marko.karl
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i am planning an isekai'd country novel like many others on here, and I wanted to ask to other readers what would you like to read to make it interesting, and a little bit original?
i am sorry, but country as in nation, not countryside.I don't know about originalilty, but here are the things I hate about some isekai country novels I have had the dubious pleasure to read:
1) it's not country-focused (by country I suppose you mean countryside, right?)
2) cooking
3) that it's a modern-day person acting all that, when even nowadays that would probably not fly in a countryside. The people writing it need to touch some grass.
4) No horticulture or animal husbandry.
But really, think about whether either the fact that the story is isekai, or a country-based novel even matters to your story, or if its some background gimmick.
i have no idea about homeless and weak, but one character Idea i had is a lower tier officer (NCO), and i am open to new ideas too, if you have anyInclude various types of people too, please. I don't read much of these types, but usually the important people like the President or General get the spotlight.
I hope you find a way to incorporate even the homeless and weak.
That works too. I just meant people that aren't of much importance as the leaders of the country.i am sorry, but country as in nation, not countryside.
i have no idea about homeless and weak, but one character Idea i had is a lower tier officer (NCO), and i am open to new ideas too, if you have any
He means country like nation, not country sideI don't know about originalilty, but here are the things I hate about some isekai country novels I have had the dubious pleasure to read:
1) it's not country-focused (by country I suppose you mean countryside, right?)
2) cooking
3) that it's a modern-day person acting all that, when even nowadays that would probably not fly in a countryside. The people writing it need to touch some grass.
4) No horticulture or animal husbandry.
But really, think about whether either the fact that the story is isekai, or a country-based novel even matters to your story, or if its some background gimmick.
Glorification of racism and extremist politicsi am planning an isekai'd country novel like many others on here, and I wanted to ask to other readers what would you like to read to make it interesting, and a little bit original?
I honestly do not want to see any interaction between an isekai'd person and the isekai destination. America suddenly gets dropped into Geneirc Fantasy Land? Have it be set in Montana or something, super far from the action.i am planning an isekai'd country novel like many others on here, and I wanted to ask to other readers what would you like to read to make it interesting, and a little bit original?
while it sounds like an intresting concept, running a whole story like this could get boring, but you did give me an idea:I honestly do not want to see any interaction between an isekai'd person and the isekai destination. America suddenly gets dropped into Geneirc Fantasy Land? Have it be set in Montana or something, super far from the action.
one thing i did not mention in the post, as I was searching for very generic advice, is that the country in question is NOT a modern country, but instead a country from the '30s (late) so, slightly more economically self-sufficient than today, and less reliant on outsourced industry, but the lack of resources will be a crucial thing in the first chapters.TLDR; Countries and their populous work in our world because they are designed to and have adapted to it. When you take that away, what do you think will happen? Potentially, pandemonium.
I have never and probably will never read one. That said, realism would be appreciate.
What happens to the economy is a great start. Our economy depends a lot on trade and manufacturing overseas, so when you lose all that what happens? What about electricity and the internet? What happens if the country loses internet and electricity for at least a bit? How long would it take to set trade up with the new neighbors? Would the resources in this new world actually sustain whatever country?
Then theres the people. Wouldn't people panic? What kinds of things would they do when in this panic? Buy out stores? Rob everywhere? Hide in their homes? What about diseases and stuff? Would they get affected by any local diseases? Would they spread the ones from our world? Is the water drinkable? What about the day-night cycle?
Add in other things like invasive species, religion, communication issues, magic and if they can use it, new and potentially usable/unusable resources, displacement of whatever is where the country was put, new sources of food including potentially deadly kinds, and there are a whole lot of factors.
This isn't even the tip of the iceberg, yet all of it should be addressed if you are writing about a whole country and the whole story. A lot of this could be simple. Heres an example. The new world doesn't have any plagues that are significantly harmful to humans at the time and the inhabitants of that world have magically enhanced bodies so they are resistant to ours.
However, not all of it is the most important to address depending on the perspective. The average person in the country isn't going to be doing the research to see what can and can't be used. They might not even consider it. Same with new diseases and stuff. Unless it directly affects them they might not think about it till after things have settled a bit. They will most likely be thinking about food, water, health, work, potential riots, electricity, internet, etc.
Edit: You could have the story start years after the country got sent there.
Rather than moving Montana to a fantasy world... move the fantasy world to Montana and see how long it takes for people to notice.I honestly do not want to see any interaction between an isekai'd person and the isekai destination. America suddenly gets dropped into Geneirc Fantasy Land? Have it be set in Montana or something, super far from the action.