SmokeScribe98
Minstrel
Buonasera, I am new to these forums so please forgive me if I accidently post this in the wrong section, I read the rules when joining a forum but I often miss some things, so sorry.
I am at the early stages of planning my novel thus far and I am in the process of creating a map for my world, a technique I learned from Holly Lisle. This is my first proper attempt at a serious novel so I want to plan it out with great elaborate detail so to avoid the abyss of failure I sunk into with past attempts when I was stumped for what to do next due to lack of planning.
The general message and tagline of the plot is about how meaningless human conflicts are and how insignificant their squabbles are when faced with a colossal enemy of great threat to the entirety of time and space itself. The general plot will revolve around the conflicts between great houses, religions, nations and political systems in the continent, something akin to Game of Thrones or The Borgias. But underneath all the turmoil, intrigue and plot there is an entity at work of such magnitude that the destruction of mankind can be likened to a child burning ants with a magnifying glass. I want this entity to operate on fear and the greatest weaknesses of humanity, I want it to be something of such grandeur that his being is but a whisper throughout all the cultures and religions of the universe. The inspiration for this entity came from the two parter episode of Doctor Who The Impossible Planet and the Satan Pit as well as the work of H.P Lovecraft so if you could help me develop this and guide me on how to introduce this threat I would be much appreciated as I am stuck coming up with how to introduce this threat at the moment or in fact how this entity will actually threaten everything so much that the protagonist must talk sense into these conflicting parties and attempt to bring them together.
As for the entire world itself I want it to be Renaissance themed. Originally when coming up with an idea for a novel I wanted to do a historical fiction book set in Renaissance Italy but it appears that coming up with an entire new world complete with different religions and cultures is an easier option than writing a book set in a period from our own history.
A map of the continent I have been working on can be seen on the site I have linked below (please ignore all the other stuff on the site, just stuff for ESO):
http://blackwaterarchives.wikispaces.com/
I have a lot of ideas in mind for the different factions et cetera that will feature in the continent. I want the majority of action to take place in the small claw like outlet coming out of the middle island and mirror the squabbling between city states of Italy in the 15h and 16th century and the inland island itself to be something akin to the ancient roman empire but I haven't thought through many other ideas in great detail yet so please if you have any ideas please tell me.
So if you can help me in coming up with ideas for the map et cetera or the enemy and overall plot of the book I would be very grateful. Thank you Grazzie...
I am at the early stages of planning my novel thus far and I am in the process of creating a map for my world, a technique I learned from Holly Lisle. This is my first proper attempt at a serious novel so I want to plan it out with great elaborate detail so to avoid the abyss of failure I sunk into with past attempts when I was stumped for what to do next due to lack of planning.
The general message and tagline of the plot is about how meaningless human conflicts are and how insignificant their squabbles are when faced with a colossal enemy of great threat to the entirety of time and space itself. The general plot will revolve around the conflicts between great houses, religions, nations and political systems in the continent, something akin to Game of Thrones or The Borgias. But underneath all the turmoil, intrigue and plot there is an entity at work of such magnitude that the destruction of mankind can be likened to a child burning ants with a magnifying glass. I want this entity to operate on fear and the greatest weaknesses of humanity, I want it to be something of such grandeur that his being is but a whisper throughout all the cultures and religions of the universe. The inspiration for this entity came from the two parter episode of Doctor Who The Impossible Planet and the Satan Pit as well as the work of H.P Lovecraft so if you could help me develop this and guide me on how to introduce this threat I would be much appreciated as I am stuck coming up with how to introduce this threat at the moment or in fact how this entity will actually threaten everything so much that the protagonist must talk sense into these conflicting parties and attempt to bring them together.
As for the entire world itself I want it to be Renaissance themed. Originally when coming up with an idea for a novel I wanted to do a historical fiction book set in Renaissance Italy but it appears that coming up with an entire new world complete with different religions and cultures is an easier option than writing a book set in a period from our own history.
A map of the continent I have been working on can be seen on the site I have linked below (please ignore all the other stuff on the site, just stuff for ESO):
http://blackwaterarchives.wikispaces.com/
I have a lot of ideas in mind for the different factions et cetera that will feature in the continent. I want the majority of action to take place in the small claw like outlet coming out of the middle island and mirror the squabbling between city states of Italy in the 15h and 16th century and the inland island itself to be something akin to the ancient roman empire but I haven't thought through many other ideas in great detail yet so please if you have any ideas please tell me.
So if you can help me in coming up with ideas for the map et cetera or the enemy and overall plot of the book I would be very grateful. Thank you Grazzie...