Post by ♥ Lulu on Nov 3, 2014 8:35:08 GMT -5
Working title.
Plot as summed up in the NaNo Skype chat:
..working on a proper blurb.
Main character + plot stuff as summed up on the NaNoWriMo subreddit:
And then the "antagonist":
Looks like half my plot is being fleshed out by the questions they ask daily on the word count post. I came up with this on November 1st, so a lot of it is still sketchy. I'll post as more stuff comes to light, plus a proper plot summary, and some character bios. Mostly I need somewhere to keep my jumble of ideas instead of in my head, where, by mid-month, they will have been pushed out.
Plot as summed up in the NaNo Skype chat:
[03/11/2014 12:51:22] Lulu: Story: MC, part of the Union (a conglomerate of planets looked over by a council, also referred to as the Union) war fleet, falls in love with a 'droid, which contains a Union weapon (reasons are solid but long to explain), saves said 'droid from being used as said weapon, escapes, turns up on a cargo ship with people.
[03/11/2014 12:52:07] Lulu: There is also a strange alien race that are against the Union, who play a greater part in the story later on, but are mysterious now. Union may or may not be as bad as it seems? 'Droid may or may not be sentient depending on interpretation of whether MC is deluded or not
[03/11/2014 12:52:31] Lulu: …it's better than it sounds when condensed to so few sentences.
[03/11/2014 12:52:07] Lulu: There is also a strange alien race that are against the Union, who play a greater part in the story later on, but are mysterious now. Union may or may not be as bad as it seems? 'Droid may or may not be sentient depending on interpretation of whether MC is deluded or not
[03/11/2014 12:52:31] Lulu: …it's better than it sounds when condensed to so few sentences.
..working on a proper blurb.
Main character + plot stuff as summed up on the NaNoWriMo subreddit:
My MC is Lamia. She is an ambitious commander in the Union (a governmental system that owns many planets) war fleet. She messes up by falling in love with a robot that is actually a Union-owned bomb inside of a 'droid (reasons need elaboration). Robot-weapon may or may not love her back - and there are also questions of its actual sentience, or whether Lamia is just deluded. She has a husband back on planet, who she sometimes forgets about, because she can be very selfish. She thinks of the robot, Hesse, as a girl, so sexuality troubles etc.
After saving Hesse/the robot from being used as the weapon Hesse was meant for, she is now trying to escape the greasy claws of the Union who are after her. There might be another MC introduced later on, not sure - this plot was decided upon yesterday...
The name is still pending since I found out Lamia was the name of a baby-eating princess daemon in Greek mythology, so I'm not sure whether to change it. But yes! Lesbian robot convict love in space! Fun!
After saving Hesse/the robot from being used as the weapon Hesse was meant for, she is now trying to escape the greasy claws of the Union who are after her. There might be another MC introduced later on, not sure - this plot was decided upon yesterday...
The name is still pending since I found out Lamia was the name of a baby-eating princess daemon in Greek mythology, so I'm not sure whether to change it. But yes! Lesbian robot convict love in space! Fun!
And then the "antagonist":
All I have at the moment is the Union, who rule over a huge amount of planets in an area of a galaxy. We've had plenty of hints that they know more than they let on about certain dangers in the galaxy buuuut…*wiggles eyebrows* We'll see how bad they really are later. They still need to be decided on, depending on which moves the plot better / how many revelations can happen before stuff gets tedious.
My MC is on the run after stealing their big-and-terrible weapon for various reasons, so it's not like they are out to get her for no reason.
Then we have a proper enemy of the Union, a race of aliens who are at war with them. They aren't well fleshed out yet, but hopefully will play a bigger role than expected later on in the story. At the moment, the only thing known about them is what the Union tells its people.
Whether I'll introduce a person antagonist is up in the air at the moment. I don't like stories where the only enemy is the Big Bad, but at the same time, there is a lot of non-antagonist related conflict that could substitute for it.
My MC is on the run after stealing their big-and-terrible weapon for various reasons, so it's not like they are out to get her for no reason.
Then we have a proper enemy of the Union, a race of aliens who are at war with them. They aren't well fleshed out yet, but hopefully will play a bigger role than expected later on in the story. At the moment, the only thing known about them is what the Union tells its people.
Whether I'll introduce a person antagonist is up in the air at the moment. I don't like stories where the only enemy is the Big Bad, but at the same time, there is a lot of non-antagonist related conflict that could substitute for it.
Looks like half my plot is being fleshed out by the questions they ask daily on the word count post. I came up with this on November 1st, so a lot of it is still sketchy. I'll post as more stuff comes to light, plus a proper plot summary, and some character bios. Mostly I need somewhere to keep my jumble of ideas instead of in my head, where, by mid-month, they will have been pushed out.