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SuperNOVA

December 5, 2010
By Timekeeper DIAMOND, Cary, North Carolina
Timekeeper DIAMOND, Cary, North Carolina
62 articles 0 photos 569 comments

Favorite Quote:
"A guy walks up to me and asks 'What's Punk?'. So I kick over a garbage can and say 'That's punk!'. So he kicks over a garbage can and says 'That's Punk'?, and I say 'No that's trendy'!"- Billie Joe Armstrong, Green Day


Summary:

John Lange was your typical New York detective. At least, that's what he's been told. The only thing Lange can remember is getting caught in a near fatal explosion, and now his ex-wife's employers, an organization known only as Project NOVA, have become his only lifeline. No one's willing to tell the whole truth, and no one can be trusted. NOVA's own operatives have been disappearing, and someone on the outside has been watching Lange for a long, long time.

But before Lange can investigate the secretive Project NOVA, he's going to have to learn the truth about himself. And the secrets John Lange's own mind hides may yet make this case his last!


Frank C.

SuperNOVA


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on May. 8 2011 at 11:48 am
Timekeeper DIAMOND, Cary, North Carolina
62 articles 0 photos 569 comments

Favorite Quote:
"A guy walks up to me and asks 'What's Punk?'. So I kick over a garbage can and say 'That's punk!'. So he kicks over a garbage can and says 'That's Punk'?, and I say 'No that's trendy'!"- Billie Joe Armstrong, Green Day

Yeah, I can definitely see the Bourne series as an influence, though the novel takes a vastly different approach to the concept-- there's not that many "cool, showoffy action" sequences, mostly due to the text based narrative.

on May. 8 2011 at 11:47 am
Timekeeper DIAMOND, Cary, North Carolina
62 articles 0 photos 569 comments

Favorite Quote:
"A guy walks up to me and asks 'What's Punk?'. So I kick over a garbage can and say 'That's punk!'. So he kicks over a garbage can and says 'That's Punk'?, and I say 'No that's trendy'!"- Billie Joe Armstrong, Green Day

Thanks, you'll definitely enjoy the final draft then-- the first three chapters are about 96 pages in word -- the first three chapters in this draft were only about 12.

SJ_101 said...
on May. 7 2011 at 5:26 pm
SJ_101, Somewhere, New York
0 articles 0 photos 169 comments

OMG! This was awesome, it really was. :) I loved all the details. Everything was bright and vivid; it was as if I could actually imagine the scenes.

 

To be honest, I felt a little confused at times. Don't take this personally, please. The plot and everything was great! It's just that I got confused with what was happening. Hmm . . . also, the ending was confusing, too. It took me a while to understand. For example, the part about Cassidy and Riley was confusing. I still don't get who they are. They are part of Project NOVA? If they are, why are they "hurting" John.

 

Also, I saw a few grammar mistakes, but I'm pretty sure you will fix that.

 

Overall, it was excellent. :) This was definitely 1,000% worth reading!

 

I have two questions:

1) How many words is your final piece? Like, the word count - how long is it?

2) What publishing company did you go to?


on May. 7 2011 at 2:18 pm
IncorrectlyWired GOLD, Milford, Virginia
16 articles 0 photos 57 comments

Favorite Quote:
"No great genius has ever existed without some touch of madness." - Aristotle

I'll probably be reading a chapter or so a day, but not because I'm not sucked into it. This is really good! A little bit Bourne, but really interesting.

on May. 7 2011 at 6:29 am
Garnet77 PLATINUM, Sinagpore, Other
31 articles 6 photos 577 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Everything's a triangle." ~ My mother

"Write what you love, write what you care about, because sometimes, it's the easiest way to be heard."

This is so amazing! Your style of writing is exciting and I found myself drawn to the story. I’d love to see more though. The dialogue is realistic, and the characters well thought out. There’s a reason your book was rated #1 :) 

on May. 6 2011 at 2:52 pm
Timekeeper DIAMOND, Cary, North Carolina
62 articles 0 photos 569 comments

Favorite Quote:
"A guy walks up to me and asks 'What's Punk?'. So I kick over a garbage can and say 'That's punk!'. So he kicks over a garbage can and says 'That's Punk'?, and I say 'No that's trendy'!"- Billie Joe Armstrong, Green Day

Hey SuperNOVA fans, just a quick update. I'm doing some prep work for the video interview and that should be up sometime today.

A huge thank you to all of my fans for making SuperNOVA today's highest rated novel, that's always a big help.

If you like SuperNOVA, be sure to check out any of the other 30+ pieces I have published online by TeenInk, especially the short fiction piece "Sleep Away Camp", I think some of you will really see where that's coming from.

 


on May. 6 2011 at 2:50 pm
Timekeeper DIAMOND, Cary, North Carolina
62 articles 0 photos 569 comments

Favorite Quote:
"A guy walks up to me and asks 'What's Punk?'. So I kick over a garbage can and say 'That's punk!'. So he kicks over a garbage can and says 'That's Punk'?, and I say 'No that's trendy'!"- Billie Joe Armstrong, Green Day

Thanks for the heads up man, I appreciate it!

