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> 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
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Interpretation of 物語にしようと考えている
I'm a bit perplexed about what the author of this sentence is trying to say.
Is it a particular novel that he's writing about? If yes, then I can make
better sense of this. And if yes, is it a kind of travelogue?

I would construe 旅行先で怪異にあうという物語にしようと考えている to mean "he imagines telling the
stories of the sorts of strange events he'll encounter as he heads out on he
trip".

I'll take the perspective that this is about a particular work.
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> 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. ??

It can be close to 'try,' but it doesn't say so. It's saying
作家が怪異に遭う、そういう話にしよう、そういうことを考えている。The speaker wants to write a story of a writer
who is going to experience strange things during his journey.

> 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. ...

Yes, **しようとする** means to _**try to do** something_, or to be _**about to do**_
something, and we also say  
**しようと考える** , and this becomes to mean to _**think about doing something**_.

**しよう** expresses ' **will** ' ＝ し[連用形（する）]＋よう[意思の助動詞]（ref: [デジタル大辞泉 |
よう](https://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/jn/226119/meaning/m1u/%E3%82%88%E3%81%86/)）  
We naturally require と to connect this しよう to a verb, in other words, to
connect the content of the plan to the verb: しようと思う, しようと企む, しようと計画する, etc.

～という物語にしようと考えている。  
そういう物語にしようと思う。  
今夜はおそばにしようと思う。
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> 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 ～".
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