I feel that, but sometimes I think TV or movie romances are too safe. In real life I see things as more toxic, dangerous, codependent, and wobbly. But sometimes those kind of relationships can work even better, plus they can be a lot more interesting. Take Mr and Mrs Smith for example. But I get wanting to take negative examples of love and making them better.
That's interesting. I read somewhere that our dreams are made up of things we've seen and experienced in real life, but I've always wondered if that was true. As people like us who imagine things all the time, it draws the question, are more things we imagine really things we've already seen? Or if we really can create things completely independent from reality, how far can we go?
I wrote mine because I got really sick of Chinese manhuas were the female lead was a secret assassin or doctor or both in her previous life and got transmigrated/reborn into a fantasy world or the past where she then proceeded to kick ass and get revenge on everyone and their dog for the body's previous owner...
Hm...I guess my inspiration came from this pandemic? (Sorry for the upcoming short rant below!)
I don't mean to sound edgy or anything but this pandemic has made me have a more pessimistic view towards the world. It feels like nothing has gotten better and alongside that? More and more hate/evil has been exposed (Whether it's police violence against POC, Climate Change etc.) I wanted to write a book that allowed me to appropriately put my pessimism into a character rather than just letting it fester on the inside like a disease.
Hence the reason I recently got into writing darker fantasy! Although It's still about reincarnation and such, I did want to practice/explore having my characters have a more 'darker' air about them. (From what I've seen) Instead of characters getting used to the world they now live in after death, I wanted to explore something where the character isn't used to their environment. They hate it and long for nothing more than to return back to the life that (in my MC's opinion) was stolen from them.
Come hell or high water, whether they must kill one or thousands. Living in a fantasy world where everything is at their fingertips? It doesn't appeal to them in the slightest, they only use their power in order to further push them towards getting home even when the threat of never being able to return or death while trying looms over their head.
If y'all are interested in what you see, feel free to check out my novel! It's now on Chapter 2!
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Title: The Swallow of Storms
Genre(s): Fantasy, Action, Drama
Synopsis: To this boy whose heart is as unmoving as the forlorn and weary expression on his face. After a night of unprecedented tragedy that unexpectantly leaves him in service to a deity who doesn't go to his sister for free, as he goes through this new world, vengeance and the hopes of reuniting with his family are the only things that keep him going.
Content Warning: Violence and mentions of cannibalism in future chapters!
Um well actually 7SSC has technically been in development since I was in grade school...
We were assigned to create a fantasy world for English and that was the creation of Elemental, the main world of the series. From there, it just kind of grew? It's been a culmination of exploring myself and my own morals, the characters and the world are a strong reflection of who I was, who I am, and who I might become. So yeah!!!! That's that lol
Tempest was written out of my need to pay homage to the superheroes/comics I grew up reading, watching, and loving as a kid. I wanted to make my own superhero, but being that there are so many different ones out there, it's hard to come up with something 100% original. So, instead, I used what I knew and tried to integrate it while still coming up with my own type of plot. Lol.
The Last Goddess, on the other hand, came from my love of mythology. There's so many different types of myths, lore, and epics, that I wanted one of my own. Plus there are many things in mythologies that overlap cultures. So, I wanted to make my own multicultural pantheon! Bonus, both my characters kind of represent a different part of my life/personality. So, while they are drastically different, its fun to write in both personas, so to speak.
Centris is formed by some of my personal experiences but seen through a fantasy filter. But every writer does that, so it's not news. I've been developing the story and world for years, so many elements have shifted or represented my mental state at the moment of their creation or modifications.
Currently, I think it was the best possible moment to write it for me. I started a new chapter in my life, so maybe writing the novel right now will allow me to grow it alongside my knowledge of this new phase for me. Plus an important thematic element of Centris focuses on the struggle between the authority and the people who lacks it. And consider how crappy my country situation is, I'm in the right mind set to write something about opposing shitty governments.
Inspiration came from wanting to see Religion flourish in the world again, specifically Islam. My story is heavily focused on Islamic teachings and elements and explores a heartbreaking story of a Prince who struggles with saving his kingdom from the brink of a deadly civil war. His own identity as a practicing Muslim is put to the ultimate test as he faces harrowing and death defying tragedies, one after another.
The King of Roo