Rough draft complete for chapter 1 of Shattered Ice (expect publishing by on Sunday) · 6:01pm Apr 29th, 2016
Good day,
For those who are following my story I am pleased to say that after about 5000 words the rough draft for chapter one of Shattered Ice is now complete. I have started editing and it should be released on Sunday. If anyone would like to proof read my work and offer their thoughts send me a pm.
now that is out of the way I want to talk about some of the decision I made regarding my story:
The first is why I am referring to a main character as "the boy" or "the colt". Originally he had a name taken from the Inuit language. The name was awkward to use in the story so i decided to use "the boy" and "the colt" to add a bit of mystery to the colt's circumstances. He will get a proper name given to him at the end of chapter 1. Look up the Inuit word "Massak" for a hint of what it might be.
Second: Why Pinkie you might ask as the guardian figure for the colt? That's fairly simple there are just not enough stories that have Pinkie as a parental figure. The best story I can think of where Pinkie is in this role is probably Distorted Fate.
third: As the boy in my story is of inuit descent I decided to to give him an animal spirit guide. This manifested itself in my head as an Arctic Fox. Foxes often play the role of trickster so when she when interacts with him the fox will be vague and at times playful as she offers advice from behind the scenes.
Finally: If you woke up in a new body would you know how to use it? Probably not. This is the approach I have taken with the colt. He will have to relearn just how to use his body and it will not be an easy road.
I hope you enjoy the next chapter.
