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If it makes any difference, the "de gozaru" and whatever the other one is annoyed me the instant they were brought into use. It might be cute if you use it rarely, but all the time just makes a pack of bunnies the target of a very angry mod with an extremely short temper.
Really, all you have to do is read over your post before you submit it and backspace/delete out the endings. It's not like you're going to die if you don't fulfill a dare that you said has already run its time limit. I mean, you don't type that stuff at the end of every sentence for things you submit in school, or your fanfic. Think of this as the same thing. Seriously, though, I'm not in the best of moods. How easy would it be to rewrite your fic from Pokémon Fanfiction to Original Fiction? Very easy. Sorry, but in the first book of my fic, Pokemon don't play an important role. They kind of do in the second one, but even that's easily changed. |
OK, OK, I got it. Just leave the kittens alone. (The bunnies I don't particularly care about.)
And I finally downloaded OpenOffice so I can keep writing! Rejoice! *throws confetti* |
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"coughs* Eh, your desu repetition didn't really bother me that much. I just ignore for the most part. *shrugs* However, yay more writing! Hm, new topic, anyone? This one is actually from the Fanfic Club at Serebii and also I'm reminded of Sgt. Shock's thread on how to lure in reviewers. I'm interested what are people's stance on this: Do you like to have a promotional/advertising banner for your fic? Do you think it helps drag readers in? I used to have Gummy/Baromega's NE banner here to lure in some readers, which I think did it's job. However, his graphics have improved greatly now, so if he makes me a new NE banner now, I might get even more new reviewers. :P Now, however, haven't done fic writing in a while so for now I'm sticking to my theme. XD If I do another story though (which I might since I suddenly have this urge to rewrite this one shot I threw away long, long ago), I might, but I like my theme. D: |
Do you like to have a promotional/advertising banner for your fic? Do you think it helps drag readers in?
I tried to get one, but the particular user was no longer on, that I tried to get one from. At the time, I just wanted a pic for my sig, so I thought I'd get one to go along with my story. |
Do you like to have a promotional/advertising banner for your fic? Do you think it helps drag readers in?
I do have one, but I don't know whether or not it helps though; I've gotten a few reviewers who I haven't otherwise seen around in PFF&P, so it might have worked there. XD; Or maybe I'm just being oblivious. XP |
Do you like to have a promotional/advertising banner for your fic? Do you think it helps drag readers in?
Yup, I finally put mine back up and I hopefully fixed the problem that was making it invisible to some people. I have no clue if it helps drags people in, though I suppose it is a bit cool looking. |
Do you like to have a promotional/advertising banner for your fic? Do you think it helps drag readers in?
No, but then again I don't have a fic. |
Thirty minutes of freedom left!
How easy would it be to rewrite your fic from Pokémon Fanfiction to Original Fiction? Pretty easy, actually. I've even considered it. However, it might be a tad hard to pass off feathered, psychic, chameleonic dragons that can fly at the speed of sound off as OC's. But oh, how wonderful it would be. Maybe I could reign in their flight speed and make them actually able to talk, and tone down the whole "lol I can turn myself invisible!' thing. Although telepathy and invisibility certainly weren't new traits for dragons before [email protected] (see dragon lore, A Wind In the Door, Dragonheart, and Puff the Magic Dragon for details). Of course, my ideal dragon is a smaller species with white feathers that can't breath fire but rather influence light. Beautiful, beautiful creatures. As flashy as a rainbow one moment and draped in drab camouflage the next. Many even choose a personal color and wear that one instead of their naturally blank hue. Good lord I need to write more. |
Hi, this a new idea. What about using the Pokemon universe but with Buffy the Vampire Slayer characters like Angel, Buffy or Willow. I'm talking about no pokemon just them as trainers. It's a unique idea that I would do someday lol.
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How easy would it be to rewrite your fic from Pokémon Fanfiction to Original Fiction?
Depends on what could pass as original fiction. I mean, technically, I could rewrite The Quest for the Legends into original fiction that just happens to be a Pokémon-ripoff - it necessarily involves kids going around capturing superpowerful creatures somehow after weakening them in a fight, but if I changed some names, made the normal Pokémon into animals or special weapons as appropriate and altered the appearance of necessary legendaries and Chaletwo, I doubt The Pokémon Company could sue me or anything. :/ Morphic also requires naturally violent animals with powers, but if I could have that, rewriting it into original fiction would be relatively easy. Do you like to have a promotional/advertising banner for your fic? Do you think it helps drag readers in? I have one on Serebii, and I guess the dragons I have in my sig here count too, since they're showing off my fake Pokémon in the hope that somebody will be intrigued and deduce that they might be involved in the fic, although technically the version of The Quest for the Legends posted here is the new one that won't have them for quite a while. I have been drawn to reading fics by banners, but only very rarely - in fact, the only time I really remember was a guy who I think just had a Scyther banner in his sig who happened to have written a fic that I started reading because "Hey, that guy likes Scyther! I wonder if his fic involves one?" - so I don't really expect it to do a very good job of attracting readers. It's more there for the fun of it. |
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Do you mean you just want them to go on a journey, or do you mean this isn't Mystery Dungeon? Because the latter one ("this isn't Mystery Dungeon") is kosher and called a crossover -- albeit a crack one because the two fandoms aren't entirely compatible. The former one (the one where they're on a journey and they literally have no Pokémon) just means you're taking Pokémon town names but not keeping anything else, at which point, you're better off sending them off on a quest within their own universe (considering how much about the Pokémon world relies on... well, Pokémon). In other words, first off, what made Buffy awesome is the fact that she fought demons and other occult stuff. That was pretty much the point of the series and the point of her existence by the end of it. I'm having difficulty imagining Buffy becoming a trainer and not fighting off the occult but still being who she is. Same thing with the others, especially Willow (considering how ingrained she is in the magic world). Still, it's a crossover, so it might work if you put some thought into it. But even more than that, I'm very curious about the "no Pokémon, just them as trainers" statement because it's a bit vague. |
Do you like to have a promotional/advertising banner for your fic? Do you think it helps drag readers in?
