“I have too many ideas and no time to write them,” says basically every writer ever.
It’s our curse alas. But also the best thing ever because when one takes a moment to sit back and admire one’s brilliant brain and marvellous imagination, one can get so excited about writing.
But how to decide between which idea to write??? It is thoroughly impossible.
And unfortunately for me I have 14 ideas I could choose between. * I’ve not been accused of being “the ideas queen” for nothing, my delicate fiends. My imagination knows no chill. I write 20,000-word outlines and am fuelled by the blood moon and pumpkin scones and am a descendant of the dragons.
But, as I say, why make decisions when my darling army (THIS IS YOU FYI) can make them for me??? So today I’m asking you to peruse 4 of my story ideas and vote for which should be my priority in 2017. I am an indecisive grape. HELP ME.
And in case you’re thinking, “Cait, shouldn’t you just write what you feel like??” let me tell you several quick things:
- I am EQUALLY excited for all my ideas which is actually a problem because #decisions.
- I don’t wait for inspiration, either. I write what I want, when I want. And if it isn’t working, I beat my muse up in a dark alley until it agrees I’m queen.
- Why am I so violent.
- I also just want to do this post to tell you ABOUT THE BRILLIANT NOVEL IDEAS ** I’M SUPER EXCITED ABOUT so buckle up this is what we’re here for.
- Unless you’re here for cake and dude, there is no cake in this post. NO. CAKE. AT. ALL.
* Help help help help help–
** I get asked a lot if I’m worried people will steal my ideas and…yes, a little? (SO PLEASE DON’T.) But also this is a peek at my novel premises. You will never know exactly what I have fully planned for each book plot, and basically there’s nothing new out there anyway. Everything’s been done. It’s about presentation! And no one will present how I will (THANK THE HEAVENS) because I’m slightly mad, so I’m happy blogging about my ideas! I trust you all!
SCORPION DEEP DUOLOGY
This is my child of thieves and pirates and excellent sea monsters that want to devour your face. #GoodTimes But do you know HOW LONG I’ve wanted to write a pirate book?!? Basically: forever. This is my Davy Jones retelling and uses about 3% of the actual myth because Google says the actual myth is pretty slim. So whatever. I get to make stuff up. MY FAVOURITE THING.
SMALL LIST SUMMARY
- Involves an island kingdom.
- And a boy who is a notorious anonymous thief but also a dorky 16 year old kleptomaniac who’s adopted by a nice respectable wealthy family who sends him to a nice school. Which he never goes to. BECAUSE THIEVING.
- He also hires himself out (whilst wearing a mask, duh) to merchants + pirates to steal for them.
- Until he gets hired by a pirate to steal instructions of how to get a wish from the king of the dead, Davy Jones.
- He steals the instructions.
- Uses the instructions.
- Keeps the instructions.
- Realises he’s not “getting a wish”, he’s actually “raising Davy Jones from the depths to take his place”.
- WHICH IS NOT WHAT SCORPION DEEP HAD IN MIND. ABORT. ABORT.
- Also includes a super cute baby sea monster that Scorpion accidentally ends up raising as his smol son.
- And a crush on a sea witch who thinks he’s a just dork.
- Mermaids + krakens + sharks + pirates + sailing + pirate curses + general screaming from everyone but mostly me.
- Much stabbing because let’s face it: I’M WRITING THIS BOOK.
- Much thieving.
- Much running commentary of sass because Mr. Deep can’t shut up.
- It ends badly because let’s face it: I’M WRITING THIS BOOK.
- Heaven help me the sequel is glorious and yet worse.
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(Wow that was accidentally aesthetically pleasing. I AM WINNING AT LIFE.)
PINTEREST BOARD
THE SKIN LIBRARY (STANDALONE)
What can go wrong when one writes a book ABOUT BOOKS??? Okay hush, I realise the answer is “everything can go wrong if you’re writing it, Cait” but I’m going pretend you’re enthusiastically nodding while gnawing on a cupcake * right now. So. Plus epic fantasy standalones are needed. So I fulfil.
* Look I said NO CAKE IN THIS POST and you’re there gnawing a cupcake? Disrespectful honestly. Also I need one.
SMALL LIST SUMMARY
- It’s set in a world were people are so fond of birds THEY BECAME BIRDS. #legit
- Mostly everyone has wings and the ability to fly and you can preform simple magic by writing words in ink on your skin.
- Except their king decided (A) to ban the common minions from flying (B) forbid them to learn to read so they can’t do magic, and (C) probably destroy all happiness BECAUSE WHAT’S HIS PROBLEM.
- Enter a small thief girl
- (WHAT IS IT WITH CAIT AND THIEVES.)
- Who is looting a burnt library and discovers a BOY.
- Except he’s not a boy. He’s the library come to life. Which makes him super smart (hello 10,000 books in his head) but has no idea how to human (because he’s literally a building).
- Unfortunately they discover the body he took over is the prince’s which means he ends up with a lot of power and one thing leads to another and mass destruction probably.
- Or they’ll have a quaint teaparty?? #PositiveThinking
- It basically involves girls who are birds and boys who are libraries.
- The girl has one leg and is very skilled with knives and sass.
- The boy wants to kill anyone who ever harms a book which is, quite frankly, #relatable.
- I’m sure it ends just fine.
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PINTEREST BOARD
THE FALL OF THE FLY BROTHERS (STANDALONE)
Sometimes when the moon is full and I wear polka dot socks and am eating a sandwich whilst perched in a gumtree whilst the koalas rage rabidly below — I do write contemporaries. I CAN DO IT, OKAY?!? I GOT THIS. Of course my contemporaries are always tragic, but what is a book if it doesn’t make you lose your mind on occasion?
SMALL LIST SUMMARY
- It is about two twin brothers who were kidnapped at 5 and which is BAD NEWS if ever I heard it.
- Ten years later, they escape, and boyaah they get to try and fit into a family who thought they were dead and things are Not So Great™ in fact awful is a good summary.
- For starters one of the brothers doesn’t speak (he most likely falls on the Autism spectrum, which I have much knowledge about with people I know) and prefers to climb to really dangerous heights which freaks everyone out.
- The other brother is perhaps a very clever psychopath.
- And “normal life” isn’t suiting the brothers very well at all, see aforementioned jumping off things and psychopathic tendencies.
- They are also being stalked by their kidnapper who wants them back and will stab other people to to them.
- Or is he stabbing people to get to them???
- Or is it one of the brothers???
- OR IS IT THE LOCAL CAT????
- We cannot know.
- Will feature much cereal and a very deep lake and a very tall waterfall which I’m sure now one will fall off [NERVOUS LAUGHTER] and brothers who’ll do anything to help each other and, oh, I don’t know??? Hopefully it will feature your damaged feels.
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PINTEREST BOARD
THE SKELETON DANCE (DUOLOGY)
One day I’ll even write a trilogy, but pffft, who has time for that? I haven’t written a sequel in like 5 years so far. BUT MOVING FORWARD! This is a delightful Phantom of the Opera retelling I’ve had cooking for about 2 years, and then reading Roseblood (which just came out this year!) sparked my enthusiasm to finish of my plot. It is a delightful plot. I’m madly excited.
SMALL LIST SUMMARY
- After 10 years of magical wars where art was illegal, the SUN HAS RISEN (figuratively) and art is back and in high demand (literally).
- A boy and his father open an old opera house that’s rumoured to be haunted (because duh it is) and decide to put on a famous opera / ballet / play.
- The boy is the most incredible ballet dancer of ever — except he would much rather tap dance. And he’s very high in demand because #excellence — but he would much rather sass you to death. In short: he’s a drama queen. But a cute one.
- Obviously the opera house is haunted and tries to kill them all. The actual opera house does, it has feelings too. Just bad ones.
- Then the boy decides to kill the darkness in the walls and is helped by a very timid ghost who is a precious cinnamon roll of death and crying because he’s sensitive.
- IS EVERYONE A DRAMA QUEEN? THE ANSWER IS YES.
- It will not have a love triangle because I refuse.
- It’ll be set in a magical French / Italian inspired fantasy world.
- There will be SO MUCH DANCING which quite frankly will make it a better movie than book, but I’m opened to be optioned for rights to make a screen play? Anyone? ANYONE? [crickets]
- And there’ll be so many other fun things like timid sensitive ghosts, hangings, melting mirrors, bleeding, magicians, very delicious tea and croissants, murder, unreliable narrators, a very adorable but angry street dancing girl, and people of every skin colour because fantasy needs all the diversity.
- Oh and kittens. No doubt they’ll be evil too.
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CAST YOUR VOTE AND MAKE LIFE DECISIONS FOR ME (THANKS)
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UM SO I WANT ALL OF THEM. But especially The Skeleton Dance because I’m reading Roseblood and LOVING IT. Yes for dancing and Phantom and especially TAP DANCING OMG. But I also want all the others. For example the smol baby sea monster looks adorable. AND THE AESTHETICS OMGGGGG. How do you get your whole boards looking so nice? TEACH ME YOUR WAYS.
(I demand you write all of them at once so I can read them).
THAT’S NOT HELPING ME DECIDE, EMILY.😂 (And omg I’m so so so glad you like Roseblood too!! <3 It's so amazingly beautiful.😍) And I'm so proud of these pinterests boards. Proof that Cait spends 78% more time on pinterest than actually, you know, researching/plotting for these actual books.😂
(I can at least write 2 at once??? Like I have two hands and can get two computers side-by-side and go for it.)
I’ve kind of been stalking these pinterest boards for awhile because a) OMG BEAUTIFUL but also b) they all sound SO GOOD.
My suggestion is to write ALL THE THINGS because I want to read them all – please and thank you – but since you didn’t give me the option to vote for them all I voted for one.
#NoTelling which one, because I like secrets but I hope you enjoy writing them, Cait!
I can’t wait for when you do that thingy and tell us you’ve written a book in ,3 seconds and let us read snippets BECAUSE I LOVE SNIPPETS.
*cue hurrying off to twitter in anticipation for your writing updates*
As for 2017, I’m planning to write all the things – which basically means I have too many ideas/half plots and need to make up my mind. *sigh*
KAT I SEE WHAT YOU DID THERE WITH YOUR PROFILE NAME. I NOTICED.😂 Ahem. But you are my favourite *gives you cake* of course of course. But c’mon now you’re not telling me which one?! I HAVE TO SIT HERE NOT KNOWING??? *takes back the cake*
Yes 3 seconds is my next goal. Or 5 seconds if I’m being lazy.
Heeey but I totally relate to not being able to make up one’s mind! It’s the hardest part of being a writer sometimes.😂 Also spelling. Wut is that.
