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SuperNOVA

December 5, 2010
By Timekeeper DIAMOND, Cary, North Carolina
Timekeeper DIAMOND, Cary, North Carolina
62 articles 0 photos 569 comments

Favorite Quote:
"A guy walks up to me and asks 'What's Punk?'. So I kick over a garbage can and say 'That's punk!'. So he kicks over a garbage can and says 'That's Punk'?, and I say 'No that's trendy'!"- Billie Joe Armstrong, Green Day


Summary:

John Lange was your typical New York detective. At least, that's what he's been told. The only thing Lange can remember is getting caught in a near fatal explosion, and now his ex-wife's employers, an organization known only as Project NOVA, have become his only lifeline. No one's willing to tell the whole truth, and no one can be trusted. NOVA's own operatives have been disappearing, and someone on the outside has been watching Lange for a long, long time.

But before Lange can investigate the secretive Project NOVA, he's going to have to learn the truth about himself. And the secrets John Lange's own mind hides may yet make this case his last!


Frank C.

SuperNOVA


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on Feb. 1 2011 at 3:34 pm
Timekeeper DIAMOND, Cary, North Carolina
62 articles 0 photos 569 comments

Favorite Quote:
"A guy walks up to me and asks 'What's Punk?'. So I kick over a garbage can and say 'That's punk!'. So he kicks over a garbage can and says 'That's Punk'?, and I say 'No that's trendy'!"- Billie Joe Armstrong, Green Day

Thanks, I'm glad you like it.

lollypops GOLD said...
on Feb. 1 2011 at 3:08 pm
lollypops GOLD, Pilot, Virginia
16 articles 5 photos 218 comments

Favorite Quote:
Live

wow cool good job :-D

on Feb. 1 2011 at 5:45 am
Timekeeper DIAMOND, Cary, North Carolina
62 articles 0 photos 569 comments

Favorite Quote:
"A guy walks up to me and asks 'What's Punk?'. So I kick over a garbage can and say 'That's punk!'. So he kicks over a garbage can and says 'That's Punk'?, and I say 'No that's trendy'!"- Billie Joe Armstrong, Green Day

Thank you, I'm glad you like it :)

 

I'll be sure to keep up with your novel!


Kisha BRONZE said...
on Feb. 1 2011 at 4:09 am
Kisha BRONZE, Burton, Michigan
2 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
“My struggle will be the root of my success story and my patience will soon fill my cup of prosperity…My tears are temporary…”- Lekisha

Hey Frank, I love how you put us at a suspense, like now what? Is what I'm thinking! I'm excited to read your novel and I wish you great success. Stay on board with my book We Are She....

on Jan. 31 2011 at 9:28 pm
Timekeeper DIAMOND, Cary, North Carolina
62 articles 0 photos 569 comments

Favorite Quote:
"A guy walks up to me and asks 'What's Punk?'. So I kick over a garbage can and say 'That's punk!'. So he kicks over a garbage can and says 'That's Punk'?, and I say 'No that's trendy'!"- Billie Joe Armstrong, Green Day

Ah, I see. The first chapter is mostly a retrospective--John is filling the reader in on "the story thus far", having already gone through formal training at Project NOVA prior to the opening of the first chapter.

Currently I'm writing with self-imposed length limits on the chapters in order to get the first draft of the manuscript complete--it's partially responsible for the fast pacing. After the first draft is complete I will be going back and rewriting, extending, and reworking various chapters and plotpoints in order to create a "Director's Cut" that willl serve as a final manuscript that I plan on shopping to agents.


on Jan. 31 2011 at 9:25 pm
Timekeeper DIAMOND, Cary, North Carolina
62 articles 0 photos 569 comments

Favorite Quote:
"A guy walks up to me and asks 'What's Punk?'. So I kick over a garbage can and say 'That's punk!'. So he kicks over a garbage can and says 'That's Punk'?, and I say 'No that's trendy'!"- Billie Joe Armstrong, Green Day

The romance will play a larger role from the third act on, assuming everything goes as planned.

 

Thanks, I'm glad you like it :)

Currently I only have the first ten chapters online, so things are really just gearing up.


