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Post by 𝕊’𝕞𝕠𝕣𝕖 on Feb 29, 2024 17:39:33 GMT -5
Hi, Lurker posting for the first time! Wondering if you guys have any ideas for this scene I'm planning. In my scene, the heroes break into the villain's abandoned base to learn about the villain's plans. They access his computer and learn about his plans. It's basically an info-dump scene. I was wondering if there was any way to make this scene more interesting. Like, a way to make the exposition more interesting. Thank you! Hi there! Is it possible to have them get attacked while they’re there? Because that would up the stakes. Otherwise you could also have another conversation or scene going at the same time and switch between them
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Post by 𝕊’𝕞𝕠𝕣𝕖 on Feb 29, 2024 17:40:08 GMT -5
Hi, Lurker posting for the first time! Wondering if you guys have any ideas for this scene I'm planning. In my scene, the heroes break into the villain's abandoned base to learn about the villain's plans. They access his computer and learn about his plans. It's basically an info-dump scene. I was wondering if there was any way to make this scene more interesting. Like, a way to make the exposition more interesting. Thank you! maybe have someone keeping watch on villains in the area, or someone else is fighting villains as a distraction so the information can be snagged? You can kinda split the action and keep it tense? (Also hi thread, I lurk here a lot but also a writer :)) Hi!! What do you usually write?
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Post by 𝕊’𝕞𝕠𝕣𝕖 on Feb 29, 2024 17:42:16 GMT -5
Also, I don’t often share my writing here, but I actually posted something in off topic writing and figured I might as well share it here too, if anyone chooses to read it, let me know! Howling Ghosts
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Post by mintleaf2 on Feb 29, 2024 18:37:24 GMT -5
maybe have someone keeping watch on villains in the area, or someone else is fighting villains as a distraction so the information can be snagged? You can kinda split the action and keep it tense? (Also hi thread, I lurk here a lot but also a writer ) Hi!! What do you usually write? ideally a novel! I’ve been having some fun with a little side project though recently you?
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Post by 𝕊’𝕞𝕠𝕣𝕖 on Feb 29, 2024 19:09:21 GMT -5
Hi!! What do you usually write? ideally a novel! I’ve been having some fun with a little side project though recently :) you? Oh nice!! I write speculative fiction, ive published a serialized spy series and then re-published the same series as a book recently, and then ive got some other ideas I work on, on the side, with my current side project being a dark fantasy!
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Post by mintleaf2 on Feb 29, 2024 20:00:07 GMT -5
ideally a novel! I’ve been having some fun with a little side project though recently you? Oh nice!! I write speculative fiction, ive published a serialized spy series and then re-published the same series as a book recently, and then ive got some other ideas I work on, on the side, with my current side project being a dark fantasy! Thats so cool! Are you traditionally or self published?
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Captain Americat
"Don't frown, someone could be falling in love with your smile." - Teen Wolf
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Post by Captain Americat on Mar 1, 2024 18:51:13 GMT -5
S’more; your story sounds like so much fun!! I’d definitely read it!! I love that sort of stuff!!
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Captain Americat
"Don't frown, someone could be falling in love with your smile." - Teen Wolf
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Post by Captain Americat on Mar 1, 2024 18:53:03 GMT -5
Welcome all new friends!!
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Post by 𝕊’𝕞𝕠𝕣𝕖 on Mar 2, 2024 22:09:37 GMT -5
Oh nice!! I write speculative fiction, ive published a serialized spy series and then re-published the same series as a book recently, and then ive got some other ideas I work on, on the side, with my current side project being a dark fantasy! Thats so cool! Are you traditionally or self published? Self published! I looked into traditional publishing, but self publishing was more of what I wanted
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Post by 𝕊’𝕞𝕠𝕣𝕖 on Mar 2, 2024 22:10:04 GMT -5
S’more; your story sounds like so much fun!! I’d definitely read it!! I love that sort of stuff!! Aww thanks! If you wanna read something set in that world, I did write a short story for it and shared the link recently!
