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It better be better than Poochinski

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[-] WhatDoYouMeanPodcast@hexbear.net 6 points 4 days ago

Going on adventures to afford magic college tuition. Realizes that the system is fucked and the capitalists are exploitative.

My critique group chewed up my idea and spat it out because "if he's spending so much time away from the college but you set it up as a magic college story then nobody who wants an adventure will get through the beginning and everyone who wanted a magic college will be disappointed." So now it's in limbo and I think I need a second novel that's pure college.

[-] PKMKII@hexbear.net 4 points 4 days ago

Maybe have it set in a magic high school where the plot point is that he’s trying to juggle his grades, his social life, and the constant extremely dangerous and shady odd jobs he needs to do in order to afford Magic college. Can contrast that with the spoiled rich kids at his school that are getting a free ride to the prestigious Magic college school from daddy, who’s an alumni so they don’t need perfect Magic SAT scores to get in.

[-] WhatDoYouMeanPodcast@hexbear.net 2 points 4 days ago

They unvocel sometimes and use drugs to amplify their magic so I didn't want to write them that young. I spent so much time developing a system of international relations, pirates, and destinations to travel to that I've completely jumped the shark on the original idea. I want that story to be told, but someone also needs to study the complex magic system and interwoven college system. Because I was originally trying to tell the story as you imagine in - class relations, juggling a social life, and a prestigious school.