Are you writing a novel? Can you talk about it?
>what genre
>plot
>how many words written so far
>are you satisfied with it
>name of your main protagonist
>etc...
>
>>7589001
>what genre
Not applicable.
>plot
Not applicable.
>how many words written so far
50,000
>are you satisfied with it
No
>name of your main protagonist
Not applicable.
>>7589001
>short stories collection plus a side collection of flash fiction
>usually whatever weird ideas i have cobbled together from things i see or hear - no youre not having them
>3 short stories that equate to about 50 odd pages, though non will make my final collection and about a dozen flash fiction pieces that are each only a paragraph or two long
>my flash fiction that I'll put online is coming on swimmingly but theres little effort to them when the plot equates to a paragraph. Two genuine ideas for my shorts collection have reduced me to writers block; i know where they are going its the path thats a little muddy
>it changes
>>7589001
>my diary desu
>>7589096
Wew lad...
>>7589001
>genre
I guess neo-noir/vaporwave if I had to put a point on it
>plot
Standard hardboiled stuff. Really just about how we perceive consumer capitalism and how its degenerating our lives mentally and spiritually.
>satisfied
Hard to say as I've only just started. I'm maybe 1000 words in but I might use the exact same section for both the beginning and end because it works both ways so possibly I could say 2000.
>prots name
Not sure yet
>>7589001
fiction
slaves fighting for the freedom of their world
10k
hell no
Don't know, just using placeholder names until I can JRR tolken the shit out of them
Postmodern
Man who may or may not be crazy develops a conspiracy theory
Probably about 1000
Not yet
Felix
Et cetera
>>7589001
>fantasy
>apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic epic
>5,000 barely
>I'd say it's slightly above average. It's good for my first work.
>placeholder name until I find a better one
>>7589001
>Genre
Historical Fiction
>Plot
Based around the evacuation of the Island of St Kilda in Scotland, a young man can't adjust to life on the mainland and tries to return to the island.
>Words
28k
>Satisfied?
So far, inasmuch as it's my first book and I enjoy re-read of what I've written
>Main protagonist
Finlay (Finn)
Postmodern
It's about a clumsy politician who not a lot of people are fond of (in congress) and just his misadventures really, like being stuck in the bathroom while one of his colleagues is having gay sex in the next stall, etc. Think of like a Rand Paul/Dan Quayle
Not enough
Ehh idk
>repeating day in the real world, so fantasy
>Two young men inherit a curse from their dying father. They relive the last 24 hours in his body up until his death, then wake up 24 hours before he is fated to die; all this goes in a loop that can be broken in a way only the father known. Each considers the nature of death, and arrive at opposite answers: should it be averted, or accepted?
>Main scenes have been finalized, so I'm currently writing the story proper.
>It's a story that can touch on any other possible theme, so I'm satisfied with its immunity to writer's block.
>Josse and Zivilyn Passant (both share equal billing as protagonists of the first volume; later volumes let them sink nicely into supporting or antagonist roles so that a completely new character can be the protagonist instead)
Since death is one of the premise's main themes, it's convenient for all kinds of side stories.
Below is a dialogue from the father to Josse and Zivilyn:
Humanity was once united in nomadry, led by someone whose wisdom knew no bounds.
The Leader knew the clean water, the safe food, the coming weather, the terrain ahead, predators' approaches, and criminals' motives. Only the passage of time brought death: not an animal, not an accident, and definitely not an assailant.
On their deathbed, the Leader secretly called for the very first person they saved, and spoke these words:
[None shall die alone or unknown. This is a divine oath that blesses a new person when its speaker can avoid death no longer.]
The Leader revealed everything to that person: how others would have died from the dirty water, the unsafe food, the sudden weather, the perilous terrain, the predators' ambushes, and the criminals' deceit. How animals, accidents, and assailants tried to bring death. How the Leader committed all those initial misfortunes to memory so that he could avert as many of them as possible.
The Leader used the repeating days to blaze a path only he could make, one that saved humanity time and time again. It may have been the result of countless failures, but while the Leader alone can bear the weight, he would make sure everything would be fine. Having said their piece, the Leader died with a beaming smile.
That very oath is now known as the Confidant's Creed, and I spoke it to the both of you for a reason: my time is up, and yours are starting. Coincidence no longer exists for people like us.
My main inspirations:
-the film Groundhog Day
-the game Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem
-the manga Land of the Blindfolded
>>7589001
>what genre
Historical fiction
>plot
Japanese soldier in the raping of Nanking, generally struggling with his nationalism in the face of all that slaughter and his own morality as people he knows and respects rape and murder civilians.
>how many words written so far
A few thousand
>are you satisfied with it
Ehh, it definitely needs work. I'm trying to mix up literary styles, so it's quite positive and light early on, and then very Kafkaesque as he deals with the absurdity of the scenario and tries to detach himself from it, and then towards the end I am going to go for something much more brutal and minimalist, to reflect his grim acceptance, or apathy rather. Though, I think this could turn out a bit messy and I might go for something simple yet aesthetic, like the great gatsby but worse.
>name of your main protagonist
I don't know yet
>>7589001
>genre
>plot
>satisfaction
it's like you're trying to be a pleb
>>7590676
>Kafkaesque
>>7590684
Pardon the memes, couldn't think of a better word off the top of my head.
>YA fantasy with Norse mythology
>quest
>25k
>It's decent so far but I need to add more tension, and expand a character by giving her the opening chapter. I have the plot but need to figure out to how do some of the reveals
>what genre
Sci Fi
>plot
Oliver Spears used to be a scientist, but he’s now guilty by association in connection with a cult of post-humans, who refer to themselves as “Seraphs.” The group is led by his former partner, who slaughtered an entire research base to maintain the groups anonymity. He finds himself in an immovable situation; He’s now a post-human, like the others, but wasn’t involved in the massacre. He is forced to either stay with his kind as a galactic criminal, or surrender himself to the authorities. Meanwhile, the hunt for the Seraphs is led by the charismatic and charming Farris Rogers, a mercenary hired by the Galactic Space Agency to use his vast resources to capture and eliminate the Seraphs. Through propoganda and action, he compells millions to falling in love with him as a leader. However, this causes civilian discontent towards the GSA, and a political conflict arises between the two forces who are supposed to be working together to destroy a common threat. The GSA and Rogers soon become enemies, with the people backing their idol. However, once the camera’s and the eyes are off of him, Rogers will have to decide for himself where his true loyalties lie as well; with the people who love him, or his lust for power.
>how many words written so far
162,000 in under a year
>are you satisfied with it
I would say 90% satisfied.
