Jon McBaker

This is a short story I wrote in my first year and semester of University a year ago. My tutor at the time did not like science-fiction and fantasy, so we were told not to write any...which is a problem for those who specialise in writing that kind of fiction. Resultantly, I had to write a more dramatic/down-to-earth story, which I don't normally write, so I went with a kind of thriller. Because I had to go with a word count between 1800-2050 words, this may feel rushed to some of you, as it kind of does with me. The plot concerns a young Hungarian woman who is the latest generation of a line of cat burglars who all went under the name Cat Taljov. Having spent years training with her mother on how to be the fifth Cat Taljov, she must now prove her worth.

Chapter Three of 'Fledgling Wings', which is much longer than its predecessors. On its Word Document it covers about seven pages, and I think it helps exemplify the problems with the story - rushed in action, character thoughts + decisions and plot, with no sense of taking things slow half the time. Everything you see is as I left it upon completion.