So I'm working on a novel with @"Alex Mercer", that is nowhere near being finished, but I have a question:
Would you read it?
"Our Fallen World"
It's 2025, America has been within nuclear warfare for seven years now. During the Winter of '18, the whole country was mercilessly bombed, leading to horrid radiation and countless deaths. The POV switches between seven characters within five different arcs, each dealing with various physical and mental problems caused by the war. They struggle to survive within their broken world, explaining to the reader their stories and building up their shattered world. When multiple raider groups close in on hostile territories, tensions run high as the characters struggle to survive, trapped between the chaos.
I have a pov of a character outside America, showing the aftermath the war took on surrounding countries. Each character fights their inner demons, either abandoning or embracing their humanity. It has multiple lgbt+ characters and realistic settings with hints of sci-fi.
So yeah, what do you think? :)
I don't know how to respond…
Hm. I am certainly not good enough in anything to give an accurate critisicm, but the least I can do is say that yes, I would be quite interested in reading it. One thing though-
Seven characters does seem a bit much, and readers may get confused as to what exactly the plot is. I feel like it is fine at 7 though because I love these kinds of pov switching chapters, but some people might not like it I guess?
It all links together smoothly, with references and sights to other characters. I do my best to keep the arcs in order, and there are mini-plots for each arc to keep it going until the main plot is introduced, which is only a chapter or two in. I make it apparent which arc is which, numbering the arcs and keeping them in order throughout the novel. Eventually, arcs 1-4 clash but it is a smooth transition.
I hope it makes sense.
oh shit yeah I would read the hell out of it, that sounds like something that's right up my lane
(please send it over when your done, it sounds really enticing to read)
oh shit yeah I would read the hell out of it, that sounds like something that's right up my lane
(please send it over when your done, it sounds really enticing to read)
Alright. XD Thanks i guess.
