Galdanith

Trying to be more accountable in general, so here is my last 4 days of Preptober work, which I'll update as we go along. #NaNoWriMo #WritingCommunity #writing #scriptsky #fantasy

I'm currently working on plotting my debut series after learning from a somewhat tumultuous first draft experience that I can't just "wing it" when it comes to story structure.
It's going well so far, and my goal is to get chapter outlines for the whole series before I work on book 1 again.

I've really enjoyed my process of writing the first draft of my story as a screenplay. There are two benefits that I cannot stfu about to my friends:
1. Working under strict constraints of showing v telling
2. Getting a complete story down to start the content editing stage asap

My all-time favorite example of this is Jim Butcher's Codex Alera. Though I didn't learn until after finishing the series, the concept is "descendants of the lost Legio IX Hispana wield Pokemon against invading Starcraft Zergs. Great read!

I think the point about monetary gain is that when you take something that takes an artist 100hours of work for a so-so wage and do it 1,000x faster, it doesn't matter if it's only 15% of the quality- you're still making good money while potentially depriving someone else a living

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Impact in what way? Impact on the individual reading the book(prose/storytelling quality), or the social impact of the book(popularity/cultural footprint)?

I quite disagree, Nick! As long as the heart and mind are willing, I'd say it's our prerogative to engage in a bit madness from time to time.
As long as emotional truth and quality of prose come first, try to iron out those kinks. Do your best to fail fast, and only kill your darlings if you must.

@neilhimself.neilgaiman.com Hi Neil- having written novels and later adapted them as screenplays, do you find yourself writing prose with considerations that you might be rewriting it as a script later? Is it helpful to think of a core story independent of, then later enhanced by its medium?

I'm always down to give a first impression/critique if you'd like- especially on the crucially important first chapter.

Public To-Do List (for accountability reasons)
-Accept digital job offer and call in to confirm
-Finish high-level plotting for my series
-Ask Neil Gaiman a question

It's a fantastic sign that you're enjoying reading your own work!
I personally get so bothered reading my own work that I can be just a few paragraphs in and I'm already itching to make edits.

I'm not the legendary Neil himself, but I'd gladly give some pointers if you like.
"Credentials"
-Plotting+word-building an Urban Fantasy novel with my partner
-Currently writing a low fantasy series myself
-Being a "plot doctor" aka ~50hours of writing workshops

[Fantasy series]
I'd recc to anyone:
-Old Kingdom
-Codex Alera
-Mistborn
-Licanius Trilogy
Darker:
-First Law Trilogy
-Poppy War Trilogy
Niche:
-Twilight Reign
-Coldfire Trilogy
Intimidating but 100% worth it:
-Wheel of Time
-Stormlight Archive