What is The Shadows of Chaos?

August 11th, 2020 | Posted by Laevateinn in The Shadows of Chaos Project | Writing - (0 Comments)

So, my website name is The Shadows of Chaos. To put it simply, it is the name of my Magnum Opus, the series I am aiming to complete.

It is a Fantasy series with Sci-fi elements, depending on which part of the story is being told. I can’t get too deep yet but I did want to put a snippet here for the name and why my site is called such.

Some fun little facts, initially it was going to be a trilogy set on one world. I wanted to use the duality of Light and Shadow in a fun way. The story would be comprised of two main parts, one with a focus on the concept of Justice and Light while the second would be a more nuanced flavor. Twilight, that moment between the light of day and the dark of night, represented a core idea in my mind and so the title was to be The Shadows of Twilight.

Unfortunately, when I decided to start thinking about it more, the Twilight trilogy came out and ruined Twilight as a book title for a that time frame (yes, I’ve been thinking about writing a book series for a very long time). A silly reason but one that stuck. The theme changed from Light and Shadow, very obvious Good and Evil symbols, to Creation and Destruction and the force that would govern both, Chaos.It will be a

Everything is born from the primordial Chaos and everything is eventually broken down by the same Chaos. Unlike Light and Shadow, creation isn’t immediately associated with Good and Destruction isn’t entirely associated with Evil. This better fit both modern story telling methods and themes as well as provided a more interesting thought process on how I might approach creating the series.  With this new perspective, idea grew and the scope grew. I went from one world to many and more characters decided to jump into the fray. It will be an interesting road to writing this series. A lot of the base things are set in my mind already. The bones are ready.

As such, with the scope expanded, here I am the Shadows of Chaos project on my list of things to do before I die.

Before then, I will be working on other things to sharpen my writing skills. The first series I will be looking at writing is a traditional Fantasy called the Light of the Moon Project for now. I hope to start working on that series in earnest over the next few months. I am planning for one or two Young Adult level books of medium length for now but we will see how the story evolves.

Introduction

April 1st, 2020 | Posted by Laevateinn in Writing - (0 Comments)

My dream in life to write my own fantasy series. This is hard goal as most writers do not end up being published. Most authors have part time or full time jobs aside from writing, making writing as a profession difficult. With the advent of self publishing the market is also flooded with a lot of mediocre or unedited books in the fantasy and sci-fi genres.

I should probably start with why I want to become a fantasy author. From a very young age I have been a book worm. In grade school, my favorite place was the library. The first series I remember reading seriously was the Boxcar Children series. My elementary school had the boxcar book holder along with most of the series. I recall spending a lot of time both in the library as well as at home being entranced by the series After that, I became very invested in the Seventh Tower series by Garth Nix. Both series had an incredible effect on my early life as well as a great boon to my vocabulary skills

However, the main series I remember overall is the Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan. My mother recommended the book series to me at around the 4th grade. The Wheel of Time became a great influence on my life in general, including how I swear. I still use “bloody” and “the light burn it” on a daily basis.

I have looked up to and want to become a great writer like Robert Jordan in general but my lifestyle took a very drastic change in my teen years. I become embroiled in technology and computers as well as the English language. I was a natural at computer usage and understanding. My life eventually led to the world of troubleshooting and computer support. I researched and am somewhat proficient at many computer topics such as 3D design, photo editing, log analysis, and more. As such, my career became computer related despite my love of fiction.

Now, as I enter my middling years in this life, I want to look to creating my worlds and leaving them written down on paper as well as the digital world. Hopefully I can reach the same level as Robert Jordan and inspire a new generation of writers or at least spark the imagination of some people out in the world