So last night I breached the beginnings of Chapter 2, not that I have concluded chapter 1 or my prelude, but feeling my inspiration feigning I decided to get my characters to where there will be some action, and hope that the blanks will fill themselves in as I progress.
A little background on my story (without giving anything away), my characters are set a few thousand years in the future, life has become somewhat medieval, although technology is still present, only it is the fosilised remains of almost working wrecks from current western culture.
Currently, I am looking at an evergreen forest, mineral rich emerald water and disused forest floors covered in bright glowing moss. (I am trying for colour themes throughout the book).
I am trying to create an image of the water, as green and luminous, yet completely translucent.
This image I believe is from Central Europe in the summer, which is funny because it was when I was in Switzerland last year that I discovered this mineral rich water existed. It is one of the most amazing things a
nd I find it looks exotic and magical, despite the fact it is probably more reminiscent of our beginnings before the world became so polluted.
nd I find it looks exotic and magical, despite the fact it is probably more reminiscent of our beginnings before the world became so polluted.I like the idea of making this part of my imaginary world green, lush and a little bit daunting, I plan to have a lot of danger lurking behind the facade of beauty.
Well this has already been useful, I feel in case someone is out there paying attention (not likely) I have an obligation to update them on how I am going.
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