>name of your main protagonist
Oliver Spears/ Farris Rogers
>>7589001
How many of you are writing a practice novel or will you try to get it published or self published?
>Genre
Sci-fi. Medium, in between sift and hard. Frame narrative
>Plot
Short stories taking place on this main, large airport/weigh station/rest stop in my novel's method of space travel. Emphasis on "humanity" not restricted to species.
>How many words
Actual prose, somewhere around 30,000. Details and ideas included (been mulling this over for years on and off, but never actually writing), countless.
>Are you satisfied?
Trick question? Who is?
>Name of main protagonist
Hal.
>>7590908
Writing a "practice novel" will set you up to fail. It implies that attitude of "if it goes wrong, no problem", which will make you lazy and a worse writer. You need to approach every novel like it's going to win the next Nobel Prize, or sell a million copies in the opening weekend, or whatever aspirations you may have. Just like everything in life.
>>7590958
Why can't you write just to write?
Practice makes perfect. If you only plan to do Pulitizer material, you'll never write anything. Most writers have 10x of unpublished material vs published. Those unpublished materials helped perfect the material that wins the publication or prize.
>>7590973
The difference is they wrote that unpublished material to be published, but it wasn't good enough for them, rather than just writing it as a hobby. Always aim to be the best, regardless of if you make it or not.
>Genre
Not sure really, elements of science-fiction and psychological thriller maybe, but mostly it's just a plain old fiction.
>Plot
A man gets cucked by his wife, and when he confronts her she pushes for divorce and custody of their daughter. He grows increasingly depressed and desperate, and is considering ending it all when a mysterious figure offers him the chance to try out some new technology. When he uses this technology, he is able to create any virtual reality he wants. It's like lucid dreaming, only he remains fully conscious. At first he uses the virtual reality for fairly ordinary pleasures, but as time progresses his acts become more and more depraved and he begins to lose touch of what is real and his whole concept of reality and existence becomes increasingly distorted.
>How many words written so far
About 1000, but scattered about in various disjointed passages.
>are you satisfied with it
No, I think my plot is potentially brilliant, but I'm still struggling to work out some of the finer details, and quite a lot of the time my writing simply isn't good enough. I've been sitting on this idea for about 5 years, and all I have to show for it is a few pages that I'm actually happy with.
>name of your main protagonist
Robert Jensen
>what genre
Historical fiction, if that's a thing.
>plot
Loosely based on Seven Samurai, with the samurai representing both the "Seven Deadly Sins" and "Seven Virtues".
>how many words written so far
25,000, almost finished it.
>are you satisfied with it
I guess, I've never written this much of something that isn't complete shit before.
>name of your main protagonist
It follows two different people, names aren't set in stone yet.
>>7589001
romance/memoir
polo team tour pakistan, murica and argentina protags old friend goes missing in argentina
~ 230 pages (1st draft)
Tom Standing
dad wrote 1st draft. i wrote a detailed treatment, talked to editor and have just started on the 2nd draft, plan to finish by march & publish before september
sample of 2nd draft
http://pastebin.com/cF1W7wZE
>>7589001
> what are you writing?
> doesn't contribute
OP is a faggot
>what genre
contemporary fiction
>plot
Two brothers from a small mill town go to war in Iraq - one as a 19 yo jarhead in 1991 and the other as a USMC Major in 2007. Their stories overlap with adjusting to life back in the states and the PTSD episodes, as well as a father dying from Agent Orange exposure and the fact that the mills have all closed at their town adn their attempts to make meaning of it all and revive their home.
>how many words written so far
27,000, but I will probably cull about 10,000 of those as I add more..I am only about 1/4 though the story, so I have some heavy editing to do later.
>are you satisfied with it
Mostly - I have some sections that I really believe are god-tier, but most is simply passable and needs work. some parts, those that deal with intimacy and struggles therewith are honest and frank, but I worry they also sound too much like they were lifted from a romance novel
>name of your main protagonist
there are two, Thomas and Poke
>etc...
I may save part of the story for a follow up. I feel like the story is too much.
>>7591020
Lol, just write that story without all the cucking and depression. sounds like /r9k/ the novel before being a pkd story.
ITT: postrmodernism is a genre is its own right
>>7590307
sounds interesting. sample please?
>>7590630
wordcount faggot?
>>7590757
sounds YA buts thats fine
sample??
>>7590958
this is what drafts are for. write a big load of shit then refine it.
>>7591450
>god tier
POST IT FAGGOT.
FUCKING DO IT.
>Techno-Thriller/ Action, could switch to either drama or comedy/satire depending on influences
>The internal thoughts and feelings, the struggle, of one pilot and his wingmen as they defend their homeland from enemies, becoming the mascots of the resistance and of patriotism. Only for the MC to discover that he's become truly insane, as it's covered up to the public, and he battles his own insanity within himself while giving into it... while his friends and family can only watch.
>300,000 or more.
>Fuck no. It's dischordant as shit. I started the damn thing 3 or 3 1/2 years ago, before I actually knew how to word things, and my style has shifted gradually throughout the title. Just needs polishing and/or beta reading, I guess.
> First Lt. Henry D. Anderson, 226th FS
Science and math with sci-fi elements are the driving thing. And what starts off as a satire of Jingoism and 'patriot's' thoughts turns into a dark and depressing Yandere story of possession and lust.
Yes it sounds like it's all over the goddamn place. That's because it kinda is.
The second book, though, is 95% done... it's the best in my opinion. The main struggle is to get Part 1 polished enough to be it's intro, to actually have people make it through and want more.
Sorry for wall of text. 300,000 words and going... haha...
YA action sci fi
std lets women become pregnant at will without men - one girl has it, shes on the run. basically Y: the last man meats Children of Men
concept exists only as research/notes i wrote years ago
i like the concept but not sure where to go with it/who to market it to
Aphid
>>7591406
>25000 words
>Novel
Ok then. Novels start around 80,000 at the lower end (for shit like romance), and go to at least 120,000.
This would be more of a novella.
Not to be a definitions fag, but...
It sounds interesting regardless.
>>7591020
>If /r9k/ had $3000 for a Oculus headset and rig to run it on, the book
Nah but really, sounds intriguing. The hardest part of anything is always the execution and follow-through.
Alternate history and romance. Two girls in early 2000s communist Japan have a brief and tragic affair. My protagonist's name is Chie. It's a sequel to a novel I wrote about an alternate fascist Japan with the same characters in different situations. So far I haven't written any of it, but I'm going to start tonight.
>>7591536
Oh yeah, I should have mentioned. It's a novella, there's no way I could write a novel.
>>7591526
What the hell did I just read?
