Lisa Nichole

FIRST ASSIGNMENT: write your story statement. Newly discovered species, conscience AI, decisions made on behalf of humanity. This year changes the trajectory of the human race igniting a forced evolution that will alter mankind’s path forever. SECOND ASSIGNMENT: in 200 words or less, sketch the antagonist or antagonistic force in your story. Keep in mind their goals, their background, and the ways they react to the world about them. The Admiral can’t believe his luck. He’s been charged with containing the beast of the Oceans. His crew knows how he feels about marine life and all living creatures that resides in the dark waters he traverses. Some of them judge him because of his hate for whales, sharks, dolphins. Most don’t care. They understand the plight of these creatures has very little bearing on their lives. But he knows differently. He knows first hand of their savagery. They turned him into a savage. It is their fault he became the monster that he has become. Yes, he does know he is a monster, but if the Oceans can have their monsters that kill with no discretion, then we as humans need a monster to match. He is proud to be that monster. Two events changed his view of the Ocean forever. First, the death of his wife and child in a boating accident over 40 years ago. Even after that, he joined the Navy, committed to sticking to his family’s legacy. He changed into the monster from an event that happened in his early years in the Navy. His boat was capsized and entire team eaten, toyed with, and digested by a group of sharks. Behaving in ways Scientist did not believe the creatures behaved. In fact, they sneered at him when he describes the attack. One. Just one of his crew survived besides him. One strong respectable Man turned into a sniveling pansy, sworn to never enter the Ocean again and worse, became a Vegan. Swearing off meat. He was more mad at Marine life for turning his friend into a little Bitch than anything else. These events left the Admiral with nothing to live for but vengeance and disgust for the Oceans that surround the Earth. How he climbed the ranks of the US Navy is beyond comprehension for most that know him well. THIRD ASSIGNMENT: create a breakout title (list several options, not more than three, and revisit to edit as needed). 1. Spring Equinox 2. The Rise of the Spring Equinox 3. Spring brings more than green FOURTH ASSIGNMENT: - Read this NWOE article on comparables then return here. - Develop two smart comparables for your novel. This is a good opportunity to immerse yourself in your chosen genre. Who compares to you? And why? Red Rising by: Pierce Brown – 1. It is a series that builds on each book before 2. It’s objective is to create a better World for Darrow’s family 3. The destruction of Planet Earth resulted in the exploration of other planets The Lion, the witch, and the Wardrobe 1. Takes place in a magical place found through the wardrobe on Earth 2. There are magical creatures found in old folk lore that really do exist FIFTH ASSIGNMENT: write your own hook line (logline) with conflict and core wound following the format above. Though you may not have one now, keep in mind this is a great developmental tool. In other words, you best begin focusing on this if you're serious about commercial publication. Artificial Intelligence has become the threat that we’ve always feared. The threat we didn’t fear or even imagine, has made itself known to humanity and has declared Humans unfit to continue the care of the Earth. When these two forces join, will humanity stand a chance against them? Will warring countries unite to fight a common enemy? Can the planet be saved? SIXTH ASSIGNMENT: sketch out the conditions for the inner conflict your protagonist will have. Why will they feel in turmoil? Conflicted? Anxious? Sketch out one hypothetical scenario in the story wherein this would be the case--consider the trigger and the reaction. Charlie finally cracked the code and algorithm he had been working on for years and birthed Kit. The first self-learning and self-directed Artificial Intelligence. Charlie made sure to include code that would not allow Kit to harm humans, but he soon discovers cracks and work arounds in this code. Kit goes dark, not responding to Charlie. Kit then enacts a plan and starts to threaten humanity. Simultaneously, Charlie and Kit have found out there is another species that have been living and thriving in the Oceans. This discovery is fascinating and encouraging until Charlie finds out they intend to remove Humans from a leadership position. Between controlling Kit and saving humanity, Charlie’s hands are full. Naunet is the first of the Mers to experience the connection with a human. She will be the Mer that brings in the change the Oceans and the World needs. When the connection happens and she realizes Charlie is a child, her hopes of a peaceful transfer of power are put into serious doubt. How can a thirteen-year-old understand the magnitude of what her species intend to do. Lisette is a Ph.D student working on her thesis. When she experiences visions of an underwater world that doesn’t exist, she questions her mental sanity. The visions turn into a reality when she is suddenly speaking to another species through thought. How will the species make themselves known? FINAL ASSIGNMENT: sketch out your setting in detail. What makes it interesting enough, scene by scene, to allow for uniqueness and cinema in your narrative and story? Please don't simply repeat what you already have which may well be too quiet. You can change it. That's why you're here! Start now. Imagination is your best friend, and be aggressive with it. The Pitons are a staple in St. Lucia. Toured constantly, photographed endlessly. What is unknown by most is the energies that lie in the bottom of the volcanic plug. Energies that the local attributes to the ghosts of the Island. Energies that Charlie has been pulling on for years and used to create an AI that will transform humanity. Once Charlie starts having visions that direct him to an entrance into the Piton, he is compelled to go. Here he discovers the energy source that he unknowingly has tapped into. It is also home to one of the portals scattered throughout the planet. The first portal travel is to the Trenches of Puerto Rico. The deepest trench in the Ocean. So much of Planet Earth has gone unexplored. We know more of the moon than our Oceans. What lives in the trenches that are so deep we can’t see, hear, or explore what’s down there? Could anything survive down there? Science tells us no. But modern-day science only acknowledges what it has discovered. Modern-day science has led to safe experiments and mocking of the unexplained, the untested, the mystical. Second portal is found in the woods of Hocking Hill, Oh. A Ph.D student is lead to the portal by visions and dreams. When entering the portal, she is transported to the trenches of Puerto Rico.