The Magpie on 9/2/2009 at 04:24
Quote Posted by Dante
So, I'm in the early stages of writing a novel -- outlining it, that is. It's about a thief in a large medieval city (I'm not yet sure about the degree to which I'm going to detail the outside world). Standard fair, right? Actually, there are hardly any novels on this subject outside Scott Lynch's stuff, which is more about con men than burglars ... which leads into the problem.
Ooof. I'm running short of time, even though I dearly wish to partake in the discussion in this thread, for now it's tl;dr.
Two points in the meantime. You write "a thief in a large medieval city" and "hardly any novels". Surely you can't have forgotten the
Thieves' World series? Maybe you ruled it out because they're about many thieves, and are mostly short story anthologies.
Damn. I've forgotten my second point. Oh well. Possibly something to do with the amount of world outlining necessary.
Oh, now I almost had it.... something to do with fanfic. Yes! I guess it's out of the question for you, but I would like to read some prose fiction coming out of the Dark Mod universe, sometime in the future.
"But why not simply write or read a Thief fanfic?" I hear you ask. Because with a Creative Commons licensed world (which I'm hoping the TDM team is going to choose), such a TDM based story might actually get published. If it's good enough. AND it still would get pretty huge synergies from the popularity of the games in its marketing. I'd like it to be successful, simple as that.
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Larris
can you tell I'm tired?
Dante on 9/2/2009 at 21:18
Quote Posted by The Magpie
Oh, now I almost had it.... something to do with fanfic. Yes! I guess it's out of the question for you, but I would like to read some prose fiction coming out of the Dark Mod universe, sometime in the future.
"But why not simply write or read a Thief fanfic?" I hear you ask. Because with a Creative Commons licensed world (which I'm hoping the TDM team is going to choose), such a TDM based story might actually get published. If it's good enough. AND it still would get pretty huge synergies from the popularity of the games in its marketing. I'd like it to be successful, simple as that.
It's a good idea. The difference, however, is that I want full control over the world I'm building and setting the story in. I want to be able to develop totally unique histories, politics, societies, etc. The most logical way would be to simply create a completely new setting.
Thieves' World? Never heard of it. :erg: I'll look around, thank you for running it by. :thumb:
Solabusca on 10/2/2009 at 00:00
Quote Posted by Dante
It's a good idea. The difference, however, is that I want full control over the world I'm building and setting the story in. I want to be able to develop totally unique histories, politics, societies, etc. The most logical way would be to simply create a completely new setting.
Thieves' World? Never heard of it. :erg: I'll look around, thank you for running it by. :thumb:
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thieves_World) Here's a good starting point. There've been two PnP RPG incarnations that I can recall - one by Chaosium, one by Green Ronin for the D20 system.
I'd also recommend (
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Anubis_Gates) The Anubis Gates, which takes place in Georgian London for the most part, and has a hellacious cast of thieves' guilds, beggar's unions, secret conspiracies and odd magicks. And the author is one of the best fantasy realists working today. He has a way of taking historic facts and weaving them into absolutely incredible historical fantasy, with a special place in his heart for the Fisher King myth.
.j.
Dante on 10/2/2009 at 02:30
The newest novel, Sanctuary, is on Kindle, which should be arriving at my doorstep in March. Hooray!
The Anubis Gates—I almost bought that once but changed my mind. Figures. :rolleyes:
As I ponder possible plots, I'm realizing how difficult it is to concentrate a novel-length work around theft. It's a sacrilege, I know, but I'm considering broadening my protagonist's profession to general mercenary services (i.e. a sword for hire). Has anyone here read the Alatriste books? Like those. One interesting side effect is that, seeing as he isn't a ... professional thief, he wouldn't be comfortable sneaking around in the dark, so more suspense and nervous tension could be implemented than would be realistic for a guy who housebreaks all the time.
Then again, it's not what I was originally going for and that bites a little. Wow, aren't I a little young for conservatism?
Herr_Garrett on 10/2/2009 at 07:18
Quote Posted by Dante
Wow, aren't I a little young for conservatism?
How old are you? :p
Actually, making you -tagonist into a sellsword is not a bad idea. I've always been intrigued by the question that what does give such an impetus to a man that he's willing to get himself killed for money. You could do some damn good character-describing work there.
Dante on 10/2/2009 at 21:41
Quote Posted by Herr_Garrett
How old are you? :p
16.
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You could do some damn good character-describing work there.
Don't count on it. :D
