In my last post I talked about a business idea that I was going to look into and I seriously think would take off. Sadly, as a Canadian living in Australia… they really won’t give me funding as a non-permanent resident. I guess I can understand that! Anyway with that aside I’ve been working lots, visiting friends and family and trying to stay out of trouble. Of course it’s not hard to stay away from that when you’re busy, but I’ve decided my New Year’s Resolution will be to write AT LEAST one blog post everyday and write a single page every day for a fantasy story I’ve been working on behind the scenes. That being said, these first two months are going to be stressful.

So for the moment I’ll be doing my story until it’s going public. Here is my inspiration and concept however just as a mild teaser to what I’ll be working on.

Inspiration!

They say a creative writer can be inspired by just about anything, and I am starting to believe whoever said that. I decided to give personalities to the 54 cards in a deck and manage a story among them. I’ve included the two jokers as well and ever suit has their thirteen titles and people filling them. Of course not every suit will have all places filled, but the suits represent the four kingdoms on the continent: Esmeran (Spades), Farlamir (Clubs), Sharlesson (Diamonds) and Lavoria (Hearts).

The first story I will be writing will be about the King of Spades, Victor Desmarin, who is a brilliant strategist and charismatic leader among the poor districts south of the capitol kingdom of Lavoria. In a short time Victor unites the poor districts of the south to form the Kingdom of Esmeran (House of Spades) and fights hard and long to unite the other working districts of the east under a singular banner. The first story will be his and he will be the main character.

Lavoria is at the heart of the continent, maintaining peace and negotiating most trade between the rich northern kingdom of Sharlesson and the working villages and cities before their unification amid the east and southern shores. Lavoria has the greatest benefit from farmland to the west and being the only route both south and east as mountains block the paths either way forcing them into the trade hub position that they are in.  Lavoria has always been the charismatic kingdom, and their saying is “Karma favours the kind and the just”.

As Victor struggles with the war in the south and the east the two kingdoms north of him, Lavoria and Sharlesson, form an uneasy alliance. As Sharlesson is in the ore rich mountains, they have always been responsible for the currency of the kingdoms. They have always controlled the wealth but Lavoria has always controlled the people. As much as Sharlesson wants to be the capitol of the continent and control the wealth and the power, for them it is near impossible to sway the minds of the people. Lavoria has always presented well and fair and have the unyielding respect from beggar to lord alike.

So as the story comes closer to fruition, I may post excerpts from it. For now it is a wiki and doc file on a call of duty USB drive. For now you’ll just have to wait and see what happens while I sort out my visa. Judging by how many words can fit on one full page, the first story may reach as many as 250,000 words. Although that doesn’t mean the story will be that long, that includes wiki entries, notes, research and the story itself. The hardest part for me is knowing when a story is complete. I enjoy cliffhangers far too much! I hope that you’ll follow my progress and enjoy the rantings and ravings of a loony Canadian!