Day 8 - questions

Who? What? When? Where? Why?

These are the questions I'm supposed to answer today.

I've been thinking about the theme I came up with a few days ago, and I may have meant to say that action begets belief. And belief begets success.

Anyway, on to today's questions:

Who? (As in, who is this novel about?)

The protagonist- a man who has always juged himself based on what he can do physically. He doesn't think he is stupid, but he doesn't beleive he is bright either. He suffers and injury that destroys his looks and ability to do much physically, making him a bit of a cripple.
His girlfriend-I know next to nothing about this woman, other than that she no longer wants to be with him after his injury. I will need to learn more as I progress in this novel writing process.

The dragon-He is the last of his kind. His people were destroyed by a mammoth meteor strike nearly a billion years ago. He somehow survived. He has spent his time since then trying to evolve new dragons, but has failed. Now humans, a branch of evolution he considered a curiosity at most, have the ability to destroy themselves in nuclear war. He will stop at nothing to stop it.

The teacher of magic-This is a little man, though I don't mean in size. He wants his tiny niche of power, his magic, and doesn't want anyone intruding on it, least of all a student. But when the protaognist comes to offer being a servent in return for teaching, the teacher decides to take advantage of the protagonist.

There are probably other characters which I will realize later as Icontinue plotting the novel.

What? (As in, what are the protagonist's main problems?)

1) The dragon seems to be planning armagedon, which is bad all around.

2) He tries to learn magic but is thwarted by the power hungry teacher as well as his own beleif that he isn't smart.

3) His body is ruined, and so he no longer believes he is of any real importance.

4) He lost his girlfriend and wants he back.

Where? (Where does the novel take place?)
I know it ends at the place they intend to put nuclear waste, because that is one of the most geologically stable parts of the country, which is very important to the dragon in making his den. It also seems to the protagonist that the dragon is there to collect nuclear waste for its own uses.

Other than that, I'm not entirely sure. Other that that it should be a place I am familiar with, I don't think the setting matters too much. I'm pretty familiar with the Twin Cities and Madison, but that's about it. I have some familiarity with Washington DC as well, though not as much, as I've only been there twice.

When? (When does the novel take place?)
The modern day, though I have no real intention of naming dates and dating the book so readily.

Why? (Explain why your character wants what he wants?)

The why's are so obvious from the what's I can't imagine writing them down.

Anyway, that's it for chapter 1 of the book. The next chapter is all about character motivations, so that should help me a lot to make this book come alive.