Lunadoe said...
on Jan. 31 2011 at 9:23 pm
Lunadoe, Las Vegas, Nevada
0 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
"There's a thin line between bravery and stupidity. Smart people know not to cross it"-Me

Is ‘fat’ really the worst thing a human being can be? Is ‘fat’ worse than ‘vindictive’, ‘jealous’, ‘shallow’, ‘vain’, ‘boring’ or ‘cruel’? Not to me.”-J.K. Rowling

wow....this is great. I just love mysteries! But, I'm also big on the romance. I could totally see this being turned into a movie or maybe even a TV show. Your writing style is nicely developed. I only read the first chapter, but rest assured I will be back for more. Keep writing, you're good at what you do.

_Mags_ SILVER said...
on Jan. 31 2011 at 9:16 pm
_Mags_ SILVER, Somewhere, North Carolina
9 articles 7 photos 436 comments

Favorite Quote:
- I stare danger in the face and giggle
- Never argue with an idiot, people might not know the difference
-R.A.P (Retards Attempting Poetry)
-Tip Cologne ryhmes with alone

I meant in the first chapter, about the hospital or whereever he was when he woke up from a coma

on Jan. 31 2011 at 9:14 pm
Timekeeper DIAMOND, Cary, North Carolina
62 articles 0 photos 569 comments

Favorite Quote:
"A guy walks up to me and asks 'What's Punk?'. So I kick over a garbage can and say 'That's punk!'. So he kicks over a garbage can and says 'That's Punk'?, and I say 'No that's trendy'!"- Billie Joe Armstrong, Green Day

I'll check out your novel right now, I'm always happy to check out other people's work :)

What exactly did you mean by your hospital comment? I was a little confused and I'd like to take your advice into consideration.

I've dedicated a fair amount of the second act to shedding some light on Project NOVA and John himself in what I hope is a very organic way, but we'll see once I post it online.

 


_Mags_ SILVER said...
on Jan. 31 2011 at 9:09 pm
_Mags_ SILVER, Somewhere, North Carolina
9 articles 7 photos 436 comments

Favorite Quote:
- I stare danger in the face and giggle
- Never argue with an idiot, people might not know the difference
-R.A.P (Retards Attempting Poetry)
-Tip Cologne ryhmes with alone

This seems like a cool story :) This is just a suggestion and I'm not the best critic but I think you should put him in the hospital (I think that is where he is at) to do more show than tell but this is just my opinion. Anyway, it's a good story. I hope it gets published as a book one day.

Do you mind checking out he first chapter of my story? It's called Kingdom Come, Chapter 1 and if you do read it I'm sorry it's so long.


on Jan. 31 2011 at 7:06 pm
Timekeeper DIAMOND, Cary, North Carolina
62 articles 0 photos 569 comments

Favorite Quote:
"A guy walks up to me and asks 'What's Punk?'. So I kick over a garbage can and say 'That's punk!'. So he kicks over a garbage can and says 'That's Punk'?, and I say 'No that's trendy'!"- Billie Joe Armstrong, Green Day

Okay, I'll check it out! I believe the more work of yours TeenInk accepts the faster the approval proces becomes...when I was submitting chapters of SuperNOVA individually (before the novel section came out) it started at a month or so for approval and at the end was less than a week.

on Jan. 31 2011 at 2:57 pm
AmandaPanda123 SILVER, Brookville, Pennsylvania
9 articles 0 photos 64 comments

Favorite Quote:
Memories are forever.

A new poem of mine just got posted (a few weeks after submitting it). Could you read it please ? :)

on Jan. 31 2011 at 1:51 pm
Timekeeper DIAMOND, Cary, North Carolina
62 articles 0 photos 569 comments

Favorite Quote:
"A guy walks up to me and asks 'What's Punk?'. So I kick over a garbage can and say 'That's punk!'. So he kicks over a garbage can and says 'That's Punk'?, and I say 'No that's trendy'!"- Billie Joe Armstrong, Green Day

Thanks for your comment :)

I tried to leave it open for interpretation whether John and Fiona were aware of imminent explosion in the opening chapter, whether it was a conscious decision on one of their parts to take down the other.

