Thank you to all who have read and enjoyed my first effort at a serial novel. The post-apocalypse theme is a favourite of mine, and one I’ve wanted to properly explore for some time. I hope I have articulated the vision into words adequately.
There WILL be a few major changes in the coming weeks or months. The Title for instance, ‘Fatal Cure’, is already taken by a well known medical fiction writer Robin Cook. I’ll have to come up with something better.
The ‘Parasites’ need a better name also. I theorised that the invasion happened so quickly there wasn’t time to officially name them. Names such as ‘Creep’, ‘Crawly’, ‘Host’ was an attempt to classify various stages of evolution and function. Other isolated localities came up with their own names such as ‘Gloomers’.
And I know the media would have dreamed up some memorable tags within hours of the outbreak.
A special thanks to everyone who asked questions, pointed out broken links, and led me down paths I may never have taken without your input.
Having errors in my work is my pet hate. It really interferes with the flow of a story. Your mind hits a spelling mistake like a speed-bump. It takes a moment to recover momentum and get lost in it again. So I send special thanks to those of you who picked up my slips and omissions. Some, (less secure), writers may not appreciate this, but I, for one, love readers who take the time and effort to do so.
The words ‘For Now’ leaves the story open for a sequel. I have many ideas and even a few pages already written, but I would like to complete a bunch of short stories first. Something in me feels a need to be published and paying my way around here.
Michael Cooper
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