Current Plot List (as of July 2022)

Posted 1 year, 8 months ago by RU-HX

I've been getting serious with turning OC plots into full written novel projects as helps keep me entertained when I'm at sea where I don't always have wifi and I'm out of range of mobile data for weeks at a time so below is a list of current plots I am working on. My niche is 95% historical fiction with about 3 plots (not yet developed) considered "out of niche" but historical inspired, these are Dieselpunk (20's—40's inspired), Sailpunk (1800's inspired) and one 60's—80's vibing thing idk if it falls into a genre set in underwater biomes. Right now I'm writing for 3 main historical niches; WW2, WW1 and Ancient Rome (but I'm likely pick up more eras later). There's also tall ship stories as a general interest but doesn't fall into a set historical niche as I'm varying from early 1800's to early Victorian England.

All plots below are in various stages of planning to outlining with Green Wings at Noon being one I am actively (zero) drafting, its taken slightly longer to get up to a writeable stage since I used it as a base to figure out best ways to approach longer projects. Within my main 4 niche interests, I tend to work in sets of 3's so I do expect there to eventually be 1 more WW1 era story and 2 more stories set on tall ships; 1 idea I am currently picking at but don't have a solid premise yet.

WORLD WAR 2

Green Wings at Noon - 2 freshly qualified Spitfire pilots facing a rocky start to their careers must figure out how to survive against the wrath of the Luftwaffe armed only with outdated tactics and spite.

Corkscrew Port! - How do you face a fire in flight is a question no one wants to figure out the answer to. But for one Lancaster bomber crew in summer of 1943 it becomes too real, where on top of that they must survive anti-flak defenses, swarms of night fighters and limp home in a barely airworthy aircraft.

The Day the Sky Rained Fire - Set during the 2nd Great Fire of London, a group of fresh from training firefighters too young to fight in France but old enough to be considered cowards at home must survive the air raids and dangers of navigating partially collapsed buildings with unexploded munitions lurking within.

WORLD WAR 1

Both plots flick between English and German POV's with a predominantly English lens because I am interested to write how POV of the enemy contrasts to the English experience but I don't feel comfortable handling Nazi Germany content.

Blood On Our Hands - Inexperienced German soldiers must defend against an English attack. During the assault they manage to capture one of the English officers and the English capture one of theirs; from there both sides mount daring and dangerous raids to rescue their commanders. 

Depth Charge! // Wasserbombe! - In 1916 a German submarine crew must get the u-boat in a vulnerable position to make a kill shot on an important target whilst the warship must escape to safety. Whilst one crew learns to work together the other falls apart sabotaged from the inside by it’s own leadership. 

TALL SHIPS

South of 60° - In 1844 a rescue crew head south to retrieve any survivors of a failed Antarctic mission whilst the survivors themselves become increasingly desperate fighting to the last man standing. Can the rescue crew, hampered by weather and rigging failures get to them in time?

ANCIENT ROME

Legio: Battle of 3 Eagles - A survivor of the 9AD Teutoburg Forest ambush rejoins another legion looking for a second chance to reclaim the lost standards and avenge his fallen comrades realises the real enemy is already inside the gates.

Invictus - A Greek and Gaul gladiator pair hold a regular grudge match popular with the crowds, when they are becoming friends they are pitted against each other in a fight to the death. If they survive that, a much bigger opponent awaits.

Domus Lupi - A high ranking member of the Praetorian Guard is clued in he’s about to be incarcerated in a murder plot gone wrong and must prove his innocence.

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