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This is the story of an energetic young girl who although has lost her family and home she still manages to find hope in her new found home.
Siwon wanted to let him go, to let him go home. He knew it was the right thing to do. He missed him. Would he come back? If only he would.
So many times we are retold the story of "how it all began."
Too many re-boots.
Too many strange tangents.
Good stories deserve good endings.
Stream of consciousness.
This is a short script that I wrote for my 'Dramatic Writing' Module on my university course. As with my other University books I have put my commentary at the end to give people an insight as to how I work. The Commentary starts on Page 20.
“GET OUT OF THE WAY!” Doctor Sara Ophelia yelled.
Three doctors ran down the hallway with a young boy on a stretcher, an ambulance had just picked him up from a car crash. A garbage truck had run a red light and nailed a family in a mini-van. The boy was the only one who survived, and if they didn’t him to an operating room and clear this shrapnel from his spine none of this family would survive. They pulled into the room, tore off his shirt, and started the removal.
The story opens in Melbourne in the mid 21st Century, as the world is on the brink of a calamitous nuclear conflict. Our hero, Simon Redhead, is a young university student who is unaware that his genetic make-up has conspired to make him a manifestation of the 'Everlasting Hero'. Simon is saved from the forces of evil that are also looking for him and taken to FirstWorld, where he learns about its history and the eternal battle between Law and Chaos into which he is to be thrust. FirstWorld is at the centre of the multiverse – perhaps an infinite number of dimensions that reflect the various probabilities of existence. Originally, there was a single universe and time was linear. We discover that Simon and another manifestation of the Everlasting Hero were responsible for the Sundering, which caused the formation of the multiverse. We are confronted with the possibility that Fate controls everything we do in life and that we have no control over our own actions.
Simon finds a group of friends and colleagues to help him in his great quest. There’s a wizard (one of the last of the wise, created by the Great Old Ones to maintain the Balance), an elf, a dwarf, a human warrior, a being of currently uncertain parentage who is the Hero’s companion, and a strange fellow who is perhaps a bard and could be either a friend or a foe. There are possible friends and potential enemies around every turn. There’s a wizard turned evil, who is the main protagonist in Volume One, and there’s the big evil bad guy who won’t be vanquished (or will he?) until Volume Four.
We follow two groups of this fellowship as they travel within FirstWorld and through the dimensions and have to overcome many challenges, as well as Simon’s individual journeys through time. Simon’s first quest is to find his Sword, a very powerful talisman, and learn how to control and use it. Others seek it too. When he finds it, there’s an internal moral struggle as to whether he should use its great power. After great soul searching and hiding away, Simon realises that he must accept and face his destiny as the Everlasting Hero and he must use the Sword to save his friends and defeat the evil wizard, just when all seems lost.
Quest for Knowledge is available in a single E-Book or in four smaller parts.
The Search for a Legend is Part 1 of Quest for Knowledge and takes Simon from his dimension to FirstWorld where he learns about the history and geography and discovers that everyone expects him to be their saviour.
Once every several generations, four humans are selected as protectors of the race. Their identities are unknown, their purpose a secret, yet without them, mankind would have self-destructed long ago...
Story of a boy sent to Earth from his home world and gifted with unique powers. Raised by his Uncle, hiding his powers from the world, Jason Shard lives a normal, human teen life. Practicing his abilities in secrecy for years, Jason is finally permitted to become the mask hero of the planet, only to find that there are bigger threats looming in the shadows. Jason must gather the strength needed to face the darkness of death and betrayal, as well as embrance the love and compassion from family and friends. This is the becoming of the hero. This is the tale of the Savior.
This is the story of an energetic young girl who although has lost her family and home she still manages to find hope in her new found home.
Siwon wanted to let him go, to let him go home. He knew it was the right thing to do. He missed him. Would he come back? If only he would.
So many times we are retold the story of "how it all began."
Too many re-boots.
Too many strange tangents.
Good stories deserve good endings.
Stream of consciousness.
This is a short script that I wrote for my 'Dramatic Writing' Module on my university course. As with my other University books I have put my commentary at the end to give people an insight as to how I work. The Commentary starts on Page 20.
“GET OUT OF THE WAY!” Doctor Sara Ophelia yelled.
Three doctors ran down the hallway with a young boy on a stretcher, an ambulance had just picked him up from a car crash. A garbage truck had run a red light and nailed a family in a mini-van. The boy was the only one who survived, and if they didn’t him to an operating room and clear this shrapnel from his spine none of this family would survive. They pulled into the room, tore off his shirt, and started the removal.
The story opens in Melbourne in the mid 21st Century, as the world is on the brink of a calamitous nuclear conflict. Our hero, Simon Redhead, is a young university student who is unaware that his genetic make-up has conspired to make him a manifestation of the 'Everlasting Hero'. Simon is saved from the forces of evil that are also looking for him and taken to FirstWorld, where he learns about its history and the eternal battle between Law and Chaos into which he is to be thrust. FirstWorld is at the centre of the multiverse – perhaps an infinite number of dimensions that reflect the various probabilities of existence. Originally, there was a single universe and time was linear. We discover that Simon and another manifestation of the Everlasting Hero were responsible for the Sundering, which caused the formation of the multiverse. We are confronted with the possibility that Fate controls everything we do in life and that we have no control over our own actions.
Simon finds a group of friends and colleagues to help him in his great quest. There’s a wizard (one of the last of the wise, created by the Great Old Ones to maintain the Balance), an elf, a dwarf, a human warrior, a being of currently uncertain parentage who is the Hero’s companion, and a strange fellow who is perhaps a bard and could be either a friend or a foe. There are possible friends and potential enemies around every turn. There’s a wizard turned evil, who is the main protagonist in Volume One, and there’s the big evil bad guy who won’t be vanquished (or will he?) until Volume Four.
We follow two groups of this fellowship as they travel within FirstWorld and through the dimensions and have to overcome many challenges, as well as Simon’s individual journeys through time. Simon’s first quest is to find his Sword, a very powerful talisman, and learn how to control and use it. Others seek it too. When he finds it, there’s an internal moral struggle as to whether he should use its great power. After great soul searching and hiding away, Simon realises that he must accept and face his destiny as the Everlasting Hero and he must use the Sword to save his friends and defeat the evil wizard, just when all seems lost.
Quest for Knowledge is available in a single E-Book or in four smaller parts.
The Search for a Legend is Part 1 of Quest for Knowledge and takes Simon from his dimension to FirstWorld where he learns about the history and geography and discovers that everyone expects him to be their saviour.
Once every several generations, four humans are selected as protectors of the race. Their identities are unknown, their purpose a secret, yet without them, mankind would have self-destructed long ago...
Story of a boy sent to Earth from his home world and gifted with unique powers. Raised by his Uncle, hiding his powers from the world, Jason Shard lives a normal, human teen life. Practicing his abilities in secrecy for years, Jason is finally permitted to become the mask hero of the planet, only to find that there are bigger threats looming in the shadows. Jason must gather the strength needed to face the darkness of death and betrayal, as well as embrance the love and compassion from family and friends. This is the becoming of the hero. This is the tale of the Savior.