Hmmmmm maybe you can write all of them? ALL OF THESE IDEAS SOUND AMAZING!!!!! I mean HOW COULD I POSSIBLY CHOOSE? Also how do you HAVE SO MANY IDEAS, I’m hoping to write my first novel this year & I JUST CAN’T HANG ON TO ONE IDEA!!!! You’re a lucky girl, maybe I should just cocoon myself in books and hopefully soak in their knowledge 😂
Like I could at least write TWO at once if I use two seperate hands on two seperate computers right???? #logic And omg good luck with your first book!! Just don’t panic if it’s not exactly turning out how you wanted because writing = rewriting = editing = perfection. 😉 I hope you manage to choose an idea soon too! It’s hard being equally in love with all the ideas, right?!😂
AHHH these ideas were fantastic! I am currently working on a tinder box retelling in which there is a talking cat who likes to mind control people and devise evil plots and be sarcastic. (It is kinda the villain though😂😂) And the main plot is that the Main Characters are being controlled by the cat and they are doing evil things, (like really evil) so it is up to the Captain of the Guard to find out about them. It may or may not include my amazing humour. And I really think it is kinda stupid so sorry if you think so too😂😁 I know I have talked to you about pirate books so many times AND YOUR IDEA IS FREAKISHLY FANTASTIC. I want you to write that one! Your ideas are so amazing omg where can I read your books?😳😂 But the most difficult decision of all is choosing the idea. I have a little notebook in which I write all of the ideas I get, and currently there are 23 of them. Looks like I’ll be quite busy😭😂😂😂
EVIL CATS!!? THAT SOUNDS AMAZING.😂 And like cats totally are evil recreationally so I feel like your book is going to be perfect. And amazing humour = a must in books.
Hopefully I’ll be published one day and everyone can buy my books.😂 #wishing BUT CHOOSING IDEAS IS SO HARD OMG. I never know which little idea to chase. Although these ones at least mostly all have outlines already, so I know they’re solid and ready to go. 😉
You had me at anthropomorphised library. Write it because I need to read that. Small change of subject: please work on making your posts edible as I now want forbidden cupcakes.
Omg someone write it for me so it comes out as awesomely as I imagined instead of me mangling it. 😂😂 (And YES. Edible posts are coming. I’m collabing with Willy Wonka over it.)
Ahhh! I LOVE THEM ALL!! You have great story ideas! Too bad you need to choose. I long for the moment where STORY IDEAS can write itself. That would be cool. Hahaha. Yes!
I cannot choose but The Skin Library GOT ME. Like WHOAH THERE.
Or can we please just have the ideas all download from our brains?!? That would make life SO MUCH EASIER LET’S BE REAL HERE.😂
(Afsakdlsja I’m so glad you like the sound of that one!!)
The skeleton dance sounds intriguing!!!
~Evangeline on twitter 😀 also brb following you on Pinterest!
I’m glad you like the sound of it! I probably spend waaay too much time on pinterest tbh. 🙈🙊 #noregrets
MUST. HAVE. SCORPION.DEEP!!!! *waves giant cake in Cait’s face* WRITE IT! WRITE IT! WRITE IT!!!! I WILL PUSH CAKE IN YOUR FACE, FABULOUS QUEEN OF DRAGONS …. IF YOU JUST WRITE IT!!!!!!!!!!!
OH YOU KNOW MY WEAKNESS IS CAKE, DON’T BRIBE ME LIKE THIS I STAND NO CHANCE.😂
A boy who is a library and a girl who has one leg?! Umm YES. THAT ONE. I love everything about that one. I mean, I really, really want to read about a character who IS a library now. It’s adorable when characters don’t know how to human. And once you publish it, I can totally add your book to my books with disability list 😀
AH I’M SO GLAD YOU LIKE THE SOUND OF IT. <3 *dies quietly in relief* I mean, I've always wanted to be a library so why not at least write about one? #writerslogic 😂
Hi Cait!!
Let’s be honest – you’re probably going to write all of them this year, right? I wish I could do that. I swear I wrote like two sentences yesterday.
Anyway, I’m also writing a YA Fantasy and I was wondering where the best information is regarding swords and everything that goes with swords? I don’t want to go into this genre blindly as it’s my absolute favourite genre (it was the dragons, it’s always the dragons.)
I love love love your posts and I wish you ALL THE CAKE IN THE WORLD!! And also all the dragons.
Daniela.
Ahhhh, I kind of secretly hope to.😂 But honestly, I have a LOT of editing to do this year as well and considering it’s only January, who knows what I’ll come up with after this too?!? 🙈🙊 But maybe I’ll just go hibernate in a cave and write alllll the things anyway. Mwahahah.
Oh swords can totally be tricky. I don’t even know much, because I watch movies for details on how the fights would go, BUT WHAT ARE THE TECHNICAL WORDS I DON’T KNOW. I generally end up sticking with magic fights so I can just make stuff up. (Also dragons FTW.🐉🐉)
I WANT ALL OF THEM BECAUSE THEY ALL SOUND AMAZING!!!!! Like, I think I shut my eyes and clicked on one of the titles to vote for it because how the heck am I supposed to decide?!
I WANT AN ANTHROPOMORPHIZED LIBRARY!!
Please write all of the things, because I need to read them all!!!!
Plus you’re hilarious!
Also, this is REALLY inspiring me to find an idea for my first novel because I WANT TO WRITE IT SO BADLY . . . once I figure out what it is!!!! XD
Omg you are the best. *gives you all the cake of happy* 😊💕 ALL THE LOVE FOR LIBRARIES THOUGH, RIGHT?!? I so adore books about libraries.😍 I’ll just go hibernate in a cave and raise goats and just write all day, right? :’)
GOOD LUCK FOR YOUR FIRST NOVEL!!! I’m sure you’ll figure it all out soon and be amazing.
Oh gosh. It’s between The Skin Library and Scorpion Deep but my gut says The Skin Library. It sounds the most exciting to me cuz books and princes you know?
YAS I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND. I’ve been waiting soooo long to have a good idea that revolves around books because…books = 😍😍😍 I’m really encouraged that you like this one!
You need to write (AND PUBLISH) The Skin Library because BOOKS.
N’aww, thank you!! Hopefully one day!?? *fingers crossed* 😂
The Fall of the Fly Brothers interests me the most (even though it’s totally losing 😂). I absolutely love contemporary/thrillers where people re-integrate into the family and how those dynamics work. It’s super interesting to me! And a psychopath as a main character??? With a side plot of the kidnapper trying to find them??? And a brother relationship (I blame Supernatural for giving me feels about brothers)???? I’m so in.
It is badly losing isn’t it?! 😭😂 Oh well I will still 1000% write it someday because I’M IN LOVE WITH IT.😂 (Also I totally blame SPN for how many brotherly books I write because brotherly/siblingly books are just the best right?!?) I’m soooo glad you liked the post. THANK YOU.
OMG you simply MUST start with Scorpion Deep!!!!! (You literally had me at Davy Jones retelling. 😍) I am in need of more killer krakens in my life. Like seriously. I need to read this book!!!!!
THIS MAKES ME VERY HAPPY, THANK YOU OLIVIA. And it’s winning the poll so looks like it’ll be my first project!! 🎉🎉
This is not fair. I WOULD READ ALL OF THOSE. Ahem. I actually voted for the Fall of the Fly Brothers, which is weird because I DON’T *DO* CONTEMPORARIES but whatever. They all sound awesome. Scorpion Deep would probably be my second choice, but follow you on Pinterest and I adore the other two as well, so.
Good luck.
I know it’s not fair. *cries* This is why I’m forcing you all to do the hard work of picking for me. #CaitLogic (Afjdaksdl and I’m glad you like my Fly Brothers because I LOVE THEM VERY MUCH. <3 And I think that book is going to be terrifying.😂) Thank you!! I shall need the luck.😂
You wrote a book in 3 days, you can write all these easy.
BUT DO THE PIRATE ONE. I NEED THE PIRATE ONE.
Most crazily, ~Olive
p.s. I’m planning on finishing my book….. 😛
my hologram gave a buzz. I pulled it out of my pocket and clicked it on, expecting to see zerya, or another one of my friends. Instead, i saw the head and shoulders of someone in a dark cloak and hood. She looked up with a smirk and i gasped. No, it couldn’t be her! I must be mistaken, yes, that was it. This woman just resembled her, that was all…then she spoke, and my hopes pretty much disappeared.
a very dramatic snippit. XD
Aww, OLIVE! You make me laugh.😜😂 I surely could pull these all off in one year bahaha. Provided I don’t get any more ideas?!!? Eeep. I SO HOPE YOU HAVE A GOOD TIME FINISHING YOUR BOOK!!
I WANT ALLLLL OF THEM. They all sound so cool, and I only chose Scorpions Deep because it has, um a thief. And sass. And pirates. *Cough, LILA BARD, cough*. I want to read these so much. (I only put exclamation marks if I want to be sarcastic. But I was close to writing actual genuine exclamations marks up there^)
YAS TO PIRATES.
I may have an unhealthy obsession but who’s telling? *twirls about innocently* And omg Lila Bard is a WAY more capable pirates than mine will be. They will be the worst pirates you ever heard of. #reference 😂
(I use exclamation marks all the time, so if I ever use one around you, just know I’m not being sarcastic. 😜)
Hi Cait.
-The pirate/thief/kraken/sea witch/Davy Jones myth story sounds like the most fun and adventurous…
-Library Boy and Hopalong Sue is intriguing…
-Twins are always fun…
-but I recommend your Phantom retelling, because that is where your most current enthusiasm lies.
Happy Writing!
~Icky. 🙂
P.S. Where is your Dragon story?!? I was sure you would have a story about cake-eating dragons.
Aww, THANK YOU!! This makes my day and I’m glad you think they’re all good. I just finished my Phantom retelling’s outline so I admit I’m pretty keen about it.😂 Hopefully it works out like I imagined.
I actually have written 3 dragon stories!! Two need sequels though so I should also get onto them this year. 🙈🙊 And I promise all my books include cake. :’)
OHMYGOSHOHMYGOSHOHMYGOSHOHMYGAWSH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! CAIT YOU ARE KILLING ME TO DEATH, DID YOU KNOW???????????????????????? YOU WANT TO KNOW HOW????? WELL I’LL TELL YOU. AHEM.
-FIRST! YOU WRITE SO QUICKLY AND SO WELL, AND YOU CAN PLOT OUT STORIES AND LIKE WHA???? NOT! FAIR!
