Look for an RPG which is story/plot driven, rather than the 'dungeon crawl' variety.

Makes sense!

I just wonder about the information given to other players. How much detail will it need?

Hello everyone. I've finally decided (after lurking for a while...) to go into the forums.

I have no idea what to say. Just wanted to say hello.

Information about your character, or story? If the former, it's up to you to determine what you need to show based on what the signup sheet asks for and what you need to do to refit the character from your world to theirs. If the latter, that's up to you as well; just know that you're supposed to fit a character into that world rather than the other way around.

Hey. Welcome, mate.

It'd be independent, so... Maybe that'll depend on who I'm roleplaying as?

I can't always carry around a notebook or notepad and pen. For one, I don't have as many pockets as my ACU's did.

Roleplaying an original character for the first time was an experience. I hated him sometimes, but at the end of the day, I really miss playing as him.

Double post

edited 17th Apr '13 9:18:20 PM by risingdreamer

Here's my first post over at YA Confidential on social media and our responsibility while approaching it.

Well done, Chi, well done...

Hm, future note for myself if I ever get anything published: Do not have the book series described as chronicles or a saga. It's a series. That's it.

^ Only refer to things like "trilogy", "saga" or "series" in your own personal notes or lexicon, nothing official like the book cover. (Unless it's a re-issue later down the line after one or more sequels has been published.)

Well it's a trilogy if it's three books. But most of the time you don't really need three books. or you need more than three books. Really three books is a really bad thing to pidgeonhole into.

That's why you don't make mention of it on things like the first release print covers. Make it seem standalone even if you actually planned out (or have written) a trilogy or more.

Else you will have things like the fifth book in an increasingly misnamed trilogy.

That's only really relevant if you're self-publishing. If you sign a book deal for three books then there's going to be three books, and even if you die horribly in an accident before you finish, it's not really your choice whether "trilogy" goes on the covers or not.

edited 18th Apr '13 9:01:14 AM by ohsointocats

Wait so do I tell the publishing company that I have five to seven books planned or not?

You guys are kind of contradicting each other.

You only tell them that after they want you.

No, I believe you're supposed to stay whether a book is standalone or in a planned series when you're querying agents and/or editors.

...thanks.

We can simply ask a couple of agents on Twitter. I can't right now since the school server blocks it, but I can later.

Oh, and I forgot to thank you earlier, but thanks for the compliment, De Marquis!

edited 18th Apr '13 1:39:10 PM by chihuahua0

Double post as a way of alerting those using the thread watchlist feature.

So I got on Twitter and got a few responses. From what I see, you should say whether a novel's standalone or has series potential, and is that you're not supposed to say that a novel does/doesn't have series potential after querying, and even then, an agent/editor can tell.

In summary, it's not fixed. Once picked up by a publishing company, a novel can either be made standalone, standalone but open for a series if sales are good enough, or a surefire series from the start.

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But to make things clear, this:

is correct. And the answer to this:

is "yes, in your querying, but be open for a standalone or a standalone with series potential".

edited 18th Apr '13 2:04:30 PM by chihuahua0

Hit 20k words/60 pages on this latest project today. (I've been writing for just over two months, BTW.)

edited 18th Apr '13 6:14:11 PM by Wheezy

I've been thinking lately and I've begun wondering, what themes would this sort of premise-like question invoke?

I've been using Chuck Wendig's 350 words a day approach toward writing the past week and I have to say I'm finding it a lot more relaxing, enjoyable and a lot easier to surpass 350 words. I hope it continues this way.