>>7591524
sounds like enders game
finish it anon.
I believe in you.
>>7591543
just found the notes, about 10,000 words
title: Aphid
protag: Eve
plot: man-made disease thing originally to help replenish ocean with fish, mutates into human std, literal feminazis infect UN food aid with it, shit escalates to global war between men and women
it's as fucked as it sounds. dunno what i was smoking in college
Writing first short story and holy shit I'm a bad writer
>>7591677
aren't we all, anon
>>7591607
anti-feminazi propaganda? I like that
> Psychological suspense I guess. More of a character study of myself.
> A man is tormented by his inner demons that he projects to be real. He protects himself through manipulation and two face personalities that borders on sociopathy.
I'm almost done with with the outline, idk if I should go through with it.
> Most likely my own, or something more subtle and symbolic.
> I feel if I can write about my experience of living as a human and the abuse I've gone through I can have some closure. But I don't want it to be a biography. I want to make an engaging read. Nervous how it will turn out.
>>7591702
Perhaps a field trip into my subconscious if you will.
>>7591702
write a straight up bio/memoir draft, edit it afterwards into something entertaining/marketable
>>7591713
Thank you, I'll consider that possibility. Maybe I'll get more of a spark in writing exactly what happened instead of trying to build characters around it. Btw, have you seen "Enemy?" It stars Jake Gyllenhaal and it's essential a character study of the director and it inspired me to start jotting some notes down about myself.
>>7591718
> Yes, I enjoy crush porn also.
that's good but u need inspiration from books as well as films to see how psychology works in that medium.
i'll vaguely recommend you:
catcher in the rye
mans search for meaning
solaris
the bell jar
terra amata
the lady in the looking glass
the curious incident of the dog in the nighttime
good luck senpai
>>7589096
Go to bed, Clint.
>>7589134
*tips ushanka*
>>7590757
>Seraphs
Shit name desu. Come up with something else and you'll be fine.
>>7589001
> Horror/Fantasy
> A young man has to battle the evils of fast food
> 40,000+
>Yes
>Big Boogle.
>>7589001
>Modernist
>There's a lot to it
>~590,000
>Extremely satisfied
>Not really a definitive protagonist
>7591836
>~590,000
Jesus Christ.
>>7591855
It's my whole life. Everything went to shit when I was about 14 and downhill since.
The only constant is my book. It's my child, I really love it a lot. I just have to decide if I want to publish it or kill myself.
Probably the latter
>>7591863
Shit man, is it finished? If you've got this much work put into it and it has sentimental value to you, then you should definitely get it published.
>>7591871
It's basically finished by now, still rewriting bits and pieces but it's pretty much what I want it to be.
I don't feel any urge to publish it, it's mine and I like it that way. I've been alone in the world essentially my whole life, if no one has ever cared for me I don't care if the world gets to read me
>>7590719
>plot
You're ruined already.
>YA
oh wait...
>>7591887
Pretty fedora sentiment desu.
>>7591433
>adverbs: the passage
>>7590676
Yeah, it's been done in so many books already though. Last one I read on that theme was Beside A Burning Sea, and before that a few actual Japanese novels.
>>7591524
I'd read it.
>>7591536
A novella is less than 50K words, faggot. 120K words is a longer than normal novel. If you want to act like a pretentious cunt about definitions get yours right first.
>>7591768
I don't know what that means, sorry.
>>7591887
Well, just kill yourself. Not like you'd be missed or anything. The world would probably be better off without you and /lit/ and 4chan in general definitely would. So I say, do it. Just end it all, now. Immediately.
>>7589001
>genre
No.
>Plot
Not really. But it's a science novel dealing with fractals and quantum physics.
>Words
0
>Satisfied
Nah.
>Protagonist name
I don't know.
>>7591933
You're a disgusting commie, and I'd like to drop 50tonnes of freedom on your ass.
>>7591942
What makes you think that?
>>7589001
>what genre
fantasy, parable
>plot
At the summons of his father, a former soldier / deserter is heading home, expecting to take charge of the family homestead. His native city enforces a ban on interaction with deities, which interact with people and political powers in mundane ways on a daily basis. The soldier's brother informs their father that some time ago, the protagonist had dealings with a minor river goddess who saved his life: he tells the father this, and as a result the protagonist loses his birthright and the homestead goes to the younger brother.
>how many words written so far
Just a few thousand
>are you satisfied with it
I like it but mostly just because I don't write things I don't like reading.
>name of your main protagonist
Didymos, "Diddy." All of the characters have allegorical Greek names, with location names in English.
>>7591836
Is it good?
>>7591947
You're not daft enough to try to separate consumers from capitalism, are you?
>>7591940
keep it up...
>>7591971
I don't think you know the full meaning of the singular phrase that is "consumer capitalism."
>>7591887
If you don't plan on publishing it, would you mind sharing an except with us?
>>7591976
You're correct, I didn't.
Now I do, carry on.
>>7591967
Ehh, I like to think so at this point but I have issues with it for sure. If I published it as is I know people would buy it just to read the new tour de force but I'm not sure I succeed as I would like to with some aspects descriptive imagery
I've given a few hundred pages to a critic I know and he said the prose construction was legendary and the story was the best he had ever read.
"a more comfortable atmosphere and life changing story than I'd ever read. You've got literary elements of genius in this" is something from his email he sent back. idk if its actually any good
>>7591977
No, you literally just told me to kill myself
>>7591988
>No, you literally just told me to kill myself
That wasn't me man. I was the guy that was amazed at the amount of words and asked you if it was finished.
>>7591988
I have to bet that it's shit.
>>7592000
Don't listen to those guys, they're just trying to bring you down because they can't write for shit.
>>7592002
Don't pander to this childlike emotional fuck with delusions of grandeur. It's annoying.
>>7592035
Seriously, what a retard fucking cunt.
Anyone who writes that much is retarded anyways
>>7589001
>Are you writing a novel?
In a future tense yes. Though I am young. So I figure I'll make a life for myself worth recording first, then hope that someday others will want to read my story long after and find some inspiration in what I have to say. I find it comforting to have something to relate to.
Fair answer?
>>7592057
>>>/reddit/
>>7591766
10/10 post.
>>7590586
Write this I want to read it
why is there so many 1000 words response ? Did you all start yesterday ?
>what genre
Semiautobiographical realistic fiction.
>plot
Very complicated, far too much so for me to explain it here.
>how many words written so far
Around 8500, barely gotten started really
>name of your main protagonist
Deliberately unnamed
>>7592258
>Deliberately unnamed
hello reddit!
>>7592269
It's pretentious as shit, I know, but I wasn't really planning on getting it published or anything so I don't really care.
