aspiring authors discussion

Share your ideas that aren't full-fledged plots, but definitely have potential!

i’ve been working on something with elements. like fire water earth and air. it’s a cool idea i just haven’t been able to excecute it yet

sofia wrote: "i’ve been working on something with elements. like fire water earth and air. it’s a cool idea i just haven’t been able to excecute it yet"

and then the fire nation attacked

i know i'm already writing a book, but maybe afterward i was thinking of something related to chang'e?? i find the moon just so beautiful and captivating and a moon goddess just sounds so <3333

retellings or just the story of legends from different cultures with women protagonists!!

rat wrote: "retellings or just the story of legends from different cultures with women protagonists!!"

hm im not sure yet. both sound really nice...ill have to think on it more

I kinda love the idea of art providing magical powers and stuff? Like, music controlling people's minds or writing connecting to time travel. I have some character ideas in place but it just seems so epic to me.

halima 🤍 wrote: "I love the concept of incorporating the elements into my characters’ powers, it shows their individuality and uniqueness. I’m also thinking of naming the group Warriors, possibly drawing a W sign w..."

ooo that sounds super cool :)

@Alex that’s a great idea!

a high fantasy story where it's world history is inspired by our history and politics only with magical elements and the characters try to find ways to overthrow a tyrranical government and basically this story reflects our world and what could people do and how would they react in a fictional story
LIKE PLATO'S REPUBLIC BUT WITH MORE MAGIC AND AHHH

rat wrote: "a high fantasy story where it's world history is inspired by our history and politics only with magical elements and the characters try to find ways to overthrow a tyrranical government and basical..."

YES this has so much potential for great worldbuilding!!! plus i'm always down for a good fantasy novel

me and my friend have this vague idea for a book about a pirate crew... who are also vampires. a ghost ship by day - with many local stories surrounding it - but it comes alive at night >:) the protagonist would likely have to be human so that they could figure out the mystery

ghost ships sound so interesting. there's so much you could do with it :))

zuz wrote: "rat wrote: "a high fantasy story where it's world history is inspired by our history and politics only with magical elements and the characters try to find ways to overthrow a tyrranical government..."

friend,i need this book now

okay so it's like a few thousand years in the future and to put it bluntly, everything has gone to shit and humanity is slowly dying out, but there's an organization of people with time machines whose goal is to fix everything by stopping the problems before they started. The main character and her partner are going on a mission, and they uncover this huge plot by another organization, who thinks that humanity should die out because we've already screwed over the planet enough, y'know?

I have a few quotes already planned that definitely show the writer's voice I'm going for

meeting your enemy at a masquerade ball to convince them to change sides O.O
you fail but you understand more what the enemy is going through and realize they're not really an "enemy" and more of an antihero

oh and theres a lot of romantic tension

...I love that idea! I would totally read this book, so please write it

Alice wrote: "meeting your enemy at a masquerade ball to convince them to change sides O.O
you fail but you understand more what the enemy is going through and realize they're not really an "enemy" and more of a..."

that's awesome- like every single one of my stories includes a masquarade ball scene for the aesthetic

I've just had an idea for a story, and I'm busy fleshing it out, but here's the gist of it:
There is a land called Craghaven which is essentially isolated from any other country around it. They haven't made contact with neighbouring governments because there have been several catastrophic wars in the past.
The main character has joined this rebel group who believe that the Queen is corrupt and want to bring her down and make contact with other countries, except the main character is also the Queen's only daughter. So she's leading this double life trying to fulfill her goals in secret.

Also, the entire land is trapped in ice because of their climate - they have four-year long winters and summers that last a month at most, so living conditions are difficult and not many people can live easily.

If anyone's interested, I've already written the first like page so I can share that! :)

Well, this is the first page:

The candle-lit windows of the only place I've ever called home spread up before me, little beacons of hope against the nipping wind. Chills snap against my neck and whistle down around my ankles, then back along the alley towards the familiar windows of the palace. It has been there for a thousand years, and suffered wars and famines, droughts and floods.

What a pity I'm about to burn it to the ground.

A scuffle behind me brings me back to our mission and two gloved hands clamp down over my eyes.
'Guess who!'
'Bay, I know it's you - we were assigned the same tunnel entrance,'
They spin me around and as always, their blue is shining like what we last saw of the sun. Bay straightens my hood, and grins.
'There you go. You always have to look good when committing crimes of high treason against your own mother. Everyone knows that!'
'If you say so...' I release myself from their grip and spin back around towards Craghaven Palace, the target we've been working up to for the last year or so.

hope you enjoy! any feedback is of course welcome

Abilovesbooks wrote: "Well, this is the first page:

The candle-lit windows of the only place I've ever called home spread up before me, little beacons of hope against the nipping wind. Chills snap against my neck and w..."

that's so well written! I love ittt

Thanks! I've been working on it a bit more and I think this might actually amount to something :)

Abilovesbooks wrote: "Well, this is the first page:

The candle-lit windows of the only place I've ever called home spread up before me, little beacons of hope against the nipping wind. Chills snap against my neck and w..."

I already want to read the whole book! It's written so well!

AriSen wrote: "I have this not at all fleshed out idea about a girl who has the power to manipulate memories, as in, she can add or remove a person from anyone's memory, but she can only do it once per person (th..."

I would totally read this!