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They
say that everyone's got a novel in them. Well, here's your chance
to launch your literary career and the good thing is you don't have
to do it on your own.
We're
going to attempt to write a novel between the hours of 9 and 5pm
on Friday 30th August 2002 and we want as many of you to get involved
as possible.
The inspiration...
August 30th would be Mary Shelley's birthday. If she were alive
today she'd be
celebrating her 205th year.
Mary
Shelley wrote Frankenstein in 1818 when she was barely 21 years
old. It became a best-seller, and the story is known even to those
who have not read the novel.
In
the spirit of Ms Shelley we want to bring life to our own literary
monster. A virtual brainchild that's patched together with different
personalities, identities and psyches.
You'll
be the creators of a truly scientific experiment which will find
a life of its own and hopefully emulate Shelley's Frankenstein where
creature and maker, mutually dependent but antagonistic, engage
in a chase to the death?
The
theme...
Quite naturally it's going to be a thriller but that's as much as
we're prepared to say, it's your baby after all.
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Thyme writers celebrating with Birthday cake and booze |
Derbyshire
writing group, Wild Thyme Writers, are going to start us off with
the first 50 words and then it's up to you.
Alyson
Koe from Wild Thyme said: "We think it would be a great idea
to write an online novel and to do it in a day would be a really exciting
adventure."
The
finished story will appear in a Wild Thyme publication due out in
September and of course it will stay right here on the BBC Website
for Derbyshire too.
The
rules...
When
you see a new entry quickly tap your words into the form provided
and press the send button straight away.
Don't
try to jump the gun. Each entry must follow on from the one before.
Each entry must be in the region of 50 words. We don't want to be
too prescriptive so a few over or under is fine.
Obviously
we need to wrap the whole thing up by 5pm. So set your alarm clocks
for 4pm and start thinking about the end.
Talking
of the end...
We'll
publish a variety of conclusions at 5pm and ask you to choose which
one should be the official resolution.
Whoever's
voted as the final contributor will win a fantastic prize. In the
spirit of mystery and thrills we're going to keep the prize a secret
until later.
So...make
a date in your diary, bookmark this page, and start formulating your
most hair-raising and spine-chilling ideas.
If you'd like to get more involved in writing why not get join one
of the Wild Thyme workshops? More information can be found here. |
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