User blog comment:Krayfish/Temporary Leave of Absence/@comment-5870856-20150209184105/@comment-1743498-20150214070601

"Hmm… so if we wanted to publish GC or ET novels, we could, but anyone could do anything they wanted with them? Have I got it right?"

Yes, that's correct.

And as for my novel (available here), here's a quick rundown:

I'm aiming for it to be a refreshing look at the traditional heroic fantasy story. The setting is low fantasy in an Earth-like world/land with pseudo-medieval elements. Stylistically, it's similar to ET although it does not share any common mythology.

The main focus of the story is character development. Essentially, the two main protagonists help each other out and build a mutual relationship, and they have flaws which they seek to overcome.

There are a lot of complex things going on, but I'll try to sum up as best I can. The basic premise is that the world is experiencing the aftermath of the defeat of a powerful god-like monster that invaded the world generations ago (the events of which are detailed in one of the flash games on the site). It also permanently poisoned the world with a deadly miasma that only children are immune to, so all of the adults are essentially confined within protective cities and towns. Only kids can actually do anything concerning matters outside the boundaries of the cities. Most of them are too afraid to go outside the walls, but the main character who does actually see what's outside for himself, gets himself entangled in matters concerning the entire course of history.

Right now, I've written just over 30 chapters, 10 of which have been put on the site. I've been aiming to upload one chapter per week, but this temporary leave of absence will also halt writing on this, too. I'll be sure to make up for the gap when I get back.

I've mostly been writing the story as I go with just a loose outline to go by. Because of the nature that it's being published, I've aimed for somewhat of an episodic format where chapters are short with a similar pacing as a single strip of a comic.

Lastly, my leave of absence will begin Saturday night Central Time. For the time I'll be gone, I may be able to view the wiki (and optimistically, make edits), but for the most part, I'll be off grid.