Vladimir Putin's LJ
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Alright, so I haven't learned my lesson yet. I'm giving writing another try, because hey, while practice doesn't make you perfect, it sure as hell helps.
I've got a basic plot, and although it's very boring and done to death I don't plan on ever publishing this, as it's purely for writing practice and experimentation and so forth.
Here's the thing in a nutshell: Christopher Graham Wilson, a young priest/vicar (still need to figure out his religion, haha) who's fresh out of the seminary, is thrilled to discover he's been put in charge of his very own parish. So thrilled, in fact, he does only minimal research about the village he's going to live in (the weather and such), assuming everything will be fine and he'll get long great with the rest of the villagers.
Upon arrival, he discovers he's made a grave mistake. The village is cut off from the rest of the world, miles from the train station and with just an old rickety bus to drive people there, once every other week. Being so isolated, it has created an interesting kind of people, with their own rules. Most are quite religious and thus treat Christopher with respect, even when he breaks some of these untold rules or meddles with people's lives.
The only person who wasn't born and raised in this village is the local 'artist', Michael. He own a house at the edge of the village and Christopher hopes to find some common ground with this outsider.
If only he'd known Michael was the maddest of them all.
Again: predictable, boring, flat.
But still.
My main problem right now is finding a name for this village. It's a small village, probably situated in Gloucestershire (still need to do a bit more research) and completely closed off from the rest of the world.
Suggestions about his religion would be welcome. I'm quite keen on making him an Anglican but I've never actually been able to talk to a real Anglican so I don't know very much about the CofE.
HELP ME WRITING FORUM
I've got a basic plot, and although it's very boring and done to death I don't plan on ever publishing this, as it's purely for writing practice and experimentation and so forth.
Here's the thing in a nutshell: Christopher Graham Wilson, a young priest/vicar (still need to figure out his religion, haha) who's fresh out of the seminary, is thrilled to discover he's been put in charge of his very own parish. So thrilled, in fact, he does only minimal research about the village he's going to live in (the weather and such), assuming everything will be fine and he'll get long great with the rest of the villagers.
Upon arrival, he discovers he's made a grave mistake. The village is cut off from the rest of the world, miles from the train station and with just an old rickety bus to drive people there, once every other week. Being so isolated, it has created an interesting kind of people, with their own rules. Most are quite religious and thus treat Christopher with respect, even when he breaks some of these untold rules or meddles with people's lives.
The only person who wasn't born and raised in this village is the local 'artist', Michael. He own a house at the edge of the village and Christopher hopes to find some common ground with this outsider.
If only he'd known Michael was the maddest of them all.
Again: predictable, boring, flat.
But still.
My main problem right now is finding a name for this village. It's a small village, probably situated in Gloucestershire (still need to do a bit more research) and completely closed off from the rest of the world.
Suggestions about his religion would be welcome. I'm quite keen on making him an Anglican but I've never actually been able to talk to a real Anglican so I don't know very much about the CofE.
HELP ME WRITING FORUM
