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[Astinus]

I had intended her (at the end of the story) to look as though she was about to stab the baby next... A sort of over the top PTSD, if you will...

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder?

I think the one you're looking for is "PPD", Postpartum Depression. That's the one where (after a quick Google search to make sure I'm right) mothers might experience thoughts of killing or harming their baby. PTSD has other "symptoms", which may might arise if she's in an abusive relationship. In which case, I would agree with Spearow.

This is just me being me here. Also, this is my way of saying "that story idea you quickly wrote up? Flesh it out! It might be good!"

 

[Feign]

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder?

I think the one you're looking for is "PPD", Postpartum Depression. That's the one where (after a quick Google search to make sure I'm right) mothers might experience thoughts of killing or harming their baby. PTSD has other "symptoms", which may might arise if she's in an abusive relationship. In which case, I would agree with Spearow.

This is just me being me here. Also, this is my way of saying "that story idea you quickly wrote up? Flesh it out! It might be good!"

Ah whoops, yeah that is the one I meant (PPD). Though as for a fleshing it out... It might have to wait... Though I'd still like to give priority to my first fic... Though I'll have to wait after exams I figure... (December 10-17).

 

[Giratina ♀]

If your character found himself/herself as someone of the opposite gender, how would they react?


Casey would turn up to the sky and yell, 'What, you have to change my gender too?!?'

Caro would snicker and start sneaking around, scaring people he knows with the spontaneous gender switch.

Sheridan would shrug and go about her business.

Zero would scream. Loudly.

I would recline back in my swivel chair, knowing I have no gender.

 

[D. Lawride]

If your character found himself/herself as someone of the opposite gender, how would they react?
Seeing himself like that...
David would probably pass out of fright surprise. Yup, I'm sure of it. :p

You could focus on several fronts...

Like:

The innocence of the situation (women and children dying, people becoming traumatized, people committing suicide)

People trying hard to escape (if the reader gets to know the character, and yet the character is unable to survive; or for that matter sees the destruction or other things mentioned here, taking place and is effected by it, even to the extent of being traumitized)...

On how different characters act (a la Lord of the Flies or rich vs. poor on Titanic)

Characterization: Have a character crying after the event, and reflecting

Pathetic fallacy: Have nature reflect the emotions of the people.

Also description of the event, such as the destruction of the boat (if done eloquently enough, it can be quite sad, as opposed to just shocking)

Perhaps some more too, that I haven't thought of yet.

Fiiu, fished this from the previous page's top. ._.

Thanks for pointing those out. The destruction of the ship, though, seems to be the one that's hardest to do (probably because, as you said, it needs to be done eloquently enough to make it sad). I've tried to "copy" some stuff from the Titanic sequences, but it doesn't seem to be making the trick.

Thanks for the help, anyways!

 

[Feign]

With the eloquent destruction you could add bits of the general setting...

Like how the dripping oil lit on fire (for whatever reason) with a rain of people pouring out the hull. You could even say there was silence... that not even the ocean was stirring, only the sounds of the ship's hull breaking. Children calling out for parents...

You could also go two ways with the rescue portion, like a group gets into a life boat, only to be upturned and swallowed by the waves (assuming the ocean is rough).

Or you could also make it so that the setting is "laughing" at the people, wherein the ocean is calm, the sun is out. Something like that.

 

[Swift!]

I just noticed something. :O

Is the Fanfiction Lounge the oldest thread on PC that's still being posted in regularly?

I mean, there are other old threads, but most of them are locked.

 

[Astinus]

I just noticed something. :O

Is the Fanfiction Lounge the oldest thread on PC that's still being posted in regularly?

I mean, there are other old threads, but most of them are locked.

From what I can see: Yes.

Old FFL is old.

 

[Miz en Scène]

I just noticed something. :O

Is the Fanfiction Lounge the oldest thread on PC that's still being posted in regularly?

I mean, there are other old threads, but most of them are locked.

W00t. XD
This could either mean one of two things.
1. That we're made of pure win and sprinkled with awesomeness.
2. We're not so active that we need to regularly renew the FFL, to avoid lag or something along those lines.

Personally, I prefer the first option, no matter how grossly inaccurate it may be. XD
I'm not sure if there are older threads than the FFL that are regularly posted in. XD

Bold topic to keep the thread moving.
What is the current setting(time, place ect.) of your current/soon to be written fic?

 

[Feign]

What is the current setting(time, place ect.) of your current/soon to be written fic?

