I have begun a new project. This one is with my son, Trevor. For a year now, he has been telling me about this great idea for a sci-fi novel series that has been running around in his head (for
8 years, it seems!) When he first told me of it, I was spellbound and knew it had to become a film someday. And every conversation we have had since then has done nothing more than to reinforce that belief. And each conversation leads to more and more complexity and details that just make me want more deeply to see this played out.
This story, called
Turncycle, is just the first of a series of envisioned parts. The next two will be called
Upcycle and
The Psych Wars. If you are familiar with the detail and attention to complexities of authors like J.R.R. Tolkien and Frank Herbert, you will begin to understand to some degree where this story may end up leading us. When I say ‘us’, I need to clarify. The story is Trevor’s, without the shadow of a doubt. I am acting as a sounding board and advisor. Where he finds it difficult to develop characters and dialogue, I have no trouble doing so. Trevor never envisioned himself as a writer and still doesn’t, but the story won’t leave him alone and he has to get it written. I know that feeling all too well.
If you are interested in seeing the details as they unfold, we will be posting every now and then to
turncycleprogress.blogspot.com. When the first book is ready to be published (which I expect to take some time, being this complex), it will be posted there and at
turncycle.blogspot.com, the main site. In the meantime, feel free to comment on the posts as they are added. Ideas you provide may even be used. You never know.
