Forum: Story Recommendations

I read Gateway - What Lies Beyond until Chapter 58 and think its a good point to stop for now until it is finished (according to the author somewhere in the near future)
I really liked it, even if it escalated pretty heavily.

Its hard for a writer to pick an ending point for this basic theme/genre. The only advice I have come up with is to pick the end of a season (seasonal change). Of course the end can then become the beginning of a sequel. Every ending is also a new beginning in some manner of viewing.

Its hard for a writer to pick an ending point for this basic theme/genre. The only advice I have come up with is to pick the end of a season (seasonal change). Of course the end can then become the beginning of a sequel. Every ending is also a new beginning in some manner of viewing.

Seasons are important for this kind of stories. But I think it was kind of overblown in Gateway. They were somewhere at the right of the Adriatic sea, so somewhere in Croatia, Serbia or Bosnia, (so ex-Yugoslavia). Maybe even Greece. (olives)
It has mediterranian climate and shouldnt see much snow. Especially not full kneedeep snow from October through April. And the elevation that support this kind of snowfall doesnt have the rich flora and fauna described in the story.

A little nitpicky, but it was the most obvious headshaking moment of the story.

That is why I personally think that for every ending there is also a beginning. The end of one event is the beginning of the next event. Or for example the solving of one problem is the beginning of the next problem. I have found that the answer to one question usually leads to a new set of questions. The same probably holds true for many stories as well. As an example a wedding is both an ending and a beginning. At one time in history it was the end of living with their birth families. It was also the beginning of setting out to create their own homes and families. So there were two different stories possible for that setting alone with many variables.

And now something completely different: let's return to topic :D

Another story that may interest you is "I fell Trough" from The Old Guy.

(There you can find two sequels too.)

Another story that may interest you is "I fell Trough" from The Old Guy.

excellent stories and well worth reading.

At the last Ice age, most parts of Austria and southern Germany were under ice, and states Slovenia (what was not under ice too) and Croatia were much colder than today. And don't forget Italy, specially valley of river Po, it could be very close to Gateway settings.

In that case, the vegetation wouldn't be nearly as tropical.

For vegetation you have to also consider areas that are considered as "Micro Climates". In those areas which vary in sizes the vegetation can be very different from what is considered normal for a region. I have grown things outdoors which people said would not grow in my area with success at times because of the micro climate affect.

the duration and the scope of the winter in the Story

In western parts of Balkan (that is west from Italy and Adriatic sea for you poor souls from old USA, or Croatia, Bosnia, Slovenia to be even more specific) that are near the sea you have mediterranian climate and no more than 20-30 kilometers from the sea you have mountains and harsh continental climate.

And another thing - this is just a story with rules that don't need to strictly follow the science, so please don't loose your sleep and beauty because of this :)