In the Shadow of Fallen Towers

[SimonM]

I have launched a new project. In the Shadow of Fallen Towers is a high-concept blend of Wuxia and conventional post apocalyptic Sci-fi available exclusively through the url below. This experimental novel is going up in unedited first draft and is open to comments. I am crowd-sourcing the review and editorial process, allowing my readership to help shape the end result. Get in on the ground floor of this innovative literary project now and help bring Wuxia to the English literary world.

Link in my sig.

[SimonM]

Chapter two is up.

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Chapter 3 is up.

[Dragonzbane76]

awesome i'll try and get to it and read through.

[SimonM]

Thanks! And don't forget to comment. It's a first draft and a big part of the "experimental" aspect of this book is the crowd-sourcing aspect of review and editorial work.

[SimonM]

Hi there guys,

I am really hoping to get some good conversations going so, what can I say, I'm going to bribe you.

Here's what I am going to do:

Every time you place a comment on any chapter of In the Shadow of Fallen Towers ( (on the blog please rather than here, so that everybody can see it) I'm going to enter your name in a draw. After the first draft ends I will be sending a highly limited edition (there will be five of them), personalized e-book copy of the first draft to five people selected at random from my comment pool.

When the commercial draft of the book is complete I'll go back to that pool of contestants and draw one name. That person will receive a signed print copy of the book.

[SimonM]

Chapter 12 is available for your reading pleasure.

[SimonM]

Chapter 13 is up, and it's a doozy.

[SimonM]

Chapter 14 is up now.

I did a word count. I've written 12755 words this week (an average of 1822 a day). The total word-length of the story is now 24667 which means if I use a standard-length novel I'm 1/4 of the way through. Considering what's happened this is about right.

[SimonM]

Chapter 15 is available now.

[SimonM]

Hi guys,

Chapter 16 is available now. Chapter 17 is set on a timer to go up at midnight. It's officially the Sunday post because, looking at my time over the weekend I had time to write 2 chapters today but wasn't sure I had any time to write on Sunday.

Hope you enjoy.

[SimonM]

Chapter 21 is live, now with a poll!

[SimonM]

Chapter 22 is live.

[SimonM]

Chapter 23 is up and Kieran and Savannah have finally met.

[SimonM]

In Chapter 24, continuing in the theme of meetings, Sophie and Kyle meet somebody they didn't expect.