Thursday, October 27, 2016

Writing stories for fun, not so much profit

When I was in high school, one of my goals in life was to become a science fiction writer.  I had good scenes in my head, and I could write them descriptively and well .... but I had not cohesive story, so I would abandon the effort.

Well, about a year or so ago, I began playing a video game called The Witcher III:The Wild Hunt.  Amazing game with beautiful graphics and intense game play!  But it was the story that captured my interest and I started reading the books the game was based off of.  Andrzej Sapkowski created a rich and diverse fictional world for Geralt of Rivia, Triss Merigold, Yennifer of Vengeborg, Dandilion and many other characters to live in.  Their stories are wound around a world in which magic, politics and otherworldly creatures vye for prominence against the backdrop of war.  Through it all, Geralt of Rivia walks, a Witcher, a professional monster slayer for hire, holding to his own code of chivalry and honor.

So, I had this story set in this world bouncing around in my head for the last year and I finally started putting it down in words.  Fan Fiction is a great outlet for creativity.  I don't intend to ever publish it for money, there are a lot of legalities that surround that.  But I did find a place I can put it up for other writers to critique.

If you want to read it, The Last Manticore is up on FanFiction.net.  I hope you enjoy it  :)

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