Hello everyone! I found this forum while looking for writing resources, and thought it looked like a good place to get some advice (and if all goes well, perhaps give some in time too). 'Spose I should start with a brief introduction then. I'm Australian, in my early twenties, and I have a very active imagination =P I enjoy the odd video game, music (particularly classic rock, with my favourite bands being Queen, Led Zeppelin and Def Leppard- I'm also learning the guitar as an aside) and creating things in general. I've always enjoyed writing, particularly in regards to the development of those first initial ideas, though I tend to have a few problems filling in the blanks. I currently have two different series of fiction on the go at the moment. The first is a kind of fantasy novel. A hidden cult plans to free ancient, evil Gods, using the stolen powers of a good Goddess to do so. They instigate a war for cover, and a brigand flees a burning city with a little girl he rescued. Unbeknownst to him, however, that child is the aforementioned Goddess, who must steer him in the right direction. The second is set in contemporary Japan, which will provide some challenges as I know near nothing about it. A girl unwittingly awakens an ancient evil, and essentially releases a planet-wide invasion, using some magical object she found. This story I plan to have very cyclical themes. I already have an ending of sorts planned- the protagonist cannot defeat the evil, so she essentially must take herself out of time. This takes us back to the beginning of the story, only the evil will not be awoken, and the protagonist's friends can't help but feel something's missing, as she looks down upon them, unable to contact them again... Not really a happy ending, but this is still up in the air. In both cases I have a few problems, but this isn't the time or the place for that. This is more just to say hi, and hopefully I'll get to know some of you soon =P Hopefully I haven't drowned you in words =P
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Thankyou everyone =P I've been quite busy lately, hopefully tomorrow will bring some free time for me to start looking at some more stories and related posts here, and generally explore a little more. Looking forward to it =P
