GMorts Chaotica

"By knowing exactly how my trilogy was going to end, I was able to relax, enjoy the diversions created by my characters’ actions and deal with unseen ideas and events without ever feeling I was getting lost."

"Late 22nd century. After the Atomic Wars of 2150, many survivors were warped by the Strontium 90 fallout. These ‘mutants’ became a victimised underclass, and the only job open to them was bounty hunting."

Angels of Darkness was written a while ago and the background has continued to evolve. For instance Space Marine ships are meant to be very servitor-heavy, as are the fortress-monasteries. Serfs I classify as failed aspirants that survived able enough to serve the Chapter in another role on the Rock. For the Dark Angels that recruit from many worlds there may be other related non-Space Marine attendants taken from that world’s population to serve at the Chapter Keep (natives of Piscina IV for example).

But on the whole you’re probably right, it should be a higher number.

Clark is awesome because due to his dedication for spreading the knowledge of our holy God-Emperor's mighty sons' deeds, the glory of the Imperium will be know further and wider than ever before and those who have found themselves with doubt in their hearts and perhaps heretical cravings for something other than what the noble humankind can offer them might find the courage from the example given by the esteemed Primarchs and seek amendment for those sinful feelings that hinder the Imperial citizen's small mind. Also helps the shortage of servitors that plagues the Imperium on daily basis.

He is also awesome for doing the Inquisition's work just that much more easy by having himself exposed as the spreader of falsehoods and lies that any Imperial agency or co-operational partner to it, such as the venerated Adeptus Mechanicus, could have ever been conspiring against the blessed Imperium in any shape or form, or that such institutions could have come to any other contact with the Heretic Astartes than through voluminous usage of munition. Or that such groups as Heretic Astartes even exist.

In light of all this, we would be tremendously interested in obtaining this volume of such blasphemous writings and perhaps even with having a talk with everyone involved with the passage of such forbidden knowledge. Also having the name of the author marked to the item is seen as great help and will no doubt be taken into account when possible actions towards the said author will be decided.

We'd like to thank you for your co-operation in this matter and wish you pleasant and eventful existence for however long it may still be.

-Inquistorial acolyte, designation: Veli-Matti "R0n T1M0743Y 'Vitus'" Orava"

I usually start by scribbling down ideas for scenes and plot points - moments of character arc, cool dialogue or set pieces and so forth. I also always have an ending to move toward. Armed with these I start rearranging things into something resembling a plot, bearing in mind certain structural elements.

At this stage it's up to you. You can start writing if you want - there's nothing that says you have to begin on page 1 and keep going until the end, you can just accumulate scenes and then edit and rewrite them into sense. 

Or you can flesh out the notes into an actual synopsis, perhaps a scene-by-scene or chapter-by-chapter breakdown.

Either way, I highly recommend Scrivener - a brilliant program designed for drafts and redrafts. You'll still want to edit in something like Word, but Scrivener is built to rearrange scenes, keep track of characters and places, even import reference materials, hyperlinks and all that if you want to go crazy. It's changed the way I write - well, made it so much easier to work the way I do...