'Pieces of Destiny', story by John Francis

[old bob]

I just finished reading the first 13 chapters of a story written a few years ago on AwsomeDude : 'Pieces of Destiny' by John Francis (the Pecman).

 

It seems to me that Francis has never gone further in this story.

 

Could someone tell me where to find more of this story?

 

I was fascinated by it. I wonder why Francis did not continue to write ?

 

Thanks in advance for any suggestion .

 

Old Bob

[Menace]

i dont really know what happened, but i do remember he was active last year cause I remember him finishing "Groovy Kind Of Love". Maybe you should send him an email. Hopefully he can reply

[old bob]

Thanks for your suggestion .

rec, his editor, told me that he is too buzy at the moment to write.

It's funny how quickly answers come to any question. GA is a great family !

[Menace]

no problem, GA sticks together

[The Pecman]

Chapter 14 is now up. Took me a while, but we'll eventually get there. Lots of meat in this one -- never a dull moment.

 

As I'm sure other authors will attest, sometimes the twists and turns of life get in the way of allowing us time to write. In my case, at least the story is done in my head, so it's just a matter of sitting down and getting it all out on paper. 

 

I have another novel in addition to Destiny, Jagged Angel, which goes in a radically different direction. A fourth novel, Project Cerulean Blue, is kind of a weird sci-fi thing I threw together for laughs, but that one's on the back burner for the moment. 

Edited February 10, 2013 by The Pecman

[The Pecman]

And an update: I'm pleased to say that, after a six-year struggle to complete this novel, I have finally finished the first draft of all 16 chapters of my time-travel story, Pieces of Destiny. With luck, chapter 15 and the finale, Chapter 16, will be up on AD in the next few days.

 

I have to thank my friends and advisers, Cole, VWL, and The Dude, for providing lots of feedback and behind-the-scenes criticism that helped shape some of the story's fine points. This was a very daunting experience, partly because of the relatively large amount of research I had to do in order to understand the world of 1864, but also to find a way to get a fairly complex story down on paper. I think I had writers' block for a solid two years just because I was overwhelmed at the sheer amount of detail I had to cover in the final four chapters. (That, plus a career change and some personal setbacks, none of which were simple or easy.) My friend and fellow author Luz Rojo, along with my partner Roddy, were instrumental in prodding me at every opportunity for me to complete the story, and I'm glad to say we finally crossed that finish line.

 

All of it is told through the eyes of a gay 2013 teenager, so this is not so much a historical novel as a combination romance, coming-of-age story, and also a mystery with several (I hope) surprising twists and turns. The ending gets fairly dark and violent, but I always knew we were headed in this direction. And I think I've taken care of every loose plot end -- and there were quite a few, plus some I'll deal with in the next book.

 

I am planning at least a second book, which will continue the adventures and I think will finish the time-travel side (for the lead character, anyway), and will veer far away from rural America and go out West, and eventually to the East coast of 1865 America right after the Civil War. But... I say no more. We'll see if and when the sequel happens.

[Gene Splicer PHD]

Can't wait.....

[The Pecman]

And I just posted the formatted eBook to the download section here on GA. Turned out pretty well, I think. This is a revised version that updates the original novel and fixes a myriad of small typos, and also expands the ending a little bit.

[Lagnar]

I just finished "Pieces Of Destiny" and REALLY enjoyed it.  It seems the adventure is just beginning and I am looking forward to the sequel.  I can't wait to see if Jason gets back to 2013, if he takes Travis with him or what?

 

Please don't leave the story there.

[The Pecman]

Ah, that is the question. My take is, they have a lot to accomplish in the end of 1864 and the first few months of 1865. Don't forget that our two boys couldn't even get back to 2013 if they wanted to for now, because the only time gateway is inside a cave that's partially collapsed with mud and (soon) snow. When it thaws out in April 1865... we'll see. 

 

But who's to say they wind up in 2013? What if it's 1945? What if they materialize in outer space? What if they wind up back in The Land of the Lost with dinosaurs? Time-travel is a tricky thing.

[jeet01]

Groovy kind of love and jagged angel all time favourite,always eager for the new chapters of Pieces of destiny.....i am crazy over The Pecmans writing.          

[littleman70]

I really loved reading "Pieces of destiny". It made me feel I was 15 again. I'm looking forward to reading "Defying gravity"