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Aakaakaak:
I haven't put pen to paper yet, but before I start I thought I'd bounce the idea off a few people first. Since this is the "author craft" forum I'm starting here.

I was thinking about writing basically a poli-sci-fi series spanning 5-6 books. It would start in early college with a group of poli-sci students who become disenfranchised with the entire "the spirit of party" system we have today and set out to change government for the better, by getting rid of the two-party system. The span of the series would start with them in school, then seeing the inner workings of "the system" and growing disgusted with it, to volunteering with a non-party group (which they realize later is just a front for a party), to starting their own group, to working their way up through the political system, to becoming tainted in the same ways as the two-party system, to freeing themselves of the system, and eventually realignment of the government as a whole. Instead of using traditional means for political promotion they take fresh approaches of how to "get the word out".

Hopefully, this was clear enough in the concept.

I know it's not really in the realm of traditional fantasy, but I figured you'd all be able to tell me if I'd be wasting my time before I start in on it.

Blaze:
Sounds deeply ambitious!  I'd say go for it.  Just remember to keep some level intriguing on a purely human interest point of view for folks who aren't poli-sci majors.

Have you read Asimov's Foundation?

svb1972:

--- Quote from: Blaze on May 20, 2010, 02:55:50 PM ---Sounds deeply ambitious!  I'd say go for it.  Just remember to keep some level intriguing on a purely human interest point of view for folks who aren't poli-sci majors.

Have you read Asimov's Foundation?

--- End quote ---

Asimov's Foundation is the best, worst book ever.  There are entire sections of it that read like a history book where you just want to shoot yourself.

Aakaakaak:
I vaguely remember looking over the foundation books. I can't say I've read the series. The one I can think of this would most closely model (but not that closely) would be Bio of a Space Tyrant....at least in the later progress of the series.

Edit: Now I have somewhere else to look for research. Foundation...thanks. (I think I only have one of those books floating around.)

svb1972:
It has the potential to be cool.

I guess I'm curious as how you can get this small group of people to take over the US.
The 2 party system.. has alot of money/power behind it.  Breaking out of that mold is going to be incredibly difficult.  Getting people to partake in smaller parties, even more so.

What does this group of people have that's special, that will allow them to pull this off.
Also, are you writing as spy/intrigue/suspense book.
Are there elements of scifi to help you distance it from current events.  or are you planning on using current events heavily.

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