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| Assignment #31 Oct. 31: - Plot: Premise Revision Now that you have spent a month planning your novel, revise your initial premise. Identify the following: (1) Setting(s). Where does your story take place? (2) Protagonist(s). Who is(are) your main character(s)? (2b) Flaw(s). What is(are) the protagonist's major flaw(s)? (2c) Goal(s). What does(d) the protagonist(s) want (or want to avoid)? (3) Conflict(s). What's keeping them from their goal(s)? (4) Antagonist(s). Who or what is creating the conflict(s)? (5) Resolution. How does it all turn out in the end? (6) Theme: What is the theme or moral of the story? (7) Outline: Update your outline as needed. Setting: Shimmerwood > Castle, Lady Althena's House, Beresboia Forest, Bearglen, Holombsia, Edgespell, Vala Range > River Passea Protagonists: Adelaide de Caelkirk, Dane Ravizac Flaws: Adelaide: Feeling overconfident, covering for insecurities about failing and being a disappointment. Her singular focus on her mission and not being socially confident, causes her to hesitate in making decisions. Dane: Untrusting, stubborn, stuck in his ways, which causes him to struggle in adapting to deal with people who deal with things differently than him. Goals: Adelaide: Saving the world. Dane: Also saving the world, though not realizing that it is his powers that are what is needed. Though, he needs Adelaide to do it. Conflicts: They begin to intertwine to where the conflict becomes bigger than they realized. That the big bad they're expected to confront, is really only a distraction, as is the one they believe to be after that. Though they are pieces of the puzzle that makes them realize that they were testers, feelers, of the larger issue. Which is that another realm, that runs parallel to Klesosia or Earth, but that has ruined their own and wants to take Klesosia for it's own. Antagonists: Amahle (also Mahaela) Resolution: The resolution to the main story will continue in the next books. The resolution in this book is that Adelaide isn't the Chosen. Theme: The overall theme, is the rebirth theme. While it can apply to Adelaide, it definitely applies to Rowan. I think the journey definitely helps with the path to rebirth, but I think the choices that she makes, especially towards the end, makes Rowan become a different person. She starts with a lot of self doubts about herself, both physically and mentally. She's trying to start to change, when she's tossed into a new world with a huge expectation of her. She's afraid of what is expected of her, because she doesn't think she's able to do it. By the end, because of the choices she makes, the battles she overcomes, she becomes a lot more confident in herself, in her decisions, becomes almost a leader to those who are with her on her journey. She is even willing to sacrifice herself (a misunderstanding of something she feels will happen by the choice she makes) for the greater good, to make sure that "good" wins. |
| Assignment #30 "Oct. 30 - "Market Definition and Narrative Voice Synopsis:" "General: Market Definition and Narrative Voice Synopsis" (1) Identify your story type from this list of story types or define it with your own nomenclature. (2) Describe your target audience. Identify a demographic profile of your ideal reader (try using your character profile template!) Explain in detail what aspects of your novel will appeal to this particular audience and why. Please read this blog post to understand the importance of marketing, and why targeting ""mass appeal"" or ""all readers"" isn't good enough: "Building Your Brand" (3) Write a synopsis of your novel using the same narrative voice you will use to tell the story. Identify and pay attention to the tone of your narration. Is it formal or informal? Is it witty? Dark? Sarcastic? Whimsical? Is it optimistic or pessimistic? Make a deliberate choice about the tone of your writing so you can stay consistent when you launch into writing your novel. The tone should be appropriate for your target audience. (1) Fantasy, slight Romantasy. (2) My target audience would be women ages 25-40. Being within that age bracket myself and being in book groups on social media, those are a huge section of people who read. Also a huge part of Booktok. It is beneficial to me because even though I've had this story idea for going on ten years, Fantasy (Romantasy even more so) has become popular within that demographic. It's also incredibly diverse (which Fantasy in general is) as far as how creative you can get within that genre. I think having the slight Romantasy is an edge in that direction. I also think the fact that having a false protagonist in the first book, which the male protagonist begins to have feelings for and then her twin sister becoming the main female protagonist and the conflict that will create with the male protagonist and their subsequent relationship (budding...developing...enemies to lovers) will be popular with them. I also want to create good and relatable characters, who are complex and show depth. While there are readers who don't necessarily require that, there are a lot of women who enjoy it. I see a lot of that in the book groups I'm apart of where sometimes that's where a book comes together or falls apart for them. (3) A prophecy. A Chosen. A young woman who has trained her whole life to save the world finally gets the notice. Sent upon an adventure that causes her to learn more about herself, the world, and the people in it, she also learns how complex and complicated the problem she needs to fix. A missing noble woman. A fissure in reality. A long lost magic ability simply called "The Lost Magics of Dominique". A man with secret magic. What do they all mean in the large scale of things? How do they help? Is all of the training helpful? |
| Assignment #29 "Oct. 29 - "Outline Revision #3:" "Plot: Outline Revision #3" (1) Review your plot elements thus far and organize them into your outline. (2) Fill in any gaps in your outline template and/or flesh out more details.  The time has come for Adelaide to begin her journey. She is brought to Lady Althena's home where everything is fully explained to her. After being brought up to speed, she is to go see Lady Althena's son, Dane. It is here she is introduced to him and understands that Lady Althena isn't the witch, her son is and that she has been covering for him. Adelaide's friend, Mihaela Roxana, finds out that the time has finally come for Adelaide's journey and that she wants to join her. She has her bow and arrow. Heading towards the Vala Range, their first stop is in a small town outside of the Caelkirk Kingdom, called Bearglen. The next day when they prepare to leave, they meet Muriel Iyana, a fai or elemental summoner. They make a stop at a religious village, Edgespell. They meet with the priests there and a small group of Paladins who are there to protect the priests and the village. They talk with one specifically, Gideon Amari, who is feeling doubt about his place and joins Adelaide. After making a small camp in a thicket, they are attacked by a small group of beasts. Come to realize that Adelaide's childhood friend, Mihaela had a hand in it. She is killed. Adelaide is taken and the crew goes after to find her. They find the camp where the beasts and others came from. They rescue Adelaide. As they come up on on the Vala Range, they discuss what is to happen and how Adelaide must maneuver River Passea. Muriel Iyana finds out that she has Orophobia when the Vala mountains come into view. She was unaware she has this phobia. The night before they head to River Passea, Adelaide has a panic attack. Adelaide enters River Passea, meets with Nadite and is told of three challenges she must win to reach the entrance to Vala. Adelaide fails the second challenge. Nadite shakes her head and uses her power to expel Adelaide from the river. While Adelaide is still alive, she soon dies shortly after. The group brings her body back to Shimmerwood. Lady Althena mentions that while she was wrong, she just picked the wrong one. Mentions that Adelaide was a twin and that her sister was put in a safe place. Plans are made to bring her twin to their realm. |
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