Jeff Ellis Posted August 31, 2013 Report Share Posted August 31, 2013 Chris has started another good one. A kid in jail... a kid you can feel an involvement for... dead parents, a .22 rifle by the bodies and he says he did it. A corrupt sheriff and the US legal system. That's a kid with problems, but... he has a good lawyer on his case. A page turner! Read it here... http://awesomedude.com/chris_james/falling/index.htm Quote Link to comment
Chris James Posted August 31, 2013 Report Share Posted August 31, 2013 Thank you, Jeff. What I like about posting to AD is that we have a dedicated bunch of readers. I encourage them to comment and things are no different with this story...except most of their guesses about where the plot is going are wrong so far. They shouldn't do this so early on in a story because it only encourages me to be bad the next time around. Any kind of mystery is a pure delight to me, and I think several other authors on the site. I don't mean to mess with the reader's heads but they seem to enjoy it. I'll post a little hint: there is one chapter down and eleven more to go. A lot can happen in that span of words. Quote Link to comment
Camy Posted September 1, 2013 Report Share Posted September 1, 2013 A terrific first chapter! Quote Link to comment
The Pecman Posted September 1, 2013 Report Share Posted September 1, 2013 Any story that mentions Stephen King's It in the first chapter has something going for it. Quote Link to comment
Lugnutz Posted September 1, 2013 Report Share Posted September 1, 2013 Another masterpiece I need to read. Quote Link to comment
DesDownunder Posted September 1, 2013 Report Share Posted September 1, 2013 The first chapter was longer than I first realised, but by the time I finished reading it, I wanted more. I love murder / detective stories and Chris is giving us a tantalising, terrific and well written look into the genre. I'm not making any plot guesses...yet. Quote Link to comment
Lugnutz Posted September 1, 2013 Report Share Posted September 1, 2013 The Butler did it. I never liked that sod. Quote Link to comment
Cole Parker Posted September 1, 2013 Report Share Posted September 1, 2013 Good start. I hate it when people speculate on where mine are going, so I won't here. I'll simply sit back and enjoy. C Quote Link to comment
Lugnutz Posted September 7, 2013 Report Share Posted September 7, 2013 Now I'm hooked. And it's only getting started. Quote Link to comment
Nick Deverill Posted September 7, 2013 Report Share Posted September 7, 2013 Hook - line - sinker, I'm now wishing my life away for the next part. Well written, an interesting plot that so far has revealed new facets in all three chapters and a 'murderer' who one feels enormous sympathy for. I think I can now see the basics of how the plot will develop, but I'm sure I'll be proved wrong, at least in part. Quote Link to comment
Camy Posted September 7, 2013 Report Share Posted September 7, 2013 Then that's three fish on the line. How about hourly posting, rather than twice weekly? Quote Link to comment
Lugnutz Posted September 7, 2013 Report Share Posted September 7, 2013 How about hourly posting, rather than twice weekly? Works for me. Tell Cole to do the same. Quote Link to comment
Cole Parker Posted September 7, 2013 Report Share Posted September 7, 2013 Do you guys want to kill Mike? Poor guy's doing all this by himself. Hourly? Get real! C Quote Link to comment
DesDownunder Posted September 7, 2013 Report Share Posted September 7, 2013 After today's election results, Cole's and Chris' stories being posted is all that made my day worthwhile. Quote Link to comment
Chris James Posted September 7, 2013 Report Share Posted September 7, 2013 I'm sorry, Des...a step backwards for the Aussie nation. Quote Link to comment
DesDownunder Posted September 8, 2013 Report Share Posted September 8, 2013 Thanks Chris, we're rather despondent at the election results. Quote Link to comment
Jeff Ellis Posted October 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2013 Chapter Ten... still going well, an exciting plot and engaging characters. I'm enjoying it immensely... I hope for lots and lots more chapters! Quote Link to comment
Lugnutz Posted October 5, 2013 Report Share Posted October 5, 2013 I see light at the end of the tunnel. I hope it's not a train. Quote Link to comment
Cole Parker Posted October 10, 2013 Report Share Posted October 10, 2013 OK, I'm a little late commenting on Falling Down, but hey, I've been busy! Another fine tale by Chris, the consummate storyteller. What a marvelous job of incorporating many different characters and keeping them all cogent. It's difficult to do that, and Chris does it marvelously. As he does with plot; again, this story, like his others, draws one in and keeps him on the edge of his chair, wanting more. I'm happy there'll be a sequel. We want to see this Witherspoon kid flourish. And I think he has it in him. C Quote Link to comment
Chris James Posted October 11, 2013 Report Share Posted October 11, 2013 My thanks to all the authors on the forum and readers who have sent me a huge amount of mail on this one. It is gratifying to see readers so engaged in the arguments I raised about juvenile justice. And since the cat is out of the bag (no slander intended to our feline loving friends), the sequel is coming along nicely and should be ready in a few weeks. Cheers to all of you. Quote Link to comment
Jeff Ellis Posted October 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2013 I called it a page turner when it started... and I call it that again as it finishes. Well done Chris, brilliant and humane. Quote Link to comment
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