Hey everyone,
As my novel Central Locking is free on Kindle Store/Amazon for the next few days though I might just take the time to put up a short post about some of the ideas behind it and some of the themes involved, just to go past the book blurb a little. The idea for Central Locking started in my head after seeing a TV segment on a popular car program. The piece featured an Audi racing round a track with no driver involved. Straight away this fired up the idea for the book in my head, because I'm weird like that, lol. The impact of such technology on all our lives if it were to become mainstream, and the challenging questions it would throw up for society were clear to see. Beyond the base premise of a guy getting taken prisoner by his malfunctioning vehicle, another idea that gripped me was the idea of the ostensibly perfect system, as the Transport Network is portrayed in Central Locking, and how far people might go to cover up any glitches that may be present in the system when there is a LOT of money involved. One aspect of the book which I feel provides a lot of tenseness is the survival aspect of things. The main protagonist Jack is stuck in his car for some considerable time with very little supplies to rely on. To try and illustrate accurately the mental and physical effects of such an ordeal I did quite a lot of research into how a prolonged lack of food and more importantly fluids can negatively effect an individual, and tried to get across the crushing claustrophobia of the situation and the moments of panic an delirium. Hope that comes across for the reader too! There are also parallels to be drawn between Jacks ordeal, trapped by the machine and taken against his will across country, and his life in general, with Jack trying as best he can to deal with the demands of his life and a job he despises, which have for long periods taken him away from the important things in his life. There is also a love story in there too, although not your typical Hollywood fodder. Quite often you see the guy in the book/film realising he has messed up, and much of the piece is about him sorting out that mess, with the pay off being the often ostentatious, very public reconciliation. With Jack and Kate I wanted to try looking at something different - like what happens after the big romantic gesture when the hard work starts. At the beginning of Central Locking Jack has just been accepted back into the family he once discarded to concentrate on his career, but there is still a lot for him still to do to make it up to them. What I wanted to show was the frustration of a man who gets his second chance, only to be then spirited away just as he tries to make good. I tried to convey the random unfairness of it all and hope I succeeded to some extent. Remember guys, we're free until Sunday - if you get chance I would really appreciate it if you had a look. Also if you do take a look, any feedback would be welcome D.T.
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