The field study has something to do with worlds within worlds, possibly similar to fractals. My previous mentor who invited me on to the project has created a few of these worlds in a series of published and upcoming books called the Julia Set.
OK, so in one of these worlds she has created, there is a character called Kathryn Dow, who lives somewhere in Iowa in a town rife with myth. Kathryn finds a book that one of her relatives had written about finding this entry point or portal in to another world. She rewrites the book and publishes it.
I've created a character named Kyle Venn, a high school sophomore who discovers Kathryn Dow after he reads a Choose Your Own Adventure book that leads him to discover some of her work. Oh yeah, and there are goblins or otherworld dwellers somehow thrown into all of this.
To make this as straightforward as possible, we're working within a world where characters create other worlds that may then lead them to find other worlds within their own world. OK, maybe that's not so straightforward.
Right now, I'm in the process of writing that CYOA book that Kyle Venn discovers. Actually, I'm in the process of trying to get as many people as possible to help me write this story.
My main goal is for people, who may or may not identify as writers, to remember that they are storytellers. I want to get people involved in interactive fiction, to realize that they can create as many damn worlds as they please, to start a collective imagination orgasm!
So where do we get off? Well, that depends on you. I really do need your help on this and would be honored if you decide to participate. Think of it as charity work for a cancer kid. If you're interested, then check out the site that I've created to get us started.
If you're worried that what you'll write may be boring or crappy, then I love you all the more for contributing. That's sort of the point - to not feel too self-conscious about creating, to tell a story any way you damn well please and have fun doing it. I'll be eternally grateful if you wanted to contribute even a few sentences, since there are no limitations on length.
OK, I'll stop sounding too desperate. E-mail me if you have any questions or if you want dibs on certain decisions (the dibs part will make sense once you visit the Twisted Tale site). Thanks!
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