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chihuahua0 Since: Jul, 2010
#1751: Jun 1st 2011 at 5:29:04 PM

I finally got my desk cleared and my chair back. This will hopefully improve my writing efficiency.

This will be the summer that I will actively climb up the ladder of writing.

My largest goal is to be published by the time I leave high school. Once I fulfill that, my next goal is to be Number One on the New York best-selling list. Considering that both JK Rowlings and Stephanie Myers didn't become authors until their forties, I have decades to fulfill that.

My life goal? Become the greatest known author in the world.

It doesn't hurt aiming high.

Now, I'll be (probably) away from TV Tropes for a few hours.

CyganAngel Away on the wind~ from Arcadia Since: Oct, 2010
Away on the wind~
#1752: Jun 1st 2011 at 5:34:07 PM

Aim high, Kiddo.

There are too many toasters in my chimney!
snowfoxofdeath Thou errant flap-dragon! from San Francisco Suburb Since: Apr, 2012
Leradny Since: Jan, 2001
#1754: Jun 1st 2011 at 6:01:33 PM

I aim to give as many Shout Outs as possible, educate people in a non-boring manner, have fun, have a modest but loyal fanbase, and make enough money to live comfortably.

At one point I want to adapt a duet into movies, in which I will play the role of the Author Avatar and co-director so that the spirit of the books are maintained.

edited 1st Jun '11 6:02:23 PM by Leradny

EldritchBlueRose The Puzzler from A Really Red Room Since: Apr, 2010
The Puzzler
#1755: Jun 1st 2011 at 7:55:27 PM

Right, now that my mind is somewhat clear I can talk about the latest thing I want to work on. My brother a few weeks ago bought Death Magnetic, the most recent album by Metallica, and I have been listening to it. All Nightmare Long in particular stands out to me, because I imagine a submarine destroying one ship and dwarves in wetsuits board another ship. I know that it has nothing to do with the song,*

but that's the vibe I'm getting. Now that you've got a peek inside my mind, you are probably wondering where I am going with this.

The dwarves had won the previous war they had with the elves, but at a great cost. Now they are at war again and the dwarves, despite various technological advancements, are losing. They receive word that the elves are transporting something that can change the war around in the dwarves favor, so they send an elite group of soldiers in a submarine that uses both magic and technology to retrieve that item. As they are returning home people go missing, and discord arises amongst the crew as they speculate as to what is taking their fellow crewmen. Can they work together and confront their fears or will they reside eternally in the depths of the ocean?

Pressure is rising and time is running out.

Personally I think this has the potential to be a great story, but there is one important aspect about the story that I am having trouble with. Is it alright if I explain my problem on here?

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edited 1st Jun '11 7:56:26 PM by EldritchBlueRose

Has ADD, plays World of Tanks, thinks up crazy ideas like children making spaceships for Hitler. Occasionally writes them down.
Lasty Lucaruka!! from Auld Lang Syne Since: Jan, 2010
Lucaruka!!
#1756: Jun 1st 2011 at 7:56:46 PM

I just want to be able to tell stories and play music people like. If someone gets enjoyment out of what I do, that's good enough for me!

[up] I don't see why it wouldn't be.

edited 1st Jun '11 7:58:39 PM by Lasty

Cry for the moon!
snowfoxofdeath Thou errant flap-dragon! from San Francisco Suburb Since: Apr, 2012
Thou errant flap-dragon!
#1757: Jun 1st 2011 at 8:01:58 PM

I just want to be able to tell a good story. And do it well. Earning money and fame is just a bonus.

Warm hugs and morally questionable advice given here. Prosey Bitchfest
Five_X Maelstrom Since: Feb, 2010
Maelstrom
#1758: Jun 1st 2011 at 8:04:42 PM

I want millions of dollars and total political control over southern British Columbia and the western half of Washington State.

I write pretty good fanfiction, sometimes.
Lasty Lucaruka!! from Auld Lang Syne Since: Jan, 2010
Lucaruka!!
#1759: Jun 1st 2011 at 8:06:47 PM

Isn't Washington state full of nothing but rain?

Sounds lame.

Cry for the moon!
GIG Forever livid from Where I want to be Since: Feb, 2010
Forever livid
#1760: Jun 1st 2011 at 8:13:09 PM

I just want to write stories. If people want to read them, that's their business.

chihuahua0 Since: Jul, 2010
#1761: Jun 1st 2011 at 8:42:24 PM

1327 words! grin And it's not even 11:00 PM yet!

It's a new record.

GIG Forever livid from Where I want to be Since: Feb, 2010
Forever livid
#1762: Jun 1st 2011 at 8:45:27 PM

You deserve a bro-fist. I don't think I'll ever do that much outside of essays that are due the next day.

Dec Stayin' Alive from The Dance Floor Since: Aug, 2009
Stayin' Alive
#1763: Jun 1st 2011 at 8:50:44 PM

I want to make enough money from my creative work to live off of. That's kinda far off, though — my main goal now is to write 1 million words and start my professional web presence before the end of 2013.

1k. Sun is going down. Need to go to bed before it's dark so I'm not too paranoid to sleep.

