Interpretation of 物語にしようと考えている


> 小説は連作短編として、色々な土地を旅する作家が、旅行先で怪異にあうという物語にしようと考えているのだ。

_...作家が, (try to?) think of stories that match the mysteries in those
destination. ??_

instead of (よう)とする、can you have (よう)と___verb? Although what is 物語にする in that
case. ...

Thanks




> 小説は連作短編として、（『色々な土地を旅する作家が、旅行先で怪異にあう』という→）物語にしようと考えているのだ。  
>  I am ( _or_ He/She is) thinking of making the novel a series of short
> pieces, with a story where a novelist who travels to various places
> encounters mysterious events on his trip.

  * ～という物語: a story where ～, a story of ～ 
    * 「色々な土地を旅する作家が、旅行先で怪異にあう」 is the part this という applies (i.e., the content of the 物語). Note that this 作家 should be a main character in the novel, who is different from the the speaker himself.
    * For example, 美女と野獣が恋に落ちるという物語 means "a story where a beautiful woman and a beast fall in love" or "a story of a beautiful woman and a beast falling in love".
  * Here あう is "to encounter", "to come across". (often written as 遭う)
  * ～にする is a very common set phrase which has [several meanings](http://jisho.org/search/%E3%81%AB%E3%81%99%E3%82%8B). In this case, it means "to decide on ～ (from multiple options)" or "to choose".
  * しよう: the volitional form of する
  * ～しようと考える: to think of doing ～, to plan to do ～

The simplified version of the sentence is この小説は～という物語にしよう, which literally
means "As for this novel, I'm going to choose the story where ～".




> 小説は連作短編として、（『色々な土地を旅する作家が、旅行先で怪異にあう』という→）物語にしようと考えているのだ。  
>  I am ( _or_ He/She is) thinking of making the novel a series of short
> pieces, with a story where a novelist who travels to various places
> encounters mysterious events on his trip.

  * ～という物語: a story where ～, a story of ～ 
    * 「色々な土地を旅する作家が、旅行先で怪異にあう」 is the part this という applies (i.e., the content of the 物語). Note that this 作家 should be a main character in the novel, who is different from the the speaker himself.
    * For example, 美女と野獣が恋に落ちるという物語 means "a story where a beautiful woman and a beast fall in love" or "a story of a beautiful woman and a beast falling in love".
  * Here あう is "to encounter", "to come across". (often written as 遭う)
  * ～にする is a very common set phrase which has [several meanings](http://jisho.org/search/%E3%81%AB%E3%81%99%E3%82%8B). In this case, it means "to decide on ～ (from multiple options)" or "to choose".
  * しよう: the volitional form of する
  * ～しようと考える: to think of doing ～, to plan to do ～

The simplified version of the sentence is この小説は～という物語にしよう, which literally
means "As for this novel, I'm going to choose the story where ～".

