The Sorcerer -Draft 3
by 
toshi
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Posted: 10 June 2008 Word Count: 360 |
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So far:
Completed first draft of The Sorcerer in May 2007. (174,000)This was very rough, much of it written very freely with no attempt at continuity, just bashing out scenes.
Completed second draft of The Sorcerer in September 2008 (165,000) With any luck I've pulled the strands together to form a coherent, if rough, whole which can now be smoothed and polished.
Current Goals: Complete Draft 3 by Xmas 2008
anticipated length - not more than 150,000
1 Read through entire typscript for overall view
2 Outline plan of where I go from here.
Brief Outline:
Dunan despises and loathes the careless and irresponsible Prince Kiadh, so when he is assigned to be his junior officer (essentially no better than a nursemaid) and dispatched to the furthest quarter of the Kingdom following the Prince's fall from grace, he cannot help but view his future with pessimism.
But nothing could have prepared the companions for what was to happen at Fort Wesetch. A mysterious stranger arrives warning of an impending invasion by an ancient enemy. Suddenly Kiadh is called upon to save his Kingdom from annhiliation. But how could the man who up until now has been a drunken, lazy fool possibly lead the army to victory over this terrible enemy?
Desperate to survive the onslaught, Dunan is prepared to accept any help he and the Prince can get, even if that means allowing the Prince to fall under the spell of an undoubted Sorcerer, Lammas. Magic has been banned in Onnare for a century and just the mention of it can lead to imprisonment and execution. However, none of that matters in the face of the monstrous Haddan.
But what exactly does Lammas expect in return for his help? He and his origins are a mystery. Who is the unnatural creature that rides with him? How deep does his association with the outlawed Escuittan race go?
Acclaimed a hero, in full control of the Prince (who has become little more than a puppet) could it be that Lammas has set his sights on the throne of Onnare?
Perhaps the greatest enemy here is not the Haddan, but the Sorcerer himself.
Completed first draft of The Sorcerer in May 2007. (174,000)This was very rough, much of it written very freely with no attempt at continuity, just bashing out scenes.
Completed second draft of The Sorcerer in September 2008 (165,000) With any luck I've pulled the strands together to form a coherent, if rough, whole which can now be smoothed and polished.
Current Goals: Complete Draft 3 by Xmas 2008
anticipated length - not more than 150,000
1 Read through entire typscript for overall view
2 Outline plan of where I go from here.
Brief Outline:
Dunan despises and loathes the careless and irresponsible Prince Kiadh, so when he is assigned to be his junior officer (essentially no better than a nursemaid) and dispatched to the furthest quarter of the Kingdom following the Prince's fall from grace, he cannot help but view his future with pessimism.
But nothing could have prepared the companions for what was to happen at Fort Wesetch. A mysterious stranger arrives warning of an impending invasion by an ancient enemy. Suddenly Kiadh is called upon to save his Kingdom from annhiliation. But how could the man who up until now has been a drunken, lazy fool possibly lead the army to victory over this terrible enemy?
Desperate to survive the onslaught, Dunan is prepared to accept any help he and the Prince can get, even if that means allowing the Prince to fall under the spell of an undoubted Sorcerer, Lammas. Magic has been banned in Onnare for a century and just the mention of it can lead to imprisonment and execution. However, none of that matters in the face of the monstrous Haddan.
But what exactly does Lammas expect in return for his help? He and his origins are a mystery. Who is the unnatural creature that rides with him? How deep does his association with the outlawed Escuittan race go?
Acclaimed a hero, in full control of the Prince (who has become little more than a puppet) could it be that Lammas has set his sights on the throne of Onnare?
Perhaps the greatest enemy here is not the Haddan, but the Sorcerer himself.
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funnyvalentine
I think that' s it, they do sound bonkers in isolation, perhaps because the thing that grabs your attention (and bogs me down) is the wacky names and not the characters, the emotional motivation, etc... But I do think yours is good in that it' s very clear about ' what' s the story?' ' who' s the main guy?' ' what' s the threat?' ' why does he do this?' . And well done for leaving out the sub-plots.
