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Gideon · 11-06-2009, 10:05 PM

I'm doing Nanowrimo this year for the first time (and already terribly behind, work has been INSANE this week) but I'm trying to catch up and I'm running into a real brick wall.

So I've got these two young men... they're about to have their worlds all screwed up, fighting supernatural critters and the like, etc. I want them to have a mentor character (in fact, it's integral to the plot) but as much as supernatural fighting isn't normal, I'd like to keep the 'urban' in this urban fantasy as much as possible. I want to introduce the mentor as someone unknown but need a way to do it that doesn't seem too formulaic or convenient, but also position him so they can trust him rather quickly.

These guys are both in the last year or so of high school, living in the 'normal world,' and have just both been exposed to the fact that the world is very different than they ever imagined. The mentor is someone like them who has had one of their positions before, and can show them the basics, explain things, etc.

Any ideas? I'd try the WriMo forums but searching for 'mentor' is fruitless and it takes so long to get a response.

11-06-2009, 10:05 PM	#1
Gideon Wearer of Pants Posts: 1,050 Karma: 7634 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Norman, OK Device: Amazon Kindle DX / iPhone	Introducing the Mentor I'm doing Nanowrimo this year for the first time (and already terribly behind, work has been INSANE this week) but I'm trying to catch up and I'm running into a real brick wall. So I've got these two young men... they're about to have their worlds all screwed up, fighting supernatural critters and the like, etc. I want them to have a mentor character (in fact, it's integral to the plot) but as much as supernatural fighting isn't normal, I'd like to keep the 'urban' in this urban fantasy as much as possible. I want to introduce the mentor as someone unknown but need a way to do it that doesn't seem too formulaic or convenient, but also position him so they can trust him rather quickly. These guys are both in the last year or so of high school, living in the 'normal world,' and have just both been exposed to the fact that the world is very different than they ever imagined. The mentor is someone like them who has had one of their positions before, and can show them the basics, explain things, etc. Any ideas? I'd try the WriMo forums but searching for 'mentor' is fruitless and it takes so long to get a response.