Actually did some writing tonight. :O Won't necessarily lead anywhere, I tend to work in fits and starts. Just felt like getting part of an ongoing scenario out of my head.
The following entries are actually part of a much bigger, much more convoluted storyline of mine which spans decades, and in fact this scene takes place some time in the past. (By now the Det. Kristeva in this piece is remarried, has a partner, and oh yeah, has discovered he has multiple personalities. Which tie in with what he's being asked to investigate in this scene. But if I explained that I'd be here forever.)
Obviously this is very unfinished. The asterisked parts are unknown dates and terms that need checking out. There might even be typos. The adverbs though, those are intentional; I've always overdone it with adverbs.
I don't mind comments, but I'm not looking for criticism on how to write it better. ... I may end up deleting [this] later. Just felt like sharing part of the writing process while I have the guts. I typed the following entries up in the past couple of hours.
From an updated intro from Reddit (so I can't give it an exact date, but probably late 2017/early 2018):
My latest is a WIP which I work on very sporadically...it's unplotted (most of my work is), and is actually a sort of amalgamation of an intended series of novels, so the writing of it gets kind of complicated and I go through droughts at times...because I'm basically stringing together an unplotteded story (novel--serial?) from portions of other unplotted stories. Confusing. :/
Anyway, that particular story is psychological drama about a police detective with multiple personalities, and yep, now you see another reason I don't try getting published. I can't summarize my stories without cringing inside at how dumb they all sound.
I also write fantasy/mythology, and graphic adult material, though of course, no way in hell would the latter end up here. I have about four "main" storylines which usually don't intersect and where almost all of my writing takes place, and various spinoff storylines. This WIP is part of a spinoff series.
Disclaimers & content/rating information:
This particular story (currently untitled) is actually part of a much bigger, much more convoluted storyline of mine which spans decades, and in fact the beginning takes place some time in the past (roughly between 1996-2000, I believe). This is/was meant to be parts from a series of novels, not just one story. As such, there will be time jumps and plot shifts, and since I'm writing this as I go along, I can't guarantee it'll ever be finished or will go anywhere. Feel free to ask for clarification/details on the story/characters or even for plot spoilers if you wish, in case that part of the story never gets written. See [above intro] for more info if you want.
Genre is psychological drama/crime drama. PG-13/R. Adult language and dialogue, violence, drug references, suicide references, sexual references (but no actual sexual content in this version), child abuse references, references to animal cruelty, occult themes.
I'm no expert on what I'm writing about, and I do take some liberties (especially with the story location), so there are likely to be inaccuracies. Unless I ask for advice on specific things in the comments, please chalk most of these up to artistic license. Asterisks indicate info that hasn't been filled in yet or needs to be checked.
The "Satanism" referred to in this story is in reference to a Satanic cult, not to Satanism as a legitimate religion.
GLBT themes in case that bothers anyone.
Part 1Cheryl Singer consults the newly formed Missing Persons Unit on a cold case...
Part 2Why was Det. Singer's case allowed to go cold...?
Part 3Det. Kristeva asks for a favor in accessing the cold case files...
Part 4"Looks like you found me, kiddo..."
Part 5Singer's case seems to tie in with a suicide, a kidnapped teen, and a murder investigation--but how...?
Part 6The tendrils of the Singer case go even deeper...
Part 7Buchanan offers Kristeva the cold case files, for a price...
Part 8Kristeva learns that there never was a Singer case AND a Kincaid case...
Part 9The ominous details of the Singer/Kincaid case are made clearer...
Part 10Cheryl offers Kristeva a pair of photos, both of which reveal something...
Part 11Kristeva reluctantly ends up with a new partner...
Part 12A mysterious skeleton is brought to the medical examiner...
Part 13Kristeva familiarizes a skeptical Devetko with the Singer case...
Part 14Kristeva seeks permission to visit the state prison...
Part 15The interview with Mitch Barnes quickly grows ugly...
Part 16"This is so you remember me; and this is so you forget..."
Part 17Jenner hints at things going even deeper than Kristeva had guessed...
Part 18Kristeva's and Devetko's partnership grows shaky...
Part 19"Told you he doesn't know when to quit..."
Part 20The detectives make plans to visit the hospital...
Part 21Trooper Lopata shares some disturbing information...
Part 22Sgt. Kincaid's suicide and July Lockett's murder connect in a strange way...
Part 23Det. Singer and Sgt. Kincaid may have been targeted in the same manner...
Part 24Kristeva grudgingly sits through mandated therapy...
Part 25Devetko demands an explanation for the photo of the "missing boy"...
Part 26Lt. Kincaid answers some questions about his foster father's personal affairs...
Part 27Kristeva utilizes an odd technique to try to recall a lost memory...
Part 28More questions arise about the strange photo...
Part 29And more questions arise about everyone's involvement in the case...
Part 30A hostile Sheriff Rhoades drops a bombshell in the detectives' laps...
Part 31The detectives try to figure out how to handle the rediscovered files...
Part 32Cheryl shares what she knows, but another search proves troubling...