At the moment the forums are caput, but I found a nifty planning exercise on one of the threads. So far, this is the current idea I'm been tossing around. Of course, all of this is subject to change and there's a possibility I might scrap all of it later.
Novel Title: Right now, it's untitled. I usually come up with one once I'm further along.
Estimated length: At least 50,000 words.
Your writing experience: Been seriously writing for quite a while now although I don't have anything published (yet). Finished my first novel in high school. And of course, Nanowrimo since 2001.
Fantasy - new genre? Or old favorite?: Old favorite.
Other genres of your novel: thriller, occult horror, romance
Gonna publish?: Not my Nanowrimo efforts but hopefully some of my other stuff.
What we (the readers) will learn: You would learn something if I had any themes in mind.
Main character(s): Blacktail and Nightpaw (only clan names at the moment), who are two fox shifters.
Secondary characters: Probably a sorcerer and a ghost or two.
Protagonist(s): Blacktail and Nightpaw
Antagonist(s): The Black Ivy, a cadre of power-hungry sorcerers.
Setting: An as yet named necropolis and its surrounding living suburbs.
Rough geography: At the base of a mountain range.
Races/inhabitants: Humans, long-lived sorcerers, shifters of various sorts, ghosts, some Lovecraftian-type monsters.
Fantasy aspects: Magic and mythical creatures.
Conflict: The Black Ivy's ambitions are the root of all the conflict.
Obstacles in the journey: The Black Ivy's henchmen, some necessary artifacts hidden in inaccessible places, the surly and dangerous inhabitants of the necropolis where almost everything takes place.
Expected resolution: The Black Ivy's plans are permanently thwarted, at least.
Summary of plot: Blacktail has just gotten out of jail and she's bent on revenge--The Black Ivy had framed her for a murder she didn't commit, but it's practically impossible to get near the sorcerers without getting killed herself. She later teams up with Nightpaw, a magic consultant, and gets hired on to do some investigating of the Black Ivy's activities in the dragon ore trade by another mysterious organization called the Red Velvets.
