Book Ideas 2

It's been almost a year since I told you about some of the ideas I've had for future books. At the rate I'm writing them, they may cover my retirement fund and not much else. The book I mentioned last time, about a world which I made up, has undergone some extensive changes. First, I finally have a vision of what the book should really be about. I was planning on writing an allegory, similar to C.S. Lewis's Narnia series. One day, as I was reading my Bible, a particular verse jumped out at me. It said, "love the lord with all of your heart, soul, mind, and strength." Instead of thinking about the commandment, like I usually do, I thought, "Interesting. So there are four parts that make up man." I began to wonder how the parts influenced each other and what their functions were. Instantly I thought of my book, and decided that each race in this imaginary world would represent one of the four parts of man. So, even though the main storyline is full of typical fantasy fare, there is also an underlying message of how each person is put together and how our different parts work together to fight against darkness. It can also represent how society works, or should work. After all, in most people, one or two of the parts are more dominant and strongly developed than the rest. It's what gives us our different personalities. Readers might be able to identify with one of the four races, and start to learn what their function should be.
I had an idea for another book, but it's not very well developed yet. I don't know what chain of events led to this idea, but for some reason I began wondering what it would be like to be a kid being raised by the devil. I began to think of all the things that Satan might say and do, and why he would be raising a kid in the first place. Eventually, it gradually morphed into an idea for a book. If I do end up writing it, I want it to mostly have a comical feel, so that it will appeal to a wider audience and be more fun to read. Of course, I imagine that it will have its more serious moments as well.
I have at least one other idea for a book up my sleeve, but I don't think I'll mention it here. It's still really rough, and I don't want to give all my secrets away. After all, if I told you everything now, what would I post about next year?
SDG