Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Building a world in 30 days

I've been tossing around ideas for Nanowrimo. I really think that I need to complete the trilogy that I started. Problem is I have never felt completely comfortable with the world I created for my characters to explore.

My first novel took place mostly in Seattle and Israel. I spent months researching Israel before Nano started. My scenes ended up great, but the characters needed a lot of work.

Second novel I wrote in first person and had it take place mostly in Paris. I had been to Paris before so I relied heavily on that. I dealt with some issues my characters were going through but I didn't like my depiction of Paris. And I found out I don't like writing in first person so much.

All that and I still have not developed the fantasy portion of my characters lives. The rules that guide their powers and define what should happen.

So, I am going to take the next 30 days to create my world using this little guide I found online. Linky later. Day one is climate. Wish me luck.

1 comments:

Carrie said...

Squee! Good luck! I am rooting for you. :)