Aurora: Blog

I noticfed several people had read this recently. It's about a possible Brexit scenario, and I wondered whether it needed updating (it was written about a year ago. I decided not. It certainly is the most contraversial thing I've written - marks from 1 to 10, and lots of comment. Stick to Jake White, I think.

Whilst I was incapacitated my download count went over 250k - thank you. This chapter has been written in a couple of stages, first with one finger and then with the middle finger of my left hand added. I have to say with some pain because having been unused for the best part of a month I now seem to have developed carpel tunnel syndrome and the tennis elbow I have suffered from for years has recurred and... I just want you all to appreciate just what I have to go through to bring you this high quality literature!! All please feel free to laugh! Oh, and enjoy.

deceives the eye... but not the saw blade. Yes, life is almost at a standstill after a 3 hour operation to damage sustained to my left forefinger. Yes, I'm left handed, so this is picked out very slowly with my right forefinger. So, for a little while fans will have to make do with reading my back catalogue, as they say.

But, I'll be back!

Martin

One of the problems with writing a story a chapter at a time is that readers need to go back to the beginning and read through so that everything follows on. I do it all the time to make sure that the details are right when I'm writing. But I do appreciate that some people may not understand some of the terms. Sailing terms don't matter, it is no different to the space ship pilot pressing the gooly switch to engage the atomic bogglington synthesiser and... you get the idea.

The Home Office, Mr Hatherly's employer is a government department that deals with everthing at Home. Borders, imigration, police, passports and so on. For Americans think DHS controlling the police and the rest and ensuring that anyone with a firearm is locked up (your jails are simply not big enough lol)It takes itself very seriously and the political appointee, the Home Secretary, is third or fourth to the Prime Minister. A recent one, now PM, is probably one of the most unpleasant and unChristian ones we've ever had.

Anna Smith is an enigma, but one that may be explained... or not. The story is told from Jake's point of view, and only with the knowledge that he has, so he has no idea who or what she is (a rare exception is the conversation aboard HMS Swallow which was necessary to explain why the navy turned up)

Good, hope that explains all. Anything else please ask.

Martin

Much sooner than I thought, but this seemed to flow out. Interesting that when I write action I do it at about the speed the action would take, typing as fast as I can and then editing. But I have to admit that I've already written it in my head. More characters, eat your heart out Tolstoy, Jake White is going to catch you!