I want a series where it starts with a classic Robin Hood origin story. But then halfway through book two some old geezer shoves a baby at Maid Marian, and she gets attached. Standard hijinks ensue, the baby gets captured, the baby gets lost, someone kidnaps the baby 'for its own good' and they have to convince these people that despite being outlaws they can totally be respectable parents.
Then five books later, the kid, who they named Arthur, is fifteen and he pulls some magic sword out of a rock.
Now you've got a teenage king who was raised by a bunch of backroad outlaws. And no way are those outlaw parents, (and uncles/brothers) going to let their precious child bear the burden of the throne alone.
if you want something done write you have to do it yourself.
I've begun the writing process.
So far Robert is getting yelled at by a young Tuck.
But I'm sure those wanted poster will look great in Mariens scrapbook!
I have written the phrase
'so he punched him. Right in his punchable face.'
Which I feel sets the tone nicely for what the rest of this story is.
things I have learned while writing this:
Putting Robin Hood in an older, more magical, more mystical "England" Is REALLY fun vibes.
Designing a corrupt government is both really fun narratively and really frustrating logically. I know how to fix the problems, but my characters do not. (Poor Author, inheriting this mess of a kingdom)
Howard Pyle's Robin Hood is hilarious and more people need to read it
Another thing I have learned during the writing process:
The myths of King Arthur are already 90% fanfic by volume and there are no rules.
