Day 22: Blood Brothers Count Down Day 22 of 28:How The Wolf Project Came To Be!

How The Wolf Project Came To Be!

My new Book - Blood Brothers is to be launched on 1st October. This is day 22 of the countdown to the launch and I'm writing about my first book, The Wolf Project.
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I never expected to write a novel! No, that isn’t entirely true; I had stopped expecting to write a novel!

Oh, yes, early in life, I had big ideas about writing something “important.”

No, not an “everyday” novel that people would enjoy and then put down to get on with the rest of their lives. I wanted to write a work of "literature".

Did I set the bar too high? I don’t thinks so! I think just didn’t understand the sheer hard work and talent that goes into producing that novel that people enjoy and then put down.

Anyway, I didn't write a book and I got on with  what I considered to be “real” life. I stopped expecting to write a novel.

I’ve written elsewhere about then starting to blog and the discipline in writing every day that serious blogging brings with it.  So when I started blogging a few years ago, writing prose of all kinds became a thing of habit.  

Still I had no expectations on the novel writing front.

In June 2012, things changed. I went to bed one Friday night expecting nothing out of the ordinary. But when I woke up next morning, life had changed. I’d had a dream.

I don’t know what else happened in my dream, except at one point I was walking down a country road.  I could see something that looked like a jeep coming towards me. It stopped and out of  got a figure in uniform. He stood before me looking me me straight in the eye with a challenge.

I told my partner Owen that I had dreamed about an American General and I was going to write a novel. I wrote The Wolf Project and hero, of course, is the charismatic, General Jet Meadows.

You can find The Wolf Project on Amazon at these links

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Day 2: Blood Brothers Count Down Day 2 of 28: Liz Meets the General Plus the Blood Brother's Facebook Page

Day 2: Blood Brothers Count Down Day 2 of 28: Liz Meets the General Plus The Blood Brother's Facebook Page  

For those who missed my own Facebook post here is what appeared on Day 2 on The Wolf Project Blog!

Liz meets the General

Day 2 in the 28 day countdown to the launch of my second novel, Blood Brothers, and I've been thinking about my first one, The Wolf Project. I loved writing about Liz and Jet and how their lives intertwined. Here in this extract is Liz's first encounter with General Jet Meadows. I hope you enjoy it. You can find the rest of the book at this link.  

"You look lovely by the way – Wales must be good for you."  Alex always knew how to make her feel confident.
"So, what do you think they want – General Jet and his Gattling Gun?" Alex chortled.. "Gattling Gun?  No, no, that is not the right word but it is definitely the lovely Annabel who is shooting the bullets on this. She is truly  formidable! It is Annabel I've been speaking to through our American partner. Annabel is determined the General will take his "rightful" place in American history. He retires in a few months and she wants to publish the book to coincide. I think he usually does what she wants – she is quite a character." "And his rightful place?" Alex looked quizzical; "Hmm, that is going to be for you to judge. They are here for three weeks. He has some official things to do and she has friends here but I think they want to make some trips as well and he likes fishing. He likes hunting too but I don't think we have anything big enough. You won't get much time with them in London. You should get an interesting trip to Washington."

Liz wasn't very keen on the hunters of this world and she shivered. Although she had gone fishing with Evan on their river in Wales, she didn't like killing things. But a trip to Washington could be an intriguing experience. It sounded even better when Alex added; "They are prepared to pay very generous travelling expenses and your fee is going to be outrageous. It will be paid in the UK in Sterling, of course."

It was time to get into a taxi and make the journey to Browns. The journey from Soho Square to Albemarle Street in Mayfair wasn't far but Liz wasn't in the mood to walk. She never really enjoyed meeting new clients these days.  But she knew she was a good writer and a very good researcher. On this commission, that, and the ability to get on with the General and his wife, seemed to be the main requirements.  She knew that Alex had done what he could to prepare the way on both sides.

The Meadows were a striking couple. Annabel Hutchison Meadows had been, and remained, a beauty! She was in her fifties, the mother of two grown-up children and grandmother of three. But you would have guessed much younger. She was petite, blond, slim and had just the slightest Southern accent. If Liz had pictured an elegant American grand dame in pocket size, Annabel would have been it. Suddenly, Liz very much wished she'd stuck to that healthy eating plan – she was what the kind call curvaceous. Annabel was charming, of course. But, Liz had no doubt that she was someone who expected to be taken very seriously indeed. This lady usually got what she wanted in life.

As for the General! Well, even out of uniform and in a plain dark suit, you'd notice him in a crowded room. He was tall and quite broad at the shoulder and very fit looking. The photo didn't do him justice! He was good looking but there was something about his eyes that looked weary - almost as if he had seen to much.

You can find The Wolf Project on Amazon at this link.  In the US it is this link 

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Started a new page The Writing Wolf - lots of work to do on it but I'd welcome your Likes!

Day 8; Blood Brothers Count Down Day 8 of 28; Novel, The First; The Wolf Project. And A Dilemma!

Day 8; Blood Brothers Count Down Day 8 of 28; Novel, The First. And A Dilemma!

My new novel, Blood Brothers, is to be launched on 1st October. This is day 8 of the countdown to the launch.  

I thought it was time to mention that Blood Brothers is not my first novel. No that was The Wolf Project - a book that has nothing at all to do with wolves - well very little! 

It is very, very different to Blood Brothers!

The picture above is an alternative cover picture! On advice it wasn't used. But what do you think?

And here is what one kind review said of the book.

"I am not a regular reader of contemporary fiction. As it often fails to hold my attention. This engaging work held my attention. it's narrative structure kept moving forwards and the language was so visual I felt as if I were watching the movie. Someone should snap up the film rights.


So enjoyed it. I do hope there will be a sequel. I'd like to know what happens next."

Check it out on Amazon.Co.UK

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Day 3: Blood Brothers Count Down Day 3 of 28 - Paris and the Bridge of Love

Paris and the Bridge of Love

Paris features as a location in both The Wolf Project and my new novel, Blood Brothers, to be launched on 1st October, so I thought you might enjoy this.

The Pont des Arts bridge is right next to the Louvre and has a fantastic tradition. Couples of all ages come to this bridge to affix a lock with their names on it. Once it's locked to the bridge they throw the keys into the river Seine, thus securing their love forever.

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