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13x13:
So here is my dilemma.  Part of me wants to write a fantasy novel, because it has a larger audience and I feel I can write more of a character centric story.  However, all the ideas have me coming back to sci-fi.  Problem with Sci-fi is the idea for the novel or short story, is not character based but idea based and it's audience is smaller than fantasy.  Not sure which direction to go.

Craz:
Well, which do you want to write? What's more in your interest? A character-centric story, or a plot-centric one? Heck, even try writing out the first few pages of both to gauge what you want to do.

Paynesgrey:
Try the plot, see if a character crawls out of it.  Even if you end up with just a plot bases story skeleton, you can always shelve it for future reference, until a character happens in your head that would make it sing.

fivestyle:
Can you combine the two ideas? Maybe you might find your own genre of story thats very appealing.

the neurovore of Zur-En-Aargh:

--- Quote from: 13x13 on November 14, 2007, 12:45:16 AM ---So here is my dilemma.  Part of me wants to write a fantasy novel, because it has a larger audience and I feel I can write more of a character centric story.  However, all the ideas have me coming back to sci-fi.  Problem with Sci-fi is the idea for the novel or short story, is not character based but idea based and it's audience is smaller than fantasy.  Not sure which direction to go.

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Do both.

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