The Wormhole Tales

Kylie is an eighteen year-old genius, expert in quantum mechanics, sole remaining assistant at the only university to have survived. As inhabitant of a world scorching in the sun’s rays, she alone has not given in to the inevitability of their collective demise. Her research leads to the discovery of a way to travel between worlds. So begins a long journey full of marvels and dangers. As she wanders in search of meaning and purpose, she finally realises what she really seeks is a place to call home.

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Tread gently… – The suspense of waiting to write the very last moment to know how a novel ends.

The risks and joys of writing a prologue – Writing a prologue can be tricky if the story is free to evolve. Sometimes it is left by the wayside, others it can be strangely prophetic.

Prologue: The Wormhole Tales – The Prologue to Alan McCluskey’s new novel, The Wormhole Tales, including an audio version read by the author.

The task of writing a book blurb – Writing a book blurb is challenging, especially when that involves capturing the richness of a protagonist’s wanderings in a short paragraph…

The Challenge of We – Language inherently centres on the individual, as the struggle to write about a character experiencing collective thought reveals.

The segmented novel – Experimenting with dividing a novel into short segments, a format that requires a different approach to storytelling.

Making a story credible – Serialising the manuscript of The Wormhole Tales and the subsequent comments of my son led to thought about the lapse of time between a character’s choice and the realisation of its implications and the impact on the credibility of the narrative.

Reality: a shared measuring rod – As an author, have you ever wondered where your inspiration had come from? What higher force or wandering spirit whispered it in my ear…