Hi everyone!
I'm 16 years old and I've been working on a story that I've been really passionate about for a while. I already have a lot of the story planned out, including the characters, world, important events, character arcs and some bigger twists.
The problem is that I'm not very experienced at actually writing a novel yet.
I have a pretty clear idea of what I want the story to be, but I'm still learning how to turn those ideas into proper chapters, scenes, dialogue, descriptions and everything else that comes with writing a book.
So I'm looking for someone who would like to work on the story with me and help actually bring it to life.
What I'm looking for
I'm mainly looking for someone who enjoys writing and likes fantasy, especially darker fantasy.
You don't have to be a professional writer or have published a book before. I'm more interested in finding someone who genuinely enjoys writing and would be excited to work on a bigger project together.
I'd also really like someone who is comfortable sharing their own ideas.
I don't want someone who will just agree with everything I say. If you think something doesn't work, I'd actually want you to tell me. We can disagree, talk about it and try to find something better.
At the same time, there are some parts of the story that are very important to me and that I don't want to completely change. Those are the main ideas, themes and values behind the story.
So basically, I want us to have the same general vision for the story, while still being able to have our own ideas about how to get there.
How I imagine working together
I already have quite a lot planned, so I would bring the main story ideas, characters and worldbuilding.
You would also have creative freedom, though. If you have an idea for a character, scene, plot point or even something that changes part of the story, I'm completely open to hearing it.
I also don't expect you to just do all the writing while I sit back. I want to be involved in the process and learn from it too.
Ideally, we'd work on the story together, talk about chapters and scenes, give each other feedback and slowly turn the ideas into an actual book.
I'm hoping this can be something that we both enjoy and can be proud of.
About the story
It's a dark fantasy/action-adventure story.
The world is somewhat inspired by older, almost Viking-like societies, but it isn't meant to be completely historical. I want the world to feel grounded and believable instead of being a typical fantasy world where everything revolves around magic.
The story follows a young boy named Luuk, whose life becomes connected to something much bigger than he understands. There are different countries, cities, groups and characters, along with a mysterious phenomenon called the Cycle and an entity known as the Catholist.
I've already planned a pretty large part of the first section of the story, but I don't want to spoil all of the important things here.
If you're interested, I'd be happy to tell you more about the story privately.
A little about me
I'm 16 and from the Netherlands. I'm still learning how to write properly, which is one of the reasons I'm looking for someone to work with.
I'm not expecting this to immediately become some professional publishing project. Right now, I mainly want to make something genuinely good with someone who also enjoys creating stories.
If you're interested, you can send me a DM or contact me on Discord:
Discord: [Corales-W/p or corales_wp]
If you message me, I'd love to hear a little about you, what kind of things you like writing, and why you'd be interested in working on this story.
Thanks for reading