Hi there!
I created this blog in 2019 to track the progress of a novel that features a main character named Aura who can travel to different worlds. When she's around 16, it occurs to her that she can visit herself in alternate universes, and so she does. I got partway into Chapter 3 before I got stuck and haven't written on the story since. That's not to say that I don't work on her in my head, but that doesn't make for a great blog.
So, while I was brainstorming with ChatGPT about potential names for a prompt and character profile repository, all of the more generic ones I liked were being used, so I thought that A Thousand Auras might work. The title doesn't really say what it is, but it's something that makes sense if you do. A lot of the story hooks and outlines I'll share here will involve Aura, as she's a mythos anchor for a lot of my story ideas.
But obviously, if a hook idea or anything sparks your interest, you don't have to use Aura as a character in your story. I just think that the name can work for both projects, the repository and the novel.
Anyway, I created an AI disclaimer page so that it's clear that I work with AI to help structure, flesh out, and edit the ideas in this repository. There are so many people who hate AI (with reason) that I don't want anyone to be disappointed AFTER using a bunch of the resources here.
The only other section that I've set up so far is my Character List. I used to work at a placer where I'd just be given lists and lists of peoples' names and made it a habit of writing down the ones that I thought could be fun character names. There are over 400 names on the list, and I want to create Character Profiles for all of them.
I also created a page for hooks, and one for outlines, and I think that I'll probably use the blog to develop them as I go along. I suck at structure, so I'll probably use ChatGPT for the outlines, but I may get good enough at them eventually that I won't need to use ChatGPT for them.
Anyway, those are all of my current hopes for the content of this blog. How I expect this to change my life, I don't know. Best case scenario, enough people will find it an like it enough that I can create a Patreon or something and be able to pay bills. Worst case scenario, I'll use all of this stuff to develop stories that I can hopefully sell and pay bills.
Actually, that's not the worst case scenario, but that's about as dark as I'm willing to go in this blog post.
Have a great day!
