NaNoWriMo

NaNoWriMo 2017

It's that time of the year.

A new novel is emerging. I've spent a month plotting out my story and getting to know my colourful characters, and we're ready to get going.

Mark of Vengeance

Synopsis

Rene Wilson wakes up in a moonlit forest. She has no memory of how she got there, only that she followed the sound of children’s laughter.

Daniel Fraser manages his great-grandfather’s farm on the Scottish borders. Intuition leads him to a forest clearing on forbidden land where he finds a girl asleep in a burnt out cottage.

Together they embark on a horrifying journey of discovery which leads them into the depths of the past.

Jonnie Fraser warns them not to get involved. Arthur Wilson will do anything to protect his family’s secret. Arch enemies, they stand together against a dark force unleashed by Rene’s arrival in the village.

The nightmare has only begun. Can a curse be broken? Does evil dwell in the souls of all men?

NaNoWriMo 2016

50,000 words - Just 30 days!

I am thrilled to have taken part in NaNoWriMo 2016 (National Novel Writing Month).  The aim was to write a 50,000 word novel in just 30 days.  Creative writing at it's best.

The Taint of Guilt

By JJ Dobor



Synopsis

Caitlin Roberts has just turned sixteen. It’s her first summer holiday at the seaside, with a promise of beach parties, sun-tanning and new friends.

Caitlin befriends Grace, a resident of the village and the grandmother of Bunty and Gillian Manthe; and the Manthe family don’t like anyone interfering in their business.

But Grace has a secret, a story she feels compelled to tell.

Whilst hiking on the remote windswept peninsula, Caitlin and her group of friends are caught in a storm, scatters them and placing them in danger. Taking shelter in a cave, Caitlin and Bunty make a grisly discovery.

On their return to the village, Caitlin does what she believes is the right thing, and reports the find to the village police. The ramifications of the discovery takes it's toll on Grace and the Manthe family, and disquiet spreads through the village like wildfire.

Blamed for causing upheaval in the sleepy seaside village, Caitlin’s summer dream turns into a nightmare as Grace’s story unfolds.