Joni Dee · Author · edited over 9 years ago
:$ thanks a lot Irazema!! will use it for later reviews if that's ok with u...
Irazema Castillo · Author · added over 9 years ago
That opening paragraph really grabbed me! You write beautiful imagery!

Hola all, thanks for the support. If nothing comes out of it, at least I am motivated to finish this thing!! i am thinking about uploading chapter 3+4, then immediately chapter 1 or 3 from the second half of the book, where things are a bit more advanced... Liked? Cons? Pros? 

Thomas J. Arnold · Author · added over 9 years ago
Yeah, it may not work as well with the shorter chapters.  Though it may.  Ultimately when it comes to design/layout I'm probably not the best one to be trying to give advice.  I'd just suggest trying it for a few chapters and if you end up not liking it or feel it is more of an impediment than a benefit then it would be easy enough to just take out the headings then.

As for the fear of losing readers in the first few pages, I can understand that.  My opening is a bit more exposition heavy than I would like, but every time I try to change it I end up being forced back to the conclusion that its necessary in order to make sure readers actually understand why things transpire the way they do in the rest of my Part 1.
 
Have you joined the group we have on the Goodreads forum yet?  If not you should, because there's no shortage of people there who could give you better advice than I can.
Joni Dee · Author · added over 9 years ago
Cheers Thomas - really appreciate the feedback. Yeah I like the idea - my only problem is that my chapters tend to be on the short side....

I m hoping to upload 2-3 more chapters soon but I'm afraid to lose you all as these first chapters are mainly for getting to know characters and scene setting. Not sure the London scenery is enough to keep people interested :-) 
On the other hand, uploading a more advance chapter timeline-wise may take the edge out of the book.... Decisions decisions....

Thanks again!!
Thomas J. Arnold · Author · edited over 9 years ago · 1 like
I think the headlines for chapters would be fine, though I may be biased since I sort of do the same thing.  With mine though its probably best thought of as headlines for larger parts, and these parts are made up of smaller non-headlined chapters.

So far what I've liked what I've seen, but I have admittedly only had time to skim.  My work week tends towards the hectic side, but I'll try to remember to do a full reading this weekend and get back to you.

I have added another section to the second chapter "Grey". at first i thought it was a new chapter, but i decided it can simply be under the same scene. I initially wanted headlines for chapters, with the place where they occur or the named after the subject (i.e. John, Grey etc.) ... do u agree or think it is redundant ? 

I have this thing written up to two thirds or so but in need of heavy editing.. are you at all intrigued? 

Joni Dee · Author · added over 9 years ago
Hi guys, 1st thanks a lot for following! 2nd at this point would be great getting some comments. though i appreciate i have only uploaded two chapters of scene-setting would love to know whether you are intrigued and whether you think the writing is actually good enough.... I also wouldn't know when to start funding of such a thing? fairly new here... how many followers you would say consists a good base? Thanks a lot!! Jon
Greg Chen · Author · added over 9 years ago
Let's do this mate!
Joni Dee · Author · edited over 9 years ago
This novel tells the story of a young foreign guy living in London who gets entangled in an adventure of espionage and political intrigues, set out in the gloom reality of terrorism today. Save the young lad, most of the other characters have been around in "the game" for a while, so the first half (already written) bounces between our time and flashbacks from London in the 60s & 70s, as the cold war defined things back then. 

A bit about me: it is my long lost dream to be an author, as my head is full with ideas and my laptop is full with drafts of numerous stories. I am a father of two small children (2years and 3months) & work full time in the city of London, so never had the time to fully commit. I came across Inkshares by accident ... if enough people seems interested in my ideas .. who knows!? 

If only a few followers show interest i will upload the first two chapters, once they are re-edited :-)