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  1. Bardothren
    October 24th, 2016 5:21 PM
    Bardothren
    Oh, and while I'm thinking of it, I should warn that Junot Diaz' story is intended for a slightly older audience. I'm guessing you're old enough to handle it, but you've been warned.
  2. Bardothren
    October 24th, 2016 5:20 PM
    Bardothren
    That story in question is a professionally written work by Junot Diaz. A quick google search should bring it up.

    What I refer to by balance are traits that complement each other and allow the character to struggle. Extreme cases of imbalance include Mary Sue characters, grim edgelords who find pain and suffering in everything, the like. It's important to flesh out characters with traits that have both positive and negative aspects... such as an optimist who always motivates everyone around them with their positive attitude but often fails to see the shortcomings of their own plans.

    You should also be careful of exploratory "bathtub" stories, or stories that don't have any action. Such stories often get bogged down in philosophical meandering and fail to hold an audience's attention. The key is change - it's perfectly possible to have a dynamic story take place in a jail cell with someone's thoughts as long as there's a journey made with those thoughts.

    I personally would avoid an introspective story, but that's mainly because that plays with a lot of my weaknesses as a writer and none of my strengths. So, another advice I have is to write what you're good at and practice what you're not... either path leads to improvement as an author.
  3. 0
    October 24th, 2016 4:36 PM
    0
    Ah, Pokemon Adventures was good. I bet, I just recently bought a laptop, best thing ever!

    Congrats on your record beating. Man, it's been a year since I've been bowling.
  4. Bardothren
    October 24th, 2016 4:34 PM
    Bardothren
    Whatever floats your boat. In any world, much like the real world, there's a story to tell for every person that lives in it. I'm personally more partial to the tried and true third person omniscient narrator, but I have done some first-person perspective from time to time and even tried second-person for the heck of it. I think the second-person narration turned out pretty well, but it's quite a gamble from a narrative perspective. Second-person asks the reader to step into the shoes of a character, which can have interesting results if the role and the reader's perspective clash. There was one interesting story, called "How to Date a BrownGirl (Blackgirl, White Girl, or Halfie)" which pulls this off with aplomb, and I'd recommend it for a quick read if you want to see what second-person perspective can do.

    I'd also look to balance out your character. It'll be quite difficult to portray a character that has minimal human contact, so you should be wary of how you approach a desolate wasteland setting. There's a million and one ways to make this scenario work - it's largely how you write it.
  5. Bardothren
    October 24th, 2016 3:30 PM
    Bardothren
    Sounds a bit like Koutetsu no Kabaneri (heavily fortified trains, walled in city states, zombies everywhere, that sort of stuff). You've got quite a world thought up, all it needs is a plot and you're good to roll. A merchant trying to keep his train caravans safe seems like an excellent frame for a story in this world... lots of conflict, a wider perspective of the world, and a lot at stake.
  6. Sefuree
    October 24th, 2016 2:53 PM
    Sefuree
    DO ME GUD BOI
  7. Bardothren
    October 24th, 2016 1:37 PM
    Bardothren
    Sounds like an interesting premise. Is it possible to survive outside the walls and if so, how? Is trade possible, and how risky a venture is it? What about communication between kingdoms? Do the kingdoms try to cleanse the nearby lands of zombies or leave them as they are? There's a million and one questions, and each answer you provide fleshes out another corner of your world.

    EDIT: and I suppose I'd be in the market for a girlfriend, but I'm not interested enough at the moment to put any effort into it. Oh well.
  8. Bardothren
    October 24th, 2016 12:09 PM
    Bardothren
    Two dates? That's two dates more than I've had :P

    I suppose that starting with plot makes it easier to see interest than starting with a world, but I'm sure that something will occur to you eventually. also, doesn't seem like the reply went to my notifs so I'll check it out.
  9. Blueredemption
    October 23rd, 2016 7:52 PM
    Blueredemption
    Hmm, no, but I'll check it out. I have a smart phone but I never use it like one xD

    Nah, it just had break issues... Took a bite out of my pocket. I had no time to prepare, and I was also taking a summer class that was just starting to get difficult. So yeah, I got burnt out the first week of college lol.

    Yeah, if doesn't matter if you have been a government 1000 years if you aren't legitimate. Speaking of governments, I don't want to vote for either of the candidates right now... ;_;
  10. Bardothren
    October 23rd, 2016 5:23 PM
    Bardothren
    I may have read it... I also just saw your first blog entry :)

    As for sad and tragic... what a coincidence! My blog entry's about death, the nuke of all feel-stabs. Maybe that'll help?

    As for political theory in narrative... in all things with life, thinking about peoples' interest is vital to understanding how the world works, and interest ties everything together. Let the fuel for your political discourse also fuel the conflict in the story... what problems would individuals have in this system and what wants will they struggle to achieve?
  11. Bardothren
    October 23rd, 2016 5:09 PM
    Bardothren
    The key to making a story is to put two interests at odds with one another. That's all it takes. Have two people want something and make it so only one of them gets it. Interest creates conflict, conflict creates tension, tension creates interest.
  12. Bardothren
    October 23rd, 2016 4:38 PM
    Bardothren
    Sounds good. I'm not one for politics myself, but there have been stories that got me really interested in their politics, so I'll look forward to seeing what you do.

    Also, I just put out a blog entry for the hell of it... feel free to read if you're interested.
  13. 0
    October 23rd, 2016 3:38 PM
    0
    Eh, not much. Just looking at Pokemon games one eBay, and debating on buying some. What about you?
  14. Sefuree
    October 23rd, 2016 3:00 PM
    Sefuree
    DO WHATEVER YOU WANT TO ME <3
  15. Sefuree
    October 23rd, 2016 2:59 PM
    Sefuree
    I ACCEPT.

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