I know we still have a bit to go before NaNo starts up, but I'm already beginning to plan out my story ideas. So far, I have two:
A Speculative Fiction taking place in a world that mirrors ours, but the landforms, nations, and people are far different. Monarchies and Republics are seen as the most "successful" governments around, and the tech can be seen as around the 1940's -- 1950's sort of timeframe, though Aircraft Carriers, rockets, and Assault Rifles (STG 44 was an Assault Rifle that the Germans had.) haven't come around yet because of the lack of need.
In their year 1968, they discover a very cold continent, on which an old Empire resides, by the next year that old Empire has used captured documents from the exploring ships and sent an invasion fleet in a holy crusade.
The entire story will center around the invasion and eventual fall of the 'Old World'. The characters will mostly be on the side of the Old World, however.
The other idea I have is Science Fiction story. It's about the year 2076, and the World has seemingly united (Though politics and little 'Corporate Wars' occur quite often) so it can progress into the Stars. Mars has a fully functioning system of colonies (with a whole host of problems) and a Moon Base that spans quite a bit of the surface.
Within this world, I can do two or three things --
1.) My original idea was an experiment gone wrong, they give the Main Character immensely powerful mental abilities, giving him something like Telekinesis (I call it 'Force') but instead of manipulating objects, he's manipulating nearly tangible things. He can lift objects, send them flying, cut through the air (when nothing is there) fire things that nobody can see, and with the power be able to have a force of a little under a ton. His limit however, is 100 Yards. Past that point, nothing his power does can do anything (unless of course he flung an object) to anybody.
He'll escape and be on the run, fighting pursuit and trying to assimilate himself into a society he never knew existed.
2.) The second idea that occurred to me was a sort of horror thing. On Mars, they excavate the tail-end of a ship that must have crash landed before Man was even born, and so they send an investigation team in. As they go along, they'll start losing members of the team (about 20-25 strong at the start) until finally they try to make a break for it to get out, and in their panic become lost.
3.) A just sort of social thing with the son of a Corporate Higher-Up going to an 'Academy' isolated from the rest of the world. He might have a romance, he might get caught up in a competition there (called "War"), or he might try to escape or any number of things.
So, if anyone else trusts people enough to post their ideas as well...?
And which do you guys think I should really plan for?
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Oct 10, 2009 - 09 27
they all sound like fantastic exciting reads. October is the month for outlining and note making and it looks like you're right on track. I like to do my novels in a sort of anthology format. That is allowed according to the official rules. You can read my synopsis on my profile. I'm normally a blank pager but I found in recent years that the best way to reach 50k is to outline.
----------2005 "Cost of Living" - WON
2006 "Pandora: After the Box" - failed
2007 "Monkey Ex Machina" - failed miserably
2008 "Ships and Ports" - WINNER HOORAH!
2009 "Where Thunder Comes From" - WINNAH WINNAH WINNAH
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Oct 13, 2009 - 12 50
Wow, both of your ideas sound great! I am toying with two ideas this year but both are in the Sci-Fi/Fantasy genre. One is based on a dream I had about a year ago, I've never been able to get it out of my head so why not write it down properly? It's something of a supernatural story, about a girl who has visions of the future. Sometimes it's big things, sometimes it's seemingly insignificant things about people she doesn't know. She tracks down the people in her visions to warn them when something bad may happen to them but she does it very grudgingly. The visions mean something and she knows she has to help people with them but she's not very happy about it. Kind of a John Constantine 'Fine I'll save the damn world if you'll shut the hell up' attitude.
The second idea is about a school for people with special abilities. College for future superheroes in a world that worships them like celebrities. I read a lot of comics/graphic novels so that provides me with lots of inspiration for that story.
My main thing this year is trying out a different strategy. Normally I focus on the story, try to control every last detail and, quite frankly, I fail miserably every year haha. This time I'm focusing more on character development and just seeing where they take me. Maybe I won't get owned quite so bad this year haha!
----------Nothing is really work unless you would rather be doing something else.
~ James M. Barrie