I have referred to it elsewhere on this blog as "the other project." Well, if you are interested in finding more about it, I have uploaded it onto Authonomy where it is free to view in its unedited form. To view it you will need to be a member of Authonomy; a website run by Harper Collins which allows authors to showcase their work in the hope of receiving constructive criticism and (hopefully) attracting the attention of the editors at Harper Collins or even another publisher.
So, what is the other project? The title it is currently lurking under is "Cædmon: The Lord's Poet."
"Here, my friend, take the harp. I am sure you can entertain us with a fine lay!"
When his lord makes him swear an oath never to sing his greatest composition again, and carrying a burden of additional lies and slanders, Cædda seeks refuge in anonymity and exile as a slave near remote Streneshalh.
His past returns to haunt him when a menacing stranger appears at the Winterfilling Feast, calling upon him to sing.
Eluding his pursuer, he finds refuge in an isolated cow byre. As he contemplates his life story and his immediate situation, he must make a final decision.
Can the Lord’s Poet avoid retribution again, or is it time to rise to the challenge and embrace his destiny?
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