Last time I talked about one of the things that inspired me, Anime. Today I want to talk about another thing that inspires me, Star Wars. I thought it was a good topic since the new movie just came out last week.

I love Star Wars. Not everything about it, but most things. One of the things I like best, from a business perspective, is the way they grow their franchise by telling stories outside the main saga, Like Rogue One, for example. My favorite example of this is the Clone Wars TV series. I suspect the writers could have told stories set during the galaxy wide war forever.

The reason I bring this up is because I have something similar planned for 2018, though on a much smaller scale of course. I want to create a world at war then tell a variety of stories within that backdrop. Big stories and small stories. Stories about heroes and villains and everyday people just trying to survive.

That’s the plan anyway. The way my brain works I’ll probably get distracted by a shiny new idea between now and then. We’ll see.

Until next time, thanks for reading.

James E. Wisher