I started writing Weird World on February 15, 2024. It began with a short story that became the novel The Wayward School for Girls. The universe was named in the title of the second book, the collection Tales of a Weird World.
Since childhood, I am fascinated by the surreal and scary. My favorite thing to imagine is the easy killing of clueless guards by the bare hands of someone bigger and stronger. I created Weird World to express these interests.
A fantasy can be a simple idea imagined as one scenario. It can be written as a short story. That is how Weird World began. It became a novel as the very idea inspired more ideas. Other interests were incorporated.
Immersion requires context... and context requires depth and consistency.
A universe is limited if merely the setting of one story and its cast of characters. Tales of a Weird World had nothing to do with The Wayward School for Girls... except that the villain was a villain in other stories with different heroes.
The novel The Wayward Monster Girl is the third Weird World book written, followed by the collection Stories of a Weird World. The universe expanded into a setting distinct from its protagonists. The villains became suitable baddies for countless stories with new heroes.
Writing multiple stories is a good way to flesh out that world. By having different characters you are able to see it from various perspectives. What is happening affects each person differently.
ReplyDeleteYes. A different cast having different issues in the same world makes that world seem real... rather than like a stage for only one play.
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