Leaving Your Mark

[SensibleRin]

I want to write an epic from the perspective of the serving class. My main character is surrounded by who would be the main characters in your typical story. She is the supplier - making magical items that aid their users in adventures and battles.
Kattala is horribly disfigured, in a genre that uses a lot of beautiful women as a rule. She is a woman in a mostly patriarchal society, who while highly intelligent has not had a classic education, who married at a young age, divorced her abusive husband, and must rely on being useful to others in order to survive.
I want to write the complex fantasy setting as completely natural, so the focus is on Kattala as she moves through the world, growing and changing. Anything that is natural in that world is presented as natural. For example, sexuality is seen as fluid, and marriages with more than two spouses is common.
My style of writing relies mainly on transplanting the reader directly into the scene via sensory description.
My sister says she likes the way my writing makes her brain feel. I suppose that is a good thing.

 

[Svrtnsse]

I want to write an epic from the perspective of the serving class. My main character is surrounded by who would be the main characters in your typical story. She is the supplier - making magical items that aid their users in adventures and battles.

Just wanted to step in and say I support this kind of idea. I think that showing the world through the eyes of its little people is a great way of bringing it to life. Heroes and kings are great for adventure, but I think perspective and contrast are really important for giving your world depth.

 

[GeekDavid]

I want to write an epic from the perspective of the serving class. My main character is surrounded by who would be the main characters in your typical story. She is the supplier - making magical items that aid their users in adventures and battles.
Kattala is horribly disfigured, in a genre that uses a lot of beautiful women as a rule. She is a woman in a mostly patriarchal society, who while highly intelligent has not had a classic education, who married at a young age, divorced her abusive husband, and must rely on being useful to others in order to survive.
I want to write the complex fantasy setting as completely natural, so the focus is on Kattala as she moves through the world, growing and changing. Anything that is natural in that world is presented as natural. For example, sexuality is seen as fluid, and marriages with more than two spouses is common.
My style of writing relies mainly on transplanting the reader directly into the scene via sensory description.
My sister says she likes the way my writing makes her brain feel. I suppose that is a good thing.

Consider me intrigued. When does it come out?

 

[SensibleRin]

Consider me intrigued. When does it come out?

I have yet to start. First chapter was completed last year, but I got stuck. I'm going to make a more committed start at the end of this semester.

 

[GeekDavid]

I have yet to start. First chapter was completed last year, but I got stuck. I'm going to make a more committed start at the end of this semester.

You'll never get it done if you never start.

 

[psychotick]

Hi,

Leaving my mark? My thought is that if people read my books and enjoy them I've done that. I don't really want to be known as a great innovator, as someone who threw away the rules and forgot the guidebook. I want to be known as someone who tells a good story.

I've done the original story - it didn't work out so well. In fact it hardly sells at all, and I can understand that given that the plot is so unusual. There is such a thing as too original. I've done the multiple character epic, which I loved doing, but which took an enormous amount out of me and then instantly got hit with a drive by review that killed it. That was deflating.

In the end the books that do best, that gain the most positive reviews and fans are the ones that follow the well worn tropes an don't rock the boat in some way. And if I write those then I think I've done my job well.

Cheers, Greg.

 

[Chessie]

The mark I want to leave in this world as a writer (and eventually an author) is entertaining stories that uplift people. I want to forever hone my writing skills so I can provide readers the best I can give them. I love fantasy and I want to bring my individual perspective and freshness to the genre. I would love for my stories to be enjoyed by many and sell well, so that is also a goal.