Hi all,
I'm just putting the finishing touches (again) on a rewrite and cut of THE SILLA PROJECT. It is a story about a nuclear scientist who gets abducted by North Koreans and is obliged to give them a hand. I have always considered it a thriller but now that I'm getting ready for a major marketing push, I think I might have been wrong.
The story examines the following scenario: Suppose your government takes everything from you, kills your family (in this case, wife), and throws you in prison for something you didn't do - but is made to look as if you did. If you were then busted out of prison by an 'enemy nation' and spirited out of the country, would you feel kidnapped or rescued? Would you help them if they treated you well?
This is a story about a man who loses everything and must then come to terms with who he is, and what is the ultimate nature of truth. The nuclear and military stuff are in fact subplots. The plot is the main character's struggle to reorient himself.
Is that mainstream fiction or thriller? Because it really isn't a thrilling story. It is a deep, often philosophical story that examines cultures and reality and why we do the things we do.
Thanks,
-MM
I'm just putting the finishing touches (again) on a rewrite and cut of THE SILLA PROJECT. It is a story about a nuclear scientist who gets abducted by North Koreans and is obliged to give them a hand. I have always considered it a thriller but now that I'm getting ready for a major marketing push, I think I might have been wrong.
The story examines the following scenario: Suppose your government takes everything from you, kills your family (in this case, wife), and throws you in prison for something you didn't do - but is made to look as if you did. If you were then busted out of prison by an 'enemy nation' and spirited out of the country, would you feel kidnapped or rescued? Would you help them if they treated you well?
This is a story about a man who loses everything and must then come to terms with who he is, and what is the ultimate nature of truth. The nuclear and military stuff are in fact subplots. The plot is the main character's struggle to reorient himself.
Is that mainstream fiction or thriller? Because it really isn't a thrilling story. It is a deep, often philosophical story that examines cultures and reality and why we do the things we do.
Thanks,
-MM