Sammy Wilsmore's latest update for Space Cat

Jan 5, 2018

Greetings All!

Happy New Year everyone!


Hope you’ve all had a fabulous new year! 2018 is the year I’m looking ahead. Last year I came down with ill health, which continues for the moment, but I am beginning my journey to better health. This means that the future looks brighter for my beloved Space Cat, with ideas on what to improve already flowing.

The first thing I’ll be doing is working on the weakest scenes in the novel. None of these are up on Inkshares, and take place roughly half way through. I’ve always found the middle of a book in progress the hardest to get right. After that, a close look at all the character’s is in order. I want these to be real people, someone you can imagine meeting in the street. While some of the character’s may seem outlandish (again, you meet them later in the novel), I want to dig below their surface and bring forth the real character that hides below the facade. I find this in itself to be reflective of reality. Almost everyone has a facade or persona, be it on the internet or out and about etc. Even me writing this isn’t going to reflect who I really am! And so, by doing this, I feel like my character’s are real, three-dimensional, and not just the face they put on.

This all feels like quite a lot, and it will take some time. I need to make sure I put my health first before tackling too much.

So fingers crossed for a hopeful 2018 for all!

Best Wishes,
Sammy