Allies (A New Dawn II)

Well - I actually managed it. The first three chapters are posted on both sites, and I am quite happy with them.

But now the story is on hiatus until at least April 30th (end of ScriptFrenzy '09), because while I am fairly confident I can write the screenplay in April, I am not so confident I can do it and continue "A New Dawn" at the same time :)

So - by May 1st, I should have "Harry Potter and The Holiday From Hell" completed, and maybe ready for posting (though Celtx, for all the good it has, is not good for HTML export, so it might take a week or so to tidy up), and I should be able to continue "Allies" by the second week in May (the writing side - the posting side might take a few days more).

But, as a preview.......

Harry and Dawn stand behind Luna, as she looks down at two youngish woman who are sat on the floor. They both look sad.

LUNA LOVEGOOD

Marji, Gina - I know you two need to grieve, but it's important to remember that Lee died saving you, and that he would want you to make sure you survive this, and not just give up (pauses, then smirks) I guess what I'm saying is don't cry for Lee, Marj and Gina.

The two girls burst out laughing, while Harry and Dawn roll their eyes.

Harry Potter and The "A New Dawn" Hiatus.

So - ScriptFrenzy 2009 starts in 10 days time. I didn't enter last year, because the year before......

Well - I wrote a story about a young girl who grows up to be a doctor and a terrorist, then about four days after I finished it, a number of members of the medical profession were arrested on suspicions of being terrorists (after trying to blow up Glasgow Airport).

So - I decided to skip a year, just in case.....

But this year I am back with a vengeance, and with a story based on the game "Dead Rising" (for x-box, not wii), featuring the characters from "A New Dawn" the year after Luna, Dawn and Ginny graduate from Hogwarts. They take a holiday, and visit a small town called Willamette, Colorado, arriving around middday on September 19th.....

So - my plan is to post the prologue and three chapters of "Allies (A New Dawn II)" before April 1st, but then it will be on hiatus for a month while I write a movie. Once that's done, it will be posted on the two sites, and I will return to A New Dawn II.

Sorry for anyone who was waiting for the continuation of A New Dawn, but this is one of those things that I have to do (mostly because it's stuck in my head, and if I don't do it, it will remain stuck in my head).

A New Dawn - surprisingly done.

Yay! Part One of the "A New Dawn" Trilogy is finished. It needs proofing and posting, but it's complete.

And aside from ONE HUGE GINOURMUS MASSIVE plot change (that took me completely by surprise when I wrote it), it pretty much went the way I wanted. Which is always good.

The OHGMPC has necessitated replotting the next two stories, but only a little. But, looking back over the rest of the story, it does seem kind of obvious that it would end up the way it did.

Clearly I can't explain this now - not without spoiling the story - but no doubt I will come the end of the trilogy.

Anyway - it's done, and should be posted by the end of the week. (Assuming I don't get ludicrously busy at work or home, which seems improbable!)