Update on ‘One Night’

I thought I’d post a very brief update on the progress I’m making with my las test project, ‘One Night’, the romantic thriller I posted a preview of a few weeks back. The first draft is, I’d estimate about 50% done and stands at just under 40,000 words.

My intention is to finish it by the end of February (if I continue at the rate I’m going I should beat that date) and then rewrite and edit in March with the hope of getting a preview copy out to a few people for proof reading towards the end of that month.

The plot is completely mapped out and I’m really happy with the chapters I’ve written so far so this all feels quite achievable.

In some ways it’s a very different novel from ‘Sunliner’, it’s subject matter and setting certainly make it (hopefully) more commercially appealing. The structure is very similar though, basically an extended chase sequence set across a single night with extensive flashbacks.

For various reasons I think it will end up being an even more special book for me personally than ‘Sunliner’ is.