fi fans will enjoy it too.

Hopefully I can get this finished before the end of the year!


CaptainD
Jan 22 '07
5:43 am PST

I don't (Reply to this comment)
by ddustyrose
usually like Sci-fi stories but I enjoyed this one a lot and I'm looking forward to more of it.

It's really good.

Dusty
Jan 20 '07
11:01 am PST