>>7592272
alright man, good luck to you. sorry for being an ass
>>7591914
I lived in China for many years, and I am also doing research into certain japanese customs and traditions. By kafkaesque and absurd, I do mean that sort of lucid and dreamlike sort of writing, where nothing seems to make sense-because it doesn't, he can't consolidate his understanding of the world and what's happening.
>>7591487
>wordcount faggot?
If I collected all the scattered notes, it would total 5k. The goal is around 17k (to enter in a contest).
I'm open to collaboration for later volumes; search "cold bricks glow" on wordpress.
>>7591487
Here you go mate, it's the prologue so there's no examples of my fictional writing. I can post my first chapter as well if you're interested.
>http://pastebin.com/FDuKCEgi
The title of the book is "Before the Infinite" - and no, it's not got anything to do with DFW, it's taken from a quote about the people of St Kilda:
>“St Kilda presented man with almost insurmountable odds. Under such conditions of geography and climate Man became infinitesimal before the Infinite”
- Tom Steel, “The Life and Death of St Kilda”
>>7589001
I am writing a novel and I'm almost done.
I really like it but it will never be published because it's literally illegal.
Thinking of translating it in english (I'm italian) and then giving it to /lit/ for free. At least someone will read it.
>>7591536
Novels start at 50k words, faget.
Average is about 95k words.
For fantasy novels, 110k.
>Genre
Fiction
>Plot
It's about a Hindu family who live in poverty and ignorance in Rural burma.
Word count
8k ish
>Satisfied?
Not sure. I know that I have something to say, and I know how the story should go, but I'll still have to edit heavily.
>name of protagonist
Thuka Thit, it's the burmanized pronunciation of Socrates.
>name of book
Haven't decided.
>genre: fiction/postmodern/etc
Jesus, you guys are all so fucking retarded.
>>7592598
Hmm. Thanks for your input
>>7592602
You're welcome.
>>7592183
If anyone on this board is like me, they get an idea for a novel, write for one day, then just gradually stop caring about it
>>7592047
It doesn't cost you anything to be nice. Why are you being so terrible, child?
>>7592693
Cause he is not a good writer, he's an emotional little kid with delusions of grandeur
>>7592435
>The goal is around 17k (to enter in a contest).
I misspoke. Depending on how much fun I have with the first volume, I could easily make it 100k+; the contest only wants stories with 17k max, so I could trim that multi-course feast into a simple meal.
>>7589001
>what genre
no idea, sci-fi?
>plot
It started as something very different, but has become more of the wandering immortal badass just passing through life and an interesting universe. As such there are many significant sub stories but not much of a main one. More episodic, which is why it has become so big in my head, as new things just keep getting added.
>how many words written so far
14,100+ in current, and two older scrapped drafts of 8,700+ and 40,900+
>are you satisfied with it
more or less, I got a big detailed outline done and the middle and ending feel great in my head. It is the beginning that just doesn't seem right. Originally it didn't really have a beginning but his origins keep popping up to define his motivation and I didn't want to just tell people he does X without have some reasoning.
>name of your main protagonist
has many names over the centuries, but I plan to keep them all one syllable long to my him distinct from the other characters. Zak is the first one.
>etc...
So I got the main character (enviable new high end hotel manager in low tech civilization) getting married at sea. Got high tech miners from space with lots of big robots. Need him to get into space before planet is destroyed by big bad (which is not covered till later). I figure I would make him emotional troubled so he makes mistakes, but not broken to the point he rushes in like an idiot as he is really smart (arguably a Marty Stu in many ways).
Any advice or suggestions?
>Weird? Magical Fiction I guess
>Guy overdoses on new designer drug and meets characters from The Marriage of Heaven and Hell by William Blake. Writes about his experiences whilst tripping and becomes a successful author. Soon it becomes clear that he brought something back and is moving though the afterlife/bardos towards reincarnation..
>20,000, but I don't like my own style so I'm taking a break to become a better writer.
>See above. Fairly satisfied. I love the idea
>William
>>7589001
>what genre
I don't know
>plot
I have a bunch of unrelated stories going on, I hope to tie them all together in the end.
They kind of focus around how different types of people react to the world I made.
>how many words written so far
very few, but I have note books full of ideas
>are you satisfied with it
no
>name of your main protagonist
How do you guys pick out names for character?
Currently I have been putting [a], [b], etc. in place of names so it will be easy to change later.
I also have a lot of character in the story.
>what genre
Low-fantasy. All races are anthropomorphic animals a la redwall but there's no magic. Aiming for it to be a novel for youths.
>plot
Two best friends get separated after getting caught up in a plot to overthrow a lord. One lands in the midst of a tribe of savage wolves, who take them away and try to teach them to forget their old life among civilization and to embrace the freedom of acting like a wild animal. The other is framed for the overthrow plot and must choose to either prove themself innocent, or to take the blame and instead search for their missing friend.
The one among the wolves, being the much more frail and innocent one of the two, must try to find the courage to withstand the very frank and shocking realities of nature that the Wolves show her. While the other one must eventually resort to the criminal underworld for information on their friend, only giving credence to those that accuse him of being a murderer, thus making his search harder and harder as his bounty climbs and more people go after him.
>how many words written so far
46k spread over three chapters
>are you satisfied with it
I keep going back to rewrite the same three chapters, so I guess not.
>name of your main protagonist
Two potagonists, really. Arc and Patience.
>>7591953
Did he at least get to fuck the river goddess?
>genre
Sci-Fi
>plot
Well, it's not set in stone yet, there's gonna be a space war, mechs, lots of destruction and action. I have the mental and emotional intelligence of a 12 year old, so I'm going full over the top bombastic and hoping someone finds it entertaining. So hyperbolic that it borders on absurd? I haven't written much so this is something I'm still playing with.
I also want to introduce a bit more unexplained. I like that in stories, where things are fairly standard then weird shit starts happening.
Anyway, at the end I'm hoping to have the evil AI take control of an entire planet and turn it into a destructo mech and the protags have to land their mechs on it or inside and do crazy anime shit to blow it up.
I just want to be retarded in front of everyone.
>wordcount
4000
>satisfied
no
>name of protag
Undecided. Captain Undecided of the 108th shitfuckers brigade.
>>7591772
It's another name for Angel. It makes sense in the context of the book, because one of them believes them to be angelic/ideal
>>7593551
I know what it is, but it sounds weeboo regardless. It sounds like something Jim Butcher would write. Just find a more obscure name and it would be much better.
