Nanodrawmo the story so far

As ever I'm winging this.

As of this morning I had no plan. Hadn't even decided on a basic plot outline, a genre or a setting. I did want to do something based on Captain Fabulous and Minty, but I haven't quite worked out what the premise is there. I really don't know enough about Warhammer to fit them into that.

I do have another character I like though - Plucky reporter Penny Pitman.

That still leaves me lacking a plot, Fortunately I'm making things easier on myself than in the past. Ace Reporters make their own plot.

Doodles so far involve seeing a car chase. And a car crash. Presumably this leads to some sort of McGuffin. And I have no idea what. This does rather depend on the era I'm going for. I quite like the idea of 1920's Dieselpunk. Okay - technically 1920's is slightly pre-Diesel. Mainly I quite like the idea of tying in an Electronic Babbage Engine and some mad scientists.

If I went for the 1930's I could throw in Nazis, which is always a good source for baddies. And 1940's has wartime stuff, and the 1950's has a cold war backdrop.

I just like the 1920's idea! I'm sure the McGuffin could be some sort of difference engine programme, but what? A virus seems too obvious. A cryptosystem might work. What I really need though is a conspiracy. This thing goes all the way to the top!

I think I need to spend some time with some sticky notes.