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SeptimusHeap from Switzerland (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Mu
#2651: Jan 19th 2022 at 2:02:37 AM

What I do in these cases is to try and imagine the scene, then describe it.

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#2652: Feb 10th 2022 at 11:50:24 AM

Just finished Cheshire (Miraculous Ladybug) and now I'm inspired to write a thing about a Hero with Bad Publicity collecting Transformation Trinkets from the villains they defeat to form their own team...

Still on the fence about whether it should be an actual Miraculous fanfic (probably an AU featuring no canon characters past the kwamis) or its own original world entirely. Even if it was an "original" story it would still be very blatantly Miraculous-inspired.

Suddenly I'm... still rotating Fallen London in my mind even though I've stopped actively playing it.
audgetrouble A Gentleman Pirate from somewhere in time and space Since: Sep, 2017 Relationship Status: Yes, I'm alone, but I'm alone and free
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#2653: Mar 3rd 2022 at 3:39:43 PM

Do we have a forum in here for forgetting a specific word? Like a “tip of the tongue” sort of thing? I feel like it might be useful if we don’t.

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ArsThaumaturgis Since: Nov, 2011 Relationship Status: I've been dreaming of True Love's Kiss
#2654: Mar 4th 2022 at 12:00:39 AM

I think that I may have seen the "What's a good name for this" thread used in that way at times.

Otherwise, such questions don't seem likely to call for much debate, and so can perhaps be asked in the "Random questions" thread, I would think.

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#2655: Mar 9th 2022 at 11:29:59 PM

Y'ever write a scene and start to feel the emotions your characters are feeling? I've got a bit of nerves in my chest now just because my character was getting all riled up and uncomfortable. What a joy it is to be a writer. [lol]

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#2656: Mar 10th 2022 at 9:32:33 AM

Like that time we were in tears all day because our roleplay character's close friend was getting executed for a murder he was only extremely technically guilty of. Danganronpa roleplays produce such delicious angst 😈

Suddenly I'm... still rotating Fallen London in my mind even though I've stopped actively playing it.
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#2658: Mar 10th 2022 at 11:53:49 AM

Due to my approach to writing, that's pretty common for me, I think.

I daresay that I don't feel my characters' emotions with the same degree of intensity—I doubt that I'd have managed to write at least one somewhat harrowing scene if I had so felt—but I do feel those emotions—that scene... does tear at my heart, indeed.

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#2659: Mar 10th 2022 at 3:07:10 PM

I don't seem to have reached that stage of mastery yet. However I do get misty-eyed when writing or editing some emotion-laden parts, so maybe that counts a little.

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#2660: Mar 10th 2022 at 4:33:55 PM

I think it does. It just fascinates me how we can get so emotional over something we're writing as we're writing it. It's weird how far empathy can go sometimes.

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Demetrios Lucky Seven from Des Plaines, Illinois (unfortunately) Since: Oct, 2009 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
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#2661: Mar 10th 2022 at 4:58:56 PM

And not just writing either. One time, I thought I could get “more into the game” while playing Dungeon Siege II by reading my character’s dialogue out loud. I got close to crying when I read the lines after Valdis destroyed Aman’Lu. :(

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Nukeli Since: Aug, 2018
#2662: Apr 13th 2022 at 7:30:16 AM

Figuring out the rest of my Warrior Cats fic series' plot (particularly "books" 2 and 3) could be easier if i had somebody to talk about it with. And generally discussing the plot i've come up with.

I don't think you need to be familiar with Warrior Cats to understand the fic. If you don't get something, the wiki is there.

Aside from setting the basic plots and order of events in "books" 2 and 3 in stone, there are a few details i'm not sure about;

  • How could Ravencall bribe the medicine cat Dustbird to his side? It isn't like he could just give him money or something.
  • And how to write him going from Ravenkit to Ravenstar believably without overt edginess? Nobody's supposed to be a clinical sociopath or psychopath there so everybody needs to make sense.
  • What should be happening to the fishes in Blood In The Water that a bunch of cats could have any chance of fixing?
  • Also, after Ravenstar's whole "kill literally everybody" agenda (even though he didn't have time to really start it with the other clans before he died, though he did have time to antagonize and threaten Antstar's Shadowclan specifically), is it plausible for the third generation of cats after his death in Arc 4, at least in Shadowclan, to not recognize him by his appearance and warrior name? His ghost would manipulate a Shadowclan apperentice to carry out his agenda, claim to have been Shadowclan or something, and maybe literally nobody except Emberpaw and the reader saw him? Maybe he wouldn't tell the followers about the ghost, or should everybody know and have some kind of a personality cult around it? I don't know and it's less relevant right now because i'm straightening out Arc 1's plot and that's Arc 4.

~*bleh*~
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#2663: Apr 20th 2022 at 1:24:37 PM

It's always a great feeling when a new idea hits you, especially if you're passionate about it. I have no idea where I'm actually going to take this idea, but I have it now and I'd really like to see where it goes.

