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November In Manchester
James and Persephone are just two small souls in a big Northern city. A chance meeting will bring them together and over four weeks in November, they will begin a whirlwind romance in the capital of the North and together with six other characters will share their lives with the city throughout November.
Persephone's life is remarkably similar to the one she enjoyed four years ago while studying at Manchester University. She views her undergraduate days as some of best ones in her life and sees little reason why she should change that, regardless of the fact she has not been in possession of a valid student I.D card since 2005. While her degree certificate slowly gathers dust under a pile of unpaid utility bills, Persephone lives each day like it is the start of a new semester. Persephone is portrayed by TinCan's own Jayne Robinson.
James is a man of routine. Between 9am and 5pm, his routine is work; filling meaningless numbers and figures into an Excel spreadsheet. Between 5:30pm and 11pm, his routine takes him to the train station; filling alcoholic drinks into his stomach until it is time to stumble home. During the weekend, James cleans his flat. James wasn't always like this. He once had a partner, a smile and a life. Now, three years after Samantha's death, all he has is an existence.
The next four weeks will take our heroes to places and locations right across Manchester. They will share news and photographs on Twitter. They will blog about revelations and rendezvous. They will tweet their wanderings and wonderings.
You can follow the story as it happens in real time, but you can also get involved and shape the lives of the characters who all need a back-story and a personality. They need to do and see things.
Here's how you can be part of what is already shaping up to be a really exciting project...
Take Photographs
Whenever you see something interesting in Manchester, snap a photo on your mobile and email it over to the NIM team. As long as it isn't vulgar or illegal, it will be used in the unfolding story. The characters will tweet and blog about your pictures and these locations will play a part in the story.
Video
If you're a budding film maker, the team would love to see your clips. They're looking for short 1-2 minute phone videos we can upload to YouTube to use in the character's blogs.
Simply email them over with a brief explanation and they'll find a place for them in the story. Sadly, they can't use anything with direct conversation in, so resist the urge to put in a David Attenborough style voice over.
Getting in touch
November in Manchester Website
ilove@novemberinmanchester.com
November In Manchester is the work of Tom Mason. Tom graduated from Manchester University in 2003 and has since worked in print and in radio broadcasting. He usually spends his spare time writing fiction in leafy Didsbury.
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