I am working on a satirical dystopian future. I will try to post more on this blog but on the good side I am just about on pace to complete Nano this year. I have never actually completed it. I am sitting at over twenty thousand words right now.
It's about a young woman from sector 7 who's forced to enter the runing games.As you might guess the running games are a mixture of the Hunger Games and Running Man. There is also quite a bit of Divergent and Judge Dredd in the main plot as well.
My philosophy with satire is that they need strong characters with an interesting plot. I don't like just a long string of references and a bunch of disjointed jokes. So what does every one else look for in humor?
And what do you all look for in entertainment. I think we need to try to produce more entertainment that is just a fun uplifting and appropriate. I don't believe our art has to be overtly religious. Although religious fiction, movies and other works of art are faith inspiring and great on so many levels, just appropriate art can help so much in its own way. I write both and believe both are invaluable. What kind's of things have you all been writing lately. I do know that several of you are writers, so don't be shy. Let me know what you're working on.