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Post by ! (Ġray) ! on Mar 3, 2024 17:25:56 GMT -5
yesterday i was a little too goofy and wrote 1000 words in 32 minutes
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Post by 𝕊’𝕞𝕠𝕣𝕖 on Mar 3, 2024 18:21:17 GMT -5
That’s awesome!
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Post by *Ɗαɾƙρσσℓ* on Mar 13, 2024 2:32:50 GMT -5
my random oc who popped into my head that i mentioned on the last page now has some world developments going on around him, and the beginnings of a plot are starting to get fleshed out. i think it's leaning kinda steampunk-fantasy so far which has never been my genre, we'll see how it goes. also wrote some decent material for my secondary wip. primary wip is sitting abandoned again bc apparently i cannot commit. That is so valid though, and I’d love to hear about this oc! If you’re up for sharing it is all moreso vibes than anything concrete at the moment and I always feel weird talking abt my plots, but my boi's name is Cai and he's angry, gruff, and overly serious but it makes sense bc he was an orphaned street urchin who never had any real hopes or plans of improving his socioeconomic situation, and then grew up to do really awful manual labor in mining necessitated by an industrialization boom in his world, and he has now spent so much time underground that he's basically light averse and also probably hasn't been physically clean in years. his comfort with being underground and in incredibly dark and claustrophobic environments leads to him being hired by a mad scientist type for a very suspicious dig to source stuff for the man's experimentation, and it pays well enough that he's willing to overlook the suspicious aspects, but then he ends up finding something in the underground that should have stayed down there I think. not quite sure how his arc spins out so far but I think he has some growth in regards to his pessimism, social skills, and sense of purpose.
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Captain Americat
"Don't frown, someone could be falling in love with your smile." - Teen Wolf
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Post by Captain Americat on Mar 14, 2024 19:56:32 GMT -5
I completely poofed. Sorry!
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Post by valleylight on Mar 18, 2024 10:07:29 GMT -5
I got a part-time research writing job! I was so nervous about my trial article, but the editor really liked it and wants to publish it in their print edition! I’m so excited, it’s like a dream job I never thought I could get.
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𝓣𝓲𝓷𝓾𝓿𝓲𝓮𝓵
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All hail me, the flower-flushing queen of Prague
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Post by 𝓣𝓲𝓷𝓾𝓿𝓲𝓮𝓵 on Mar 18, 2024 12:08:24 GMT -5
I got a part-time research writing job! I was so nervous about my trial article, but the editor really liked it and wants to publish it in their print edition! I’m so excited, it’s like a dream job I never thought I could get. Nice, congrats!
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I need to finish An Isolated Clan ahhhhh
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Post by ᦓρ꠸ᥴꫀᠻꪖꪀᧁ on Mar 18, 2024 13:39:44 GMT -5
I got a part-time research writing job! I was so nervous about my trial article, but the editor really liked it and wants to publish it in their print edition! I’m so excited, it’s like a dream job I never thought I could get. Thats awesome!! Congrats!
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Post by Brownie on Mar 18, 2024 13:52:42 GMT -5
that's super cool!
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Post by 𝕊’𝕞𝕠𝕣𝕖 on Mar 18, 2024 15:01:16 GMT -5
I got a part-time research writing job! I was so nervous about my trial article, but the editor really liked it and wants to publish it in their print edition! I’m so excited, it’s like a dream job I never thought I could get. That’s awesome!!! Congrats!!!
