After more than a year of writing, the first draft of my novel, The Draper Catalogue, is done. (No one seems to like the title, by the way . . . I'm open to alternate suggestions.)
The genre is a departure for me. This time I've delved into the world of Sci-Fi/ Young Adult. Every part of the plot is driven by imagination--no historical facts to consider at all--well, just a few . . . .
Before starting serious work on the second draft, I would very much like to have some beta-readers have a look, give me their general impressions, what works, what doesn't, what the story still needs . . .
If you have it in your heart to tackle such a project, I would be ever grateful.
Please have a look at the first chapter and see if you're inspired to read more.
Entallay
The protagonist of my story, Henrietta Draper, spends part of her time on Earth, and part, on the planet Entallay which orbits the star HD 10307 in the constellation Andromeda. This is a real star by the way, and one very much like our sun, so that it should possess a habitable planet is quite possible.
I've used the landscape rendering program Vista Pro to create my alien landscape, a world of great oceans and multiple mountainous islands. An overhead view is shown above. Below is a view from one of the mountain tops.
I've used the landscape rendering program Vista Pro to create my alien landscape, a world of great oceans and multiple mountainous islands. An overhead view is shown above. Below is a view from one of the mountain tops.
