The Dark Archive
Nov. 4th, 2025 07:07 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
rynlingI'm thinking about getting started on a new novel. I'm calling the project "The Dark Archive" until I figure out a better title. It might be worthwhile to assemble a set of query materials as I go along, but I'm not against the idea of writing something self-indulgent and unmarketable. If I were to self-publish, what an adventure that would be.
The basic premise:
An archivist relegated to a basement room under a museum is pressured by a wealthy donor who wants access to the collection. When she investigates the objects of his interest, she finds that a number of the museum's more obscure holdings are imbued with magic.
Writing goals:
1. One chapter = one scene. A chapter doesn’t need to be longer than a thousand words.
2. There should be spice every four chapters. Even in this house of death we fuck.
3. This could perhaps be a Zelda fanfic, and it’s okay to use Zelda names as placeholders.
4. I want there to be academic marginalia – index cards, articles, bibliographies. Footnotes!
The basic premise:
An archivist relegated to a basement room under a museum is pressured by a wealthy donor who wants access to the collection. When she investigates the objects of his interest, she finds that a number of the museum's more obscure holdings are imbued with magic.
Writing goals:
1. One chapter = one scene. A chapter doesn’t need to be longer than a thousand words.
2. There should be spice every four chapters. Even in this house of death we fuck.
3. This could perhaps be a Zelda fanfic, and it’s okay to use Zelda names as placeholders.
4. I want there to be academic marginalia – index cards, articles, bibliographies. Footnotes!
