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Post by Deleted on Oct 4, 2016 20:47:33 GMT -5
What all do you guys write about?
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Post by Saint Ambrosef on Oct 4, 2016 20:55:02 GMT -5
What all do you guys write about? ho boy, that's gonna take me a minute
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Post by Deleted on Oct 4, 2016 20:57:43 GMT -5
whoa that sounds really cool, Raven!! I'd definitely read it when you become famous oh gosh, Valk...I have so many things I write about idk if I could list them all xD
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Post by Deleted on Oct 4, 2016 21:00:07 GMT -5
I love hearing about people writing c: it takes a lot of talent
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#add8e6
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*Ravenpaw*
Warrior Fanatic
*reads books in a corner*
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Post by *Ravenpaw* on Oct 4, 2016 21:06:32 GMT -5
Thanks. If I ever get famous. xD It'll be hard work getting there, Washua. I just hope it's not too close to Warriors. (And I haven't read Warriors in a long while.) It takes a lot of self-discipline, too.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 4, 2016 21:08:51 GMT -5
ahh no problem, Raven! You'll be famous to us self-discipline is my enemy xD I've been getting better though I'm an avid fanfiction writer for the most part, but the one original story I really wanna write and actually publish is an apocalyptic story that sort of parallels a lot of the themes very prevalent in the Bible.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 4, 2016 21:11:18 GMT -5
I've tried writing but I was no good at it
WASHUA YOU HAVE TO BE KIDDING that is actually something I want to do cx but again not a good writer so it'll never happen. I mean maybe not publish but at least write a story like that.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 4, 2016 21:14:16 GMT -5
i used to love writing but i don't have much time or inspiration anymore i am learning to code though, which is kinda like writing, with a computer
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#add8e6
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*Ravenpaw*
Warrior Fanatic
*reads books in a corner*
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Post by *Ravenpaw* on Oct 4, 2016 21:14:30 GMT -5
That original story sounds amazing!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 4, 2016 21:15:04 GMT -5
you just have to read and keep writing. I was horrid at it at first but my skills have grown the more I write and read :3 WHAT THAT'S SO FUNNY XDDD Hey you can do all things through Christ, so if you want to publish a book, you can do it!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 4, 2016 21:16:13 GMT -5
@bolderpelt ahh that's soo cool! I was originally wanting to major in art/video games but the code part was what scared me xDD
aww thank you, Rav! c:
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Post by Deleted on Oct 4, 2016 21:19:47 GMT -5
Oh coding sound fun!
The whole reason I can up with the same story idea was because I noticed that most popular books these days don't have like religion in them? But dude if you ever do write that let me know because I must read that.
I don't want to publish, just be able to write well.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 4, 2016 21:20:55 GMT -5
I've been writing an original story for the past six years, but don't even know where to start with it, so, in short, it's a story about the burden of expectations, the consequences of narcissism, and a choice between justice, love, and mercy. I write a lot of poetry. Here's one now. The king's court warrants a clown, and she is gifted in the crafting of tall tales, drawing forth laughs, perfecting the fool of herself -- the patience and the art of listening to foolhardy plots, schemes and plans and with a smile on her face. The delicate process of destroying, of mocking, of riddling just prettily enough to inspire and delight -- prose by day, song by night.
The king's house warrants an heir, and he is empty in hands, in words, in dreams: disregarding of the nobility he is, indifferent to the sword he wields, to the face he wears in the presence of turned heads and wagging tongues. The destructive consequence of delicacy, of empathy, of leniency. They'll don their masks and smiles in tow, pass the other and never know: He'll wish he had the king's court's fool, and she will envy his crown. And on that note, I've been writing a Skyrim fanfiction for the past year starring my forum namesake. Nice! That is really good.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 4, 2016 21:20:59 GMT -5
sounds like a really interesting story! I love stories that have themes like that!
oh wow! That's beautiful, Jess! I can't write poetry to save my life.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 4, 2016 21:22:24 GMT -5
sounds like a really interesting story! I love stories that have themes like that! oh wow! That's beautiful, Jess! I can't write poetry to save my life. Thank you. Also, if anyone catches the poetry reference at the end there, ily.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 4, 2016 21:22:41 GMT -5
I'm eventually gonna start writing it. I already have the two main characters and the virus idea for the "zombies" but that's about it xD
well, practice is probably the best way! And reading, you learn from authors. If you're really passionate about it, I'm sure that you'll write well c:
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Post by Deleted on Oct 4, 2016 21:27:09 GMT -5
I'm eventually gonna start writing it. I already have the two main characters and the virus idea for the "zombies" but that's about it xD well, practice is probably the best way! And reading, you learn from authors. If you're really passionate about it, I'm sure that you'll write well c: You have a zombie idea too? o: You know during WW2 they Germany came up with a drug that would make people kind of like zombies so that was the idea I had. I love history so much it's badBut how does one practice? I roleplay but that isn't the same thing.