-SECOND! YOU WRITE A RIDICULOUSLY AWESOME BOOK THAT YOU ARE EDITING (BTY, PLEASEPLEASEPLEASE I AM STILL UP FOR BETA-ING, JUST THOUGHT I’D REMIND YOU. ALSO, I AM A CUTE SMOL CHILD THAT LOVES YOU AND CAKE AND WILL GIVE YOU ALL THE CAKES EEEVER IF YOU DO. ALSO AAALL THE BOOKS. YOU KNOW, JUST HINTING HERE) AND YOU ARE EDITING!!!!! YOU ARE KILLING ME SODEAD
-THIRD! THERE IS NO CAKE IN THIS POST, EXCEPT FOR THAT CUPCAKE THAT I SNEAKED IN, AND YOU SAW ME EAT IT!!!!!!! HOW DARE YOU- HERE HAVE SOME, IT’S REALLY GOOD.
-FOURTH! YOU MAKE ME CHOOSE BETWEEN THE MOST BRILLIANT, FANTASTIC, FANTILIAN, BEAUTIFUL, GORGEOUS, INTERESTING [INSTERT DICTIONARY FULL OF GREAT ADJECTIVES HERE]!!!!!!!!!!!! I MEAN, WHAT EVEN HOW COULD YOU?????????????????????
YOU HAAAAABE TO WRITE THEM AAAALLLLLLL AND THEN YOU HAVE TO HIRE ME AS YOUR PERSONAL BETA-READER, OR AT LEAST I’LL HIRE YOU TO MAKE ME READ THEM AAALLLLLLLL AND THEN I CAN WEEP AND FLAIL AND BE YOUR PERSONAL FAN-CLUB BECAUSE WWWWWHHHHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY????????????????????
YOU ARE TOO AMAZINGLY BRILLIANT, FURIOUS CAIT, AND I AM OFFICIALLY DEAD NOW.
YEAH, SEE THAT SMOKE RISING IN THE DISTANCE? THAT’S ME. MY GHOST IS WRITING THIS, AND I HAVE COME BACK TO HAUNT YOU UNTIL I READ EVERY SINGLE BOOK OF YOUR THAT IS OR EVER WILL BE.
JUST. SAYING.
You make me laugh.😂 YOU ARE THE SWEETEST AND BEST. *squishes you with cake of happy* Also omg I haven’t edited anything in a long while. Can I hire a dragon to do that for me? 😫😂
I see you eating that cupcake with my all-seeing-eye btw. I KNOW. I SEE IT ALL.
I will need to write them all, but omg, E, it’s only JANUARY????? What if I come up with more ideas this year???? #helpme
And pfft you cannot be dead because (A) I’ll lure you from the grave with cake, and (B) however will you read my stories someday. *piles cake on your head*
Awww, thanks! You are too kind, Majesty!! *eats cake*
Oh that’s fine… I mean- I am only pining away over here- but you don’t want to strain your health!! If you do that, THEN YOU MIGHT NOT WRITE ALL THE BOOKS YOU WERE MEANT TO WRITE AND THEN…. *SHUDDERS AT THE THOUGHT* I WON’T BE ABLE TO READ THEM!!!!! *CUES HORROR MOVIE MUSIC* *DRAMATIC SCREAMS IN THE DISTANCE* *hides in overflowing tbr pile*
OH I think I saw an ad for a dragon who edits- shall I send him your way?? It says he eats tremendous amounts of chocolate cake, and tends to snort fire when excited- but besides that, I think he’s the one for you!!
*hides cupcake quickly* *eyes go WIDE* HERE YOU CAN HAVE THE REST!!!!! *SHOVES THE LAST CUPCAKE AT YOU*
*wailing* I won’t do it aga-a-aaaainnn!!!! *sobbing* I am so so-o-o-rrrryyyyy!!!!!!!!
THAT IS SO TRUE, OH HELP US ALL!!!!!! I FEEL YOUR PAIN. I HAVE SO SO SO MANY BOOKS I NEED TO WRITE RIGHT NOW, AND I JUST KNOW I WILL THINK OF 20,040,006 MORE UGH, WHAT IS MY LIFE?!?!?!? IT IS THE LIFE OF A WRITER…. with all it’s woes…
But also it’s joys, because if I wasn’t a writer, I may never have found your blog and become your #1 fan, and maybejustmaybe read one (READ: ALL) of your stories!!!! AND THEN WHERE WOULD I BE?????????????
*sigh* IT’S TRUE. You really DO see everything!!! I am ALIVE AGAIN!!! BECAUSE I SMELLED CAKE AND YOU BASICALLY JUST SAID I WOULD READ YOUR STORIES SOME DAY OHMYGOSH OHMYGOSHOHMYGOSHOMGOMGOMGOMGOMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ADHGKASJKDGFAGHDSJKHFLAGKDSJKFGAGJSDJDHAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I AM SO HAPPY AND I AM ALIVE, AND THAT SMOKE WAS ACTUALLY JUST A FIREWORK I SET OFF IN MEMORY OF THE OCCASION- THE OCCASION BEING YOU WRITING A FABULOUS POST, OF COURSE.
CAAAAKEEEEE!!!!!!!!! *DEVOURS IT ALL* THAAAANK YOOOUUUU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Okay so IDEALLY I want you to write ALL THE BOOKS. But I’m going to have to go with Scorpion Deep because I need pirate books as much as you do, and also that summary sounds AMAZING. If all book blurbs were written the way you write your summaries, I would buy all the books. Also can I beta read this book because I need it like yesterday, probably last year. AHH IT SOUNDS SO GOOD.
Omggg thank you. *squishes you with the happy* And wouldn’t this be a much more fun way to pitch books??! Like if I could send pitches/queries like this then I would be 1000% better at it.😂 Petition for all book blurbs to be written in sarcastic lists.😂
First of all Cait, your pinterest boards are literal GOALS. How are they so perfect?? 😉 But aside from that all of your stories sound incredible, I went for The Skin Library because WHY HAS NO ONE PERSONIFIED A LIBRARY BEFORE, but the dancing one sounds sooo soo good too! For me, 2017 is all about finishing the first draft of my fantasy novel (which is so long and convoluted now I’m too scared to write it at the moment) and writing a contemporary novel where everyone is desperate to leave a dead-end town. Good luck with your writing in 2017!! (:
AHH THANK YOU! And clearly what we can take from my pinterest board dedication is that…I spend way too much time on pinterest than writing.😂 But ahh. Aesthetics.
I have nooo idea why there are no personified libraries out there?!?? There should be a zillion because I want to read them. *stamps foot*
Omg good luck with your fantasy!! Fantasies can be such huge things to tackle BUT SO WORTH IT. Remember eat lots of cake. Science says it’s good for writers. #sensible
First of all, I’m writing this comment from my phone because I tried to access your blog from work and those haters have it blocked. I guess they want me to you know, actually work. Rude. So that said, I’m sorry if there are typos!
Second, Scorpion Deep and The Fall of the Fly Boys are my favorites! All four sound amazing and some of The Skin Library reminded me of The Magicians! I’m all about epic fantasy and totally agree with the need for standalones because who can be bothered to wait for ANOTHER.l sequel that will take years to come out (I’m looking at you Patrick Rothfuss…)
I can’t wait to read all of your books, including the one that’s made up of your blog posts and tweets! 😉
Aww, I so appreciate your commenting, Danielle!! *gives you all the cake* 😀
I haven’t read the Magicians but I’ve heard of it?!? So I definitely should give that a go for a comparative title or inspiration or something. 😂 And omg don’t series have the WORST cliffhangers? I’ve lost years off my life waiting and panicking for sequels. I hereby decree I want to write more standalones. (Patrick Rothfuss is just a CRUEL TORTURER. So is GRR Marting and Scott Lynch. These fantasy authors. ARgh. *has mental breakdown over their brilliant books though* )
Omg a blog post + tweet book would be an explosive catastrophe.😂
I’m glad you like them! I worry I’ll annoy you with replying on your blog/twitter/Instagram (that’s anxiety for you, I suppose!) but I like you and you crack me up so I can’t NOT reply! 🙈 Yours is one of two blogs I subscribe to by email! Everything else I subscribe to through bloglovin or WordPress only!
I liked The Magicians, but I need to finish the series! It was positioned as the adult version of Harry Potter, which I don’t necessarily agree with. Not every book that has magic in it is the same as Harry Potter! The magic system in the Magicians is a lot more complex in terms of how spells work and get cast! But it was definitely entertaining!
I think all of the fantasy writers plotted to leave us all waiting so they could laugh at our misery! It’s clearly the only solution! I really want to start the Gentleman Bastards series but I also don’t know that I want to get into another unfinished series! I might do Red Rising next. I’ve heard good things about that! Have you read that trilogy?
OH NO NO, PFFT, REPLY ALWAYS!! I LOVE CHATTING WITH YOU!! (And making new friends is awesome. <3) Plus I hear you with the anxiety, so we can mutually anxious squishes together. 😉 And I'm like so freakishly honoured you subscribe by email. LIKE CAN I FLAIL FOREVER RIGHT HERE NOW. 😱😊💕😱😊💕
Oh I'm so tired of every magical book being pitched as "an adult Harry Potter" ugh. Did you ever read Nevernight? It gets the same pitch! IT IS NOTHING LIKE HARRY POTTER. 😂 Sometimes I wonder if the people who write those pitches actually read any books ahahah. I definitely want to try The Magicians. *nods*
For the Gentlemen Bastard's...at least the first 3 books are out? 4th book comes out in April! But I believe there are still two more after that. SO the wait WILL DEFINITELY KILL US ALL.🙈🙊 And Red Rising is AMAZING. I absolutely adore it. It's super clever and bloody.
Aww well I’m glad! I love chatting with you too! New friends are the best, especially ones who also love to read. Anxiety sucks so much, so I’m sorry you also have to deal with it!! I know how frustrating it is. If you ever are struggling and need someone to talk to, you can always message me on twitter or instagram (thank you for following me btw! My heart exploded of happy yesterday when I got that notification ahaha!) My IRL friends are definitely not avid book lovers, but at least read a little bit. Boyfriend loves to read too (he’s the best) but his genre of preference is fantasy, so he almost 100% reads within that genre, which I read a mixture of thrillers, YA, fantasy, and whatever else tickles my fancy at the time hahaha. I’m super excited for Caraval to come out next week because if it’s good, I’ll tell him to read it! I did that with The Night Circus and he loved it, and Caraval keeps getting compared to it.
Which brings me back to comparisons! Omg. You’re right about everything getting compared to Harry Potter. I haven’t read anything at all that I felt like was justified to be called “the adult version of Harry Potter”. ALSO I feel like, why not just be original and not rely on those comparisons?! Drives me nuts. The thriller genre does it too – every other book is “the next Gone Girl” and then they aren’t even close. A lot of them are great, but have nothing in common with it…I wish the publishers would trust that the book can stand on its own without the comparisons!
