FreeThinker Posted November 9, 2012 Report Share Posted November 9, 2012 I have been enjoying a nice story from the Young Friends Section at Nifty entitled Not As It Seems, a mystery and suspense story with interesting characters and a good plot. A young boy, covered in blood that is not his own, is discovered on a golf course . A social worker champions his cause as authorities seek to identify him. Soon, Interpol and the RCMP enter the picture and the suspense builds, even as understanding grows between the boy and the social worker's son. After a four month hiatus, the story has resumed and I recommend it. The writing could use some work, but the author has put a lot of work into the story and he has characters a reader can care about and a good plot. Link to comment
The Pecman Posted November 11, 2012 Report Share Posted November 11, 2012 And here is the link: http://www.nifty.org/nifty/gay/young-friends/not-as-it-seems/ Link to comment
FreeThinker Posted November 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2012 Thank you, Pecman! I forgot to include the link. Sorry. I have exchanged a couple of emails with the author and he seems like a really decent kind of guy. Link to comment
Merkin Posted November 11, 2012 Report Share Posted November 11, 2012 I agree, very good characters. But the oddest thing happened: I was reading this latest installment and suddenly the "Twilight Zone" theme began to play in my head... Link to comment
Chris James Posted November 14, 2012 Report Share Posted November 14, 2012 Okay, Free Thinker caught my attention with his introduction to this story so I had to go read it. Ten chapters in and I have to say that the author does have something good going here...if. I have to qualify myself because the build up to the key plot point took a long time to develop. If the story ends in two more chapters I will feel misled. Nothing wrong with a slow buildup, but that only works in a long involved story. So many issues have been raised that with each chapter I looked for some new angle, some new information that would broaden the scope. It's there he just hasn't used it yet. Will he? I await further postings. Link to comment
FreeThinker Posted November 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2012 Yeah, its starting to get a bit cluttered. He also needs an editor. Badly. But, its nice light reading. Link to comment
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