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RawPower Jesus as in Revelations from Barcelona Since: Aug, 2009
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#1: Oct 5th 2010 at 9:24:35 AM

But I have no idea how to. Does anyone her know where I can find collections of microplays to ripoffinspire myself from? I'd like to write something very dramatic, Gurren Lagann like. Something both roaringly funny and full of epic grandiosity, as well as moments of deep calm and quiet angst. However, in ten minutes, there is only so much plot and suspense you can introduce. Could you please at leat help me brainstorm?

There will be three or four participants, tops, though there is a high chance I might have to do it alone (I have the emotional range for it, if it comes to it, I'll just have to reshape the story into a single storyteller narrative with Literary Agent Hypothesis... Arabs have always been very proficient at this: Averroes had trouble translating Aristotle's "Tragedy", because he couldn't get his brain around the idea that you needed more than one person to represent a narrative.

'''YOU SEE THIS DOG I'M PETTING? THAT WAS COURAGE WOLF.Cute, isn't he?
RawPower Jesus as in Revelations from Barcelona Since: Aug, 2009
Jesus as in Revelations
#2: Oct 5th 2010 at 12:11:03 PM

What, no interest for this at all? I was intending to write something in the vein of Shinji And Warhamemer 40 K, with Serial Numbers Filed Off.

'Cm on people, give me a head start, a hint, something. No advice whatsoever?

edited 5th Oct '10 12:11:20 PM by RawPower

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Leradny Since: Jan, 2001
#3: Oct 5th 2010 at 2:01:49 PM

Wait at least a day for a reply. The forums in general are very slow right now, and Writer's Block moves at a nigh-on snail's pace.

Latia Since: Jan, 2010
#4: Oct 5th 2010 at 2:50:01 PM

Interesting. I have this exact issue.

Except...replace "would like to" with "have to", because I'm choosing writing a play as my theater project for school.

I'm curious to see where your project goes. Mines defintely much more low-key in terms of being dramatic, but I hope to make it a comedy. A very Black Comedy.

RawPower Jesus as in Revelations from Barcelona Since: Aug, 2009
Jesus as in Revelations
#6: Oct 5th 2010 at 11:48:35 PM

^... I was expecting advice from experienced awesome people... I should have made my searches as a first resort, but When All You Have Is a Hammer…... I'm becoming too reliant on you gaiz.

Oh, and if I'm using Audience Participation, I am definitely using Date Masamune's MC skills: ARE YOU READY GAIZ? (YEEAH) PUT YA GUNZ ON! (YEAH!) BE ENTHUSIASTIC!

edited 5th Oct '10 11:51:02 PM by RawPower

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PenPen WARK from Instrumentality? Since: Dec, 2012
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#7: Oct 6th 2010 at 5:58:22 PM

YOUR PLAY MUST INCLUDE SPACETIME PIRATES! PRIMER STYLE!

edited 6th Oct '10 5:58:34 PM by PenPen

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#8: Nov 20th 2011 at 11:31:13 PM
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#10: Nov 26th 2011 at 4:09:53 PM
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#11: Nov 26th 2011 at 5:59:42 PM

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