I’m THINKING I’ll do Red Rising as my next fantasy book since I keep hearing amazing things, but I have so many to choose from and then I end up not being able to decide where to start ha!!
YOU EXPECT ME TO CHOOSE??? HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE??? AAAGGGHHH
For some reason, a boy jumping off from high heights and his twin psychopath brother REALLY entices me, but obviously it’s losing, so… THE SKIN LIBRARY IT IS. (And may [ha] I say that A BOY WHO IS A LIBRARY IS INCREDIBLY INTRIGUING??? How does this work? XD)
But let’s be honest, Cait. This was less of a “WHICH ONE SHOULD I WRITE?” post and more of a “WHICH ONE SHOULD I WRITE FIRST?” post. 😉
HOW AM I EXPECT TO CHOOSE <--- THE REAL QUESTION HERE. 😂 I want to write them all immediately. I could go hibernate for a while and just write my life away right??? 😂 (And omg I'm glad you like my twin psychos story. I really adore it even if it's losing haha.) And YES. It's "which should I write first" and then I'll write all the others and hope I'm not struck dead by ANOTHER brilliant idea before then.😂
Okay so I was in between Scorpion Deep and The Skeleton Dance, but the poll thing wouldn’t work…and then in the process of clicking around madly (because that is how you fix computers), it suddenly voted The Skeleton Dance for me. So fate…?
Ahhhh, this makes me laugh.😂 (Also I have no idea what’s going on with the poll. Talk about inanimate objects with opinions. Like half of everyone can vote and the rest + me are asking why it’s being so rude.😂) BUT OMG THANK YOU FOR VOTING. <3
WRITE SCORPION DEEP, THE SKIN LIBRARY, AND THE SKELETON DANCE NOW, CAIT.
And now I will stop shouting it at you.
😉
IT’S OKAY SHOUTING IS MY LANGUAGE. AND I WILL.😂
They all sound fantastic but Scorpion Deep properly speaks to me. DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT. WRITE IT CAIT!!!! THEN RELEASE IT SO I CAN READ ITTTTTTTTTTT!!!!!
You literally have the best ideas though! I just get the germ of an idea, think about it before I go to sleep (because it helps me get to sleep, which is probably not a good thing??????? IN HINDSIGHT???) and then never actually write anything. I am just not a writer and that’s ok, but I like to think about writing…. So that’s something?
HAPPY WRITING CAIT!
IT’S WINNING THE POLL SO I’M PRETTY SURE I’M WRITING IT NEXT.😂 And I am actually freaktastically excited at that possibility because it’ll be my first pirate novel and EXCITE.
That’s totally cool if you’re not ready to write yet! But at least write your ideas down. You never know when you might want to try the whole writerly thing. 😉
They all sound like fantastic ideas. Though my personal favorite is the Skin Library. 😀
I’m soooo glad you like them, thank you Abi!! I am so in love with them all. 😍
I WANT CAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAKKKKKKKKEEEEEE *Throws a trantrum*
*recovers*
I LOVE ALL YOUR IDEAS THEY ARE SO AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I voted for the skin library since it’s so clever and unique though a little odd. LIKE IF YOU WRITE it, then I WILL READ IT! (that should become a quote….)
I love how you make Pinterest boards because ahem, they are so #pretty!
Sadly, Scorpion Deep is winning. I mean of course I’m happy you might be writing one of the best books in history but The Skin Library is just… THE BEST. Actually, I don’t know if it is since I really liked the THE FALL OF THE FLY BROTHERS so much as wel.l. It was hard to choose between 2 and 3. 1 and 4 were awesome but not my favouirtes! Can’t wait to see the final results.
THERE IS NO CAKE. YOU BEST BE BRAVE AND FACE THIS LIKE A WARRIOR. *eats all the cake secretly under the bed so you can’t see*
Aw, but THANKS. It is a bit weird. I feel like The Skin Library is one of the most weird/different ideas I’ve ever had, SO OBVIOUSLY I’M SUPER KEEN FOR IT.😂 But then I’m super keen for all hence I’m having a crisis here.😂
Is ALL OF THEM an option??? (I know, I know, not helpful at all since you’re already indecisive. But hey, we’re all writers here. It runs in the family. Ha. Ha ha.)
Anyways.
I love all of theeeesssseee!! Each one speaks to a different part of my bookish soul. The first one, because thieves and pirates and all kinds of crooked drama. The second one, because BOOKS and PEOPLE WITH WINGS (I’m a sucker for stories with angels or winged horses or other winged things). The third one, because siblings and also stabbing and people falling off of waterfalls (channeling your inner Reichenbach there?). The fourth one, because RETELLINGS OMG.
Whatever you write, it’ll be awesome and I can’t wait for snippets!
YES YOU’RE NOT HELPING AT ALL HERE.😂 But seriously why don’t I just grow a few dozen more arms and heads and then work on them all simultaneously? Surely that’s the best option here.
Aww, but this comment MAKES MY DAY HONESTLY. I love them all seriously too much for alllll the different reasons. But I’m not sad that Scorpion Deep is winning.😂 My monstrous child.
This was a very difficult decision (seeing as I am the most indecisive person you will ever have the pleasure of meeting). AND YOU DIDN’T EXACTLY MAKE IT EASY. Shame on you. Each book idea was marvelous and can I just read them all please? ASAP.
This year I’m going to be writing a novel that I actually have basically no plot for (though I have the characters. I love the characters very much. BUT NO PLOT. I should probably work on fixing that.
Pfft. I win for the most indecisive person ever. Look at me — I can’t even figure out my own writing life.😂 (But I’m soooooo glad you like the sound of all of them AND THANK YOU FOR VOTING THIS BASICALLY MAKES MY DAY.)
Characters are important!! Characters can tell you the plot! I generally get the plot and 0% characters.😂
OH FASCINATING. I love your writerly posts. 😀 Thanks for sharing and trusting us with this voting thing–honestly I would be too terrified. XD BUT I HOPE YOU WRITE SCORPION DEEP BECAUSE SLKAJSLDKJL IT SOUNDS AWESOME AND ALSO LIKE THE NEXT BESTSELLER HELP. Or the Skin Library because books, obviously. *nods*
aww, thanks, Deborah! I AM ALWAYS TERRIFIED TO BLOG ABOUT WRITING ACTUALLY.😂 But it’s worth it, but also scary. Eeep. Hehhe. And omg yes yes PIRATES. Is it just me or are there are severe lack of pirate books in this universe??!
OH THESE IDEAS ARE BRILLIANT. I very much love that you plan food into your novels, which is something I am horrible at (though Magic Teacups had lots of apples).
My writing involves dragons. Which all good books should have dragons, yes? But this one involves RACING DRAGONS. 😁😁😁
Ajfdkslad thank you, Katie, writer master. ☺️☺️ And of COURSE there is so much food in my books. I’m like starting a new genre called “Foodie Fiction” because that’s basically 90% of what I write about, with a little bit of plot and stabbing on the side. #legit
I’m soooo glad you are fulfilling the world’s need of dragons :’) I have 3 dragon books but IT’S NEVER ENOUGH. ALL THE DRAGONS.
THAT DOESN’T SOUND LIKE A CONTEMPORARY. THAT SOUNDS LIKE A THRILLER. AND I WANT TO READ IT. AND LITERALLY EVERYTHING ELSE ON THIS LIST. HOW ARE YOUR IDEAS ALL SO GOOD?!? I CAN SEE WHY YOU HAVE TROUBLE CHOOSING.
I’m re-attempting my Gothic urban fantasy. 🙂 Here goes nothing…
OKAY FINE IT IS A BIT THRILLER. BUT IT’LL HOPEFULLY READ STILL MORE LIKE A CONTEMPORARY OR OMG I DON’T KNOW. HOW DO I CONTEMPORARY.😂😂
Yay for Gothic fantasies though!! I love them and there aren’t enough around!
I obviously chose the Scorpian Deep one because pirates are life and I am one so it’s only respectful. But they all sound amazing!! I love the idea of the library one because as a bookworm who wouldn’t? Books about books are the best and I love them and there should be more in this world.
Simi
Pirates are clearly LIFE and there are not enough of them in the bookish world. *nods* And I shall obviously have to bow to your vote because you are a pirate and know of these things. *double nods* 😉 (But yessss books about books are always somehow freakishly fantastic.)
The first and fourth got me the more excited but I voted for the last one because I’m a French dancer so there you go. I know an amazing dancer so I had no trouble picturing the main character ^^ It looks so interesting 😍
You should read The Lost and the Found by Cat Clarke cause (A) it’s one of the best books I’ve ever read and (B) it’s about a girl who has been kidnapped and comes back into her family after 10 years of violence and rape #nice and it’s the point of view of the sister so it’s really interesting and the plot twists are just so amazingly surprising.
But what have you done of the other books you’ve written? Are they in publishing progress or not yet??? Cause if you’re as good as an author as you are as a blogger or a photographer … (yeah that makes a lot of as)
Let us know which one you’ll write first! 😉
OMG YOU’RE A DANCER!! THAT IS AWESOME AND AMAZING AND EXCUSE ME WHILE I FLAIL OVER YOUR TALENT. ☺️ And omg I hadn’t heard of The Lost and Found before so I’ll definitely look it up because it sounds like it’d be great inspiration.
And alas, no, I haven’t published anything. 🙈🙊 Hopefully one day! I’m working towards it.
Haha no need to flail I’m not that talented 😂
HOW ARE WE SUPPOSED TO CHOOSE???? THEY ARE ALL SO FUN AND AMAZIBG AND YOU ARE WRITING THEM! CAN YOU JUST WRITE THEM ALLLLL, PLEASE???
WRITING THEM ALL IS THE ULTIMATE PLAN BUT WHERE DO I START, KATE. HELP ME I’M DROWNING.😂
*sends you lifesaver ring because #priorities* (also kind of a water theme going on here… IT’S A SIGN!!!)
So I voted for Scorpion Deep??? But I’m not entirely sure if that’s because I actually liked that one the best or because I have a bad habit of LATCHING ONTO THE FIRST THING I SEE. *shrug*
Anyway they are all so gorgeous! Like books and water and libraries and birds and stuff??? #perfection
ALL OF THESE SOUND AMAZING OF COURSE. BUT because I love pirates I have to vote for Scorpion Deep. XD
Pirates are EVERYTHING. 😍😍
I like the ideas for Scorpion Deep and The Skin Library the most; I actually couldn’t decide which of those to vote for (but I went for Scorpion Deep because the world doesn’t have nearly enough pirate books yet. 🙂
There’s a YA fantasy I’ve been toying with in my head for over a decade. Maybe this is the year I’ll finally get around to writing it. Well, as long as a tricked-out plot bunny doesn’t come along and distract me with its awesomeness…
Awww, thank you. *sends you delicious cake in gratitude* 😀 I agree though: where are all the pirate books?!? There’s a few coming out this year but IT’S VERY MUCH NOT ENOUGH. *stamps foot*
I hope you do get to write your book too!! There’s always all the NaNos to motivate us right??!
