NaNoWriMo poll!

[lizardbeth]

Given that I want to write something original for NaNo I still have great heaps of ideas, half-formed scribbles, and fanfic to rub the serial numbers from to use *g* So I need your help to narrow it down, flist!

To stave off the obvious "just write what you feel most inspired to write" -- yes, I know, and I may very well do that anyway. BUT, since this is, at least in theory, something I would like you to spend your cold-hard cash on, some day, input at which sound the best/most interesting would be helpful!

These are the four I have some characters and some plot already figured out.
1.Romantic thriller with SFnal elements. A scientist trying to invent a new method of space travel meets a concert pianist, and together they have to fight off terrorists who want the scientist's accidental weapon.
2. Alternate History/Fantasy. The walls of Byzantium have to hold against the not-exactly-Mongol Horde (they have dragons, y'all. Things get grim), even as its leaders face internal pressure in this cosmopolitan, political place and a coup in Roma. Yes, it's fucking epic with a cast of zillions stretching from Scotland to Damascus.
3. Fantasy. History comes back to bite not-Earth Epicland in the ass when an archaelogical expedition turns up an artifact that breaches the Veil to the abyssal plane where the demons lurk. People start getting brutally murdered, and the wizard's council is too busy failing at leadership. Thus three plucky students have to investigate and get in lots of trouble.
4. Fantasy. Four friends at college are surprised to find out that one of them isn't a human at all, when another falls through a portal to another Earth where the Sidhe now rule. The others go through to rescue, and the human friends have to fight their way through a dark, dangerous world they know nothing about to rescue their friend.

[Poll #1631823]

I'm not going to bother with a NaNo filter, I don't think. Any bitching will be behind a cut, and I probably won't' post more than some snippets, anyway. The only thing I would ask is that nobody be less than encouraging, if I end up posting any of the draft.

If anyone else is doing NaNo, I'll be buddies! I'm lizardbeth

Comments

[noybusiness.livejournal.com]

I vote 2 because 3 and 4 are like ideas I've had and 1 is "I see what you did there". 2 would be interesting to see develop.

[lyssie.livejournal.com]

*is predictable*

ok, also, I am too sleepy to appreciate high fantasy, elves and political intrigue.

[mrsdrjackson.livejournal.com]

Dude that was HARD to decide! I like them all, but #2 sounds the most like something I would want to buy some day.

YAY NaNo! I am considering scrapping my half-baked Kushiel Universe fic and starting over. Possibly something else epic that I will come up with in the next two weeks. XD I will be doing mini-nano this year, but perhaps the Universe will be kind to me this November?

[herald-mari.livejournal.com]

Considering that in another life I am a publisher who publishes #1 genre and #3 and #4 genre, I voted for #1. *cough*

But they all sound awesome!!!!!

[mfirefly10.livejournal.com]

I think I helped break the tie, at least for now...But there really wasn't an option that didn't sound interesting so whichever way you go, I think you'll be good :)

Man, NaNo terrifies me! Even mini-Nano! My writing muse is so darn fickle, there is no way I could get anything even remotely decent finished inside of a month! Massive props to you & all of the others for trying and I wish you luck!

[graycardinal]

Agreed with the gallery that all of these sound intriguing, but I voted for #1 because I think that of the four, it sounds to me as if it would be easiest to actually sell. And I'd come to that conclusion before someone else mentioned being a publisher-in-another-life...and that she'd also voted for #1.

So if tiebreaking is necessary (as it looks to be now), I'd count that consideration as a powerful influence.

[sabaceanbabe.livejournal.com]

For what it's worth, I really like the sound of #4... Sorry about that new tie. :P