I am back at work hot and heavy in my next novel-for-release, and as I’ve previously alluded, it’s givin’ me a run for my money!
The novel is currently titled Psychic. It’s a follow on to Sleepwalkers (reviewed here, by Marc Schuster, a truly fabulous writer! Catch his novel, The Grievers, and his other work), and details the origins to The Man With No Name (or, “MWNN,” as I call him). It’s more action/adventure than Sleepwalkers, all conspiracy theory, and gritty. Yeah, there’s nasty stuff in it, but when you’re dealing with government conspiracies, it ain’t no ride in the park…unless someone gets offed…and many get offed in this book. I’m billing it as “the ultimate conspiracy,” and you’ll just have to read it to see why. Can such things happen? Stranger things have happened…like the creation of a real government group of psychics, called remote viewers. For real. Years ago, I became aware of the program through the book, Remote Viewers: The Secret History of America’s Psychic Spies. Anyway, more on all that, later.
But, wow, my writing has really improved since I began work on Psychic, back in 2000 (and if you really wanna go back in time, I actually began the groundwork for the novel in 1994…), and that is most likely why the reworking of it has become so time consuming…because I’ve gotten better over all these years, so, I’m naturally gonna find things I can improve, and improve, and, well, rework the hell out of.
But, it’s fun.
Yes, fun!
It’s a great story, a crazy one, and I love the characters. Can’t wait to bring it out into the public…but I seriously think I have at least a couple, maybe several months of work yet to do. Several have already read it, and a couple years ago, a friend of mine, Dave Lirette, even gave me an idea I simply had to incorporate. I did, and it simply caps the entire story—I know I’ve said this to you before, Dave, but thanks a billion for that idea!
Anyway, here are some comments from a couple of people who have already read it.
“Psychic…is a page turner…full of mind-numbing worry and questions….”
Madelon Rose Logue
Editor/Publisher The Black Sheep
F. P. Dorchak, author of Sleepwalkers, has upped the game. His new novel, Psychic, is a ground-breaking, reality bending, mind expanding metaphysical mystery and action thriller that had me hooked from the very beginning. There are passages in the work that describe the nature of existence as beautifully as those in the Seth material, but are uniquely his own. I loved Sleepwalkers…Psychic blew me away.
Joyce Combs
Creator of the Seth Deck
Ooo, this sounds intriguing! Not my usual go-to topic for entertainment, but I DO enjoy the many documentary programs that delve into government conspiracies and similar things. I’ll bet you’re glad to be wrapping this puppy up, it’s been in the making for a long time! Wishing you good luck! Sounds like a hit! 🙂
I truly hope so!
Yeah, it’s timeline has changed a couple times, due to the age of the JFK character…so I finally said, heck with it, I’m gonna do this, and reset the timeline of the novel to 1994. JFK’s at a manageable age (77) there.
Glad to hear you’re having fun with the writing, and I can’t wait to read Psychic!
Thanks, Marc! I’m starting to…um…feel HUMAN again (2013 was a rough year)….
Hope your writing is also come along swimmingly (don’t take off for grammar, Teach…)!