Well, all of them sound so fantastic I’m having a hard time picking one myself! I really admire your Pinterest boards, Cait. They’re so aesthetically pleasing! I also love creating boards for my book ideas – but I’ll never write them, because writing is too stressful and I can’t handle it -, but they never look as awesome as yours. The color scheme is perfect! I need to learn how to do that, hahah.
I hope you have a great time writing all these stories! The one I voted for didn’t get much votes, but I hope you don’t give up on these ideas and come back for them later on, because they’re all great! Good luck 🙂
Oh good, we can whine together at the hardship I face.😂😂 Ahem. But omg writing can be stressful but also really rewarding when you have a lovely piece of art you grew all by yourself. :’) (And I’m honestly such a pinterest snob and even if something goes with my story, if it’s not in the right aesthetic I don’t pin it.😂)
I do want to eventually write them all!! It’s more a matter of “which do I write first” hehe.
Cait literally i’m gonna be no help bcs I WANT THEM ALL, and I understand your struggle bcs these are all A++++, BUT if I was to attempt to be at least slightly helpful….I’d say The Skin Library caught the eye of the side of me that loves stabbings and thieves in a corrupt city, but the part of me that wants tearjerkers, psychotic episodes and brotherly love…that side has to go with The Fall of the Fly Brothers…
Eh I’d told you I’d be no help, but honestly, I want to read these so you better get to writing hahaha!
I WANT THEM ALL TOO. See this is the real problem here. 😭 And it’s like only JANUARY!?!? What if I even a dozen more ideas this year omg help me. *shrieks from the rooftops*
So maybe I’ll just grow 6 more arms and write them all at once?? That could work!!
Yeah, so I really need the pirate book?!? (I’m sorry, I honestly forgot what’s it’s called. Short-term memory loss.) Like, right now?! GIVE IT TO ME RIGHT NOW!!! I have a weakness for pirates that I just discovered recently, so I’m sure that book will ‘satisfy’ those cravings I am experiencing. And you can never cry too much, right? Because I’m sure there will be crying.
Also, if you’re looking for a pirate duology to READ, try Isle of Swords and Isle of Fire. They’re labeled Juvenile Fiction/Action & Adventure, but if you don’t like them, don’t blame me. Here’s a short list of what to expect: things blowing up, amnesia, mutiny, double-crossers, psycho pirate lords, pyscho Viking warriors, and psycho assassins/doctors. Oh, and did I mention magical islands, carnivorous lizards, Blackbeard, the fighting monks, and almost no romance? (There is a little bit, but it’s quite tastefully written.) Overall, quite enjoyable. Not quite ‘RIP YOUR HEART INTO A MILLION PIECES’ enjoyable, but enjoyable none-the-less.
So, yeah, pirate books, please 🙂
I have a serious weakness for pirates too SO YOU’RE VERY NOT ALONE AT ALL. *flails because pirates are liiiife* And there aren’t really enough piratage books out there are there?!? I can’t find barely any.
I actually have heard of Isle of Swords! My sister read it and wasn’t impressed so I never got to it haha. #shame It’s by Wayne Thomas Batson, right?
Yes, it is by Wayne Thomas Batson. The book itself is fairly slow-moving (although when I get to an exciting part, I skim over the words and barely understand what’s going on, so it seemed like there was a lot going on when I first read it), and it is juvenile fiction, but since there is such a shortage of pirate books, it can’t hurt to read it, don’t you think? 😉
I was also thinking about writing a pirate book someday… when I’ve done something with the hundreds of other story drafts sitting in my computer *grimaces as my stories begin to berate me for leaving them alone for so long*
Good luck with your stories! I wish you fair winds and following seas in all your writing endeavors, Cait the dragon/pirate/cake queen!
True! I think I maaaaybe have grown out of Wayne Thomas Batson though. 😜 Did you ever read his Door Within series though? I was fully obsessed with them when I was a small human!!
(Whyyyy do we always have WAY more ideas than writing time?!?😂 The eternal writer struggle!)
I like all of your ideas! My I can’t choose between The Skin Library or the Skeleton Dance as my favorite. They all overall sound great. I wish these would be real books, I can physically hold in my hands already! I have been thinking about writing again. Writing is like a fighting battle for me. My idea stages are my favorite but writing it all down and making it comprehensible is hard. I already told you about how I wanted to do a Little Prince retelling, I’ve thought of it and think I just want to make that more of a short story. I had an idea yesterday about writing a story about astral projection. I have been into astral projection lately. I was thinking not a horror story like Insidious but like to see just how far a person can take themselves. I don’t think I would make demons come in and not let you back into your body. That’s scary, and plus horror is slow and boring for me. I don’t know, I’ll see if I can plan these ideas when I have time. I think they might both be short stories. I might see if I could take the astral projection story a little further. Their both still in the imaginings and ideas in my head stage.
THANKS LEAH. YOU ARE TOO KIND. 💕💕 And this actually makes my day so thank yooooooou. (And omg I wish they were physical books I could hold in my hands right now too, especially if someone else writes them for me bahah. Ahem. JUST KIDDING. I love writing but I have an exhausting writing schedule ahead for me, right!??)
Oooh, those ideas sound really interesting! Especially the horror-esque one. I mean, you can write horror but skip all the cliches and do it however you want, right?!? I imagine my Skeleton Dance will be a teeny bit horror-ish but more on the fantasy side because horror doesn’t really scare me in books.😂 I hope you have good luck writing them down!!
Every. Single. One. Sounds. AMAZING. <3 <3 <3
For reals tho, even if it takes years! Write them all plzzz! But I voted for Scorpion Deep at the end, because pirates and sea monsters xD
This year I'm planning a medieval/fantasy murder/messed up duology (including dragons so win)
😀 also a sweet short contemporary set in Hawaii dealing mainly with mental health issues and friendship and nerds! yay!
Again, your mind makes wonderful ideas. I can't wait to finally read a published book by You!
AW THANKS, JAIMI. *flails* Pirates are honestly my favourite so I’m not sad the poll is going that way for sure. 😂 And omg if you’re writing dragons than I THOROUGHLY SUPPORT YOU AND WILL SEND YOU CAKE OF ENCOURAGEMENT WHILE YOU WRITE. (I’ve written 3 dragonish books but it’s obviously never enough because DRAGONS.) And even the Hawaii story sounds aaamazing because friendship + nerdom = the best combo ever honestly.
Hopefully one day we’ll have a book by me out in the world, right?! 🙈🙊
Write all of them. One per season.
Excellent idea. I shall have my dog-secretary type it into my schedule. *nods*
Hmm, I guess that one is pretty clear now?
I also voted for Scorpion Deep because that seemed to have the most conclusive summary. I think the one with the bird people and library boy a bit tooo weird and the Fly brothers sound cool… but contemporary? Something with mermaids and sharks = better. 😛
I’m glad you liked the Scorpion Deep idea then.
THESE IDEAS! THESE BOOKS! THIS WRITING!
Much amazingness. Much impressed.
I need these like now! I really hope these are published because you’re an amazing writer as a blogger and these plots-!!!
I have eyes and feelings that need these stories in my life. (ESPECIALLY Scorpion Deep. I NEED THIS THIEVERY AND PIRATES- do you know many pirate books? I need pirates.)
*throws brussel sprouts at those business/publishing people until they publish les books*
(Can you tell I’m not in the writing business- yes? Yes.)
These sound all kinds of your typical brilliance Cait.
Awesome (:
OMG THANK YOU NIAMH. *gives you all the cake of happy* You’re making me blush now.😜☺️☺️ Hopefully one day I’ll have a book out in the world! Fingers crossed!
And awk, I need all the pirates too. ALL THE PIRATES. *hyperventilates* All the ones I’ve really read are either in sequels or Peter Pan retellings. Which is okay, but seriously now enough!?!?
I agree with your brussel sprout method of attack though. YOU’VE GOT THIS.
OMG! They are all FANTASTIC IDEAS!!! But I am torn between the Scorpion Deep and The Skeleton Dance. But I think I prefer idea 4, most likely because I am interested in reading your interpretation of the Phantom. I know it will be AMAZING!!! 🙂
Ooh thank you, Aneesa. <3 I'm so excited for both of them honestly. 😍
Yes me too! 🙂
STABBY PIRATES OR VERY TIMID GHOST I CAN’T DECIIIIIIIIIIIIDE
I’LL GROW MORE ARMS AND WRITE BOTH AT ONCE??? #solidplan
I vote for The Skin Library. ‘Cause libraries. And bird-people, which I find fascinating. Second choice would be the pirate one.
YAS LIBRARIES. I love libraries. And I figure books about books have a huge chance of being amazing. *fingers crossed* 😂
I LOVE these! They are all original and slightly crazy! And the pin boards are stunning.
I can’t work the voting poll above but I am obviously voting for The Fall of the Fly Brothers because brothers!! There are not enough books with brothers. And psychopaths. And climbing #teambran.
But I’m ever so very slightly greedy so please write fast so you can get to the others super quick!
OMG THANK YOU, SUE. And I agree they’re kind of wildly crazy hahaha, ahhh, what even is with my imagination these days. BUT THANK YOU FOR COMMENT VOTING!! (The poll is mucking up for a lot of people argh. *shakes first at poll widget* 😂) But I’m so glad you like brotherly books. Two of these are brotherly books which basically shows how much I love family in books.😂
I could not figure out how to vote, so I’ll just do it here – I vote for The Skin Library. I’ve been working on a book myself . . . it has to do with ghosts and romance and family issues and . . . yeah, it should be great.
Ugh that poll is messing up isn’t it?! A few people have said it’s not working. But THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENT VOTE! *gives you cake* And I am instantly in agreement that a book with ghosts and family issues = all the goodness of ever.😍
ummm these are all SO AWESOME. i’ve been following you on pinterest for awhile now and your aesthetic boards are amazing! AHHHH *flails*
if i had to pick one though… maybe The Skin Library? or just all of them please?
i have so many novel ideas but i’m going to try to narrow it down to maybe one or two this year! somehow all of my ideas take place in a forest-type-world?? and they’re all fantasy?
