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Before I get started, I have three potential projects to decide between for my next novel. All of them have pros and cons. Selecting the right project is important because it has to  keep my interest over a long period of time. In the past, I’ve jumped into writing a novel too soon, only to come up dry by the 10.000 word mark.

If you are serious about writing a novel, make sure that you are working on something that you love and have a connection to. If you are writing about something just because you think it will sell, you might find yourself having a hard time,  since you really have no investment in it other than to make money*. Make sure it’s something that you believe in.

The following is a list of projects that I’m mulling over:

• The Octagon: This project is the sequel to my first novel, “The God Maker”. The story takes place immediately after the events of the first book. I plan on using some of the characters from the first book and adding a few new faces to the mix. The God Maker is a blend of science fiction, fantasy, westerns, kung-fu and pulp fiction. I managed to throw everything that I’m interested into this world. If I decide to write this, I will post a summary of the first novel so that you can follow what I’m writing about. This story would be the easiest for me to tackle since the world and the characters are fleshed out.
• Barbarians at the Stargate: A Jaxx Novel: A science fiction satire based around my character Jaxx, who has graced my better flash fiction story. The story concerns Jaxx and his quest to remove the birthmark/curse that has made him the unluckiest person in the universe. This story would be a bit harder to write. I have most of the basics in place, but there would still be some world building and plot holes to work out.
• Who Wants To Rock (Working Title): The demo tape of a struggling rock and roll band falls through a hole in time causing them to become huge in the future, where rock and roll is dead. This idea is the youngest of the three. I just came up with this last week and will require extensive preliminary work.

That’s where I’m at right now. I will probably announce what I am going to write in the next week.

Thanks for reading!

Fred Charles

*This doesn’t always hold true for non-fiction titles.