Short summary/explanation
Basically the idea is that I get together 5 other authors (experienced or not experienced) to each write a story for a superhero that they will create with each one having there own origin story. Then to have them have an avenger style team up written collectively by the group of author including me.
Each author will write a chapter from the perspective of that character in the team up book, but for there own one they will be solely written by them. The aim or purpose is to create a universe that ultimately other people can write there own mini stories on.
It will hopefully go like this.
Stage One Plan
Character X’s Origin: Author 1
Character X’s Origin: Author 2
Character X’s Origin: Author 3
Character X’s Origin: Author 4
Character X’s Origin: Author 5
Character X’s Origin: Author 6
Team Up Book: All authors will take a chapter of the story from their character’s perspective
End of Stage One.
From here me and the other authors will decide were we want to take a possible stage two or to leave the series where it is. The plan for the character origins is to stagger them out and make sure that they are connected so that the reader isn’t flooded with multiple complex stories at once
Basic Plan
What I will need is 5 other authors who are interested or passionate about this idea so that we can get to planning this as that will most likely take a while. If you are interested message me or leave a comment below. I’ll be creating a group chat on some form of social media for us to chat and share our ideas on. We will then go off to plan our characters and then come back and try to set up the personality for the team and the main villain that we will build up to, word count, easter eggs the whole enchilada. After we will go back to our stories and then come back to plan releases and other small stuff
Give us shout below if you are keen to be a part of this.
hum…I suggest some kind of warranty . for everyone included . After all , these are stranger , they don’t know you…and you don’t know them . It’s easy for fire to start over the smallest little thing . A warranty , a none run away with someone else work…or get kicked and his work is stolen .
I see the risk with getting 5 other authors, people who don’t know each other but that’s why I’ll have everyone doing there own story to start this universe off.
Avengers style huh? I actually was working on a idea pretty similar to this but I had to put it on hold because of my PC’s graphics card being dead. But having 5 authors to work together on this story is pretty interesting imo. I believe I would be willing to take a part in this if that could be possible.
Wow, I love this idea and would totally be down to participate! I’ve never written for CoG though, just short fiction and articles (TV critic), would that be okay?
This sounds like a marvelous idea! I would like to be apart of this project (if you would let me). I love superheroes and how they can represent and/or address a multitude of issues, ideologies, and/or identities!
I reckon that this could work with the right amount of planning and work, and having different authors with different styles can make some amazing stories
We would have amazing fusion food without different cooks combining different styles.
I’ve added more to the description so that my idea come across smoothly, again there are some spots available for this so just keep leaving comments.
Just some advice-- all you make a PM/ convoy together and build the world – e.g. set in dense cities/ rural area, what kinda powers (from small flashy powers to time travel and immortality-- if one guy makes a character who can time travel, another character with sucky abilities in comparison may be less valued/ interesting to the reader.
Oh and make sure people’'s style fits the characters. Not as all have the same style, as many styles could reflect personality and experiences, but maybe have the guy who has the power to read minds be more pessimistic/ have a negative outlook than the guy who can time travel or something
