Showing posts with label unfinished. Show all posts
Showing posts with label unfinished. Show all posts

Friday, August 13, 2010

Idea Suggestions

I haven't done this for a while but I thought I might line up a story for once "In Defence of the Realm" finishes.  Have a read of the following synopses and note your favourite in the comments!

Reach for the Stars
An alien is stranded on Earth in a war zone and has to wait for his ship to return, but he's no "E.T.".  There are more dangerous people looking for him than humans.  When he and a few compatriots - who don't seem to mind that their latest ally is shiny black and invertebrate - escape into a neutral country, they join forces with the International Bureau of Extraterrestrial Affairs and perform undercover missions against private local enemies, as well as the possibility of an invasion by another race.

Into the Crust
Huge chunks of land float around the core of this planet, linked by perilous chains that few dare to navigate.  On one, a bookshop owner discovers that his brother has gone missing.  Determined to find him, he has to leave the safety of his country and travel to other floating continents.  Following a trail that points to the farthest corners of the known world, he meets a robot that loves to dance and a hideous monster that terrorises unprotected villages (at least, that's what the villagers say).  He also occasionally plays football.

Friday, April 3, 2009

Set of Stories

The following are a few ideas that I haven't fully developed. Hopefully I will decide to use one for the blog - feel free to comment on them or suggest which I should keep going with.

Alternate History - It is 1923 and most of Europe has been overrun by the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The British and French as a coalition have retreated to Quebec and Japan has launched an attack on Beijing. European royalty has taken refuge in Greenland and New Denmark (Australia) while Australian Wales is busy defending New Guinea. Jacob Garnet is a teacher in Milan called to find a lost weapon that could possibly force Austro-Hungary to retreat (I know this last bit sounds familiar - it could be in the style of pulp adventure stories like Indiana Jones).

Fantasy - A golem becomes self-aware and is guided by a talking crow to Tartarus at the ends of the earth to find Chaos, who they think might grant him a life.

Fairytale - A talking cabbage and a lost dog travel towards the sunset to find paradise. Along the way they meet a kingdom of mice, accidentally join the circus and get swept to the arctic while sailing on the ocean (this seems like an old afternoon television show where they may not reach the goal anytime soon, but have plenty of adventures).