Eight notebooks about a fantasy world
Years
ago, I don't know how long, I wanted to write a fantasy novel. I was playing a
lot of DnD at the
time so it made sense. Here's the thing, I don't write stories that well. I
have friends who are storytellers and I appreciate that skill but I have a hard
time. On the other hand I can create deep worlds. Making people do stuff in
those worlds, not so much.
For
years I have been keeping notes and thus far I have amassed eight notebooks
filled with their culture and different magical regions. The plot that started
this world is no long my favorite because it's too grand. I don't want a story
about the war-princess and the enigmatic traveler and how they save her kingdom.
What I want to write is a story about the people who live in these kingdoms.
Rather than having magical powers themselves they scrape by by being humans in
a world of war-princesses and mysterious travelers. This isn't going to be a
parody, but rather a character driven story about people who live in a
fantastical world. Spoiler, these characters aren't going to become the next
queens and lords. They aren't going to save the land from an evil tyrant and be
rewarded with a mountain of gold. They aren't going to uncover an ancient
artifact that makes them as strong as a dragon. These characters are going to
act like regular people.
I've
already got the setting and now it's time to try applying the same vigor used
on the macro level to the personal level.
Enough
background.
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An
effort to write again was started for two purposes. The first purpose was to
have a project which can be done anywhere with minimal equipment. The second purpose
is to continue writing so the skill does not deteriorate.
The
plot has not been decided and the goal is to write characters cohesive enough
that a logical and probably plot becomes apparent. The first character was
started using a generic character sheet generated years ago. The character
sheet has sixty three fields which are meant to act as a catalyst for delving
into a deep history of the character.
Three pages of light character
notes
To
do:
- Write history for Macinosha
- Write two other characters
- Outline plot
- Write
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