Nano is just around the corner

[luckykaa]

As ever I need to come up with ideas.

So I'm thinking an erotic sci-fi pirate romantic satire with vampires set in a steampunk universe, against the background of the French civil war, with a conspiracy thriller subplot. Aimed at children. Because I can't think of any way to have it relevant to the few remaining genre lounges on the forums.

Maybe not.

A decent satire or parody would be fun but I seem to have trouble finding a target.

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For parody I think it works best if you choose a movie/TV show/book you know reasonably well. Or pick one you know and write a story with those characters mashing in a genre you blike to write or in or never have to make it interesting, as I'm doing with my Firefly characters set in a Noir with a touch of steampunk.

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I think also important is that it doesn't focus too heavily on mocking the target. It should be funny in its own right rather than rely on references.

The colour of Magic clearly parodied Dragonriders of Pern, Dungeons and Dragons (the rpg) and Conan the Barbarian, but you didn't need to know about any of these to enjoy the book.

Galaxy Quest on the other hand, while funny, did require a certain familiarity with Star Trek and the nerdy fan trope to really work. It worked because Star Trek is such an established part of our culture, but I think in 100 years it will seem a lot less funny.

Yeah. Will definitely have a go at parody writing.

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Yeah, it needs to be light hearted fun rather than being cruel about the source material.

I didn't know Colour of Magic was referencing Dragonriders of Pern which proves your point as it was amusing and enjoyable despite me not knowing that.

Congrats on a productive first day of NaNo as well!