>>7589001
>what genre
Science fiction/high fantasy
>plot
The story revolves around a group of inmates locked in a prison in Switzerland, and is set in a Shadowrun-like environment. Among them there are an idealistic android convinced of plotting a failed revolution, an alcoholic human con artist, a human who killed someone while driving high and an elf ex-physician which clinical essay turned to disaster and left a patient brain-dead.
>how many words written so far
Nothing final has been written, ~250,000 words of draft, ideas and notes
>are you satisfied with it
Kinda
>name of your main protagonist
Octavius
>>7593641
Sounds pretty good actually. Would read.
>>7589001
novella is what i'm shooting for
I guess it's sci-fi? hard to say, I don't think about it so much. alternate world.
A homeless man in a weird desolate beach town/slum decides he wants to have a lineage & becomes involved with several women. A powerful man in the town tries to prevent him fathering anyone because he thinks (maybe rightly) that it will turn into a criminal dynasty. A feud slowly develops.
The powerful man's niece is part of a developing local religion and in a BDSM relationship with a boy who she found in the town. He feels emasculated & runs off to the hobo as a underling gangster before eventually processing that he's not emotionally prepared for making his own decisions, and the girl forces him to come back.
11,751 words
Yeah, i'm satisfied. I don't know if i expect to publish but i'm definitely having fun. It's one of the better things i've written.
>>7593649
Thanks. I keep writing the opening again and again. It's quite difficult to introduce such an environment without looking like an edgy teen.
>>7593619
Hahaahh absolutely, fair enough. I suffer from cryptomnesia when it comes to ideas. A lot are probably from anime.
Fanfiction adventure
A human girl with a demon sword from the current times travels to 15the century Japan where demons are still existent.
Hard to believe, but it is already 100 000 words plus.
It is published on fanfiction, relatively popular.
First chapter is crap. Honestly. I started it for a sole purpose of ameliorating my vocabulary. Now I am quite proud of myself and it brings me a fair dosage of satisfaction.
I deliberately utilise uncommon expressions and practise descriptive writing to enrich my pool of words. I am pleased when one needs to look up a meaning of a word used in my story.
>>what genre
Gay revolutionary war slash fiction
>>plot
A gay man decides to fight in the revolutionary war, and then there's a bunch of ass fucking.
>>how many words written so far
758,000
>>are you satisfied with it
It's my life's work.
>>name of your main protagonist
Honcho Pete
>>7589001
>genre
Horror?
>plot
It's a short story about a plague in Britain in the late 1800's. Told from the "reports" of a British soldier that has returned from the Zululand campaign and is now put on what amounts to guard duty in London.
>words written
About ten.
>satisfied
No.
>name of protagonist
Henry
>>7589001
>Can you talk about it?
NO.
>what genre
I donno, love story? / social-science fiction?
>plot
Anecdotals of a woman's life / a social experiment plot dealing with an age where there are only women. An anti-utopian but certainly not dystopian
>how many words written so far
Not enough certainly.
>are you satisfied with it
Their potential are great, my abilities are what's lacking
>name of your main protagonist
Chelsea "Se'a" Gagatchian / Parvaneh and Mateo.
What I've started with, but mostly as practice for the more ambitious ideas
>>7594120
Butters, I thought you had left. Neat idea, of course it involves a society of women only.
You ever think you were born in the wrong age, like you were supposed to be an Amazon or maybe Sappho herself?
>>7594051
That's actually pretty helpful in making me want to write more of it, so thank you.
>>7594180
Who I was born to was always of more concern to me. Time traveling in history books gives me a great advantage, so I've never seriously wished for such a thing. I just want to live 200+ more years in this age.
>what genre
Fantasy/Magical realism
>plot
The boys are off hunting a local legend named Blockhead. The suburban monster that lives on the edge of every ghost-believers tongues at night.
>how many words written so far
15k
>are you satisfied with it
So far, yes :D It's what I've always wanted to write, what I've always been in love with: Kids who make the world a grander place than it is. A summer of free imagination and wonderment
>name of your main protagonist
Douglas Erickson. Impulsive young kid with the idea that he will one day become as legendary as his older brother.
>etc...
I was just writing and came to a pool scene. Here it is if anyone is interested tbqh
http://pastebin.com/4ggnY7Et
>>7594227
A fair bit of warning, but this is fresh off the copy and I need to seriously fix the shit out of it.
Just thought I'd post a fresh turd aye aye?
Not a novel, but I wrote this short 1k word story.
http://pastebin.com/DHUADAkR
>>7590757
>Galactic Space Agency
please no
this sounds very similar to the multi-protagonist structure of leviathan wakes, could be interesting
>>7592542
>literally illegal
what does this mean? is it extreme hate speech or some shit?
>>7589001
How you uh, how you comin' on that novel you're working on? Huh? Gotta a big, uh, big stack of papers there? Gotta, gotta nice little story you're working on there? Your big novel you've been working on for three years? Huh? Gotta, gotta compelling protagonist? Yeah? Gotta obstacle for him to overcome? Huh? Little story brewing there? Working on, working on that for quite some time? Huh? Yeah, talking about that three years ago. Been working on that the whole time? Nice little narrative? Beginning, middle, and end? Some friends become enemies, some enemies become friends? At the end your main character is richer from the experience? Yeah? Yeah? No, no, you deserve some time off.
>>7594711
>posting Family Guy quotes on /lit/
sheeesh
>Are you writing a novel? Can you talk about it?
Indeed and sure can.
>what genre
I suppose it would fall under science fiction
>plot
It's a long spanning saga amount a group of human experiments and their offspring and how they deal with a tumultuous society that fears them.
It's nearing 10 arcs, several of which have differing protagonists and sociological themes.
>how many words written so far
All I have thus far is a collection for short related works so I don't have a word count.
>are you satisfied with it
Mostly satisfied. Some it is silly (think shonen anime tier) and I'm working on going back and smoothing that out. I also use this fictional universe as a springboard for other ideas that sometimes find their way into my other works
>name of your main protagonist
Zachariah, Arcs 1,2
Luke, Arcs 1-3
Samira, Arcs 3,5-7
Drew, Arc 4,8
There's plenty of other characters that could be considered protagonists, but these above are the most recurring.
The first two both complete their character Arcs in 3 and die off, whereas the other two are recurring characters who become their sorta-successors.
>>7591988
Have your mother publish it after you kill yourself.
>what genre
Teen science fantasy
>plot
Boy from Oklahoma in 22nd century grows up to be a star fighter pilot -into space opera
>how many words written so far
850,000+
>are you satisfied with it
Yes but you can always edit more
>name of your main protagonist
Fen Taylor
>etc...
