Well, this is the beginning of the blog, but it is not the beginning of the process. Here at The Gaslight Rogue, I will endeavor to document my journey through writing my first novel. The story and characters already has a long history, which began in 2000 one summer with Haley Henslee.
Since then, the characters have morphed and the original storyline has all but been tossed aside, but now it is ready to be written from a mature writer’s standpoint. The amount of research I have done is staggering and I have become more familiar with turn-of-the-century New York City than I ever imagined necessary.
Vital Stats
Setting: New York City, Late 1800’s-Early 1900’s
The Characters (shortlist, no description):
Greyson Marconi, Annie McCain, Frank Matowski, Aaron Blackburn, Maggie McCartney, Brendan Molloy, Tucker Finnegan, Abraham Soriano, Ulechka, Katya, Aleksandr Fedorov, Jenny & Eugene, Ricochet Anderson, many incidental.
Status: Six sections written. Character profiles mostly completed. Plotted generally to the end.
Deadlines: June 28th, 2008–full general plot complete
August 1st, 2008–Complete first draft (soft deadline)
The tag paragraph is finished. It was written several years ago during one of our attempts at writing this story. I will post it soon.
It is important to note that since inception, Haley has been an integral part of getting everything off the ground and running. She has since decided to withdraw from the project, fearing that she may slow it down. It was amicable and I have been given full usage and free reign over everything she has written and all of her characters. She is still very much involved in the process and I look to her for guidance whenever I find myself in need.
