A New Story?

   I was contemplating on what type of story a friend and I should write together. One of my ideas was to make it about how an entire town has suffered from some massive disaster. All the survivors have turned into dogs and must learn how to live their lives in their own separate packs before they embark on a journey to find a way to turn themselves back into humans.

   Thinking about this story has reminded me of the days I would spend as a child, planting new ideas for a different animal story. I realized that writing this story would reopen the old, nostalgic feeling I get when I’m around animals, or reading about them. If I were to write such a story, there would be a lot involved with the characters: the survivors will have their instincts put to the test and will encounter deception, internal conflicts, relationship struggles, betrayal, sacrifice. To do this with animals, and not people, would produce quite a new feeling throughout the process of my writing. I would be getting into the minds of animals, and not people. I would be setting up the paths of animals, and not people. It would be quite an interesting feat, and one that I have always loved to look forward too. I wonder how much it would affect my partner.

   I will update our decisions soon, and it won’t be long before we begin the story.