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Post by 𝕊’𝕞𝕠𝕣𝕖 on Mar 18, 2024 15:01:58 GMT -5
That is so valid though, and I’d love to hear about this oc! If you’re up for sharing it is all moreso vibes than anything concrete at the moment and I always feel weird talking abt my plots, but my boi's name is Cai and he's angry, gruff, and overly serious but it makes sense bc he was an orphaned street urchin who never had any real hopes or plans of improving his socioeconomic situation, and then grew up to do really awful manual labor in mining necessitated by an industrialization boom in his world, and he has now spent so much time underground that he's basically light averse and also probably hasn't been physically clean in years. his comfort with being underground and in incredibly dark and claustrophobic environments leads to him being hired by a mad scientist type for a very suspicious dig to source stuff for the man's experimentation, and it pays well enough that he's willing to overlook the suspicious aspects, but then he ends up finding something in the underground that should have stayed down there I think. not quite sure how his arc spins out so far but I think he has some growth in regards to his pessimism, social skills, and sense of purpose. Nice! This sounds really cool?
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Captain Americat
"Don't frown, someone could be falling in love with your smile." - Teen Wolf
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Post by Captain Americat on Mar 18, 2024 19:21:48 GMT -5
That sounds awesome! Congratulations!!
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Post by 𝕊’𝕞𝕠𝕣𝕖 on Mar 19, 2024 17:46:43 GMT -5
I’ve had someone reach out to tell me they were still thinking about my story (I let them read the first few chapters) and they would love to read more. Made my day tbh
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Captain Americat
"Don't frown, someone could be falling in love with your smile." - Teen Wolf
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Post by Captain Americat on Mar 22, 2024 18:39:03 GMT -5
Aww, that’s a great feeling!!
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Captain Americat
"Don't frown, someone could be falling in love with your smile." - Teen Wolf
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Post by Captain Americat on Mar 27, 2024 21:31:41 GMT -5
Heya!
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Post by 𝕊’𝕞𝕠𝕣𝕖 on Mar 27, 2024 22:04:06 GMT -5
Hi!
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Post by seantheskyhunter on Mar 31, 2024 5:48:39 GMT -5
Does making an animated series count on this thread xp
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Post by 𝕊’𝕞𝕠𝕣𝕖 on Mar 31, 2024 6:53:52 GMT -5
Does making an animated series count on this thread xp absolutely! I plan on doing that with our of my ideas down the road
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Captain Americat
"Don't frown, someone could be falling in love with your smile." - Teen Wolf
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Post by Captain Americat on Apr 3, 2024 7:53:17 GMT -5
Hey guys, what’s up?
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𝓣𝓲𝓷𝓾𝓿𝓲𝓮𝓵
Warrior Fanatic
All hail me, the flower-flushing queen of Prague
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Post by 𝓣𝓲𝓷𝓾𝓿𝓲𝓮𝓵 on Apr 19, 2024 13:17:56 GMT -5
Third page! Jeez! Anyway, I wrote 1040 words today! Yeah, epistolary is definitely more my style!
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Post by Brownie on Apr 19, 2024 16:57:06 GMT -5
epistolary is fun!! It's a really underutilized format imo
I finally found a place to reuse a plotline I'd planned for NaNo a decade ago! It really fits one of my newer characters who has a great arc but no home yet, and so I've been ironing out the plot holes (there were many) and making a lot of changes to the tone, secondary character, and magic system to modernize it (it was VERY YA fantasy derivative at the time because... that's what I was reading).
I went to the library with my writer friends and sat there and struggled with a few big decision points before finding a line that fell into place and felt right for the story. I even carved out a little space to do a heist section, because I LOVE heists but I don't really want to have to plan an entire arc around one. So mini-heist as part of the three-part quest.
I think I've finally internalized the idea of simplifying plots and arcs down to the smallest pieces. I used to struggle a lot with making my stories so complex they lost focus, but I've done a lot of work recently with analyzing other stories I liked and breaking them down into archetypes and plot moments and that has helped a LOT with my own understanding of what a story should do and how to make the movement of characters across scenes satisfying. I think I struggled with scene transitions before and I need to do another analysis of those specifically across more genres and writing styles, because I haven't found anything that really really clicks with my voice yet.
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