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Enforcer84

And the first...small step...of my own creation.

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I don't think of myself as an author or a writer. I've done stories about original characters in other people's sandboxes. Notably World of Warcraft's Azeroth. I like the people and places to play with.

But tonight, I started a novel set in my on again off again World of Edean campaign setting.

500 words so far...

but I'm running into problems. I haven't named anything. Villages, Kingdoms, etc. I don't even like my race names particularly. This is why I've always liked playing in the sandboxes of others. I can stick to important things and leave the little niggling names to others...

*sigh*

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  1. csyphrett's Avatar
    You dont have to name everything. I once read a Tom Clancy book where he only named three guys and a two boats. The most important thing is do you have a main guy? Do you know what he's doing? Who's the antagonist/villain? Do you know what he's doing?

    Write your draft, then go back and name things.
    CES
  2. Enforcer84's Avatar
    Thanks! Right now my heroes and villains are largely using placeholders <village1> etc.
    The setting has been kicking around my brain for almost 15 years. But usually as a Campaign setting and for that I've been working mostly on the religions, races, etc....to tell the truth I keep doing the same things over and over
  3. csyphrett's Avatar
    Have you looked at Createspace or Fictionpress.com, Chad. You can sell your book through CS, but the royalties suck. You can get reviews at Fictionpress if you ask.
    CES
  4. Hermit's Avatar
    Best of luck, man
  5. Enforcer84's Avatar
    Thanks guys!
    And I will...though asking for reviews seems harsh on my tiny self-confidence.

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