Well, I've been writing!
I flew to DC for work on Wednesday, and on the plane and in the hotel before and after I was done for the day, I finished Chapter 3. Amazing! The best part was, I went right into Chapter 4 on the plane ride home and got probably 1/3 of the way into it.
Thursday night I was so excited about finished Chapter 3 that I was kind of jumping on the hotel bed. I couldn't sleep. I kept thinking of where the story goes next, practicing dialogue in my head...it was awesome!
I have a LOT of work to do, but it's fun.
I have been doing a little background research into genetic engineering, basically to update myself on where the technology is now as opposed to where it was 10 years ago when I was thinking of this topic. I need terms and scientific info so that I can base my fiction in fact. I won't need to get overly technical...especially since this is a YA novel... but I still need to know HOW it would WORK. I think that the researchers at the Complex are working on proteomics, which is the study of the interaction between proteins and gene sequences. A major area of interest to scientists today is how proteomics might help in the development of drugs, treatments, etc. for a variety of diseases.
It may be that the work there at the Complex is not so much about developing a soldier or weapon, but finding cures for diseases. I'm not sure, though. Overall, their goal is to...what? See, I need to clarify that so I know what they want Zachary for. Like I said, my work is cut out for me.
In other news, Jacob is developing a character. I spent awhile yesterday reading up on Rudyard Kipling, because I decided out of the blue that Jacob is a distant relation to Kipling (they share the same last name) and wanted to see if that happened to be a good match for him. Turns out, YES. I think some literary correlations will be found as I write this. Note to self: read the poem "If...". Possibly find a title for the book within this poem. At the very least, it could provide an abstract framework for Jacob's motivations and career choices. Plus, the poem sounds like it's a popular one, especially since he won the Nobel Prize for Literature for it!
We've also met the hybrids. Josephine, Phoebe, Widget, Pinky, and Bruce. We also know a hybrid named Hurricane was killed by Bruce. And Bruce might be the most effective of the hybrids at being a potential weapon for the military. I have to describe Zachary's relationship to each of these hybrids.
Today's unanswered questions:
* What are they doing with the hybrids, exactly?
* Who are the people assembled at the Complex for the presentation in Chapter 4?
* Is Zachary a murderer?
Stay tuned!
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