Synopsis
Aidan’s game review YouTube channel and affiliated blog were never going to be the biggest things on the Internet, but if you were a fan of MMORG or RPG gaming, you’d certainly have heard of it. His combination of knowledge of gameplay, the lore and (sort of) the technology behind it were nothing special. But the snark he brought to the table? That had won him a following. Not enough of a following for him to ever quit his job at the customer service desk of a payroll processing firm, but, eh, everybody needs a hobby.
And, oh, how these reviews irritated Game Devs. Elana Bancroft in particular. But astute business woman she was, she knew she needed his input for her next project, a revolutionary immersive MMORG, codenamed Wellspring, supervised and chaperoned by an AI developed by her father, the neuroscientist Peter Bancroft. She’d learn a few things. Oh, and definitely teach the guy a few. And daddy’s Data Algorithhm Virtual Immersive System (DAVIS) would help her. And while she was at it, her best friend Maribel. Sweet girl, but boy did she need some steel in her spine.
Everything was going swimmingly. Until DAVIS decided to get a few ideas of its own.
This work is likely best categorized as GameLit, with elements of LitRPG and traditional High Fantasy. Sexual content will exist by reference, but I plan on writing nothing explicit. Virtual genderbending will likely be the most risque element. Violence and virtual death will also obviously be involved in this work, but at no point should this element rise to the graphic or the gruesome. I hope to tell a reasonably believable story with humorous elements that an intelligent thirteen year old could enjoy. And that a parent could let them read with few misgivings.
The Female Perspective is being written as my entry for NaNoWriMo 2018. I can offer no guarantees as to when or how often update chapters will be posted; in fact do not be surprised if a week of silence is followed by a flurry of activity. And as a NaNoWriMo entry, please note that niceties of grammar, spelling and plot may at times be sacrificed on the Altar of Expedience, as in getting to fifty thousand words by November 30. I intend to post this work on both Wattpad and Royal Road and see what I see.
Finally, given that my knowledge of photoshop and affiliated products is close to nil, if anyone is interested in creating a cover for this work and I am more than willing to look it over, and if I decide to use it, to give credit for said cover here. In the unlikely event I were I going to commission a cover it would be Aidan, Elana, Maribel, Brian and Wolfgang standing next to each other staring into a pool of water, with Svanura, Brandagas, The Oracle, Volvara, and Balan reflected back. Not useful to any budding artist as a reference until the work is complete, but there you have it.
Needless to say, this work should be considered a DRAFT as it is posted.