The shocking realization came not too far into creating our map: it's a southern hemisphere world. I am not sure exactly how this happened, but it did. Throw in that humans are not even remotely the dominant race, but share a pecking order with oodles of other types of humanoids, and it makes for a strange setting. In this first story arc none of the main characters is a human. Odd. Blame this one on geography.
Though we are still on break, at least until the end of September, there is still a lot of excitement about this project. We needed the break, but are eager to share this story. Pratt's wife has been reading the completed bits and it sounds like she is enjoying it. That is a huge relief because it gives me hope that Pratt and I will not be the only ones who will enjoy what comes from this process. Honestly I am content just to write for us. At the very least I will have some killer bedtime stories to tell my kids... and reap the results of the ensuing nightmares.
Me: "Why did you wet the bed?"
Hypothetical Offspring: "I was afraid that Mateus would get me. It is so dark in this room."
Me: "It's just make believe. He doesn't exist."
Hypothetical Wife: "I'm going back to sleep, Lio. Enjoy doing the late night laundry."
Creativity is the gift that keeps on giving.
(Note: In all seriousness, I would never tell a small child any story that involves Mateus. Mateus is one of the characters that truly makes my skin crawl.)
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