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#add8e6
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*Ravenpaw*
Warrior Fanatic
*reads books in a corner*
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Post by *Ravenpaw* on Oct 4, 2016 21:28:08 GMT -5
I've been writing an original story for the past six years, but don't even know where to start with it, so, in short, it's a story about the burden of expectations, the consequences of narcissism, and a choice between justice, love, and mercy. I write a lot of poetry. Here's one now. The king's court warrants a clown, and she is gifted in the crafting of tall tales, drawing forth laughs, perfecting the fool of herself -- the patience and the art of listening to foolhardy plots, schemes and plans and with a smile on her face. The delicate process of destroying, of mocking, of riddling just prettily enough to inspire and delight -- prose by day, song by night.
The king's house warrants an heir, and he is empty in hands, in words, in dreams: disregarding of the nobility he is, indifferent to the sword he wields, to the face he wears in the presence of turned heads and wagging tongues. The destructive consequence of delicacy, of empathy, of leniency. They'll don their masks and smiles in tow, pass the other and never know: He'll wish he had the king's court's fool, and she will envy his crown. And on that note, I've been writing a Skyrim fanfiction for the past year starring my forum namesake. That is so cool!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 4, 2016 21:33:33 GMT -5
I'm eventually gonna start writing it. I already have the two main characters and the virus idea for the "zombies" but that's about it xD well, practice is probably the best way! And reading, you learn from authors. If you're really passionate about it, I'm sure that you'll write well c: You have a zombie idea too? o: You know during WW2 they Germany came up with a drug that would make people kind of like zombies so that was the idea I had. I love history so much it's badBut how does one practice? I roleplay but that isn't the same thing. Yesss! I love zombies, so I had to haha. Whoa that's really weird I never heard of that!! but it makes for a really cool story! lol no you're good
You just write. Write everything. You can get writing prompts anywhere on the internet. Write about what you love. Go back and edit, look over your old work, compare it with new stuff.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 4, 2016 21:36:27 GMT -5
@bolderpelt ahh that's soo cool! I was originally wanting to major in art/video games but the code part was what scared me xDD aww thank you, Rav! c: ahh thanks it's kinda hard, but you just gotta get used to the repetition
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Post by Deleted on Oct 4, 2016 21:38:00 GMT -5
You have a zombie idea too? o: You know during WW2 they Germany came up with a drug that would make people kind of like zombies so that was the idea I had. I love history so much it's badBut how does one practice? I roleplay but that isn't the same thing. Yesss! I love zombies, so I had to haha. Whoa that's really weird I never heard of that!! but it makes for a really cool story! lol no you're good
You just write. Write everything. You can get writing prompts anywhere on the internet. Write about what you love. Go back and edit, look over your old work, compare it with new stuff. I just can't picture an apocalypses without zombies of some kind. It is indeed really weird, which concerns me but it's also interesting? I shall do that. I see great writing prompts all the time but I hate my work so I do nothing, which doesn't help.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 4, 2016 21:41:05 GMT -5
you're welcome! And yeah I bet it's pretty repetitive xD
I know I feel the same way, Valk xDD it's always zombies for me xDD
nooo you really shouldn't hate your work! If you have fun writing it, that's all that matters!
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Post by Saint Ambrosef on Oct 4, 2016 21:45:52 GMT -5
okay then, i'll start with my original novel.
