I am really disappointed by how much I have written in the past few weeks. I put off writing a blog post for a couple days because I told myself that I would write a bunch more before so that way I could be positive about how things were going. But with my final exams for school coming up it will only become harder to write. After they are done I have a one week window when I am free of school and commitments so I hope to cram in as much as I can then.
But July 4th I'm leaving on a biking trip and I won't be back until mid-August so there won't be any time to write. We will be camping the entire time, and while the some campsites do have wifi I won't be bringing by laptop with me and I don't want to write on my phone.
I still want to post on this blog. I haven't fully tested it yet but I think this website allows me to post in advance and set a date for when I want it to publish so I will try to have a bunch of those set up so that they will take care of themselves automatically. They will be posts fully on advice that will most likely post once a week if everything goes according to plan.
That is not to say that I won't stop writing completely. While I don't believe that I will be in the right mindset to write my book because the scope and concentration for that is more than I can deal with, I thought I would try my hand at short stories. I am planning on buying a notebook and writing stories the old fashioned way. Currently I am faster at typing than at writing so it will be nice to get back to basics.
There really is not much else to say because I haven't done much writing.
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When I'm talking about interconnected universes I'm referring to books that are all focused in one world and shares minor characters or setting even though each book is a different story. I happen to love them. One of the most popular examples of this are the Marvel movies. Each superhero has their own movies but every once in a while they will come together in a team up movie. The world becomes rich and intricate because suddenly your eyes are opened to so many stories happening either simultaneously or in different locations.
In novels, Brandon Sanderson has an interconnected universe called the Cosmere. He has established this universe over multiple books. He has many hints sprinkled throughout each of his books that relate to how the universe is created. Unfortunately I don't catch many of them but I read online forums and I get caught up pretty quickly. The best part is that the magic system for each planet is different but they all have similarities because they came from the same place. I highly recommend checking it out.
I have attempted something similar in my book. Kingdom of Sand will essentially become a standalone book but I have planned other books to come later that will exist in the same world which will also be standalone books. But if all of them are read in order than a larger plot line will emerge. This way I can try to get this one published without having to bog down the literary agent with promises of a series which could potentially turn them off if they don't trust me to follow through for multiple books. But it also allows me to potentially create a series where I can uncover new characters for each book, each dealing with vastly different obstacles.
This is all years down the road. For now I have to concentrate on this one and making it as amazing as possible.
What series do you know that exists in an interconnected universe? I would love to hear any recommendations whether it is from books, movies, tv shows, etc.
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