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A Prime's Guide to the Planes (Or: An Epic-Level Love-Story) (Updated 9-13-07)
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<blockquote data-quote="Tal Rasha" data-source="post: 3900651" data-attributes="member: 46213"><p>Hello there.</p><p></p><p>How's the book going? If all is progressing well then I am looking forward to buying the book when it is published, and will patiently wait until it is released. </p><p></p><p>If however work on the book is not particularly advanced (>= 50%) then I would like to respectfully disagree with your decision to <em>steriliz[e] a lot of my ideas from their specific Planescapian roots</em>. Here's why.</p><p></p><p>IMHO, there already are quite a number of books that deal with friendship and love quite successfully. However, I do not think there are many books / stories / what have you that do so in a Planescape setting. I believe that in trying to isolate yourself from your original idea, you are removing part of the appeal and running a risk of your work being drowned in a sea of similar novels.</p><p></p><p>Moreover, if I have read your post correctly, you think that the Planescape setting will somehow hinder your creativity or your expressivity. I do not think this to be the case. Planescape is a very rich medium, and one that fully supports good story-telling and traditional as well as innovative techniques.</p><p></p><p>You might think that the prerequisite background knowledge (Planescape setting, D&D, Drizz't reference etc.) will be a put-off to your readers. In this I can only offer my opinion that a well written novel with a specific background setting will attract more readers (people familiar with the setting + people who don't know about the setting but like the writing) than a well-written novel with a generic (no offence) setting (people who like the writing and happen to find this particular item). Moreover, you can introduce people to the setting through the elf's eyes.</p><p></p><p>Long story short: I think you write <strong>well</strong>, and I <em>really</em> want to see well-written books in the Planescape setting. I understand the desire to do something properly, which is why I won't be too upset if you tell me "sorry, no Planescape." But please let me know what you think.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tal Rasha, post: 3900651, member: 46213"] Hello there. How's the book going? If all is progressing well then I am looking forward to buying the book when it is published, and will patiently wait until it is released. If however work on the book is not particularly advanced (>= 50%) then I would like to respectfully disagree with your decision to [I]steriliz[e] a lot of my ideas from their specific Planescapian roots[/I]. Here's why. IMHO, there already are quite a number of books that deal with friendship and love quite successfully. However, I do not think there are many books / stories / what have you that do so in a Planescape setting. I believe that in trying to isolate yourself from your original idea, you are removing part of the appeal and running a risk of your work being drowned in a sea of similar novels. Moreover, if I have read your post correctly, you think that the Planescape setting will somehow hinder your creativity or your expressivity. I do not think this to be the case. Planescape is a very rich medium, and one that fully supports good story-telling and traditional as well as innovative techniques. You might think that the prerequisite background knowledge (Planescape setting, D&D, Drizz't reference etc.) will be a put-off to your readers. In this I can only offer my opinion that a well written novel with a specific background setting will attract more readers (people familiar with the setting + people who don't know about the setting but like the writing) than a well-written novel with a generic (no offence) setting (people who like the writing and happen to find this particular item). Moreover, you can introduce people to the setting through the elf's eyes. Long story short: I think you write [B]well[/B], and I [I]really[/I] want to see well-written books in the Planescape setting. I understand the desire to do something properly, which is why I won't be too upset if you tell me "sorry, no Planescape." But please let me know what you think. [/QUOTE]
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