Oh oh thank you for following me!! *gives you cake* Honestly pinterest can be my favourite thing for plotting. It’s so much easier to get a visual idea of what I want in a book with pictures!!
I’m so glad you like the Skin Library because BOOKS ABOUT BOOKS ARE AMAZING.
Forest-type worlds are so so aesthetically pleasing though so I am instantly loving the sound of your stories! And fantasy. FANTASY. Is there any other genre more perfect? :’)
I am torn between “The Fall of the Fly Brothers” and “The Skeleton Dance.” The former got my attention because of this: “The other brother is perhaps a very clever psychopath.” That made me pause because, really, the story seems tragic yet twisted. I keep thinking, “This could go so wrong in so many ways.” And I wanted to read about it even before I finished reading about it. Haha. Then there’s “Skeleton Dance” and because I do love horror. Plus: “Obviously the opera house is haunted and tries to kill them all.” Makes me wonder what grotesque (if not macabre) tricks the evil house will pull and how. Wondering about the how part is what hooked me. (You should write about it now. Hehe.) I can’t wait to see which story you’ll end up writing! 🙂 Good luck, Cait!
Ooooh, you know where I’m going with my Fly Brothers book. 😂 Hopefully it’ll be mind twisty although honestly I’ve yet to pull that off, but practise makes perfect, right??!
And YAS to horror. Particularly magical horror. And don’t worry (actually do worry??) it get dark.😂 I really want to write them ALL but I have to choose where to start I guess, right!?
OH MY GOD!!!!! (Sorry sorry, I’m calm.) Seriously Cait these ideas are so incredible! I’ve been having a drought of ideas for writing lately, and if it wasn’t mean I would take your ideas (seriously a joke). But going back to voting, I can’t even pick!! They all sound like something I would die to read! OKAY okay though my favourite one is probably The Skeleton Dance! It sounds wonderful! Nothing I love more than sassy, sensitive cinnamon rolls and haunted French/Italian old opera houses. I WANT TO READ THIS!!!! Write it!! Edit it (help yourself with cake)!! PUBLISH IT!! 🎉❤️
THANK YOU, ENGI. *tackle hugs* And omg I’m so sad for your writing drought. That’s the worst. *gives you cake to help you be inspired* But trust me, these things always pass. So I’m sure you’ll get smacked in the head with tons of amazing ideas super soon!
AHH I’M SO GLAD YOU LIKE THE SKELETON DANCE THO. Because I’m halfway through writing out the outline (I’ve had it in my head for like 3 weeks so I need to get it down before I forget things.😂) And Europe is awesome right?!? And sensitive and sassy characters are my favourite. <3 Although I foresee them offending each other.😂
Queen of Ideas,
SCORPION DEEP! Ok sorry didn’t mean to yell but ……well actually I did because I need this book like I need air to breath or better yet I need it like forbidden cake 🙂 Such a good idea!!
Speaking of ideas, since your the Queen of them I’m wondering if I can pick the royal brain for some help. I had a blog not long ago but it didn’t really become what I wanted, therefore I’m starting from the ground up and this blog is going to be more about book reviews and fangirling because what else is life. Anyway I need some ideas for blog names, maybe something with fandom reference in it (like something from Firefly or Marvel, or anything amazing like those). If you did think of something I would be sure to give the queen all the credit . Any help would be greatly appreciated ,
Sincerely,
the peasant who has no ideas currently
P.S.
SCORPION DEEP, bc I asked so nicely both times lol 🙂
I AM ALL FOR ENTHUSIASTIC YELLING HERE. *shrieks from the hilltops* I’m sooo pleased you like the sound of Scorpion Deep though because that book = MY DARLING. It’ll be my first pirate book so YAS. I love pirates. Probably too much. But shhh, let’s pretend it’s normal.
Oh I totally get the blog name struggle!! I actually took like 4 months to come up with Paper Fury so trust me: I’M HOPELESS WITH NAMES. Although one thing I did when trying to figure out mine is wrote lists of words I liked? Like I knew I wanted paper/book or something so people know I’m a writer/book blogger! But then I just went through other words I liked and thought of Fury. (Although originally it was going to be “Fury Blue”. 😂) So YES! I suggest that! Write down random things and see what sticks out at you. :’)
Yes pirate books are life (as you can tell my life is just a bunch of small things I love endlessly) . I would say if it’s not normal to like pirate books this much we should just check into therapy together , or better yet just stay crazy and let them try to catch us:)
I love that suggestion , I think that will help a lot actually *smacks self why didn’t you think of that * . Thank you for the help . Btw I’m writing a book about 4 siblings who live on a farm but the oldest brother is an Assassin (not know by the rest of the family) , plus there’s some family history that is a little gray to everyone but the siblings which is always fun .
Definitely Skeleton Dance. I mean that title is just pure awesomeness!!
AHHHH THANK YOU ELLIE THIS MAKES MY DAY. <3
OMG these all sound amazing. I am particularly intrigued by The Skeleton Dance. I feel like the novels you write would be so intense and I hope that one day I get to read one, only I would probably have to take a long break from intense books afterwards haha.
Oh oh thank you Emma!! *flails* You’re so nice!! And yessss, my books are rather intense.😂 But sassy and I promise there is cake in all of them. 😉
I’m torn, SCORPION DEEP sounds awesome, but so does THE SKIN LIBRARY and it’s a standalone. I love series because the give me more of the characters and world I love, but standalones can be refreshing. But inherently disappointing because there are no sequels – it’s a vicious circle.
It’s true!! Standalones are somewhat my favourites because then you don’t get left with torturous cliffhangers. And let me assure you that the Scorpion Deep cliffhanger is HORRENDOUS AND I OUGHT TO BE ASHAMED. (Except I’m not mwahhahah.😂) But thaaaank you for voting and leaving such a lovely comment!!
I voted Skin Library but GIRL I NEED TO VOTE FOR SCORPION DEEP TOO. You can write like four books a year so just //write them all//
no pressure
*trembles under pressure* 😂 Okay but I CAN write 4 books in a year except it’s only January?!?!! I’VE GOT 11 OTHER MONTHS TO CREATE THINGS AND I’M DROWNING HERE, LISA, HALP.😂
Oh is the voting over? ‘Cause I’m not able to vote? I reloaded the page and it say’s I’ve voted 😛 IDK but Scorpion deep sounds amazing <3 smol baby sea monsters are LIFE!! AND YES TO A DORKY PROTAGONIST!!CAIT I CAN'T WAIT TO READ ALL OF THEM!!! EEEEEEEEEEeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee….
The poll is being weirdly persnickety to some people. *wails* i SHALL GLARE AT IT MOST FIERCELY. But omg thank you for voting!! This absolutely makes my day. 💕 And there are not enough baby sea monsters in books, so I will fill this need.
I have the same problem with too many story ideas, but earlier this year decided I would plot at least three of them. I started plotting the first one and have fallen in love with it even more than when it first came in 2013. I had two favourites but of course only voted for one. The two were Scorpion Deep and The Fall of the Fly Brothers. One topped the other though. I they all do sound quite interesting though and your pinterest boards are awesome.
Plotting is SO awesome!! It helps me keep all my ideas straight and clear and takes off that pressure of “omg if I don’t write them now I’ll forget everything and explode”. I have like 4 other fully outlined novels waiting for attention.😂 But aww, thank you for voting!! <3
Cait you and your fabulous ideas!
It won’t let me vote, but I’m all for #2. It sounds really interesting and unique!
N’aww thanks Emily!! *gives you cake* (I’m not really sure why the poll doesn’t work for everyone but it is being persnickety.) I’m so glad you like #2 though because eeep LIBRARIES AND I LOVE IT SO MUCH TOO.
Your novel sounds exciting!
My novel goal for 2017 is to write a story about a young assassin who wishes to be free from her life but knows that it’ll risk hers and the only family she has left, her brother… I hope to finish it all before June.
Thank you so much! *flings confetti over both of us* And duuuude, assassin stories are AMAZINGNESS so I hope yours goes well!!
*Dances in the confetti*
Haha, thanks.
Scorpion Deep gets my vote for many reasons but especially because I want to see this baby sea monster?!
Baby sea monster is my actual favourite thing in that book. And I couldn’t think of a name for it, so I literally wrote an entire outline calling it “My Smol Son”. AHH THE WRITERS LIFE.😂
First of all, I’d like to say sorry because I haven’t been around since forver- not that you’d have missed me, but I felt so GUILTY of not seeing what you were upto around here- It’s my final year at uni, which means research, research and more reseach and it’s killing me. Send me cake. Thank you very muhc.
And now to your agqsuihewifulewoqrty awesome story ideas- I’m gonna go with The Fall of the Fly Brothers because I want to push you towards contemporary, and this sounds freaking amazing anyway so WHY NOT, CAIT? But The Skin Library sounds mindblowingly fantastically epically brilliant too- who wouldn’t want to read about a girl who’s a bird and a boy who’s a library? Also, standalone means chances of me getting stuck forever not knowing when you’ll decide to grace us with the next book are less, sooo… 😀 I’m undecided *rolls away laughing*
Aww, you don’t have to say sorry! AND YES I MISSED YOU!! *sends you cake* And I totally understand that other things take up everyone’s time on occasion. Uni is important so like you get AAAAALL the cake of ever. I shall even give it to you politely instead of sprinkling it in your hair. :’) #kindcait
DUDE THANK YOU. I actually like writing contemporary and I should do more of it!! (Although I suffer without dragons but pff, contemporaries mean at least they can eat pizza? Which is clearly the meal of life.) And standalone fantasies need to be more of a thing, right??? No torturous cliffhangers.😂
Hello, Sweetpea!
Okay, I would be torn between pirates – because pirates, duh – and the walking library – because the birds and the books, hey is that a reference to something? – and I would vote for one of them but….no. No. NonononononononoNONONONOOOOOOO! Cait, what about my Secret Garden retelling? You can’t just dangle that thing in front of me and now it’s not even an option? Why are you torturing me, Cait? WHYyyyy?
LG, m
I’M SORRY LG!! I SHOULD’VE PUT THAT ONE ON TOO.😂 Actually I should’ve put a TON of other ones on this list but it was too long already haha. I have like 3 other (veeery long) epic fantasy novels to write this year too. And I want to write the Secret Garden/Jungle Book retelling AND this other one about Moriarty and maybe some sequels?? Like basically can I run away and live with the goats and just write all year?😂
I kinda love pirates so Scorpion Deep is my vote. (Also I’m obsessed with amazing character names and that is DEFINITELY an amazing character name.) Although to be perfectly honest I kind of want all of these.
