I’ve been working, on and off, for the last few weeks on my new fantasy world. I’m getting to a point where I can probably start writing stories about the new world soon. It’s by no means finished (at most I would say I have one third really “built”), but that third has definitely come alive in my mind.
I did run into another snag a few weeks back though. I envisioned certain creatures in a way that didn’t make scientific sense. I realize that this is a fantasy setting, but if things don’t make some sort of sense, it will knock readers out of the narrative. So I talked the problem out with a couple of friends, and I think I’ve now got something that will work; the idea will still remain true to my original idea, so I’m quite happy with it. As a side effect, working this problem out has suggested some story ideas all on its own, which is rather exciting.
But as I said, the world is maybe one third built; it still has a number of issues that make writing in it somewhat difficult right now. I still haven’t decided on what kind of ocean tides I want the planet to have. That in itself isn’t a deal breaker (same with the question about how many moons I want the planet to have). But a bigger snag is that I don’t have a map of the world yet. Nor do I have place names (or a world name for that matter). And even worse: only about half of the world’s denizens are really fleshed out.
But what I do have is a relatively firm handle of the other half of the creatures that populate my world. So wish me luck as I turn my attention to the other parts of the world. Hopefully I’ll have a workable setting by the end of the month!
An Acquaintance with Letters 