Below is my long-term writing plan. I will be updating this page regularly, especially when vague story ideas become more specific. I will generally be working on most of these projects in descending order, working on my world-building first, then when I have a few plots outlined, I will write a few episodic short-stories (emulating the story style of the great pulp writers). After I learn how to tell a simple short-story, I will then take on the challenges of writing a more complicated stand-alone novel (complete with subplots and multiple P.O.V.s). By then, some intriguing protagonists and antagonists will have emerged, suggesting that a more inevitable global conflict is on the horizon, complete with rival nations battling for power and secret factions warring with each other over control of forbidden magic (but I’m getting ahead of myself here). At this point, I will develop a trilogy, but only after the previous writing skills have been mastered. As I progress from simple to complex, I will be mindful to foreshadow all of the trilogy plots and important characters (including arch-villains) into the meta-story of my short-stories and stand-alone novels. For now, I will be concentrating my efforts only on world-building and short-stories.
Note: A [bracketed word] means that the idea is conceptual at this point, or that it is yet unnamed.
Short-Stories
- [Short-Story 1] — Protagonist = [Legendary Warrior]; Plot-type = possibly a Revenge plot; Location = [Civilized Continent]; Setting = undetermined; Synopsis = undetermined. (production phase: brainstorming and outlining)
- [Short-Story 2] — Protagonist = [Bounty Huntress]; Plot-type = Quest plot; Location = [Wild Continent]; Setting = [Jungle Ruins]; Synopsis = undetermined, but I have a few ideas. (production phase: brainstorming and outlining)
- [Short-Story 3] — Protagonist = [Arcane Grandmaster]; Plot-type = Rivalry plot; Location = [Mystical Continent]; Setting = undetermined; Synopsis = Two rival master-sorcerers face off using both martial and magical arts, with a twist ending (yet undetermined). (production phase: brainstorming and outlining)
Stand-Alone Novels
- [Stand-Alone Novel 1] — If a short-story needs to be developed further, this is where I will expand it. (production phase: nonexistent)
Series
- [Epic Trilogy] — I have some vague ideas, but I want to see where the world-building and short-story writing takes me first. I do know that it will have several arch-villains from multiple continents, though. (production phase: nonexistent)
- [Magnum Opus] — Meaning “great work” in Latin, this masterpiece is what every serious writer aspires to be known for. This would be my most renowned and popular work. This goal is years from completion as I only have a vague idea of what this would be. I also have many years of writing and learning to do before ever hoping to achieve this level of competency. (production phase: nonexistent)
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