Zampanó said...
on May. 6 2011 at 2:46 pm
hey dude congrats on being today's #1 novel i will go and text you right now to let you know

on May. 3 2011 at 2:23 pm
Timekeeper DIAMOND, Cary, North Carolina
62 articles 0 photos 569 comments

Favorite Quote:
"A guy walks up to me and asks 'What's Punk?'. So I kick over a garbage can and say 'That's punk!'. So he kicks over a garbage can and says 'That's Punk'?, and I say 'No that's trendy'!"- Billie Joe Armstrong, Green Day

There's only a few days left to submit questions for the author interview coming out this weekend!

on May. 3 2011 at 2:20 pm
Timekeeper DIAMOND, Cary, North Carolina
62 articles 0 photos 569 comments

Favorite Quote:
"A guy walks up to me and asks 'What's Punk?'. So I kick over a garbage can and say 'That's punk!'. So he kicks over a garbage can and says 'That's Punk'?, and I say 'No that's trendy'!"- Billie Joe Armstrong, Green Day

Thanks, the final version is still under works!

on May. 3 2011 at 2:19 pm
Timekeeper DIAMOND, Cary, North Carolina
62 articles 0 photos 569 comments

Favorite Quote:
"A guy walks up to me and asks 'What's Punk?'. So I kick over a garbage can and say 'That's punk!'. So he kicks over a garbage can and says 'That's Punk'?, and I say 'No that's trendy'!"- Billie Joe Armstrong, Green Day

Don't worry, the wait won't be much longer....SuperNOVA has been around in one form or another since 2009, and all the pieces are finally falling into the right places.

Akram_9 said...
on May. 2 2011 at 1:39 pm
Akram_9, O.B, Other
0 articles 0 photos 11 comments
great work... i loved it

Quint said...
on May. 1 2011 at 10:18 am
This is some professional material but you are killing me with the wait for new content man!!!

on Apr. 30 2011 at 9:44 am
Timekeeper DIAMOND, Cary, North Carolina
62 articles 0 photos 569 comments

Favorite Quote:
"A guy walks up to me and asks 'What's Punk?'. So I kick over a garbage can and say 'That's punk!'. So he kicks over a garbage can and says 'That's Punk'?, and I say 'No that's trendy'!"- Billie Joe Armstrong, Green Day

Thanks for your comment. As much as I would love for you to actually be M. Shadows, you're probably just another huge Avenged Sevenfold fan like me (or at the very least one of my friends). If by some miracle you're actually Matt, please contact me via the Project-NOVA website and let me know.

Thanks :D


A7X... said...
on Apr. 30 2011 at 1:22 am

I really enjoyed reading this piece of writing. Your style is new and refreshing, and it's awesome to see that in today's cliche, often boring world. Never stop writing,

 

M.


on Apr. 29 2011 at 9:23 pm
Timekeeper DIAMOND, Cary, North Carolina
62 articles 0 photos 569 comments

Favorite Quote:
"A guy walks up to me and asks 'What's Punk?'. So I kick over a garbage can and say 'That's punk!'. So he kicks over a garbage can and says 'That's Punk'?, and I say 'No that's trendy'!"- Billie Joe Armstrong, Green Day

Thanks for your comment, and I'm glad you like the novel!

Don't take this the wrong way, but I'm sincerely doubting the amount of misspelled words you've found. Granted, this draft of SuperNOVA is a few years old and there are minor errors here and there (notably words that have been left out of sentences) but spell check didn't indicate any glaring errors.

Jameson wasn't the President Elect, just one of the frontrunning candidates. There are definitely bigger missions than one simple assassination.

John comes out of his coma roughly six months before the start of the actual story, and it wasn't necessary that he be told that his parents had died (though it is not particularly relevant to the story, his parents died years before the novel is set).

Of course, there's a lot to be said for what Project NOVA's interpretation of what's "best" for John may be.

 

 


on Apr. 29 2011 at 12:21 pm
Amor-Y-Palabras SILVER, Springfield, Illinois
5 articles 0 photos 38 comments

Favorite Quote:
"We must use the weapon of love. We must realize that so many people are taught to hate us that they are not totally responsible for their hate." -Martin Luther King Jr.

I really like the plot of this!  I found a lot of words spelled wrong though.  Also, it seems that assassinating the future president should be the highest case level there is.  And when he first woke up from his coma, wouldn't the hospital have told him about his deceased parents and his brother right away?

I like your writing style though. good job :)


on Apr. 27 2011 at 7:52 pm
Timekeeper DIAMOND, Cary, North Carolina
62 articles 0 photos 569 comments

Favorite Quote:
"A guy walks up to me and asks 'What's Punk?'. So I kick over a garbage can and say 'That's punk!'. So he kicks over a garbage can and says 'That's Punk'?, and I say 'No that's trendy'!"- Billie Joe Armstrong, Green Day

It's much higher, without a doubt. I'm really proud of how successful how the novel has been so far.

on Apr. 27 2011 at 7:45 pm
Timekeeper DIAMOND, Cary, North Carolina
62 articles 0 photos 569 comments

Favorite Quote:
"A guy walks up to me and asks 'What's Punk?'. So I kick over a garbage can and say 'That's punk!'. So he kicks over a garbage can and says 'That's Punk'?, and I say 'No that's trendy'!"- Billie Joe Armstrong, Green Day

Thanks for your comment! Of course I'll check out your work :) Thanks

on Apr. 27 2011 at 7:45 pm
Timekeeper DIAMOND, Cary, North Carolina
62 articles 0 photos 569 comments

Favorite Quote:
"A guy walks up to me and asks 'What's Punk?'. So I kick over a garbage can and say 'That's punk!'. So he kicks over a garbage can and says 'That's Punk'?, and I say 'No that's trendy'!"- Billie Joe Armstrong, Green Day

Thanks for your comment, I appreciate it :)