What kind of story do you want to read?

Depends upon the context, naturally.

I want to read a Western about a gay elf. I've never encountered anything like that before (and I don't read/watch enough Westerns to write a good one).

A modern retelling of the Epic of Gilgamesh set in modern times and making all "supernatural" elements the result of extraterrestrial meddling.

That's an awfully... specific post.

I agree, that's really specific. You'd probably have to write those yourself, unless your post inspired one of the other writers here (sorry, but look to others besides me — my only Western idea takes place in a 'verse where the only Elves in the world live in the Indopacific... not exactly a Western if you set it in Vietnam or Thailand; also, I never read Gilgamesh and therefore wouldn't be able to go about rewriting it without completely fucking it up).

You're probably right, which means I'll have to do Gilgamesh myself and just keep dreaming about that first one, lol.

@Atticus: No, I got that impression too. But from what I understand, Rowling took things like war and death kinda seriously.

Yeah, she definitely did.

So did Animorphs, I believe.

@nekomoon,

Well, that's what this thread is for: posting your wacky desires, just to get them out to the world and maybe, just maybe someone will have a recommendation for you that fits.

edited 15th Dec '11 6:22:26 PM by NoirGrimoir

In that case, I would love to read a novel centered around Mons that's not based in a pre-existing universe.

I actually have a book planned for later that's a Reconstruction of Mons, so I'll probably end up Starting My Own before I find one, but still...

A novel-length story about Mons in a pre-existing universe? Forty-six thousand Pokemon fanfics say hi.

He said not about a pre-existing work, so that puts fanfic out of the equation. (Though what you could really do with the mon "genre" seems limited because it is almost excusively a cartoon thing for companies to sell toys and games)

Ninja'd.

edited 15th Dec '11 11:56:17 PM by nrjxll

I totally know nothing about it, other than the fact that it's Pokemon treated like a serious epic fantasy, and that he apparently did it on a dare.

Oops, missed the 'not'. Sorry. I must admit, my interpretation of what he said did seem to be pretty weird, but hey, Internet.

Second time I've seen this brought up recently... and I reiterate what I said the last time: the "Pokemon" part is more or less unrecognizable in the finished work. Heck, the "furies" in the series aren't really Mons so much as more generic Bond Creatures.

I like those stories which put a single or small group of character(s) up against incredible odds, be it literally 'you and me against the world' or slightly smaller scale. This could be because of what he believes, who he is,or some goal he has which puts him up against everybody...

Obviously this often makes them villain protagonists, or at least anti-heroes of some sort. Bonus points if magic gets involved, then the possibilites become almost endless.

edited 16th Dec '11 4:30:19 AM by Zanzibar

That's every third... I was going to say "anime plot," but let's just go with "plot."

Seriously, that's a description of a significant portion of all stories ever.

...Ok, Ill be a little more specific...

This one Warhammer book, 'Nagash immortal' did it quite nicely, the in this case evil lich was up against a giant underground kingdom of rats AND basically the strongest living realm at the time.

What im looking for is a case where neither the guy and his band, nor the poeple facing them are neccessarily evil. Maybe they want to gain power, just for the sake of becoming stronger, or beating fate, or because nothing else seems worthwile

And the guys facing them think it's unnatural, or that too much power is dangerous or something...

edited 16th Dec '11 4:58:02 AM by Zanzibar

What you are describing is the Epic Fantasy Genre.

(This isn't a judgement on the validity of what you want to read, I'm just saying.)

I'd like to read my stories finished.

:|

• I'd like to read an action-packed story with an underlying, deeply touching message. Characters would be frantically racing towards a goal, wreaking havoc in the process and clashing in some ways. Physically(duels, punch-ups, city-wide brawls, rampages, etc.)as well as on a deeper level. Before you realize it, you're hooked by the heartstrings.

• Something where things we'd think of as a huge deal(like killing)characters think of as nothing at all. This would be explored in unsubtle or subtle ways.

• Two strangers teaming up in dangerous circumstances, getting to know each other, finding a connection and maybe becoming close friends.

• A revered hero tragically taking a drastically horrific turn to evil and becoming unequivocally vile, monstrous and loathsome a person.

• Someone pathetic and self-loathing embarks on a quest or takes on a mission in order to achieve or regain adulation, good name and/or self-respect. They find themselves having to grow as people in order to effectively face forces menacing the larger scale.

edited 17th Dec '11 12:16:23 PM by NathanielTheSeeker

The killing not being a huge deal thing is a staple of my stories, so maybe you'll like my work once it's published.

Jason Frost (my Original Character for the Potterverse) is doing this on both Honorable Hogwarts and its Spin-Off site Hogwarts Futures (he somehow gets redeemed in between, but then backslides again). But the shift toward villainy is very gradual, and the sites aren't moving very fast right now so it appears to be even more gradual.

I've not really known about Codex Alera before this, but it looks interesting.

I want to see more stuff done with Mons as a genre because it was a favorite of mine as a kid, and I think there's a lot of implications there that are worth looking into and exploring, such as how the presence of such powerful creatures would realistically shape a society, and how the fights would play out in real life. Which was sort of what my reconstruction is centered around. It's about a society with tangential similarities to Japan which has a lot of mons-based elements, and it's sort of exploring the implications not only of Mons, but of the way children run around in the wilderness fighting monsters with no supervision in that universe. It was that sort of thing that I first started questioning, even as a kid, and as I developed a more writing-oriented brain, it was the sort of thing I always wanted to see a game address. Since no games did, I decided, hey, why not a book? And it's still something I'd like to see, though knowing about that series, I might take a look...

Again, I like Codex Alera, but it isn't really a Mons work at all.