While in theory I have four writing projects on the go currently I only feel compelled to write one of them, and these last few days I have been prolific. Staying up late and waking up early to write. I haven’t been in front of my computer all day – Jump Leads writer Euan Mumford has been in town visiting from England so we’ve been doing touristy things like theme parks and the like – but I’ve made considerable progress on a project is long ago written off as unwritable.
Which is nice.
It’s very different from my usual work. As usual I’ve found myself writing about the nature of reality as we perceive it, but I’ve taken a different, much more grounded approach this time. This is real life, with kitchens and sofas and call centers and pubs. I haven’t written this sort of thing in quite some time. Arguably I haven’t written this sort of thing at all.
I can’t take all of the credit either. Much of the core concept was developed in partnership with my good friend Adam Croft back in England. While I came up with the bare bones of the idea he and I worked hard to wrap a story around it and develop characters well-suited to the premise. He’s a brilliant writer, a cracking storyteller, and I’m very excited about working with him.
Oh, and this isn’t a webcomic by the way.
With any luck I’ll have something more to tell you about this project in a few short months, but for now you’ll have to make do with me riding high on a wave of creativity. Huzzah!