First book for free in spring of 2016, subsequent new book in the series available every six months for the next 5 years
>>7597185
holy okay
Yeah can someone write my literary masterpiece for me it's about a guy called ardolph truman who's discharged with a crippling wound and can't serve who returns to his wife and develops an intense psychotic obsession with Christianity and then suffers a delusion in which Gabriel says to father the second coming of christ and so then he fucks a 12 year old and keeps her locked up and she's pregnant meanwhile he calls the church the barracks and shit and he confesses to his minister when the child is being born because he panics and the 12 year old dies and he's taken to an insane asylum and he asks for gabriel to visit him but gabriel doesn't because lol you're fucking insane and have to deal with the reality of your actions and his physical wound represents the death of faith and societies to blame and shit thanks
All these people writing short stories, like fuckin' anyone at all want to read em kek
>>7597238
>projecting in public
Romance and loose scifi, I guess.
A young woman who can ASMR people into incapacity finally finds a person who isn't lulled into submissive inertia by her voice. This other person instead has a voice that can drive people to suicide. Together, an epic battle between good and evil ensues, through the prism of the relationship between these two people who happen to visit the same bar.
I'm about five thousand words in, it's going well, if a little slowly.
And her name is Dolores, but she insists people call her anything else.
>>7591978
Glad we got that sorted. Enjoy your day fellow anon.
>>7597185
Godspeed, you magnificent bastard.
>>7597185
You've posted this a few times before, haven't you?
In any case, I can see publishers rejecting it, I can see it becoming forgotten once it's for free online, but I can also see it blow up massively like Martian
>>7597185
I think I may have met you before.
Did you post a picture of one of the characters? It was a girl I'm pretty sure, and it was a desert setting. She had a cape or something.
You said you already had the books written up, but you were re-working on some of the earlier ones if I remember correctly. I remember you saying that you were likely going to go under a pen name when I asked who I should look out for in the bookstore in the future.
>Roll d6 dice
>1-2 YA, 3-4, Fantasy, 5-6 Magic Realism
>Roll again
>Use the number on the die to randomly select books to borrow aspects from
Originality is for the weak.
>what genre
Sci-fi
>plot
Something about drugs in the future giving people abilities and better living through chemistry, but with side effects up the wazoo. I've got a world but not really any characters or plot.
>how many words written so far
0 of the actual story/novel, but I've written little blurbs of ideas and settings and places and potential characters. Stackin' up.
>are you satisfied with it
The ideas satisfy me, my execution so far is lacking. Trying to research and read books that have the sort of prose I like.
>name of your main protagonist
No idea.
>etc...
How to write book, eh?
>>7598149
>Something about drugs in the future giving people abilities and better living through chemistry, but with side effects up the wazoo
>Not taking even more drugs to hide the side effects
Do you even into nootropics?
I'm writing what I guess I'd call a Lyric Epic with no real plot, all hand-written. It's a lengthy recollection and recognition of beauty--especially that of adolescent girls--and is roughly the lifespan of the 'narrator'. It's my first major fiction, too.
>>7598155
Nootropics are pretty awesome. I'm talking, like, super human speed, strength, light telekinesis, human-brain computing ability etc. etc.
>>7598200
So .... it's an aimless, pervy mess?
What structure does it have, if it's an epic with no plot?
>>7597185
I didn't know I could feel envy until I saw that stack of paper. Best of luck finding a publisher, anon!
>>7589001
>what genre?
Neo-noir.
>plot
Pig is a an obese, unhygienic, apathetic man thaat is anither generic, average office worker. During daytime, he is nothing but a random face among the masses, but during nighttime he gives in to his socially unacceptable, twisted desires that he hides on his everyday life.
One day, he receives an e-mail about a guy proposing an idea to him, the concept of filming a snuff film. Naturally, Pig is fascinated by the aforementioned proposal, and excitedly agrees to secretly work on this film under the redudndant pseudonym of "pig", while wearing a rubber mask of the animal itself.
He then meets the cast... And essentially, shit happens.
>words
I honestly don't know; I write everything on a journal.
>are you satisfied with it?
Nope. I think that this would work much better as a film, rather than a book. Mostly because after the introduction the story has an approach in which there really isn't a protagonist. To put it into perspective, I visualize this as an Iñarritu film in which there are multiple protagonists that have separate stories that come together.
I also visualized all the necessary scenes for the production of the snuff film to be filled with music instead of dialogue if this was a movie instead of a book.
>Main protagonist
At the beginning, Pig; however, the story ends up having around three protagonist because the focus of the plot is constantly shifting around them (I know that cohesion might be a problem).
I'm constantly re-writing the story, too. I really only do this for the pleasure that I get from writing it.
>>7591829
This sounds funny and interesting.
>>7589001
>>7589001
>>what genre
poetry
>>plot
I really like her, she fucks like a goddess
>>how many words written so far
8k? Plan on making it like 80 shorter (5-30 lines) poems
>>are you satisfied with it
Yeah, she'll hopefully like it. It's dumb to possibly fuck this up like this but I can't stop myself
>>name of your main protagonist
My name I guess? Or hers, depending on how you look at it
>>7598641
Oh honey...
>>7598652
It worked with my ex.
But yeah: I know.
I really can't stop myself though.
>>7597185
850k words! Whoa, that's a lot. How long are you working on it alraedy?
Do you go straight for self-publishing or looking for agent/publisher first?
>>7599181
After 7 years failure attempting to find a publisher or agent he's self-publishing it on Amazon.
>>7597185
Nice GiTS poster brah
>>7599219
Yeah I like the masamune manga (pre movie) pinup prints. I'm not big on a lot of anime but the guts stuff strikes a cord with me. I've tried watching Inuyasha sober AND fucked up and I can't make heads or tails of it. Bleach give me a headache, and dragonball? Well, the less said about that one the better. I think my favorite piece of japanime is a shoe film called "the running man" from the Neo Tokyo collection.
Fiction
Single father is trying raise his son to be a good Christian while he himself is struggling with his beliefs after learning about a very strange man who lives in their town.
Only 500 or so
No
His name is Edward
>>7589001
I'm planning to write a novel if anything. Have three ways I want to go, but I am unsure which direction to choose. Two are genre (alt history, horror) and the third, well I'm not sure but I know it's not genre.
>>7598221
It's not aimless though, it's pretty much structured like the Tale of Genji, in that it follows a life and world over a period of time.
The Tale of Genji is considered an Epic.
>pervy
How?
