This week I’m sharing a reading a few months back of Chapter 3 from my bio-horror novella, Paused. Although this is set around a pandemic (viral or other cause you’ll have to read to find out), it was written before Covid.
The idea for the book came to me after reading about Locked In syndrome and the horror of that situation remained with me. It must surely rank amongst one of the most terrifying situations to be in. In addition to this, I came across an article which showed advances being made in allowing sufferers to communicate, the basis for the ‘thinking cap’ referenced in the story. You can read that article here. Science and technological advance is a great source of inspiration for writing!
Paused Blurb:
A terrifying pandemic sweeps the world, rendering its victims completely immobile but leaving them conscious with their minds intact. The victims are helpless against the environment, completely at the mercy of wild animals, weather, out of control fires, and other dangers. There’s no hope for those safe in their homes either, as they slowly starve to death, unable to feed themselves or drink.
Dr. Alex Griffiths leads a team racing against time to find a cure before it’s too late. Will he succeed?
You can get Paused here.
Halloween Freebies!
Terrify Your Tablet is an event created by Lyndsey Smith of Horrorsmith Publishing. On the 31st October, a huge number of free books are going to be available to download. I am also creating a special Horror Tree Indie Bookshelf Halloween post just before then which will include details of Terrify Your Tablet and any other freebies or special offers I come across. So please do, check out the event when the time comes and fill your boots!
The only thing I would ask on behalf of all the authors is that if you have the time, please consider leaving a review for the book or passing on your enjoyment of the book to others (word of mouth is a great selling tool!).
I’ll share the link as soon as it becomes available, and yes, one of my books is up for grabs as are many from Brigids Gate Press.
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