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TomoeMichieru Samurai Troper from Newnan, GA (Ancient one) Relationship Status: Mu
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#1: Dec 19th 2010 at 2:03:49 AM

I want to start writing about my character Tomoe Michi again in addition to his children Yaori and Yonten.

Michi's a Really 700 Years Old half-Nephilim half-human born in late 13th-century Japan. He's spent most of his time either in some war or other (starting with the attempted Mongol invasions of Japan) or wandering the planet. As of late (ie, present-day) he's settled down in England with a family of his own.

Idea numero uno: I had the idea of chronicling his life. Now, I could write this up as a standard third-person-limited thing, but would something like this be more effective in first-person, since I imagine it'd be hard to make someone like him relateable to most people (which is actually part of his character and affects his relationship with his family)

Idea numero dos: This is a weird melding of fiction and non-fiction. My brother and I have been kicking around the idea of a comprehensive martial arts manual, detailing techniques from pretty much any style we could think of that we know - weapons, empty-hand, some firearms, etc. However, I just considered: in addition to writing about Michi's life or having him chronicle it in the form of diaries that would surely be important Mac Guffins given his historical and mystical knowledge, what if I wrote this martial arts manual as though it were him writing it based on his training over the centuries?

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colbertimposter Since: Dec, 1969
#2: Dec 19th 2010 at 4:12:16 AM

I'm not sure what you're going for with this. Is it a novel, screenplay, etc.? What is the main conflict? What is the protagonist's personal attachment to the main conflict? And so on...

I'd say go for it. You want to do it, so you'll have fun doing it. Plus practice makes perfect; it should improve your writing.

TomoeMichieru Samurai Troper from Newnan, GA (Ancient one) Relationship Status: Mu
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