The premise isn't terribly original, if I'm being honest. People from our own universe somehow cross over into another, alternate world that shows similarities to Earth but is not the same. Where it differs, however, is the execution. The alternate world is about two hundred years behind our own in technological advances, and thus, though their dates correlate with ours, they would be set in the equivalent of our 1850's, or the beginnings of their industrial revolution. However, I wanted to step away from the cliche British/French Victorian era that seemed prevalent in many fictional novels, but I still wanted a cultural touchstone that readers could vaguely recognize. In the end, I chose to model it off a mix between German and Russian cultures of the mid 19th century. I loved the militant aspect of Russia, where their army was a huge cornerstone of life; I enjoy the food and folk living of the common German. The made-up language for the world is mostly German-based, but has some Russian influence thrown in if you squint. The original motivator for the plot and characters (and, really, the backbone) is that there exists portals between our world and theirs. They're extremely rare, and most of the time, people find them on accident. The problem is that except for a few select secrets, no portal works twice, and so getting back to your original world is nearly impossible. Generally, people are stuck wherever they end up. I'm not sure how I came up with this idea in particular (party inspired by Mull's Beyonders, I'm sure), but I remember thinking to myself, "Maybe this is an explanation for missing people who are never found." My own idea to explain the over-lapping of shared knowledge is due to these portals. As people accidentally cross worlds, they bring their cultures and lifestyles with them. Sooner or later they bleed into their new home. For instance, if one guy crossed from America and settled down in the other world, he might teach his family how to make hamburgers. They set up shop selling them in a busy city, word spreads, and after a few generations, hamburgers are an accepted part of the cuisine. of course, some philosophical questions can be raised by ti. The world's language, which I am (for now) calling Atyrian, is German-based. Or is German actually Atyrian-based? It becomes a "chicken or the egg" situation. Since we are biased, we assume things of similarity to our world are originally from there. But there's no reason why some of the Aytrian world couldn't have bled over into ours some long time ago. Maybe some random Atyrian woman crossed over in the 15th century, and she's the reason crossbows were invented. I love to consider it. Anyways, back to the novel and enough of world building. The point is that the alternate world is similar, but not exact to our Earth. They have their own history, geography, and countries-- there's no direct counterparts. And, perhaps most importantly, it's not a fantasy book. Except for the wonky portal stuff, it's as effected by science as we are. It's more of a historical fiction/adventure than a fantasy. I'll go into the individual characters if you want, but I'll give you the quick low-down: there are nine main characters total (ten in later books), five of which are from our own world. It's hard to describe the specifics of the plot when you're pretty much back to the drawing board, but I can tell you this much: it will be a classic (cliche?) corrupt government take-down in the all-too original revolutionary style. However, it doesn't start out that way-- at first, multiple characters have different agendas. The majority are just looking for a way home to their own world, while the other 4 want to escape their own society. However, after some key events (idk what yet lol), they realize joining the revolution might be the only way to do these things. My main conflict is certainly "man vs society", but there's also a second, undertone conflict of "man vs morality." A common theme in the book will be the characters confronted with areas of gray morality, and they all have different ideas of where the lines lays. Some of them get personally involved in the rebellion's cause and wouldn't leave even if they could if it meant seeing it through, although not always for heroic reasons (e.g. vengeance). Others could not care less and just want to go home. Some are caught in the middle. I really want to play with the ida of conflicting morals and breaking away from the usual archetypes. It's a Stephen King situation: I never could quite relate to books where all (or most) of the characters had the classic hero(ine) role, where they would do the Right Thing™. Usually those are the same ones we see the trope of "Wrong thing for right reasons." What about the opposite? What about characters who do the right thing for the wrong reason? Can you still root for OCs who don't fit the heroic model? I hate black and white archetypes. I really want to play with making characters morally gray and struggling with conflicts that varying levels of readers can relate to.
So yeah, that's my first series. It'll be about 5 books (maybe 4), and oddly enough, I know much of what I want to happen in 2 and 3 but little of book 1, minus a few major plot points. I'll get on the second series in a second.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 4, 2016 21:47:04 GMT -5
I feel like since I was little it has always been zombies and what you would do in that scenario so ignoring that would hurt.
I hope so, I kind of like editing because you can make it better but there are always those little mistakes or plot holes that bother me.
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Post by Saint Ambrosef on Oct 4, 2016 21:48:35 GMT -5
sounds like a really interesting story! I love stories that have themes like that! oh wow! That's beautiful, Jess! I can't write poetry to save my life. Thank you. Also, if anyone catches the poetry reference at the end there, ily.
Was it a reference to "Fool's Prayer" by Sill? I had to memorize that for poetry in the 7th grade!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 4, 2016 21:51:39 GMT -5
okay then, i'll start with my original novel.
