It’s been difficult to do anything else since this new story hit me. Fi and his universe are so utterly fascinating…
Also, I’d forgotten–if I ever noticed–what work creating a new world can be. I’m starting from scratch, below scratch, here. There are things in the Real World ™ that resemble what I’m creating. So I’ve got to know enough about them to make my stuff different enough…I don’t want to change things before I know why they are the way they are. Institutions evolve (somewhat) logically; what if I screw it all up?
Ooh, just got hit with an idea for a major change… *ponders for a bit*
No. That change would take my story in a direction I don’t want it to go. I think.
*ponders further*
Well, if you must know, so far the story is set in a Catholic mission. I need to tweak the rules a bit to make it work, though, and I’m not really comfortable with that. I don’t want to be disrespectful. But if I make it a completely different religion just to differentiate it from the Catholic Church of here and now…I lose the symbols and a great deal of the atmosphere.
What I need to do is change one or two things in the past of my Catholic Church to make the differences I need appear sensible. And I’ll just have to risk offending the real Catholic Church.
Now to find those one or two things that didn’t happen the way history records them.
(BTW, talk about hyper-focused…Fidelis)
look at Calvinism for a stripped down catholic church. “Four walls and a sermon” was one description.
hi…since you were baptized in the Catholic Church, altho not raised in the doctrine, feel free to do as you wish, not worrying too much about respect, but if you need research, remember the Catholic Encyclopedia is online as a reference source. You do seem to have an enormous appetite for hard work! Big brother’s advice is such a great idea — stripped down, indeed! Don’t forget to see indulgences LOL! All the best, BA