October 2011
1 post
Clint
Okay so I have left this alone for a while (okay 2 years) as I have been busy doing other things. Namely a new job and standing for election as city councillor but I am looking at it again as Clint magazine in UK want original submissions for high end concept stories. Well if The Cascade does not fit the bill then I do not know what would. First write a short story ala twilight zone with art and...
the mist spread thickly across the docklands like the tentacles of some great beast
September 2009
3 posts
Chapter 1 Page 1
COPYRIGHT MARK A WILLIAMS
The Cascade
The Sound of One Hand Clapping
Chapter 1 – Setting Sun.
The mist slowly began to condense over the murky waters of the river in the early evening. The sky over the city is a murky grey, the odd dirty seagull wheels and whirls overhead looking for its next meal among the rubbish and litter. The mist slowly rolls off the river and across the docks, gently...
Tumbularity?
I really do not understand the point of tumbularity. Is it to encourage us to post more blogs here on tumblr in vain hope to have a percieved greater popularity?
My problem with is it that i run 4 blogs on tumblr and the tumbularity only seems to score from my main and original blog.
Perhaps i am just moaning because that is now the blog that i post to least. Apart from now with this post.
Also...
has sent off the first children’s book draft to interested publishers. thank bananas for spell check. i cant type or spell seemingly.
August 2009
7 posts
Tumbularity?
Wow i do not understand that system when i have 4 live daily updated blogs on here yet my ‘tumbularity’ count only comes from my original blog not the lot. That is weird, pointless and rubbish in my opinion. I mean come on you are therefore deliberately ignoring the other blogs. RUBBISH!
Cats in comics
Now this is gonna be short as i am only just warming to this whole blog thing as an author but i started to wonder about cats in comics today.
I love comics and i love cats and there are a few cat related characters (hellcat, cat-woman, tigra, that bloke in jsa).
I am intending to include cats as running motif in backgrounds of The Cascade and will eventually have a cat as character in it. Yes...
bedtime stories
This week i have been mostly sketching out concepts for some children’s illustrated bedtime story books that i have had notes on for over a year. I have one about a little girl who meets a fairy that hides stuff, one about elephants hiding in the house, one about a spooky looking family that are not spooky at all and one about a dinosaur that likes words. and i have 4 publishers already...
got one initial lead to send children’s bedtime story book manuscripts off to publisher!
Aliens
I now have 4 alien races with 2 more in the side lines. So fantasy writing ignores the drake equation. But i may call one of the races, the drake! And none of them are important to the overall story really, they just watch from the sidelines.
musing on an idea for children’s bed time story book about elephants hiding in the house…
July 2009
2 posts
Buddhas
I am currently wrangling with a concept in my mind that is not working on paper thats sets a scene where facets of buddha, that is characterised anthropomorphic representations or a bunch of different buddhas in a room, discussing whats going on in the cascade. It works in my head and not on paper yet as its too visual to write as prose.
You just know that there is going to be trouble when facets...
prequel expansion
Working on some ideas for either a one off or tangent inserts into main story involving the previous incarnations of the dragon kings throughout history and who was fighting who. suprising really as it popped into my head out of the blue and was not part of the original plan at all. but seems to make sense and gets more interesting as it goes along. not sure where ideas came from. disturbed mind?...
June 2009
2 posts
had a good idea for the storm king to be sat on top of a cyclone as seen from space! mwah ha aha!
submissions
So i have sent a cascade pack of printed materials that are all on here off to Image Comics and Antartic Press recently to see if i can get any interest in this bloody great idea for a comic book. Failing that i will re writre as a novel as i am determined to get this story out there. I hear Lulu is great for self publishing?
February 2009
2 posts
January 2009
7 posts
The Cascade Chapter 11 excerpt
“I did not choose the name.” Narinder states. “Neither did I.” Mason offers.
“You didn’t? But you gave them to us!” Erin exclaims now as confused as Aidan is normally.
“No. The Cascade gave them to you.” Mason curtly replies.
“The Cascade, what’s that exactly when it’s at home then?” Aidan enquires.
“We are The Cascade.” Mason answers.
“Right like that explains it.” Aidan replies.
“Look something...
December 2008
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November 2008
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Artist
Met Ian the new artist tonight and his stuff was amazing! Whoop! Will get the art up on here as soon as can.
Manchester Bands
All chapters will be based on Manchester Bands song lyrics or titles as its mainly based around Manchester.
Okay so far i have (in no particular order) The Chemical Brothers The Smiths Happy Mondays Stone Roses New Order Joy Division Inspiral Carpets Charlatans Buzzcocks Oasis James The Verve 808 state The Fall The Doves Stero MCs so i need more suggestions as i need around 60! onbscure or as...
October 2008
5 posts
“You see things; and you say, “Why?” But I dream things that never...”
Hola2
well not had any emails so nobody is reading this, not even friends and no one loves me. boo hoo hoo.
Update2
Artist is working on sample pages then the packet goes off to Image! Woop.
September 2008
1 post
Update
I have not put any more teasers up in a month as i have been working on other projects. I have been developing another idea of my own and have just completed a script project for a record company that wanted a comic book that related to the songs and as part of a limited edition package. And thankfully they loved it, om first draft. Phew. I also have contact with an illustrator who is going to try...
August 2008
3 posts
Teaser11
Its early morning and the two vehicles, the black people carrier and the rusty old white van pull in to the access road at the University of Manchester. The doors open and the groggy inhabitants emerge who all save the drivers appear to have slept the journey back to Manchester. Overhead rows of small birds chirp and swoop around, making the most of the fact that it is not yet raining.
Aidan is...
Hola
Bugger it. been away and way behind on writing. if anyone actually reading this and interested please email me at aireeonree@gmail.com
Teaser10
A cool breeze gently rolls through the long grass as the night begins its last steps towards dawn. There is a strange light in the sky that is not dawn and not night, as though some giant light is filling the surrounding area in a fluctuating half light. The cool breeze stirs the figures lying in the grass. Erin opens her eyes groggily and looking around can only see the long grass, unsure of her...
July 2008
4 posts
Teaser9
As the sunsets over Birmingham, the scientists are all set up in the back garden of a house on Murphy Street. DC Peters is laying in the grass with his brother who says, “Remind me why we are doing this again?” “Because dear brother you are helping me solve a mystery that may well have a Para-normal aspect.” “Yeah but what’s with the laying down in cold wet grass for?” “Heh, you will see soon...
Teaser8
The first crack of dawn’s early light is slit across the belly of the dark night sky and the atmosphere visibly softens as the light is let through. In this half-light the world begins to stir. Rats and other foraging vermin scuttle off to hide in dark places, upsetting leaves and refuse in their departure. The first wary birds offer a few chirped bars to herald the light and signal their...
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June 2008
4 posts
Teaser7
As they are walking down the street they both notice a tramp slumped on the curb slightly ahead of them. As they get close and begin to pass Aidan chucks him some change. Mason stops and stares at the tramp. Aidan looks at him incredulously as he thinks this look a little weird. As Masons stare continues three translucent figures shimmer into view around the tramp. They are clearly ghosts and...