>>7589001
>what genre
literary fiction (for lack of a better term so far)
>plot
Exploration of a country going through the last days of a military dictatorship as The General gets ready to step down, told from four different perspectives
>how many words written so far
~1000
>are you satisfied with it
It seems like an interesting concept, and one that I haven't seen done very often. But I'm not entirely sure any publishing house will take it
>name of your main protagonist
The General, since he's really the only character everybody else references. His name is his title because the man no longer matters, just the rank.
>Bog
>isolated village of artists with rich superstitions and a mad idiom , Nora is damned to not have children/marry because her finger is prone to spells triggered by her father's minnow-thieving escapades , restless vain Apogee Hodden rides back in with the bog's only connection to civilization , a doting, concupesient bean-salesman ... Spiritual, humorous, experimental , flowery
>170p handwritten
>tentative yes
>equally Gavrila, Bidget , and Nora Vuck and Apogee Hodden
Nothing besides brainstorming yet, but I want to explore the concept of art as a weapon. The general plot is political intrigue in a city-state run by guildhouses maneuvering for control and the various people who get drawn into the conflict.
>what genre
fantasy because I'm a pleb
>plot
man is released from prison to find the world he knew completely changed
>how many words written so far
around 90000
>are you satisfied with it
no, even editing feels like trying to fix a broken leg with duct tape
>name of your main protagonist
no name
High Fantasy
A world torn apart by race, religion, and politics.
Around 20k
Yes
Would rather not share.
Inspirations derive from European history and current world events, the first Reich, the Elder Scrolls, Jim Henson, /pol/, etc,.
>>7589001
>genre
Western with elements of supernatural horror.
>plot
A demon recruits an unnamed gunslinger to carry out a massacre.
>words written
I only have about ten pages done so far.
>satisfied?
No.
>name of protagonist
Unknown but nicknamed The Drifter.
It's a screenplay, by the way.
>>7589001
>comteporary fiction, autobiographical elements
>about a teenage girl who spends her time dating numerous older men, painting and her search for beauty
> about her inevitable self-destruction
>0 words written so far
>fiction
>a lumberjack in a remote town in New Hampshire is told by everyone that he has a good head. however, the lumberjack does not want to be told he has a good head.
>words
It's a short story, just a 1000 or 2
>protagonist
Adirondack Jeff, the lumberjack
>>7589001
>what genre
Literary fiction, I guess.
>plot
Small friends group disintegrates after a death of a member.
>how many words written so far
87k. Almost done.
>are you satisfied with it
I'm sure I'll dislike the earlier parts of the first draft because I started writing it nearly 3 years ago, but overall I'm very happy with it.
>name of your main protagonist
Simon
>etc...
A professor from my uni has agent friends who are interested in reading it, so I'm really excited to finish it.
>>7602936
Well alright then
a post-modern look at the routine of a lonely teenager who gets entrenched in buddhist text, but ultimately does nothing with it and continues to live the same empty hollow life
5000 something words in
>>7598346
>that plot
Sounds cool. Kinda fedoracore, or sort of like something by Chuck Palaniuk, but I'm intrigued nonetheless.
I want to write something post-apocalyptic but i'm afraid there's too many people doing the same thing.
>>7597185
What the fuck is that?
- It's complicated because it's very baroque, but I suppose science-fiction or science-fantasy would be the best approximation.
- Aiming to escape his responsibilities, the prince of a colonial empire joins an expedition to ancient ruins; what they end up discovering is a giant robot, the last remnant of a super-civilization which once covered the Earth and beyond. This reignites a war with an alien species of microfungi which aim to destroy consciousness through the universe, and were the demise of the aforementioned super-civ, making the prince responsible for something much worse than what he wanted to escape, changing the whole world.
- Around 7000 in the computer, a bit more on paper. I know. I'm trying to write every day nowadays.
- No, and I don't wanna be.
- Âlwan Cwilem Honartâ
- Coming up with only snipets of language that are convincing and unique is hard as balls; don't do conlanging kids.
- The simple plot resume doesn't do it justice I feel. Nationalism, Darwinism, order in the universe, perception, idolization, anti-natalism, technological advancement, existential horror, dialectic history, civilization, religion, societal norms, and a big etc.
>>7604344
>gets entrenched in buddhist text
>ultimately does nothing
>continues to live the same empty hollow life
Heheh.
>>7600301
>I've tried watching Inuyasha sober AND fucked up and I can't make heads or tails of it. Bleach give me a headache, and dragonball? Well, the less said about that one the better.
Have you ever tried not watching shitty shounen animu? Try watching Legend of the Galatic Heroes since it's space opera and long as fuck, or also Serial Experiments Lain since you like GiTS.
>>7589001
>what genre
Heck if I know. It's definitely got more of a literary bent than most genre books, but I supposed it's technically 'Adventure', if I were to call it something.
>plot
Too long to even think about explaining. Boils down to: "Goofball takes over the world," but obviously it's a lot more complicated than that.
>how many words written so far
110k so far in 2nd draft. 156k in 1st draft. 2nd will probs be around 210-220k.
>are you satisfied with it
Yeah. It's not bound to be a masterwork, but it's not meant to be; just something marketable so I can make some nickels.
>name of your main protagonist
He's really annoying and everyone just calls him 'the Boss' because he's a bossy-butthead.
>etc...
I tend to use 'et cetera' or 'and c' more than 'etc.' Sometimes I use 'et cet', though.
>>7607626
>and c
da fuck
at least make it et c.
"and cetera" doesn't make any sense
>>7607638
stfu life don't make sense
>>7589127
I've read this reply every day for the past five and lose my sides every time.
>>7589001
>genre
crime/cyberpunk type bullshit
>plot
Crackhouse full of hackers try to hustle drugs, clone credit cards, perform corporate espionage, steal, and scam money in an attempt to fund their various habits as well as pay off the mortgage of their crackhouse
>words
12k so far because I've been a lazy cunt these last few days
>Satisfied?
no, because I ran out of booze, cigarettes, and weed and I've been a lazy cunt these last few days
I'm probably gonna go to stater bros and throw a slim bottle of vodka down my pants like the good old days and crank out some words
>main protagonist
Miles (nickname - real name not revealed until way later)
>>7591951
Don't listen to that nigger. Publish your book. Make a name for yourself. Or do whatever. Just don't be a puss.
>>7593494
So what species (race?) are the protagonists?
And it better not be yet another story with wolves where wolves are le savage killer bad guys.
>>7589001
>Genre
Fantasy
>Dragons? Something to do with dragons, maybe dragon riders but don't want it to be to Eragon-esqe ya know?
>How many words written so far
None really, kinda piddled with and wrote an introduction to a dragon-rider type thing. Like i said before I don't want to resemble the Inheritance Cycle too much ( Although I love those books)
>are you satisfied with it
Yes and no.. I don't want to spend the time writing the book and then EVERYONE i show it to say it reminds them of Eragon.. I want it to be its own thing.
