My Future Book
If you know me, you know that I love to read, especially SciFi/Fantasy novels (Herbert, Orson Scott Card, Niven, Tolkien, Goodkind, etc.). Because of my love of these kinds of books, and the ideas I’ve developed while reading them, I’ve decided to “write” my own book.
“Write”
When I say “write”, I mean it only in loose terms. I’m very capable of writing things like essays, arguments, and other non-fiction things, but when it comes to fiction, I don’t have the knack. Believe me, I’ve tried. The dialog sounds cheesy and unbelievable, and I tend to gloss over things. That’s why, as of this week, I’m partnering with someone who actually can write.
Better than movies and TV.
Roy Wallen and I are going to be collaborating, remotely via phone and the Internet, on a new book in the SciFi/Fantasy realm. My main purpose in this partnership is to bring ideas to the table, help figure out plots/characters, and assist in the proofing/editing, while Roy is obviously going to be doing the writing, as well as character/plot development.
The Topic
I don’t want to give away too much to the general public (not like there’s a whole lot to steal), but here’s the general concept for the book:
Rowlings -meets- Tolkien -meets- Goodkind -meets- Herbert -meets- Orson Scott Card
…basically it’s an amalgamation of my favorite authors, with the end result being something new and different, all of this being purely my idea at the moment, and not incorporating anything of Roy’s… which will change. Not your typical aliens/future/super-complicated SciFi novel, and not your typical slash-and-run Fantasy novel either.
Why?
It’s simple. After finishing the “Harry Potter” series (I read all but the last book in a week, and then finished the last book the night I got ahold of it), I wanted more. I went to Borders and asked some people there if they knew of anything that was like “Harry Potter”, in the sense of heavy magic and coming-of-age/into-their own, but more mature and darker… the outcome was a very solid ‘no’. I was unable to find any suggestions, from anybody (including on Amazon and Goodreads), for what I wanted.
Now I’ve decided to bring it to life.
Pretend the star is a book, and then you get the idea.
The Timeline
This could take a really long time. Roy has a day job in the tech industry, and alot of the pace of progress depends on his writing abilities. Also, this isn’t a main focus for either of us, and it’s more for the sake of the book’s potentially published existence than fame or fortune. I’d like it to not take the next 8-10 years, and am hoping 2 years is closer to reality, but only time will tell.
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