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edited 22nd Sep '13 5:46:46 PM by MorwenEdhelwen
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I can't really give you great advice on how to create a mood, but I would presume the tone of your prose would affect that. For example, formal prose reads more "mythic" to my eyes than slangy informal prose.
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@Jabrosky: Such as elves (alfar) with Inuit-like features?
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I like that idea of elves with Inuit appearances. More Po C in fantasy is always a plus!
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I am a POC and AFAIK the only fantasies with Chinese culture (I'm Chinese Australian)are the Dragonkeeper series about a slave girl in Ming China and a retelling of Cinderella set in fairytale Japan/China called "Shadows On The Moon". Those books fit my definition of fantasy—- a story with a significant magical element. There's a novel set here in Australia called "Hungry Ghosts" which is a paranormal about a girl from Singapore.
edited 22nd Sep '13 7:35:34 PM by MorwenEdhelwen
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One of my ideas is a post-apocalyptic YA biopunk/steampunk post-apocalyptic novel loosely based on the famous The Saga Of Hrolf Kraki. The story I have in mind concentrates on the character of Skuld and since this is YA and is going to be post-apocalyptic here's what I have in mind:
When Skuld arrives in Lejre she discovers that the court is barely being held together despite her brother's best intentions and receives hints of a dark secret which could threaten her family and herself.
I'm looking for suggestions on how to create and keep a mood that's both grand mythic tale and biopunk dystopia which is non-confusing because I don't want to have something where the reader goes "What the hell IS this?! Why do they have elves in the future?!"
My plan is for the book to explore the question of "What Measure Is a Non-Human?", whether living things created by synthetic biology and genetic modification should be considered human and have human rights, and especially on the treatment of "mixed-race relationships in SPACE!" Another issue I want to address is the racism Skuld experiences.
Is it possible to treat fantasy races in the same way as real races without making it a metaphor? And is The Saga Of Hrolf Kraki even adaptable as a YA novel? After all there's a very Gothic atmosphere to it with the "monstrous child/evil mixed-race sibling" portrayal of Skuld.
edited 22nd Sep '13 6:59:23 PM by MorwenEdhelwen
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