The premise isn't terribly original, if I'm being honest. People from our own universe somehow cross over into another, alternate world that shows similarities to Earth but is not the same. Where it differs, however, is the execution. The alternate world is about two hundred years behind our own in technological advances, and thus, though their dates correlate with ours, they would be set in the equivalent of our 1850's, or the beginnings of their industrial revolution. However, I wanted to step away from the cliche British/French Victorian era that seemed prevalent in many fictional novels, but I still wanted a cultural touchstone that readers could vaguely recognize. In the end, I chose to model it off a mix between German and Russian cultures of the mid 19th century. I loved the militant aspect of Russia, where their army was a huge cornerstone of life; I enjoy the food and folk living of the common German. The made-up language for the world is mostly German-based, but has some Russian influence thrown in if you squint. The original motivator for the plot and characters (and, really, the backbone) is that there exists portals between our world and theirs. They're extremely rare, and most of the time, people find them on accident. The problem is that except for a few select secrets, no portal works twice, and so getting back to your original world is nearly impossible. Generally, people are stuck wherever they end up. I'm not sure how I came up with this idea in particular (party inspired by Mull's Beyonders, I'm sure), but I remember thinking to myself, "Maybe this is an explanation for missing people who are never found." My own idea to explain the over-lapping of shared knowledge is due to these portals. As people accidentally cross worlds, they bring their cultures and lifestyles with them. Sooner or later they bleed into their new home. For instance, if one guy crossed from America and settled down in the other world, he might teach his family how to make hamburgers. They set up shop selling them in a busy city, word spreads, and after a few generations, hamburgers are an accepted part of the cuisine. of course, some philosophical questions can be raised by ti. The world's language, which I am (for now) calling Atyrian, is German-based. Or is German actually Atyrian-based? It becomes a "chicken or the egg" situation. Since we are biased, we assume things of similarity to our world are originally from there. But there's no reason why some of the Aytrian world couldn't have bled over into ours some long time ago. Maybe some random Atyrian woman crossed over in the 15th century, and she's the reason crossbows were invented. I love to consider it. Anyways, back to the novel and enough of world building. The point is that the alternate world is similar, but not exact to our Earth. They have their own history, geography, and countries-- there's no direct counterparts. And, perhaps most importantly, it's not a fantasy book. Except for the wonky portal stuff, it's as effected by science as we are. It's more of a historical fiction/adventure than a fantasy. I'll go into the individual characters if you want, but I'll give you the quick low-down: there are nine main characters total (ten in later books), five of which are from our own world. It's hard to describe the specifics of the plot when you're pretty much back to the drawing board, but I can tell you this much: it will be a classic (cliche?) corrupt government take-down in the all-too original revolutionary style. However, it doesn't start out that way-- at first, multiple characters have different agendas. The majority are just looking for a way home to their own world, while the other 4 want to escape their own society. However, after some key events (idk what yet lol), they realize joining the revolution might be the only way to do these things. My main conflict is certainly "man vs society", but there's also a second, undertone conflict of "man vs morality." A common theme in the book will be the characters confronted with areas of gray morality, and they all have different ideas of where the lines lays. Some of them get personally involved in the rebellion's cause and wouldn't leave even if they could if it meant seeing it through, although not always for heroic reasons (e.g. vengeance). Others could not care less and just want to go home. Some are caught in the middle. I really want to play with the ida of conflicting morals and breaking away from the usual archetypes. It's a Stephen King situation: I never could quite relate to books where all (or most) of the characters had the classic hero(ine) role, where they would do the Right Thing™. Usually those are the same ones we see the trope of "Wrong thing for right reasons." What about the opposite? What about characters who do the right thing for the wrong reason? Can you still root for OCs who don't fit the heroic model? I hate black and white archetypes. I really want to play with making characters morally gray and struggling with conflicts that varying levels of readers can relate to.
So yeah, that's my first series. It'll be about 5 books (maybe 4), and oddly enough, I know much of what I want to happen in 2 and 3 but little of book 1, minus a few major plot points. I'll get on the second series in a second.
That sounds amazing! You must put a lot of thought into that. But like wow, I am impressed.
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Post by Splintercat on Oct 4, 2016 23:27:00 GMT -5
Oh nooo i missed the whole writing conversation
Anyone here doing NaNoWriMo this year? I'm super excited
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Post by FrozenFlashDrive on Oct 5, 2016 7:20:15 GMT -5
Good morning
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Post by Deleted on Oct 5, 2016 7:40:56 GMT -5
Morning
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Post by Deleted on Oct 5, 2016 9:19:25 GMT -5
On the discussion of novels, I'm more for fanfiction myself, as I find that easier, but I am hoping to start on an original book called Plant Man. It's kind of weird, but it goes like this...
There's this land where there are no plants; to get things like flour that require plants, they must order it from another place. There's some backstory that explains about why there aren't any plants, but that's still kind of in-progress. Anyway, a boy named Mark lives there with his parents. He notices a truck one day come into town, and the driver purchases a house at the far end of the town. Rumors go around, yada yada yada, and Mark decides to investigate the mysterious neighbor. And it turns out, this guy has a ton of plants. Like, a boat-load of plants. His house is just filled with them... and yet, nobody has found out yet because he usually only talks to people inside the town; not at his house.
There's more to the story, but my brain hurts, so I'm going to stop.
Another book idea I had was a collection of short stories focusing on a group of characters. It would be called The Prince and the Wizard, and would focus around - you guessed it - a prince and a wizard. Except, the wizard isn't really a wizard. The king and queen dubbed him a wizard since he was super good with plants (I really like plants). Anyway, something happens to the king and queen (haven't figured that out), and the wizard is left in charge of the prince. Stuff happens. The end.
Almost forgot... the prince is a brat, too.
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