Here is my searching thread, for more info about me and sample(s): Searching Thread
Definitely need to check that out if the following looks interesting... .
I am very inspired by the world on the TV show Downton Abbey. (Upstairs/Downstairs is another, less good, TV show about that time period.) I do not want this to be a fandom, however. We will use entirely new characters.
I want to respect the genre, using a storytelling style similar to the show. It's almost a Jane Austen approach. Basically: not action-packed, quite slow, seething with internal motives and attention to detail. You will need to be a very specific type of writer to pull this off. I will NEED samples from you.
Plot ideas are entirely flexible and subject to change. I would prefer to start by focusing on two main characters, and slowly flesh out the rest of the house as we go or later on.
The current idea that I had was for a man to come to town that had [recently] been widowed. Being a distant connection of the family, the friend or son of a a trusted family friend, they intend to meet him. The mysterious, romantic stranger is the talk of the town. They meet him at church one sunday. The patriarch introduces himself and his family to the man, and in the course of the conversation, invites him to dinner. The man ends up renting a small cottage on the family's estate. He grows closer to the family, interacting more and more in their affairs. He has become very good friends with one of the older daughters. Their relationship does not progress into romance either due to his recent wife's passing, and/or his possible lack of fortune. (He could be poor, or wealthy, and simply traveling in order to avoid memories of his late wife.) Perhaps she even becomes engaged to someone else, if we want more conflict.
As all of that is happening, we can slowly flesh out the NPCs that fill the rest of the house, both upstairs and down. Plenty of room for intertwining drama, but as I say, I would prefer to focus on mainly two characters at the get-go, unless you are very confident at juggling a lot of characters immediately.
I am 100% open to an entirely different idea, though. :)
Please read my searching thread (linked at the top) and hopefully provide me with a sample. Then we can talk ideas for this!
Definitely need to check that out if the following looks interesting... .
I am very inspired by the world on the TV show Downton Abbey. (Upstairs/Downstairs is another, less good, TV show about that time period.) I do not want this to be a fandom, however. We will use entirely new characters.
I want to respect the genre, using a storytelling style similar to the show. It's almost a Jane Austen approach. Basically: not action-packed, quite slow, seething with internal motives and attention to detail. You will need to be a very specific type of writer to pull this off. I will NEED samples from you.
Plot ideas are entirely flexible and subject to change. I would prefer to start by focusing on two main characters, and slowly flesh out the rest of the house as we go or later on.
The current idea that I had was for a man to come to town that had [recently] been widowed. Being a distant connection of the family, the friend or son of a a trusted family friend, they intend to meet him. The mysterious, romantic stranger is the talk of the town. They meet him at church one sunday. The patriarch introduces himself and his family to the man, and in the course of the conversation, invites him to dinner. The man ends up renting a small cottage on the family's estate. He grows closer to the family, interacting more and more in their affairs. He has become very good friends with one of the older daughters. Their relationship does not progress into romance either due to his recent wife's passing, and/or his possible lack of fortune. (He could be poor, or wealthy, and simply traveling in order to avoid memories of his late wife.) Perhaps she even becomes engaged to someone else, if we want more conflict.
As all of that is happening, we can slowly flesh out the NPCs that fill the rest of the house, both upstairs and down. Plenty of room for intertwining drama, but as I say, I would prefer to focus on mainly two characters at the get-go, unless you are very confident at juggling a lot of characters immediately.
I am 100% open to an entirely different idea, though. :)
Please read my searching thread (linked at the top) and hopefully provide me with a sample. Then we can talk ideas for this!