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nanowrimo_lj2006-11-08 11:18 pm
mm511.livejournal.com) wrote in nanowrimo_lj2006-11-08 11:18 pm
Vote now! Your vote matters! For seriousness!
Quick survey!
My novel's setting is a rainforest; the natives -- they're native, but they're not primitive! -- use the rivers as a means of transportation. There is, however, one lake that is sequestered via naturally-formed dams from the rest of the waterway; it's called the Oestel (pronounced 'westool') and harbors the Oestel rai, carnivorous sea beasts who are currently some sort of cross between a whale and a plesiosaurus (think Loch Ness Monster). (This is important, because towards the end of the novel, a pseudo-terrorist plot involves the unleashing of said sea creatures onto an unsuspecting populace.)
Now, here's the rub: originally, I had the method of waterway transportation being these sea beasts, though a domesticated version called the river rai. I'm thinking that may be cheesy. The other option is to have human labor, like taxi cab drivers who row the boat instead of drive the car. This may be okay for passenger vehicles, but I worry about the transportation of large, heavy objects and über amounts of people.
But without further ado... here's the survey!
[Poll #863649]
Feel free to comment with the reasons for your decision. :-)
My novel's setting is a rainforest; the natives -- they're native, but they're not primitive! -- use the rivers as a means of transportation. There is, however, one lake that is sequestered via naturally-formed dams from the rest of the waterway; it's called the Oestel (pronounced 'westool') and harbors the Oestel rai, carnivorous sea beasts who are currently some sort of cross between a whale and a plesiosaurus (think Loch Ness Monster). (This is important, because towards the end of the novel, a pseudo-terrorist plot involves the unleashing of said sea creatures onto an unsuspecting populace.)
Now, here's the rub: originally, I had the method of waterway transportation being these sea beasts, though a domesticated version called the river rai. I'm thinking that may be cheesy. The other option is to have human labor, like taxi cab drivers who row the boat instead of drive the car. This may be okay for passenger vehicles, but I worry about the transportation of large, heavy objects and über amounts of people.
But without further ado... here's the survey!
[Poll #863649]
Feel free to comment with the reasons for your decision. :-)