Quotable Sundays

The only thing you absolutely have to know, is the location of the library.

~Albert Einstein

Quotable Sundays

Reading gives us someplace to go when we have  to stay where we are.

~Mason Cooley

Starting from Scratch: The Magical Side

In my new story world, I'm mixing together Cyberpunk and Urban Fantasy.

Today, I'm digging into the Magical System behind it.

I haven't had the time to sit down and really dig into my new world's magic system, but I have had time to use it in my first draft.

Which means it is still pretty inconsistent, but that can be fixed with time.

Magic in this world is an element, like air or earth or water.
It exists in nature, but only people with the right kind of genes can use it.
Those people tend to be shape changers (werecats, kitsune, etc.) or elves/fae, though there are a few humans.

And that's all I have.

I do know that curses are illegal, though, and magic can be sold to nonmagic users, though I haven't figured out how yet. . .

Well, it's still in the works.
I'll figure it out eventually.

Keep on Writing!

God Bless,
SDG
Joy

Quotable Sundays

Books are a uniquely portable magic.

~Stephen King

Quotable Sundays

Keep reading. It's one of the most marvelous adventures that anyone can have.

~Lloyd Alexander

Starting from Scratch: New Idea, New World

It is by far time for my mind to settle down on one story and stick with it for longer than a few weeks.

And I'm hoping this is the one.

A Cyberpunk and Urban Fantasy story centered around a gang rivalry between the Old City and the New City.

(Beautiful Eyes)

I'm really into it, and I think I've got the characters cemented in my mind already to the point where I'd love to start doing character chats again.

I haven't done that since High School. . .

I miss doing those, actually.

This story needs its own world though, and it's combining my two favorite genres into one, so I'm really starting for scratch in many ways.

The one thing that I'm not starting from scratch with, is the original concept that I had years ago; what if Beauty was cursed as well as the Beast? 

Everything else has changed.

The plot.

The characters.

The setting.

Not the concept that started it all, though.

And no, I'm no longer counting it as a fairy tale retelling as much as a fairy tale inspired story.

(Until my mind shows me differently, that is. . .)

Okay, hold up, wait just a minute.

What about everything else?

Heh.

Yeah.

I hit a PoV wall with Riven's Light, so I'm frustrated with it and put it on the shelf for a few weeks before I rewrite it. . .

Shadow Wings will get another run over.

Eventually.

I was thinking about doing Given Away for Camp NaNoWriMo. . . 

Maybe later in the year?

Yup.

I'll be doing a huge amount of world building super fast, which may or may not make its way onto here.

We'll see.

Keep on Writing!

God Bless,

SDG

Joy

Quotable Sundays

The universe is full of magical things. Patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.

~Eden Phillpotts, 1862-1960