Archive for the 'Wings' Category

Current status

Alan Morgan September 3rd, 2006

I’ve got several WIPs that I’m working on, so this is a general update.

Providence Paranormal:

This is temporarily being shelved while I try to plot out some more of the conflicts that I want to have in it. I need to do some digging into who the hero is, what the romantic conflict of the story is, what is going on behind the scenes involving the sister, and how the hero is tied to the sister. I’m thinking this is going to be in the 50k+ range, and may aim it at LSB or possibly even NY print.

Savage Lands:

I’m thinking about this story a bit lately. I’m wondering if I want to continue it in the serial idea that I was going to go with before, or if I want to expand it to be more like a Tryst length story for each installment (10-20 per “episode”). If I do that, I need to figure out who the romantic interest is and have her involved from the beginning.

Upon Wings of Hope:

I’ve been really bad about keeping up with this WIP. This is the one I was primarily going to run through the Above & Beyond coursework with, and I’m behind on that. I need to finish up Marten’s bio, which is the last bio I need, and then I need to do the homework for the stakes assignment. I’ll need to do that for Alissandra, Marten, and Litala.

Luzon:

I’m putting this back on indefinite hold. I want to get some of the other projects done first and return to this with some fresh ideas. I think I’m going to change up some of the things I wasn’t planning on before and probably darken the tone a bit. I think I also have a lot of characters for this story and I’ll need to reevaluate who the “main” characters are and how necessary some of the support characters are. I definitely do not want to fall back into the trap of forgetting to involve the familiars like I did the first time around.

Love at First Kiss:

This is a romance idea that I’m aiming at Cobblestone for. I’ve got some details over on the WIP manager at Evolution, and I’ve started working on this. Some 1kish words at the moment, I want to finish this over September/October, revise it and send it off. Looking to actually finish something for once.

Hitting the Books:

Once I finish up with Love at First Kiss, I’m going to work on this novella and push that out to Cobblestone as well.

Shadows in the Light:

This is a dark idea that came to me a while ago, and it’s something I’m going to work on plotting out. I’m thinking along the lines of L. A. Banks / Chris Golden tone… dark, gritty, gory… but yet with a stong romance amidst the hell. This is going to take a bit of research and may end up being a series, so I’m not rushing to work on this right away, but will chip away at it a bit here and a bit there.

Today’s progress…

Alan Morgan June 17th, 2006

Done:

Revised A&B Homework #3 – Character Biography for Zarin – 320 words
Completed A&B Homework #4 – Motivations exercise for Zarin – 194 words

To do:

A&B Homework #3 – Character Biography for Marten
A&B Homework #4 – Motivations exercise for Thaltron
Chapter 3 of Providence Paranormal (start it, at least)

From A&B… Premise homework for Upon Wings of Hope

Alan Morgan February 14th, 2006

Realized I never posted these to LiveJournal…

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Finished outline…

Alan Morgan November 23rd, 2005

I’ve been stalled on this WIP for a while, mainly because I had to come to terms with it changing genres on me. But:

Upon Wings of Hope (Outline)
44 / 44 (100%)

All is good now. :)

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Wings of Hope Conflicts list…

Alan Morgan August 3rd, 2005

Personal Conflicts:
Litala wanting security and love
Thaltron wanting Alissandra
Alissandra searching to uncover the truth
Marten trying to free his people
Alissandra seeking comfort and love

Story Conflicts:
The rebellion’s distrust of Avians affecting Alissandra and Litala
Litala’s rape and integrating Marten into the triad
The Avians wanting to keep the status quo
Alissandra’s mentor wanting Alissandra
Alissandra’s mentor wanting to kill Litala and Marten
Litala overcoming her past and becoming a leader/dealing with her powers

Background Conflicts:
Avians struggling against declining population due to lack of bloodlines
Avians hiding interactings with the outside world

Upon Wings of Hope mini-outline…

Alan Morgan August 3rd, 2005

Worked out a mini-outline for plotting the book… still a bit rough, but this covers the basic story arc that I want:

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Upon Wings of Hope (Outline)
26 / 48 (54.17%)

Upon Wings of Hope…

Alan Morgan July 26th, 2005

Continuation of this post:

Regarding #1 and #2… Alissandra’s male lover. I’m thinking that he was a human. While Avian/human relationships do happen from time to time, it’s considered in bad taste. Mainly, screwing a human is ok but forming an emotional attachment to them is bad. Children resulting from such a union– sacrilige.

