CaptainBoyHole
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So, i'm in the middle of writing a story where the main character goes to a magical academy because all notable noble children do so at her age. What i want to know is what do readers want to know about, read about, and see in the magic academy that will make them want to stick around and keep reading.
Oh, and when i say magical academy, that's just because there is magic in this world. The academy won't be focused entirely around magic but it is an important part in the world itself. The academy's focus is creating the best Sorcerers and Ritters in the kingdom in a type of militaristic way. They want to make them stronger or useful for the kingdom before they graduate or kick them out of the Academy if they are deemed useless and not worthy of nurturing. It won't focus on war, war tactics, and stuff like that but more on developing individual talents and exploring the potential of the students by forcing them through crazy challenges and situations to force their latent potential out of them.
I'm not sure yet if i want to have students dying in the school though, then I'd have to bring up the reason why these parents would be interested in sending their kids to a death trap and why these kids would want to risk their lives to learn. Along with how the parents would handle the death of their children and the children themselves being faced with death so early. A lot of dramatic crap that i don't feel that i'm talented enough to properly write about and get the reaction I hope for the readers to feel.
So overall, what would you like to see in a story with a magic academy?
Oh, and when i say magical academy, that's just because there is magic in this world. The academy won't be focused entirely around magic but it is an important part in the world itself. The academy's focus is creating the best Sorcerers and Ritters in the kingdom in a type of militaristic way. They want to make them stronger or useful for the kingdom before they graduate or kick them out of the Academy if they are deemed useless and not worthy of nurturing. It won't focus on war, war tactics, and stuff like that but more on developing individual talents and exploring the potential of the students by forcing them through crazy challenges and situations to force their latent potential out of them.
I'm not sure yet if i want to have students dying in the school though, then I'd have to bring up the reason why these parents would be interested in sending their kids to a death trap and why these kids would want to risk their lives to learn. Along with how the parents would handle the death of their children and the children themselves being faced with death so early. A lot of dramatic crap that i don't feel that i'm talented enough to properly write about and get the reaction I hope for the readers to feel.
So overall, what would you like to see in a story with a magic academy?