Gustav Temple
Gustav Temple has been editor of The Chap, a British men's style magazine, for 20 years. This career has allowed him to develop strong writing and editing skills within journalism, while he has also been busy writing fiction in his spare time. As well as Hotel Quarantine, his submission to The Page Turner Awards, he has written a collection of short stories and a second novel.
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Comments
A great opening...we're…
A great opening...we're hooked immediately and allied to a most unlikely hero!
Excellent!
This is so fun and exciting so far! Can't wait to read more.
A great opening. Would love…
A great opening. Would love to read more.
Good start
I liked this and if it had been submitted to me, would happily read the rest. I like the quarantine aspect as a scenario and very interested in what happens next.
An immediately recognizable…
An immediately recognizable scenario, given recent history. Look forward to seeing where it goes from here.
A fascinating scenario
This is a comment from a publisher judge who asked us to post this comment:
A fascinating scenario and an unlikely hero make for an excellent combination. Fantastic that the situation is (unfortunately) recognizable, but quickly it becomes apparent that there is a greater problem and mystery afoot. Where have the hotel staff gone? What will become of the quarantined occupants? Clear, compelling questions for the reader right off the bat. We’d love to read more.