Oolite Bulletins

Posted: **Sat Aug 16, 2008 6:07 am**

Folks,

I'm beginning to get my head around this again, so hopefully not too much longer before it is complete. Sorry for the long leave of absence. God I hate work sometimes.

Due to the nature of the plot (and previous resolution problems) I'm going to write it up in one go, rather than chapter by chapter. But I've worked it out in detail and I think it's a goodie. You mght want to re-read Status Quo in anticipation.

For those of you not familiar with this, the characters from Status Quo get mixed up in that big Elite myth... Raxxla....

Currently it is in the midst of chapter 7, with an expected total of 9 or thereabouts.

Good to see Oolite is still moving forwards. Hopefully a few more adventures will spark off even more enthusiasm.

If there are any budding artists who fancy creating a cover for me again - that would be grand.

Oh. and er... hello everyone who remembers me, and hello to all the new folks who have signed up in the big black in the last year or so!

Cheers,

Drew.

Posted: **Sat Aug 16, 2008 8:23 am**

Hi Drew - welcome back. Good to hear there's another novel in the offing. As a would-be author who's given up on his last two novels and the current one has stalled - I doth my cap to you.

I will order a copy, as I did with Status Quo, when it's available.

Posted: **Sat Aug 16, 2008 8:49 am**

Hi Drew

Great to hear it's coming all together!

Posted: **Sat Aug 16, 2008 9:10 am**

Hi Drew!

Glad that you're back!

Posted: **Sat Aug 16, 2008 4:29 pm**

Hi Guys!

Thought I'd better get a firm missile lock on it all this time around!

I've got two more 'real' books I want to write (real as in I could potential sell them for a profit) but I felt awfully guilty about not finishing Mutabilis and I hate leaving things undone, plus it is fun writing in the Elite/Oolite universe - it's so self contained.

I've got an idea for a third in this series, but I better not get ahead of myself otherwise I'll end up with a Douglas Adams-esk trilogy...

As the great man himself said :

I love deadlines. I like the whooshing noise they make as they go past..

Cheers,

Drew.

Posted: **Sat Aug 16, 2008 6:08 pm**

drew wrote:
Folks,

I'm beginning to get my head around this again, so hopefully not too much longer before it is complete. Sorry for the long leave of absence. God I hate work sometimes.

Due to the nature of the plot (and previous resolution problems) I'm going to release it as a finished story, rather than chapter by chapter. But I've worked it out in detail and I think it's a goodie. You mght want to re-read Status Quo in anticipation.

For those of you not familiar with this, the characters from Status Quo get mixed up in that big Elite myth... Raxxla....

Currently it is in the midst of chapter 7, with an expected total of 9 or thereabouts.

Good to see Oolite is still moving forwards. Hopefully a few more adventures will spark off even more enthusiasm.

If there are any budding artists who fancy creating a cover for me again - that would be grand.

Oh. and er... hello everyone who remembers me, and hello to all the new folks who have signed up in the big black in the last year or so!

Cheers,

Drew.

Woohoo!!
<runs around with underwear on head>

Captain Hesperus

Posted: **Sat Aug 16, 2008 6:33 pm**

Captain Hesperus wrote:
drew wrote:
Folks,

I'm beginning to get my head around this again, so hopefully not too much longer before it is complete. Sorry for the long leave of absence. God I hate work sometimes.

Due to the nature of the plot (and previous resolution problems) I'm going to release it as a finished story, rather than chapter by chapter. But I've worked it out in detail and I think it's a goodie. You mght want to re-read Status Quo in anticipation.

For those of you not familiar with this, the characters from Status Quo get mixed up in that big Elite myth... Raxxla....

Currently it is in the midst of chapter 7, with an expected total of 9 or thereabouts.

Good to see Oolite is still moving forwards. Hopefully a few more adventures will spark off even more enthusiasm.

If there are any budding artists who fancy creating a cover for me again - that would be grand.

Oh. and er... hello everyone who remembers me, and hello to all the new folks who have signed up in the big black in the last year or so!

Cheers,

Drew.
Woohoo!!
<runs around with underwear on head>

Captain Hesperus

**takes a few pictures and shows them to your friends**

Welcome back, I'm FSOneblin, piloot of the PPC "Graceful Sofia", glad to meet you. Now, what system's star shale we drop the super q mine in? You will deiced. And what planet are you from?

Don't Panic: FSOneblin

Posted: **Sat Aug 16, 2008 8:06 pm**

DaddyHoggy wrote:
Good to hear there's another novel in the offing. As a would-be author who's given up on his last two novels and the current one has stalled - I doth my cap to you.

I don't know if the would-be authors in this thread have heard of an app called an outliner, but I find them invaluable for laying out the course of any substantial document or lengthy written piece.

If you're curious, I've written a fuller explanation with examples here: http://www.123macmini.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=14707

Posted: **Sun Aug 17, 2008 12:50 am**

Drew! Extraordinarily good to see you back on the Oolite forums, and considering more stories...!!

Excellent! I look forward eagerly to what you magick up. More power to your pen! (more likely keyboard, but I hope you get the idea!)

Posted: **Sun Aug 17, 2008 1:38 pm**

@JB - Hmmm, interesting. Thanks for that - I will investigate further. I've always been a bit of a fan of "The Literary Machine" - steep learning curve but once you've got the hang of it, it's very, very useful.

Posted: **Sun Aug 17, 2008 8:19 pm**

DaddyHoggy wrote:
@JB - Hmmm, interesting. Thanks for that - I will investigate further.

Glad you're intrigued. As I said in the 123MacMini article, I honestly believe that anyone who tries working with an outliner will get something out of it. IIRC DH, you're a Linux user? Here are some good starting points: TreePad Lite, Java TreePad (JreePad) or Leo.

DaddyHoggy wrote:
I've always been a bit of a fan of "The Literary Machine" - steep learning curve but once you've got the hang of it, it's very, very useful.

I hadn't heard of "The Literary Machine" until you mentioned it. I've since found it and had a good look. It was your turn to teach me something new, DH!

Posted: **Sun Aug 17, 2008 10:29 pm**

@JB - yup, two linux Ubuntu machines - one running 7.04 (Fiesty), the other running 7.10 Gutsy - I have resisted upgrading to 8.04 on my main machine after previous attempt to automatically go from 7.04 to 7.10 was erm, less than successful... So thanks for the additional info.

Re: TLM - one good deed deserves another!

Posted: **Sun Aug 24, 2008 4:59 pm**

Hi Drew

Welcome back

Posted: **Mon Sep 01, 2008 10:52 am**

Thanks all!

Love the sig Dr. Nil!

Further update - Chapter Eight now complete, heading into the finale...

Hopefully another month or two max - aiming to get it into the shOops by ChrOostmas time.

... only two years after the original.

Cheers,

Drew.

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