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As I sit here in class, bored out of my brain (another stupid phrase used by people with no brains because it makes no sense whatsoever) and I decided to write and ask a few questions.

Does a book have to have a definante point? My lovely enchantress tale that I'm writing doesn't have much of a point, so I've stopped writing it thinking that it's pointless. But is it? Is it pointless? Can I not write book and let the plot take on form as I go?? I love writing this book.

My other book is titled..... (not telling "> ) But is about sea dwellers. (not mermaids, sea dwellers) and the social unrest between the human world and the 'merworld'. She can grow legs, and she has a human boyfriend who doesn't know. They go riding one day, she falls, loses her memory. Dosen't remember her heritage, dies at the nd of the novel, the way sea dwellers die (to be revealed...) Her boyfriend found out, they fight, he dies, she falls for another, they marry after she losses her memory (these events are not in order)

Anyway, thats the main gist of it. So, what do you all think? Critisism is allowed, but be nice. I'm trying to change the mermaid thing, because it might seem a little over used. Once the first chapters done, I'll post it, and you can critisise it more then deal? ">

Satine

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Satine

Write the story as you love it so much... just do it... maybe when you read it later you will see the theme.

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Umm he is right, don't worry about what others thing until you have got your facts in order and your storyline in place, then post us a chapter or two and will do a critic thing on it "> BTW: sounds good so far !!! ">

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Satine

I for one want you to blab on and on and on... I want to hear your views and read your writing... and I am sure the other friends of heartwood feel the same.

So you go Girl

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What he said. In fact what they all said.

I tell you I'm so poetic some times I even astound myself.

The only way you will waste time on a story is if you don't finish it. If you love it then it is worth writing, after all your writing is for you not for others. If others like it as well then that is an added bonus, but the primary motive is because you love to do it.

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Boyfriend: "There's something fishy about this girl!"

Kate Elliott does really good merfolk.

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Firstly no ms is pointless unless you don't finish it!...and even then a writer would argue that you have learned from it. You don't HAVE to make any points or achieve any earth shattering revelations in a fantasy fiction - it's not part of the deal. Betrayal, Revenge and Destiny combined are simply a good yarn. There is no social comment, nothing to suggest I was aiming to change the way people think or behave. A good story is all you need to enchant your reader and allow them to escape into your world. Definitely keep writing the book.

As for the merworld idea, it sounds brilliant and I sincerely hope you pursue it but it is setting off a couple of alarm bells in my head regarding that great movie called "Splash" starring Tom Hanks and Darryl Hannah. She could grow legs and lose her tail, she falls in love with a human and doesn't let on the truth. It's funny, sad, poignant and John Candy is hilarious as the perpetually irritating brother. They row, he gets frustrated because he doesn't understand what's happening to her blah blah.

May I suggest that you allow the merworld to cross over into another world which we don't recognise as our own? Even if you keep your fellow in a pseudo medieval world or similar it will work beautifully and then a lot of those comparisons to Splash will disappear.

Good luck. Don't stop writing. F

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Yeah, it's set in medieval times. It sounds different in the story. I just didn't want to blab on about it for too long.

Satine

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Russ Horseman does wondeful pictures of merfolk.

Plus... I have a few jokes about mermaids... luckily I cannot repeat them