What novels do I have planned? I’m hoping to finish up my MG magical school story (think Harry Potter but with the focus on the Squibs rather than the kids who are good at wizarding). Also on the list is the second in my Celtic urban fantasy series about a hacker/math genius who ends up getting dragged into all sorts of fae plots. Oh yeah, and actually publishing the novella in that series that goes between books 1 & 2 because my poor readers have been waiting since 2015 for a new book.
AHHHHH THANK YOU!! 😂 I honestly am 90% the worst at character names, but when I thought of Scorpion Deep I’m like “This dude’s name is the TITLE because it’s so fun.” Ah the writers life. So wonderful.😂
Omg I LOVE your idea!! That sounds amazing and like would also be really relatable? But dude dude dude, A MATH GENIUS WHO GETS PULLED INTO FAE PLOTS??!? That is genius. I would instabuy that.😍
Thank you! 🙂 The first book, Forged Steel, is available on Amazon if you’re interested. 😉
The voting thing didn’t work for me, so I’m just gonna say which one I think is the best here. I really love the skeleton dance idea-it sounds like it would make a really cool book. As a close second, I really like the scorpion deep idea as well.
Agh, sorry about the poll! I have a bit of trouble with it too but most people seem to do okay? SO I DON’T KNOW WHAT’S GOING ON WITH IT. *bribes poll with cake to work nicely* aaanywya. 😉 😂 Thank you so much!! I’m super excited for the Skeleton Dance too, honestly. I have half the outline written and it’s exciting me enormously.😂
I CAN’T WAIT TO SEE YOUR WRITING!! I FOR ONE KNOW THAT IT IS GOING TO BE PURE AMAZINGNESS [I don’t think that’s a word but I don’t care]
I choose for you to write Scorpion Deep because I am writing a pirate story [I was supposed to finish it for Nanowrimo and I ended up only writing like six really bad chapters so yeah]. I just love pirates and all that stuff. I wish there were more stories like this because it would improve my life. Not even kidding.
I am also such an indecisive chicken. I don’t even know what is up with me and writing. I have so many pinterest boards with beautiful aesthetic pictures and then I’m screaming when I try to write any of those novels. *screams into the abyss and wakes up the kraken by accident.*
Anyways. I can’t wait to see what you decide to do. 🙂
THANK YOU PORTIA YOU KIND BEAN OF EVER. <3 And amazingness should be a word, right!?? It is a goodly word. And ooooh, mutual adoration for pirating stories! *hi fives* And honestly there aren’t enough around. I’ve read like 3 of them or something?!? And most were Peter Pan retellings. Agh. We need to fix this pirate-less hole in our shelves obviously.
*pats shoulder* There there, I understand the pain of making epic pinterest boards but having NO CLUE WHAT I’M DOING. My life basically. *howls*
Why isn’t amazingness a word? I will start a campaign to make it a word.
*high fives you* I love pirate stories and why are they all Peter Pan retellings? Have you ever read Steel by Carrie Vaughn? It’s not really YA but it’s pretty good and you can read it super fast. I have been recommended Child of a Hidden Sea by A.M. Dellamonica and I have the second book. Have you read it? YES! I will help write all the pirate stories to fill our shelves. [Psht. Not that I already have like three hundred books to write and read]
IKR! I go on Pinterest for like five minutes to add one picture for my board and then spend three hours on it and end up reading memes. And then once I have an epic pinterest board all ready, I’m like, “Now what was the point of doing this?” AHHH! I have to write so much stuff. Glad we are in the same boat. 🙂
Hi Portia.
My favorite pirate story is ‘Treasure Island’ by Robert Louis Stevenson. I think that book stands the test of time very well.
Happy Reading!
~Icky. 🙂
Im going to vote for The Skin Library because it reminds me of the anime The Mystic Archives of Dantalian. Which you should watch because it’s right up your alley and the premise is similar to your story concept. Also the visuals are STUNNING! I think you would get some inspiration behind it. So I would totally read this story 🙂
Oooh, I haven’t heard of that! (Which is no surprise because I’ve seen exactly zero anime.😂) I should definitely look it up! Thanks for the rec!
Honestly anime has some of the best story concepts out there (compared to the other garbage on TV lol). I promise you won’t be disappointed! But I can guarantee you will see some of the similarities I am talking about. Let me know if you watch it! <3
*chokes and gasps at all the brilliance and genius in this post*
woman. you are a dragon queen. I am so impressed. o.o
ALL THE IDEAS AND JUST WOW YOU ARE SO BRILLIANT. ADJSFHSDLKJFH. Although I will admit, I AM BIASED. EVER SINCE YOU MENTIONED YOU WERE WRITING A PIRATE NOVEL I WANT IT AND DAVY JONES?? LIKE, WHO CAN SAY NO TO THAT??? but like BIRD PEOPLE AND LIBRARY PEOPLE TOO. I WANT THAT BOOK. BUT ALSO OPERA. AND ALSO CREEPY HORRIFYING CONTEMPORARIES. JUST. AHKDJSFHALKSDJFHLDSKJH. *falls over because I CAN’T HANDLE*
*collapses because is flailing so hard that you liked them* ☺️☺️ Clearly my imagination and me spend far too much time together. 😂 BUT I’M BIASED TOWARDS PIRATES TOO, I ADMIT. Hence it’s at the top. Basically I need like 6 more arms?? And then I’ll write them all at once??? #winningplan
I love the idea of all of them, plus your pinterest boards are amazing but I CAN’T SAY NO TO PIRATES AND THIEVES
AWK THANK YOU BEC, YOU KINDLY NICE SOUL.☺️
I voted for The Skeleton Dance. It was a toss up between that and The Skin Library, but they all sound amazing! Those are just the two I’d want read sooner. Oooh, you really need to get published some time soon. I need to own your books! 🙂
yOU’RE SO NICE TO ME. I SHALL JUST BE HERE FLAILING.💕💕 Hopefully one day to the publishing right? *fingers crossed* 😂
If you write either Scorpion Deep or The Skin Library, GIVE THEM TO ME. Because I NEED THEM. Like, desperately. Please, Cait.
But, seriously, all your ideas are so amazing, and I low-key stalk your Pinterest boards because their aesthetics are seriously amazing.
And I’m also plotting a book with Skeleton in the title, too! It’s called The Skeleton Queen. A queen who didn’t realize she was a necromancer is at her father’s funeral and accidently reanimates the entire graveyard in from the entire kingdom. Chaos ensues.
I WOULD DEFINITELY LOVE TO HAVE YOUR OPINIONS ON THEM. SO YES PLEASE I’LL ACCEPT THAT OFFER. Want to write them for me too?😂😂 Ahem. (Only if I can bat my puppy dog eyes and ask for your Mockingbird book someday? 😉)
N’awww, thanks about my pinterest! We can tell who spends faaaar too much time making aesthetics instead of actually WORKING ON WRITING, can’t we? *coughs*me*coughs*
OMG YOUR SKELETON QUEEN CAN DANCE MY SKELETON DANCE. #winning (But dude. That idea. DUDE. I’m freaking out with excitement over your genius now!!!)
Well they all sound amazing but Scorpion Deep (pardon me I almost spelled that as Depp) sounds the bestest. I might be slightly bias though because I really love pirates and I wouldn’t mind being one either but there are no pirate books! I mean there are a few but *flips hair* obviously not enough. Anyway. Awesome post and happy writing!!😂😂
Bahaha omg no it’s not supposed to be anything like Depp I PROMISE. It’s just supposed to be a sea / land sort of name, to represent his double life.😂 And it reminded me of the names in Skulduggery Pleasant so THAT was a fun coincidence. 😂 But piiiiiirates. PIRATES I LOVE PIRATES! (I’m sure this interest in them is healthy and not to be worried about at all. *coughs*)
I’m so excited about ALL OF THESE!!! (I can understand why it’s so hard to decide) But…. I think I like Scorpion Deep slightly better? Maybe? Anyway, can’t wait to see what you decide on! 😀
Aw thank you Lissa! YOU MAKE MY DAY. ☺️💕 I think Scorpion Deep is winning the poll so far hehe.
And the correct answer is ALL OF THEM!! But since I don’t want to cause you more unnecessary stress and pain cause that is not good, so I say that you should write the skin library bc it sounds much like the ghost and the paper cut and I absolutely loved loved loved that book. 😊
Awww, you just made me smile SO MUCH RIGHT NOW I’M RESEMBLING THE CHESHIRE CAT.😂😜 Thankyou! And yesssss, the Skin Library will make me so happy because BOOKS. All it needs is a few ghosts. :’)
I have a solution to this problem. Just combine all the plots into one and create a super complicated, confusing story that everyone is constantly trying to interpret.
And then just sit back and laugh and eat cake because THERE IS NO DEEPER MEANING, FOOLS.
DUDE. GENIUS. And I particularly like the part about sitting back and just laughing at the struggling mortals. Hopefully I get to cake or cookies from the dark side and drink my readers tears?? Because this sounds winning.
I DEFINITELY vote for Scorpion Deep. I’d pick that book up in a heartbeat, whereas I think I’d hesitate with the others – your writing is always superb, but the story lines don’t sound like they’d be really my thing.
This past week, I have been struck with bout #1000 of Shiny New Idea Syndrome. I’m now working on an embryonic idea for a secret home (DISGUISED AS A BOOK CLUB) for runaway/disgraced spies, probably called The Six Secrets of Salvation Street Book Club. I have all the characters well underway to decent development, but I still haven’t decided if it’s going to be a novel? 3 novelettes that feed into one another and are published in one volume? A collection of short stories? A collection of short stories that have a connecting thread that comes to a head at the end??? Who knows, not me.
Ellie | On the Other Side of Reality
EEEEP I’M GLAD YOU LIKE THE SOUND OF SCORPION DEEP!! (And that’s fair about the others not being your thing.😂)
Oh I hear you with Shiny Ideas Syndrome. Except my shiny ideas always grow into full fledged children whether I’m ready for them to or not. *howls* That’s awesome that your characters are fleshing out!! And “who knows, not me” is basically my mantra towards everything in writing.😂
Wow. I think that out of ALL of the CRAZY WONDERFULNESS THAT IS THIS POST, my most favoritist part (aside from all the stabbing, of course, which I take as matter of fact coming from you, Cait) is this line:
Also includes a super cute baby sea monster that Scorpion accidentally ends up raising as his smol son.
Because who WOULDN’T want a baby sea monster as your pet/scion/demon spawn?!
Aww, thank you Michelle AREN’T YOU SO KIND. 😊😊 But I knoooow right??! Obviously everyone really wishes they could raise a sea monsters as their smol son. It’s a book of dreams come true.
