So, I keep kicking around an idea for a novel set in the world (and involving the characters) of my Sep. 28 submission, "Dalrymple, the King, and the Future". At this point I have a vague idea of a plot, a decent stock of characters, and a magic system that uses a simple idea (that some people can alter the strength and/or operation of some of the basic physical forces that govern "the Universe") to allow me to create characters that look an awful lot like superheroes, all set in a Victorian Europe-esqe setting. For some reason, I'm fascinated by the idea of putting superheroes in a world with an 18th-century level of technology.
The trouble is, I really do not want to attempt to write a novel right now, but my brain refuses to let it go. One of these days, I'm just going to start writing, and that little voice that whispers that a project this large is simply beyond the amount of time I can give to it right now (not to mention the fact that I've never attempted anything of the sort before) can just go hang. :\
Anyway, let this post serve as fair warning. Mad Schemes™ are a'brewin', and I plan to subject you to them all!
