Exercise 17 - Pull out the list of adjectives you wrote down that set the mood for your novel. You used this list for figuring out your setting climate, and a bit for refining your names. Read them out loud, Then, take out your notes on your speculative element. Read your rules out loud. Try describing how your speculative element works in your novel. How do you feel when you describe it? Also look at what you decided to name your speculative element. How you name your speculative element has a huge impact on how your reader will feel about it. Say the name out loud and decide if you feel the way you want to feel when you read your novel. Rename and rework your speculative element and their rules if you need too.
After rewording, I feel that my speculative element about magic, gemstones, and the connection with the Shadow Realm, fits perfectly with the mood. The element is both intriguing and mysterious, and any encounters with the monsters of the Shadow Realm would certainly make the hero run (that is, until he learns how to fight them). Fulfillment would settle in after stopping the creatures, and by extension, saving the mortal world.
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