I’m voting for Scorpion Deep for obvious reasons but I WANT THEM ALL.
Astrid
http://www.astridkaniele.com/
I want them all too…I JUST NEED TO SIT DOWN AND WRITE INSTEAD OF PROCRASTINATING.😂
Honestly all of these sound crazy and amazing! I voted for The Skeleton Dance. Good luck with which ever one you write!
I definitely want to write them ALL someday…just which to start.😂 And omg this could be a year’s work but IT’S ONLY JANUARY. Who knows what I’ll come up with next. 😭😂
All of these ideas sound amazing! But I think Scorpion Deep is a thing I desperately need in my life which means you should totally write this one first. Please? Of course, I may be slightly biased seeing as how I AM a pirate (and have probably written more pirate books than is healthy). Honestly, though, I would sacrifice so many goats to read this.
YAS I’M SO GLAD YOU LIKED THE SOUND OF IT. And I did put it on top so I think I have a definitely huge affection for it.😂 I should definitely write it though, just in case your pirateness sends the 7 seas to eat me or walk the plank or something?? *bribes your pirateness with cake for mercy*
Story Idea #2 (The Skin Library) or Story Idea #4 (The Skeleton Dance)…or, hey, do both of them because they sound really interesting and I would so totally read them if they ever got published and I had access to them here in the US. I have two totally original book ideas of my own, one of which I hope to turn into a series, but am stuck in research mode for both of them, so in the meantime I’m writing a bunch of fanfiction (which, considering how many stories have been plagiarized lately on fanfiction.net, I do believe I will keep to myself forever, because I’m not putting that much of my heat and soul into something and then have someone else steal it from me, but if anyone ever does I have a small sword collection of my own, plus a much larger sword collection downstairs, that I am more than happy to introduce said thief to) and having bunches of fun writing all this fanfiction so knowing me, that’s where all my emphasis will wind up being this year, in between reading all the many, many books I’ve committed to reading this year for like half a dozen reading challenges. Maybe I’ll even be able to include dragons in one of my book ideas (the one I want to turn into a series) and everyone can learn how to be dragon riders and stuff and wouldn’t that be really neat. #Itcouldhappen But in the meantime I need to spend hundreds of hours researching, and I’m pretty sure there aren’t enough hours in the year for all the research I need to do for all my stories but I’m sure going to try anyway because #stubborn.
Good luck with your piratelibraryflyphantom book!
I definitely plan to write all of them at some point. 😇 They are my darling children. Good luck with your fanfic! I get stuck in research too sometimes, but my motto is to do most of my research AFTER the first draft, so I don’t get too bogged down in details too soon. Good writing is rewriting. 🎉
Yeah, my problem with my research though is with daily life historical stuff, such as what the heck did people wear back in the early days of Ireland? This is all like single-digit century time periods (starting out), so the way they dressed waaaaay back then is radically different from the way they dressed in like the Middle Ages or Regency/Victorian Era. Also furnishings: what did their chairs look like back then? Their beds? Were they using those huge monstrosities yet (four-posters), or was that not for another few centuries? I mean, it’s not like I can start my book in like 800 AD and have my character wearing jeans, t-shirt and trainers (although if I said she was a time-traveler then I might get away with it, but that’s not how she’s doing it—she’s just going to be immortal 😛 ), and the male character in my other book is a vampire, so he’s going to be around for a VERY long time (at least till the 1950s or thereabouts), so that’s a LOT of fashion/furnishings history to keep up with. Now I can always say some of the furnishings and clothing was obtained from other countries where their fashions are more advanced and they use different furnishings than would have been native to Ireland, but that still leaves needing to know what was current at the time. Frustrating when I can’t find enough information on such things. Even JKR gives better details of Hogwarts than that it’s a “huge, drafty ancient castle” and we still get the idea. Granted her books are set in the 20th century (Harry was born in 1980 so he would have started Hogwarts in 1991), but the Wizarding world has been stuck in the past for centuries, even they admit that nothing has changed in their society for well over 100 years (so around the time Dumbledore was born, or even his parents 😛 ). It’s the little details that will trip me up (and that I’ll forget to change later), so I want to get as many of my questions answered as possible before I get myself in too deep. (Plus I tend to overthink things and second-guess myself about 20 times a day)
My furry grandkitties are climbing all over me begging for attention (which REALLY doesn’t help when I’m trying to write, but no matter how often I tell them so they still don’t believe me), so I need to find something else to distract them with before my arms go to sleep from being held down too long by furry babies. (I asked for minions, and what I got instead was six furry jelly beans that grew up into baby panthers…close enough, I guess! 😛 )
I don’t like to get bogged down in too many details myself! I find if I’m describing chairs, then I’m most likely writing things that readers will just skim. (I would skim it haha. 😂) A little detail here and there is quite enough, imo.
I have to choose just ONE??? Naaaaaah, can’t do it. Number 1, 3, and 4, I WANT!! But number 3 I WANT IMMEDIATELY! \o/ Just write them all, in the next week, OK? OK.
But I can’t do it either Jen. SAVE ME. *cries piteously in the corner* I’ll just whip them up in a few days, give me a sec. *prepares dark magic abilities*
PIRATES. PIRATES. PIRATES. WE NEED MORE PIRATES. PLEASE WRITE SCORPION DEEP. 🙂
WE NEED ALL THE PIRATES. THERE IS NO DOUBT. I’m glad you like my piratey premise though.😂
You have so mandy beautiful ideas! I also want to write a book. Thinking about it about 1 year to do this but i have problems to define what i want about to write. Many thinks in my head but no exact way. Hope i can get closer to my idea and start writing.
Aww, thank you, Sandra! YOU ARE TOO KIND. I seriously hope you start writing this year too!! Just let yourself write badly for the first time and then edit/rewrite later. We all must start somewhere. 😉
Ooh, The Skin Library reminds me a little of Magonia and I LUUUUUURVED that book. Buuuuut, I’d have to go with Scorpion Deep. I have yet to read an awesome book with pirates. Most have been meh and there is next to no pillaging. What’s a pirate without pillaging though? Not a pirate I assure you. Is Davy Jones THE Davy Jones? Ask your mum, she’ll know who he is.
Hey hey we’re The Monkees.
I really insist you write Scorpion Deep smushter. it already sounds like a best seller <3
Omg YES. Magonia would actually be a pretty good comparison title, thank you for reminding me.😂 And omg I know right? What is it with all this lacking of pirate books in the YA universe? I’ve seen a few good looking ones coming out this year so I have high hopes.
Davy Jones will be…the pirate myth Davy Jones?😂
I shall, just for you, Kelly. Consider it one. :’)
I personally vote for the Scorpion Deep duology because it sounds FANTASTIC. Plus, PIRATES.
N’aww, thanks, Alexa!! *flails happily* There are not enough pirate books in the world honestly. :’)
Those ideas are all so amazing! I would read all of them! My favourite is Scorpion Deep because OMG PIRATES!!! Great work!
OH OH THANK YOU SO MUCH. <3 This is so encouraging honestly. *flails* :')
They all sound AMAZING, especially Scorpion Deep and The Skin Library. I’m currently on two projects–a contemporary called Jessa & Tiff (which was supposed to be NaNo until I was trying to figure out the plot and decided to pretty much completely rewrite at the END of November), about anxiety and friendship and bucket lists and dead grandparents, and a (I believe it’s called) magic realism fairy tale mismatch thing set in modern-day London featuring angry spirits, a bookish Rapunzel who owns a bookshop, an insane little girl, sisterhood, food, a sassy second-generation Brit Beauty, desperate old ladies, and a Cinderella who’s actually not the main character. Sorry for the paragraph-long sentence.
N’awww, you’re so nice to me. *blushes* 😊😊 But omg I LOVE the premise of your book though!! It sounds really lovely, and the one with the bit of magical realism? A+ 😊 I hope you do finish these someday soon!!
Okay you literally have soooooo many incredible ideas – it’s insane! How do you come up with such fantastic ideas without your whole brain melting to pieces. Okay. Forget I said that.
What I meant to say, was when I get even the slightest idea for a book it all seems to mush with something out and eventually fade out because I just never know what to do with characters. I literally struggle so much with characters and fitting characters with a storyline.
So I guess I have two questions. Where do you get your inspiration? How do you work out your characters and make them fit nicely with your story?
Excuse the ramble 🙂
Hellooooooooooo,
First off: I LOVE LOVE LOVE all of your ideas. They’re incredible. Literally – I’m in love and am half tempted to steal them for myself because my brain can’t produce a single creative idea for itself. But no worries – I won’t.
Secondly: Where do you get all of your incredible ideas from? I love writing and have done a hella lotta it in the past, but the characters and story-lines always seems to fade away and I just end up a little bored with my story. Ever been there? At the moment Pinterest (Stitches and Style – woop) is my only source of inspiration, but still I find myself a little bored with my stories in the end! Any advice?
Lots of love,
Grace xxxx
AWW, I’M SO GLAD YOU LIKE THEM!! 🎉🎉 I’m really excited to write them.😇 As for inspiration advice: I just read a lot! And I don’t use pinterest FOR inspiration, just to get a visual of my inspiration. But reeeead. Read lots. And take a lot of time to think about ideas! I’ve been writing for 7 years now, so it gets better with practise!
Cait.
The library book.
Caaaaaaaaaaait.
I need that book. People being libraries sounds like something that would be so far up my alley it’s kind of painful. I need it. I want it. Can I beta once you’re ready for it?
Aka I vote the bird girl and library boy book.
I’M SO EXCITED ABOUT IT, BLAISE. LIBRARIES ARE MY FAVOURITE.😂 (I’m really glad you like the sound of it!) And it’d be a while off beta-ing but when I need betas I’ll definitely call out in a blog post!! THANK YOU KIND SOUL. <3
The Skeleton Dance because I have to hear more about these evil kittens!!!!! Can they be really cute evil kittens? But then again aren’t all kittens cute!?
Oh yes all kittens are evil AND cute. It’s like the requirement of kitten-hood isn’t it?! 😂
Mash a few in, how about deep end kid kidnapped library boy to force girl with wings to raise davy jones? *rambling* only to stopped by 2 autistic guardians who likes high places and scaring people…
Yes that might work
Oh poo, The Skin Library came in second. Boo hiss. That would have been my pick. 😛
THESE ALL SOUND FABULOUS I’M SO GLAD I’M READING THIS POST LIKE HALF A YEAR LATER SO I DON’T HAVE TO VOTE. I hope you’ll soon write all of these though (and publish them duh) so I can devour them because they all sound like so much fun. Also no cake in this post??? Who are you??? What have you done with Cait??