My Place

Group 2 Writing Assignment on The World of My Novel

This assignment was exceptionally difficult for me, especially since this is the biggest problem I’ve been having in my novel so far. I’m struggling with setting up the world of my world and even knowing what the rules are, myself. This took me a long time to get down and was daunted by coming up all the rules of my vast world, so I decided to go by different places my characters will be. Then, I plan on molding them together to create the over-all boundaries for my world (which I haven’t even named yet).

The Camp (Where Fehlandt and the Bandits live) – this is a constantly moving habitat, but it does have a standard layout. It is always set up in a circular structure. The center is where the large fire pit is located, surrounded by larger stones to keep it in place. Close by is the wagon that all of the food supplies are carried. Beyond that, the inner circle of tents belong to the youngest children (usually 3-5 in a cramped tent, depending on how old they are) and the outer circle has the older teenagers. All the tents are a miss-match of whatever they could barter for or steal. Most are made out of a heavy canvas and are pretty dirty. There is a oil they rub onto the tarps to make them waterproof when it’s rainy (ingredients to be determined). Five main tents make up the outmost perimeter that are evenly spaced that belong to Fehlandt, Orion, Asher, Tarun and Jayce as a defensive barrier. They and the older teenagers of the caravan take turns keeping watch at night.

The Lake (Training for Sasha with Orion and Fehlandt) – A small lake set in the back of the woods up against a cliff-face. A waterfall is set at the back up against the stone off the cliff that reach up into the small mountain range to the east (NEED A NAME FOR MOUNTAINS). The waterfall is about 70 feet in height, 6 feet in length and spills into the small pool of the lake. The water is bright blue and very clear in the early part of the day but grays and darkens as the sun starts to set over the trees to the west. The bottom is made up of smooth rocks. They’re a little painful to walk on, but not sharp so they wont cut up the bottom on your feet. The water starts off shallow and comes up to Sasha’s mid-thigh (or Orion’s knees) and gradually depends as you get closer to the waterfall. The pool is ringed with larger rocks and then blends into the thickness of the woods.

The Forrest (that they’re in for the beginning of the story) – A vast but young forest. There aren’t many fallen or dead trees and they are spaced enough to comfortable ride horses through. Some people have made cabin-like houses in it along the multiple tiny rivers that run from the eastern mountains.

Mahti’s Forest – much older forest than what Sasha is used to. The trees are large and have gnarled bark and roots. Many fallen and rotting trees throughout and it is very dense. It’s much more difficult to navigate horses through. You can’t take much of a straight path and, instead, have to weaving your way in and out of dead logs and tangled roots. It is a darker forest since the trees branches are so long and bushy, there isn’t much sunlight that can get through. Uninhabited (minus Mahti) and is filled with a lot of wild creatures. It is set upon an island in the middle of a large river. The current is strong so it is very difficult to get across. The water goes a bit beyond 10 feet deep at it’s deepest point and has a lot of sharp rocks.