>name of protagonist
I've piddled around but i think I'm set on Ven or Ventis. Probably Ven, short, sweet, and to the point I suppose.
>ETC.
General Idea of plot..
>Be no such things as dragons just myths and drunken tales of men in taverns
>all of said Dragons officially show themselves
>Come to fuck shit up
>Intelligent? Maybe not intelligent like dragons in eragon where they can speak and use magic and what not, but enough to know what they're doing
>HUGE FUCKING WAR between ALL RACES (Orcs, Elves, Man, Dwarf) and dragons
>Ven comes across baby dragon with busted up wing
>Heals him and becomes friends
>Try to convince races that we can change all this, possibly
>Declared traitor by his race
>Dragons don't like this either, make _______ enemy as well
>War on two fronts
>I dont even...
Dontknowifsoundgood.jpg
Opinions /lit/?
It's more of a (long) short story. Call it a novella.
>what genre
Magical realism
>plot
A detective mystery, of sorts
>how many words written so far
~17k
>are you satisfied with it
Yes and No
>name of your main protagonist
E.
>>7604321
This is about the guy who dies by asphyxiation, right?
>>7589001
>faux memoir
>guy's dying and wants to shed light on a string of unsolved cases; he's the only person left unscathed who knows it all; focused around a socially experimental public university
>~35000, but it's all just chunks, haven't written a complete chapter (I'm projecting between 80k and 90k)
>very much, it's just dense and requires a lot of world building and development (I'm lazy)
>Dwayne, mostly referred to by his monker "Matter"
my friends, family, and instructors keep pushing me to finish it, but I've developed a perfectionist attitude that I just need to get over
>what genre
Doesn't apply
>plot
The main character is a girl teenager who is a serial killer
>how many words written so far
6k
>are you satisfied with it
I am never
>name of your main protagonist
Frederica
>name of the novella
When the Rain comes
>>7591406
By the way, would someone have an idea as to what I could title this?
I don't want to call it "Seven Samurai", even though that'd be a good title.
I can't think of anything that would relate to the theme of the book with the deadly sins and virtues.
>>7608297
5373N
>>7608299
Haha, no, not that. Something serious.
>>7608301
that's about as serious as your idea sounds
>>7608302
Oh.
>>7608306
jk luv u <3
>STAWAAAAZ
>Crime syndicate gets busted by Jedi after slavers raid the wrong world. Main characters are a slave and an understudy to the syndicate's main hired gun.
>10k
>Got a fair amount of positive feedback in the critique threads but they didn't know it was a scrub tier fan fiction so I'm happy.
>Beim Angeln and Wamp
>>7589001
>what genre
Sci-fi, pretty hard but still set in the future so it gets speculative. Nothing thought to be fully impossible is allowed. Softest thing is a failed Alcubierre drive described in the prologue, which destroyed itself and ended up sparking a huge world war.
>plot
First contact, humans more advanced but no FTL so it's a bit of a sketchy situation. Local people have a very schizophrenic technology level by our standards and have a variety of reasons for wanting human technology and bodies. Humans were sent to the world to start a colony and/or terraform it without prior knowledge that there would be sentient life there.
>how many words written so far
Rather not say, not enough. I have a few years worth of outlines and worldbuilding though.
>are you satisfied with it
I'm satisfied with how I envision the plot, but I'll wait until I re-read it before deciding if I like it
>name of your main protagonist
There are 5. Jack, Vic, Ren, Ray, and Greg (Jack, Victor, Ren [蓮], Raymond, and Grigori). The book shifts between their perspectives as they try to figure out a way to both not end up dead and avoid causing a global conflict on their new world.
>>7607888
>I don't want to spend the time writing the book and then EVERYONE i show it to say it reminds them of Eragon
They will say it anyway. People are mostly fucking idiots. To them dragons=eragon.
>>7608288
Thank you.
Stealing this and publishing it in a foreign market in my native tongue so you will never know it and even if you did, suing me would be a legal nightmare.
>>7589096
Nice pasta. So delish.
>>7591607
Wow, sounds real fun, I'd collaborate to this interesting shit.
>>7591524
Holy shit publish this thing already. I'll make the catchy title for you for free if you need the god damned thing.
>what genre
Cyberpunk
>plot
In near future Hong Kong, a private investigator is called to investigate the murder of a corporation's research scientist. The discovery of a strong artificial intelligence there plunges the city's underworld into chaos, the tense political situation in the city's background finally breaking down into conflict over control of the AI. Ranging from the government, corporations, revolutionary groups, terror groups, Triads, and religious groups, many groups want control of the AI to secure their own power over the city. In the midst of this conflict, the private investigator and the AI must decide where they stand in this war between ideologies.
>how many words written so far
About 7000
>are you satisfied with it
Not really, the start is pretty slow and there are some contradictions in that scene to clean up later. I'm confident that I'll be able to write the more political and philosophical parts well, but keeping the reader's interest during some of the much needed exposition (due to it being such a politically driven conflict) will be difficult.
>name of your main protagonist
Cyrus Langlois
>>7608614
Name him Cyrus Langley m8. Welcom.
Plot sounds legit, but it's convoluted, divide the plot into a trilogy by using the different groups on different settings and how it affects the main storyline and you have a good hit on your hands.
>>7608665
>divide the plot into a trilogy by using the different groups on different settings and how it affects the main storyline and you have a good hit on your hands.
Idea: he could separate the book into three from different perspectives and factions, but around the same event and time frame; this way, you can have a multi-threaded plot that isn't particularly complex or long, while fleshing the setting/characters more, and for marketting purposes you would have the readers by the balls, since you wouldn't be telling them the whole story in a single book.
>>7607915
Yup, that's me.
Feels nice knowing people remember my posts.
>>7608288
This sounds cool, and I really like the title. What's it mean?
>>7590307
This sounds legit.
Surrealist fiction set in a world in which all animals excluding humans have inexplicably vanished. Animals have become deities.
It's a first person narrative in which the main character, a boy, encounters a goat, longs for the return of his deceased twin, and is sexually attracted to his aunt.
>>7589001
>>what genre
Fantasy
>>plot
Background is a war, main-character was the only survivor in a battle, enemies didn't find him and the land he is now in has been taken by them and he has to find a way home
>>how many words written so far
not much, less than 1000 of prologue
>>are you satisfied with it
It's a little shorter than it was before i typed it out,
there are also a few holes i plan to patch when i've worldbuilt a little more
>>name of your main protagonist
dunno
