Welcome to the 22nd writing club update. Spoken aloud in English “twenty-two” or “two two” or “tutu” reminds us that anything can be made cutesie or twee, even a harsh number like 22. And shouldn’t that give all some hope for a cuter future?
Things have been getting warmer here, but still unusually cool, which suits me just fine. It’s lovely bike riding weather.
To any new eyes, this is a monthly writing club where we share progress on our writing related projects and general goings-ons. Everyone is free to participate either by commenting on others’ work, or by sharing their own goals and/or achievements.
That progress sounds fun! What’s Kanteletar again, is it a novel?
Yes! It consists of five stories across four centuries, following the twists and turns of a library in Tampere as the world around it changes.
The first story was set in 2067, the second in 2148 and the one I’m about to write is in 2232. I always try to keep it realistic, so there’s no standard scifi tropes like aliens or androids or teleportation.
Ooo I love these kinds of multigenerational stories. Reminds me of a problematic fave that I’ve gone about before: A Canticle for Liebowitz.
Indeed, that was one of my inspirations for the template of separate stories, although the setting is wildly different and it mostly becomes straight up feudal in the middle section. I would like to avoid scenarios of regression or dystopia, so let’s see if I manage!