I don't remember the exact time of the Lucario movie (was it 500 years ago?) Anyway, that's okay if it was, as it wouldn't even be thought of in the same region... Because my fic takes place in two times, present day and 500 years before that. There won't be any time travel however.

 

[Dagzar]

What is the current setting(time, place ect.) of your current/soon to be written fic?
As of Chapter 31, it is nearly mid-September. I don't know what year it is exactly, but whatever year the anime is set in, I guess. For place, my characters are currently in Vermillion City, though they won't be staying there for much longer.

 

[Swift!]

What is the current setting(time, place ect.) of your current/soon to be written fic?

I don't have an exact date, but the rewrite of The Hand of Arceus is set in the year 2034. The first chapter takes place sometime in late February or early March. The location being Sunyshore City. The prologue, on the other hand, is set about one thousand years earlier somewhere south-south-west of Hearthome City.

 

[Astinus]

What is the current setting(time, place ect.) of your current/soon to be written fic?
For my Pokemon fic, the time line falls between Ash's start of his journey, and two years after Ash being at the Indigo League. And the first fic is in Johto and the second in the Orange Islands. My characters just kind of cover the entire region, though not all the cities in Johto are visited.

For Digimon, all my fics take place between the years 2002 and 2027, and all in Japan. Specifically, Odaiba, obviously.

 

[SkyBlue]

What is the current setting (time, place etc.) of your current/soon to be written fic?

Some are in limbo, taking place outside the series. Limbo looks like a beach, with a lot of buildings lining it. There's a road just between the buildings and the beach, and the sidewalks are lined with palm trees. Come Christmas, a lot of it is covered in snow. There's a place called Coffeehouse where various people go to for relaxation (although it isn't as relaxing as some would like it to be!).

Other times, I try to place it post-series or right after the latest episode. I'm a sucker for keeping things canon. Except for episode rewrites.

 

[Ninja Caterpie]

I just noticed something. :O

Is the Fanfiction Lounge the oldest thread on PC that's still being posted in regularly?

I mean, there are other old threads, but most of them are locked.

Yep. We post slowly enough so that we don't reach the post limit, yet keep the thread alive.

Over 6 years...gee that's long.

 

[Haz]

What is the current setting(time, place ect.) of your current/soon to be written fic?

Present time or whenever the Twilight saga was set in, doesn't matter. Well technecially in ranges because there are multiple flashbacks to Shayla's (my OC and main character for those who don't know or are too lazy to read my fic :P Jokes) past so from about late 50's/early 60's to present day.

 

[Feign]

This thread should be above the law of post limit. XD

 

[Ninja Caterpie]

This thread should be above the law of post limit. XD

Don't worry, we're not even halfway there - and it's been more than 6 years.

 

[bobandbill]

Nothing shall conquer the FFL! NOTHING! MUHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

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What is the current setting(time, place ect.) of your current/soon to be written fic?

The time... um... whatever the time is in Pokemon Colosseum, I haven't made anything exact up for that. But present-Pokemon-World according to that game, at any rate. It's partway up a mountain called Mt. Battle (terrible name, but I didn't come up with it! =D) in the region of Orre... on some platforms several *insertunitofmeasurementhere* above the side of the mountain itself. Sounds like fun, no?

 

[SkyBlue]

Well...*facepalms* Darn, anybody think they could help with running gags? Which reminds me...

What running gags do you sometimes employ in your fics (aside from the running gags in the original source for fan fics)?

Mine is just about to make its debut. Goes like this:

May: "Green, I bought your favorite drink for you! Huh?"

Green (glued to the screen playing Plants VS Zombies): "Do not disturb the girl who is playing Plants VS Zombies."

May: "OK...creepy."

 

[bobandbill]

Running gags? Hmm, well with those, I suppose one must watch for how you deliver them and more specifically how often you do the gag. Too often, and you'll kill the gag because it'll be seen as repetitive to the reader and all, so don't call it in too often. Also see if once or twice you can change it around as well to add further humour? (Maybe once show what actually happens when she is disturbed?) Trying to work it in within other jokes as well would help as well ease it in so it doesn't seem stale. As for the gag itself there... I must confess I have never played Plants vs Zombies but I imagine it must be all kinds of fun. XD Maybe fleshing out the reaction from green so it becomes comedic in itself is something you can do (although I imagine that's just a quick example and all there).

What running gags do you sometimes employ in your fics (aside from the running gags in the original source for fan fics)?

Hmm, idk... does having a drunk wandering about and ramble a few times count? Although what he says tends to vary for the most part. Same for using Miror B and music/dancing stuff for him, but that's less used for gags and just how he is, and it isn't terribly specific either.