Monday 9 December 2013

On the Twelve Days of Christmas...

So, yeah... this is a super secret project that I've been involved in for the past four months.

 
Back in August, thanks to a recommendation from the ridiculously modest but talented Glasgow pest writer Michael S Collins  I was asked to write one of the stories for this Christmas anthology. It was based around the rather splendid and simple hook of there being twelve Doctors by the end of the year and twelve days of Christmas. Hence one Doctor for each day of the Christmas song. So, for the past few months I've been scribbling away, trying to evoke the Christmas spirit months in advance. Now I know how Noddy Holder et al felt when trying to record Merry Xmas Everybody in sweltering New York heat...

So this is the plan... over the next twelve days we're going to release the stories one Doctor at a time, working our way from Hartnell to (yes!) Capaldi. Stories come, not just from the aforementioned Mr Collins, but also Short Trips alumnus John Davies (who's done a sterling editing job on all stories, coming up with an arc story and contributing two stories himself) and Mark Clapham, author of the rather fine Eighth Doctor Adventure Hope as well as several other fine talents.  All stories come illustrated in the traditional style of Doctor Who annual tales, except probably composed with less use of psychedelic substances.  They'll be available individually in your choice of eBook format absolutely gratis, though if you'd like to make a donation to the National Autism society here we'd be absolutely delighted and in awe of your sheer wonderfulness.



Or, if you're the type who prefers old fashioned ink and paper copies, a print version will be forthcoming after the stories have been released. More details of that when they're available.

So if you'd be so kind, do head on over to this Facebook group, join up and enjoy some old and new-fashioned Doctor Who Christmas fun. If you're not on Facebook, let me know and we'll sort something out. Because this is rather brilliant and worth transcending any anti-Zuckerberg prejudice you may have. The prologue is already up for your delight and delectation.

In the meantime, a small teaser picture for my story which might give you a hint as to which Doctor I've had the pleasure of writing for...