Revisiting the the core story

Published by neil on December 7th, 2007

One of the toughest tasks in a large writing project such as a novel, is a single paragraph which sets the tone and sums up the story, providing enough information to build a picture, but not too much to give away all the secrets. You know, the kind of thing you read on the back of books, just above those gloriously positive, carefully selected and edited newspaper critic quotes.

I wrote thisfor Table Rappers, Persistent Spirit a few years ago. Well, more accurately, slaved, tortured, and toiled over the summary - with the help of a few intelligent friends to add and edit. For no apparent reason I thought earlier today was the day to revisit and sharpen it up once more. A little while later, I had killed off a few words, added more drama, and cut some waffle - yes, waffle in just two sentences. I expect it will change a little more yet, but this is it now:

It is the dawn of the 20th Century.
A diabolical crime forces one man to relive a grief of the past and trust a forgotten friendship. This pathological cynic of all things paranormal is catapulted into a collision course with an undeniable supernatural force.

TableRappers: Persistent Spirit

I have to confess, though, that this version has been dramatically re-edited while this post has been sitting here waiting to be published. A writer’s work is never done…

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