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ArsThaumaturgis Since: Nov, 2011 Relationship Status: I've been dreaming of True Love's Kiss
#2664: Apr 21st 2022 at 3:09:02 AM

[up] I'm excited for you! Enjoy the ride, and I hope that it takes you somewhere that enthuses you! ^_^

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#2665: Apr 21st 2022 at 3:12:23 AM

Thanks, mate! So far all I have is that it's a fantasy story with a female protagonist who gets kicked out by her abusive adoptive family for having magical Aura Vision powers. And that's... That's it. [lol]

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#2666: Apr 21st 2022 at 9:11:28 AM

Well, as far as it goes it sounds interesting, I think! ^_^

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#2667: May 1st 2022 at 7:36:21 PM

I'm considering opening a thread on the subfourm specially for the application of Chess Motifs and chess theory into tactics and strategy in works. I want to ask if the subject is too niche for this kind of thing (and also if there are resident chess theory experts)

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#2668: May 2nd 2022 at 10:33:36 AM

[up] I'm a former low-level tournament player, and yeah I'd be interested in that.

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#2669: May 2nd 2022 at 2:17:32 PM

I've definitely played chess. Lost every time. But chess motifs are still super interesting.

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#2670: May 2nd 2022 at 4:28:02 PM

Alright. gonna make the thread now.

thread's made

Edited by MorningStar1337 on May 2nd 2022 at 5:37:52 AM

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#2671: May 5th 2022 at 4:49:40 PM

A crew of skilled heroes/soldiers. They fought the good fight for many years (primarily during the Cold War), but time is starting to catch up to them.

They’ve learned of a hidden lake whose waters act as a sort of immortality inducer (not the “anti-aging” type; it acts more like a rewinder, resetting them back to their prime).

It turns out to be real, and they’re young and healthy again. Herein lies my problem.

One hero is an Expy of Daredevil Matt Murdock. For some reason, even though he’ll be bouncing across rooftops again, he’s still blind. Any suggestions for why this would still be the case?

Edited by Starbug on May 6th 2022 at 3:22:25 PM

I’ve faked death under many names. Carswell; Trelawney; Marcato; Haddo; Gallion; Felton; Riddle…
MorningStar1337 The Encounter that ended the Dogma from 🤔 Since: Nov, 2012
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#2672: May 5th 2022 at 5:23:22 PM

[up] I'd go with either...

  • him being blinded again as a result of a battle that happens immediately after the water takes effect
  • Or him being born blind as a rare birth defect, meaning that he was never able to see in the conventional sense, and that isn't something the water can fix as a result.

Also, {{ }} are needed for one word titles.

Edited by MorningStar1337 on May 5th 2022 at 5:24:23 AM

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#2673: May 6th 2022 at 12:52:54 AM

[up][up] If the water resets them back to their prime, it may simply be that the prime of the expy in question occurred after their becoming blind.

For example, I've seen Matt Murdock depicted as having been blinded in young-childhood. And, well, that falls well before a human beings usual prime, I do believe.

Alternatively, it might be that the water resets damage due to ageing, but not due to injury. Thus blindness as a result of some external event might not be reset.

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#2674: May 6th 2022 at 3:12:23 AM

Since he went blind at 12, I’d say the first one seems better. Thanks!

Some other characters could also notice similar scars/injuries remained after their “swim”.

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Last_Hussar Since: Nov, 2013
#2675: May 6th 2022 at 12:24:40 PM

Hi all, help please.

Background; this is a current day romance novel. Penultimate chapter (35 of 36) and it ties off the B arc. Charlotte (Charlie) after being widowed for 8 years turns up with new boyfriend/partner; this is the only chapter we see Toby in. I have to set him up as a good fit for her.

Rich(ard) is another major supporting character who has his own company. Gabe is lead character, and has spent last 8 years supporting Charlie after losing her Royal Marine husband and Gabe's freind, Jase (Jason), in Afghanistan (again, the B arc.)

I've cut 200 words, but am wondering how much I actually need. I feel I need to set Toby up as a person before he provides a plot point.

“What is it you do, Toby?” asked Rich.

“Specialist circuits for renewable energy production units – basically we get the most volts for your sunlight or wind speed.”

“Oh,” said Rich, professional interest piqued. “What’s your background?”

“I was a greasy haired rocker, graduating from Keele in Electrical Engineering, at about the time you lot were discovering beer and the opposite sex. After working in industry I began to realise that big business doesn’t always have the balls to innovate, so started to look for a way out, to actually make a difference.

“Trouble is, now I’m too busy running the company, now it’s grown, to actually do what I set the damn thing up for – design my own circuits! I’ve need to try and find someone who can help me bridge the fine tuning between what the computer thinks is happening and what physics says the circuits are actually doing.”

Rich perked up. He pulled out his wallet, and handed over a business card. “We do something like that. Give me a call, I’ll put one of my best lads onto it, see if I can give you a price we both like.”

As Toby and Rich started to talk shop, Charlie looked at Gabe with a grin. “See, you’re not the only geek.”

Rich looked around. “Nah, he doesn’t count, he doesn’t do proper science.” he laughed.

In my head it
1) sets Toby up as independent minded
2) gives age relative to main characters (about 5 years older), and some form of back story prior to meeting.
3) positions him as willing to push limits to do the right thing (picked up later with his late wife as a driver behind this)
4) gives him a connection with Rich.
I need to show him as dependable to end the B arc, showing Gabe doesn't have to worry. The Gabe/Charlie relationship is the major secondary theme, and he "speaks to" Jase, saying Toby is a good man.

(NB, this is the straight cut; I've taken a load out, but not tinkered with wording for fit yet.)

Edited by Last_Hussar on May 6th 2022 at 12:26:53 PM


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