Nemo enim fere saltat sobrius, nisi forte insanit Deviantart.
animemetalhead Runs on Awesomeness from Ashwood Landing, ME Since: Apr, 2010
Runs on Awesomeness
#1764: Jun 1st 2011 at 8:52:09 PM

@Lasty, only western Washington is rainy. Eastern WA is in a rain shadow, it's sunny most days. Feels more like the midwest than the west coast.

No one believes me when I say angels can turn their panties into guns.
GIG Forever livid from Where I want to be Since: Feb, 2010
Forever livid
#1765: Jun 1st 2011 at 10:19:13 PM

Okay, I need to set up a goal for tomorrow so I can get some more notes and world building done.

Tomorrow, I will work on my worlds weapons and magic system and then show it on the Internet!

There, that should do it.

edited 1st Jun '11 10:47:54 PM by GIG

melloncollie Since: Feb, 2012
#1766: Jun 1st 2011 at 10:36:49 PM

Post what you get done. I wanna seee

GIG Forever livid from Where I want to be Since: Feb, 2010
Forever livid
#1767: Jun 1st 2011 at 10:48:05 PM

Added to the goal.

FreezairForALimitedTime Responsible adult from Planet Claire Since: Jan, 2001
Responsible adult
#1768: Jun 1st 2011 at 11:23:48 PM

I just want to be able to walk into a book store, pull something I wrote off the shelves, walk up the cashier, and hand it to her with a sly smile. If she notices anything when she rings up my debit card, it will be so worth it.

Also, I hope my cover does not suck.

...Only 700 words today, but about 200 of those words were an amusing little slapstick scene involving Eliton critically failing to open a door, so I am happy.

"Proto-Indo-European makes the damnedest words related. It's great. It's the Kevin Bacon of etymology." ~Madrugada
snowfoxofdeath Thou errant flap-dragon! from San Francisco Suburb Since: Apr, 2012
Thou errant flap-dragon!
#1769: Jun 2nd 2011 at 1:20:33 AM

Finally figured out a motive for my villain other than "I am evil so I do things like genocide." I might have to remap the first few chapters again. Blegh. I hate how that keeps happening. It's been like that for the past six months.

If I need to have a flashback, then should it be at the beginning of chapter one or at the end? The problem is that if I want to avoid finding a new place to start the story, I need the flashback to introduce some main worldbuilding elements, but apparently, it is not advisable to use a flashback at the very beginning. But would that be a different case if the reader didn't know it was a flashback?

Warm hugs and morally questionable advice given here. Prosey Bitchfest
melloncollie Since: Feb, 2012
#1770: Jun 2nd 2011 at 11:17:18 AM

I'd say go for the beginning, if you're using it to introduce worldbuilding elements.

I wonder if portraying voodoo as sorcery would be offensive, or if it would be balanced out if I portrayed Catholic exorcism in a similar way.

v Noted.

edited 2nd Jun '11 11:27:24 AM by melloncollie

KarlKadaver Stupid Man Suit Wearer from Just offscreen... Since: Apr, 2011
Stupid Man Suit Wearer
#1771: Jun 2nd 2011 at 11:22:43 AM

[up]I think that might fall under "Magic A" Is "Magic A". As long as you protray all religions as different kinds of sorcery, you're in the clear.

Or at least the ones you mention in your work...

edited 2nd Jun '11 11:24:03 AM by KarlKadaver

Give the world the best you have and you will get kicked in the teeth. Give the world the best you have anyway.
Dec Stayin' Alive from The Dance Floor Since: Aug, 2009
Stayin' Alive
#1772: Jun 2nd 2011 at 12:59:24 PM

^^^ IMO, it's okay to put it anywhere that makes sense as long as the flashback is interesting and has a point, and isn't just an excuse to Infodump to high heaven. So make your point, make it interesting, and if you can, have it segue nicely into the rest of the story. Then (hopefully) no one will complain about it. And if they do, you can edit the sucker later.

400 words. Realized I have no clue where the heck the characters where running to in the caves, and therefore can't continue with the subplot until I figure it out. Oi.

edited 2nd Jun '11 1:00:59 PM by Dec

Nemo enim fere saltat sobrius, nisi forte insanit Deviantart.
snowfoxofdeath Thou errant flap-dragon! from San Francisco Suburb Since: Apr, 2012
Thou errant flap-dragon!
#1773: Jun 2nd 2011 at 1:05:08 PM

Like I said, it's to introduce worldbuilding elements, so it's not completely pointless, but that is technically exposition. Would this be infodumping to high heaven? (The flashback ends at the ten dashes. There are a number of typos, sorry.)

It seems that the folks on Critique Circle don't want to read this chapter because I stated in the Author's Notes that it started with a flashback. Maybe I should edit that out.

Warm hugs and morally questionable advice given here. Prosey Bitchfest
Dec Stayin' Alive from The Dance Floor Since: Aug, 2009
Stayin' Alive
#1774: Jun 2nd 2011 at 1:24:58 PM

The flashback looks fine to me — there's enough information to set up what's happening and nothing more, so it's definitely not an Infodump. The only thing that I took note of was that it could use a better hook at the beginning, but that's got little to do with whether or not the flashback works where it is.

Nemo enim fere saltat sobrius, nisi forte insanit Deviantart.
Leradny Since: Jan, 2001
#1775: Jun 2nd 2011 at 1:27:27 PM

In my experience, months and months ago, people are more turned off by lengthy pieces. If it's over 2000 words you will not get a lot of timely responses.


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