Would anyone be interested in sharing a synopsis of their story? I'm not talking about those multiple-page, honed and polished masterpieces that some folks write to sell their novels, I just mean a paragraph on what you think your novel is about, and where it's going. Or might be going. Because at this point, some stories could go anywhere. But I thought it would be fun to share some info on our stories--perhaps genre, general concept. Whatever.
My novel, which (if anyone is looking at my word count just now) has not officially started, does have some vague direction. I am going to write a series of vignettes about women who are connected to each other through a silver necklace bearing a pendant of a shoe. As each woman travels (physically or emotionally) through a key journey for themselves and finds what it is that they need (not necessarily what they are looking for), they pass the shoe on to someone else. I'm thinking of 4-5 stories, each running about 20k words. This is the first contemporary, realistic long fiction I've ever attempted (yes, I'm a fantasy buff), so it should be interesting. Anyone else?
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Nov 6, 2007 - 11 58
Mine is a little hard to describe...especially since I'm not entirely certain where it is going. But that is half the adventure, right?
Anyways, the basic gist is that the Greek Gods weren't actually immortal, divine beings. In reality, they were simply people with extra abilities. These abilities were passed on to their children. The names became titles given to each person with the same power, which is why it seemed that they were immortal. I am writing about a modern-day Zeus. I'm having fun writing it, even if I'm not sure of what the eventual conflict will really be. ><
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Nov 6, 2007 - 13 51
I. Khanani, yours sounds great. I really like interconnected stories like that and I always have some vague idea that I'll do something along those lines one day. Joan Silber's Ring of Heaven was wonderful.
Anyhow, I can't offer any synopsis just now. I feel like it will stop me cold in my tracks. After a long, long period of being blocked, I'm superstitious and anxious!
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Nov 6, 2007 - 18 18
Both ideas sound quite interesting so far. I'm afraid mine isn't that intriguing.
I'm writing a high fantasy novel about a boy, aged about fourteen, who dreams of becoming a sailor on one of the royal navy's skyships (essentially, regular-looking sailing vessels with a little secret inside that makes them capable of flight). When his hopes are dashed, he's about to resign himself to a life of work in his hometown on a farm... until he chases a boy stealing food from his family's barn and gets shanghai'd by sky pirates. Adventures ensue.
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Nov 6, 2007 - 22 00
I'll add mine here because it might help me think out my plot a little:
Four friends (actually two couples) head out to the wilderness of Idaho for their Senior trip. At the same time, one of the guy's little brothers is headed to the same area with his boy scout troop. This kid dreams of being a wizard, but not a Harry Potter type wizard, a Gandalf type wizard. An older man has come into the wilderness also, seeking to get away from the dull life he's had after his wife passed away and his sons had families of their own. All six end up lost in the wilderness and then they end up finding each other. And it's then that their quest really begins, to find a secret that for years has lain hidden in the deep wilderness of Idaho.
Basically, I'm trying to take the fantasy quest novel and bring it forward to modern times. I don't have it all quite worked out yet, but I'm feeling good about it so far.
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Nov 8, 2007 - 15 29
I think they all sound interesting, frankly. >< Don't sell yourself short by badmouthing it beforehand.
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Nov 9, 2007 - 10 15
Hi ChibiJaime,
Yours sounds like great fun! Like another post-er said, don't sell yourself short. I'm sure you're having fun with it, and that means your readers will too. Is your MC a pig farmer by any chance? (Somehow, I've always liked that idea--probably a carryover from my childhood Lloyd Alexander days.) Certainly, dealing with pigs, one might draw some humorous lessons on society as well. Would love to hear more - perhaps I'll see you at one of the write-ins.
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Nov 9, 2007 - 10 17
Thanks! I'm afraid it sounds a lot greater than it seems to be going...I've hit major writers' block. At this point, I think I might just switch over to another story idea and see if i can make headway there. 1500 words in and dead-ended is not a good place to be this late in the game! We'll see what transpires in the next day or two...I hope your novel is coming along great and you've gotten past your own hurdles.