I will be revisiting the opening scene in later arcs as more of the backstory is revealed, though. Particularly when Fiona returns to the forefront of the cast, as she is currently the only character who knows the whole story.


on Jan. 31 2011 at 1:47 pm
Timekeeper DIAMOND, Cary, North Carolina
62 articles 0 photos 569 comments

Favorite Quote:
"A guy walks up to me and asks 'What's Punk?'. So I kick over a garbage can and say 'That's punk!'. So he kicks over a garbage can and says 'That's Punk'?, and I say 'No that's trendy'!"- Billie Joe Armstrong, Green Day

I feel a little guilty for hyping up the announcements, but I think fans of the novel will definitely be excited when they hear them :D

Let me know when you read it, I think you'll enjoy it :)


on Jan. 31 2011 at 1:45 pm
Timekeeper DIAMOND, Cary, North Carolina
62 articles 0 photos 569 comments

Favorite Quote:
"A guy walks up to me and asks 'What's Punk?'. So I kick over a garbage can and say 'That's punk!'. So he kicks over a garbage can and says 'That's Punk'?, and I say 'No that's trendy'!"- Billie Joe Armstrong, Green Day

Thank you for your comment :) I'd love to read your novel when you post it here, please let me know when you do! :D

on Jan. 31 2011 at 12:15 pm
AgnotTheOdd GOLD, Aptos, California
17 articles 0 photos 315 comments

Favorite Quote:
"The reason for your unreasonable treatment of my reason so enfeebles my reason that I have reason to complain of your reason" ~ Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

Its pretty good.  I just read the first chapter.  You have a pretty strong writing style, and I certainly did enjoy reading.  That being said, i felt that the opening was a little cliche in its "explosion kills people right before im about to get popped" kinda way.  However, this is really a more minor point that didnt really mar the experience at all (I figured id try a little contructive criticism, since i didnt see much of it in the comments).  Best of luck

on Jan. 31 2011 at 11:26 am
MyConstRuctd_IdentiTy SILVER, Chardon, Ohio
7 articles 56 photos 356 comments

Favorite Quote:
"One heartbeat."

"Our scars remind us of where we've been; they don't dictate where we're going."
-SSA David Rossi, Criminal Minds

I haven't read it yet, but reading over the comments I think I'll try to ASAP. It sounds like you're getting good reviews, so it must have something of worth in it. I'll try to rate it today.

 

And it's hard not to read something when the author announces that there's going to be an announcement. It's like a dark hall with one closed door at the end. It kinda forces you to want to walk down and see what's inside. Or in this case, to read the novel. XJ


on Jan. 31 2011 at 11:19 am
AmandaPanda123 SILVER, Brookville, Pennsylvania
9 articles 0 photos 64 comments

Favorite Quote:
Memories are forever.

I just finished chapter 1, but I will read the rest of it. So far it is a really neat story! I, too, am writing a novel, but I don't have it on this website. Perhaps one day we will both be famous authors! Wouldn't that be great :)

on Jan. 30 2011 at 9:47 pm
Timekeeper DIAMOND, Cary, North Carolina
62 articles 0 photos 569 comments

Favorite Quote:
"A guy walks up to me and asks 'What's Punk?'. So I kick over a garbage can and say 'That's punk!'. So he kicks over a garbage can and says 'That's Punk'?, and I say 'No that's trendy'!"- Billie Joe Armstrong, Green Day

Hopefully!

The chapters are really more like sections though, I've kept them rather short on purpose. The final manuscript is expected to be around three hundred pages though, which I think is plenty.


on Jan. 30 2011 at 9:36 pm
Timekeeper DIAMOND, Cary, North Carolina
62 articles 0 photos 569 comments

Favorite Quote:
"A guy walks up to me and asks 'What's Punk?'. So I kick over a garbage can and say 'That's punk!'. So he kicks over a garbage can and says 'That's Punk'?, and I say 'No that's trendy'!"- Billie Joe Armstrong, Green Day

Not a problem :) I'm glad you like the novel, please let me know if you read more of it, I love hearing from my fans :D