Centerfield97
Troubadour
I'm having a problem. While attempting to outline the plot of a story involving the war between two religious factions, I'm running into problems with scale. While my characters and initial problems are all local, I want the consequences to reach a more global (epic) scale.
So is it possible to begin a novel with local problems that grow to an international/global scale? Or does one need to start with a great war or international problem in order to keep the scale that large? What are examples of novels/series which do either/or?
So is it possible to begin a novel with local problems that grow to an international/global scale? Or does one need to start with a great war or international problem in order to keep the scale that large? What are examples of novels/series which do either/or?