Into the void

After 19 months of being a mom, I am finally getting to a point where I am able to write once more. It's been so long, and the itch to write had been growing for the past few months. I did it. I now wrote a story which I have posted to /r/nosleep on Reddit. I will post it in this blog shortly once I have the whole story posted.

I also learned recently that I should write what I want to read. not write because I think I could tell the story. If I'm personally not interested in the characters, then why should I spend time with them?

There is a story I want to tell, but the wrong characters, the wrong setting. I don't really care about the characters. No matter the backstory, the personalities, etc., whatever, however I spin it, it doesn't work. So, I guess I will put this story on hold, Five People, One life. Maybe when I complete a fictional novel whose characters I care about, I will revisit the story idea.

So, I will write what I love to read. So, ehre are some of the things I love to read:

• Gender-bender, where the female character hides that they are a female
• Someone taking a long journey through something difficult, essentially by themselves. Inspired by Journey video game on Play Station 3
• Pirates, tall ships, the ocean
• Characters going through a tough training to get stronger
• Portal into another world
• Urban fantasy where the magical world hides themselves from the regular folks (Artemis Fowl, Mercy Thompson, Harry Potter)
• I don't realy care about villain-villains. Though horrible mean people, certainly. Like Umbridge, though she is considered to be a villain ... but not who Harry really faces off with in the end.

So, looks like I have the makings of a novel with all these elements I like to read about. Now I just need a character I care about and share an adventure with...