Promotional and advertisement banners are usually up when I've got a story I'm posting. I don't know if it helps attract reviews, but to have a big and easy link to my story instead of wading through the forum or my thread listing every time I post is most useful. C: And also because I like drawing my own stuff. |
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Dawn could be a pokemon though... She is just a tool key afterall. However, if Buffy were to have a pokemon, it would have to be just as agile as her. On another note, I almost feel like writing in phonemic transcription. XD It would be good practice for me, however, it would be a nuisance to find all the symbols, as charmap, does not have them all. |
Do you like to have a promotional/advertising banner for your fic? Do you think it helps drag readers in?
As of yet, none. I'm making some, but not yet. If it helps? Attractive ones, some that are done very well - not the blindingly flashy ones - usually do good for attracting readers. I guess an image tells a million words, right? |
Do you like to have a promotional/advertising banner for your fic? Do you think it helps drag readers in?
Yes I do like having an advertising banner. I definitely plan to make a banner for this reason. Like a couple of writers advised me, advertising is probably one of the best ways to get reviews. I even have a way that I want to signatures to go. I plan on making four different versions for each of my main characters. |
Well its been a while hasn't it? (formally Buoysel)
But anyways, while I have sort of stoped posting here and...well I've sort of stoped posting period. But that is not to say that I am not still lurking the forums and what some of you are posting, or err lack of posting *coughtxteclipsecough* Now to the real reason I am posting this long, dragged out, mini wall-o-text post. I am still writing a fictional, but have hit a snag in a description. You see the scene has a mother describing a pokeball to her son who has never seen one before. How would you describe one, not physically, but how would you describe it to a child in the pokemon world who saw one for the first time? At first I was going to simply say that "It's a pokeball," after the child asked what it was, but then the character has to ask what it does. >.> And this is where I kinda hit a bump in the road, I was thinking about saying they hold pokemon, but that would not satisfy me as a writer. I was also thinking about saying that they contain pokemon, or that they are used to capture pokemon; but none of these ideas seem to fit what I am looking for. So any suggestions? |
At the risk of having an adult patronize a child, sometimes, the simple explanation is the best one. Basically, you could have a mother (or a general adult) say, "People use them to capture Pokémon," and that might actually be enough for a child to understand what it's for, at least. Although the problem I'm having with giving a definite answer for this one is the fact that you say this kind of thing won't fit what you're looking for. Maybe if I knew the context, it'd be easier to figure out what you wanted in terms of tone. Is the mother trying to make capturing sound friendly or less violent than it is, or is she explaining things to someone who's too young to understand battling? Give us an idea of what kind of explanation you want, and it might be easier to point you in the right direction.
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Do you like to have a promotional/advertising banner for your fic? Do you think it helps drag readers in?
I do have an excellent one made by someone on Serebii that I'm not using at the moment, for some reason. I may have to drag it out and dust it off soon, though. Oh, and I have my computer back, so I will continue to be active. ^_^ *goes to change sig* |
I'm thinking of re-creating Eternal Warrior again. However, it's going to have a change at a lot of the subjects, including the fact that Sarina isn't exactly the weaker one and more confusion on their (Neo and Sarina's, that is) past.
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On topic with my previous post, I have finished four of the promotional signatures for my fan fiction. One is in fact in my signature (below the first one that a friend gifted me). Tell me what you think.
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I love your banner, Sgt Shock. :D Of course, I'm no art critic, but at least you've got someone who finds it appealing, even if he is a Pleb. XD;
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Buyosel, it's been a while! Dang it, why you had to change your name in Japanese? D: Anyways, yeah, agree with Val. Perhaps give us more context into what you're trying to aim for with that description and we can help you out. :)
Yay Sparkling Dragon! Glad you got your computer working again! ^^ Heart's Soul, good luck with that! Sgt. Shock, yeah awesome banner there. :) |
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Lets just say that the kid noticed some pokeballs on a trainers belt, and wondered what they are, I would say the kids age is 4ish, so yeah he is pretty young. I like the way you stated it. Its so simple and yet so informative. I might use that or something close to it if I can't figure anything else out. The majority of the plot is still in the sticky gooiey stage, you know the one were it can be easily be molded and shifted how ever I want it. (kinda like chocolate in the microwave) Quote:
About the name: well, IDK, seemed like a good idea at the time, as do most of my ideas, and like most of my ideas, they seem to loose their sparkle over time (like a month down the road). Sorry about the comma spaming, my mind keept side tracking, and I didn't feel like going back and picking them all out. |
(I just noticed the mouseover text in your sig reads 'Comming soon', Buoysel. You might wanna change that? ^_^)
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