I’m thinking that he was involved in a human rebellion. He’s arrested at the beginning of the storyline (or just before), and the scandal is that Alissandra loves him. She may not have known that he was involved with the rebellion but is tainted by association and by her attachment to him. She believes that he is executed… but he isn’t.

He doesn’t meet back up with her until later on when Litala has already been chosen as the Avatar of the Winged Goddess. Which should be some interesting conflict:

a.) She thought he died
b.) He thought she abandoned him
c.) Litala, having been raped many times, is very scared of males. Involving him in their relationship should be… complicated.

Ultimately, having the three of them eventually work out a poly relationship is the goal; he will remain human to show that humans are equal to the Avians… the solution is not to make everyone Avian but to respect both races.

Need to figure out how he gets reintroduced and how things tie in with the rebellion. Is he freed by them, does he escape on his own, or do the Avians release him after getting whatever they want out of him?

Also need to figure out what his rank/role is… was he a servant at the university she studied at, her personal servant while she was there, or?

How involved is he with the rebellion? Ie, what rank is he in that? How do they react to him being involved with Alissandra and eventually Litala?

Definite food for thought here…

Upon the Wings of Hope…

Alan Morgan July 24th, 2005

Synopsis:

Alternate realm where a winged race of humans rule over the land. Earthbound humans are servants/soldiers/slaves. One woman (Litala) has been a drudge for most of her life– beaten and raped by several of the servants she works with. Whe she sneaks away to a stream to bathe one day, one of the avians takes note of her and how beautiful she is (when not in drudge uniform). She catches a glimpse of her, but she flies away.

Feast is proclaimed in honor of a returning mage who has been at court for many years. She hears many rumors about the mage while cleaning and doing fetching tasks for the feast. Litala steals a look during the feast, and Wingmage Alissandra is the one who saw her bathing. She notices Litala, who flees, fearing a beating or worse.

Alissandra asks around the next day, and eventually tracks Litala down. Her personality intrigues Alissandra, and the avian finds out what’s been done to her. She purchases Litala’s bond, and summons her. Alissandra detests a lot of what the Avians let happen, and is determined to change that. To that end, she enlists Litala’s help. As a human, she can’t help, but Alissandra can make her an Avian. Together they can make changes, bettering the lot of the humans, and preventing abuse from going unchecked simply because “they’re earthbound, who cares?”.

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Thoughts/questions (suggestions and/or further questions welcome):

1.) Alissandra left Drun Aliet in disgrace… what happened?

2.) Alissandra has had a male partner before… who was he and why did they part?

3.) The Avatar of the Goddess was last seen over a century ago… what changed that the Goddess turned her back on the Avians?

4.) Why don’t (more?) humans revolt at the oppression of the Avians?

5.) How did the book Alissandra found get lost in the library… and how did the origin of the Avians become so twisted?

6.) What is the governmental structure of the Avians?

7.) What is the religious structure?

8.) Why don’t the humans have magic on par with the Avians? Because over time most of the magically-inclined humans that travelled with the original mage who invented the process to change into an Avian chose to do so. While magic is not specifically genetically inherited, it does tend to pass down through bloodlines. As a result, the “strain” of humans present tend towards those not magically inclined. (You need to have magical talent to go through the Avian transformation… pure mundanes cannot be changed.)

Outlining…

Alan Morgan June 4th, 2005

The Wings shorts were originally going to be in serial form, but after several discussions with I’ve decided to go ahead and rework this as a stand-alone novel. So… major outlinage to do.

On the Wings of Hope (outline)
9 / 40 (22.50%)

*yawn*

Alan Morgan October 18th, 2004

Moved over my liquor collection and some boxed foodstuff over to the new place, along with a dehumidifier, a box of magazines, and two large plastic bins of misc. stuff and computer equipment (cables, fans, etc). Watered the faux bonsai, which seems to be perking up with the light that it’s getting now. Need to give it some fertilizer/plant food later.

Did 886 words on “Wings of Hope”. 1 more scene and it’s done… then I get to move onto #2 (“Wings of Love”) which gets really interesting…. can’t wait.

Watched “Serendipity” today with John Cusak and Kim Beckinsdale… very sappy movie. Liked it a lot (yes, I watch romantic movies. Sue me.), but reminded me of the fact that I’m alone. Loneliness sucks. Also reminded me of Joy… every so often I try to find her, but I’ve yet to succeed. Ah well. Maybe someday…

Off to sleep before work.

–Morgan

Another Wings of Love snippet

Alan Morgan June 8th, 2004

This is where things start to get going :)

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Wings of Love Snippet

Alan Morgan June 4th, 2004

Snippet from my erotica short story, Wings of Love… f/f human/non-human.

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