What was the inspiation for your characters?
Well nearly all of them are based on people I know in real life, except for having their personality tweaked a bit and maybe changing their names. Most of them are friends, others are people I have met just once.
Can you tell us anything about future chapters?
Alex is going to try and put everything back to how it was before, but finds that once you come into contact with the NETwork, it's hard to lead a normal life. Just when it seems that he will suceed in rescuing David's parents, a new element will be thrown into play which will mean Alex can't lead a normal life.
How long do you plan for this to run?
I don't know. I'm trying to keep on top of coursework for school, which is why I haven't put up a chapter lately, but I think it will run until maybe May 09, at the rate I'm writing at now. I know when in the story I'll stop.
Were did you get the inspiration for the NETwork?
I was really annoyed at how despite people saying how much info is available on the internet, when you want a simple list of things or a map of farms in an area, you never could find it. Even the 'information supergiants' such as Wikipedia proved unsuccessful, so I thought if there was one place of reference which would have absolutely everything. Of course to manage that, you'd have to have reliable sources everywhere. But I was also interested in the idea of secret societies, like the Knight's Templar and Freemasons etc. So I combined the two together, and added a more modern element to the mix.
Is this story based off a real life event or is it true fiction?
I can safely say my school bus has never been attacked, or anyone I know be kidnapped, or be involved in a gunfight. Nearly all of the locations used are real, and a lot of smaller elements are real, but the actual plot is fabricated.
Now, the word around the forums is that this is going to delve deep into history and stuff, any commentary?
Word around the forums? I didn't think that it was that popular. In the second part, which will be after the one that I'm writing now is finished, I plan on moving onto more historical subjects yes, but for now I'm keeping with the modern 21st century theme.
Are you going to bring in any new characters?
Definetley. I'm trying to limit the number of new characters I create, so not to confuse the reader but I find it difficult to stict with a small group of characters, especially when most of them are after people I know.
And what about publicity? What are you doing to advertize your story?
Well, not much at the moment. I had an advert in my sig a while ago, but it was removed. I'm not really bothered about publicity, it's just a hobby to me, and if other people can benefit from my works by enjoying my story then that's good eneough for me.
Everyone thank Dark Cape for taking the time out of his day to fill this out.