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Masculin names that means "light":
ABNER m English, Biblical APOLLO m Greek Mythology (Latinized) ARGI m Basque ARGIDER m Basque BARAK m Biblical, Jewish BHASKAR m Indian HIKARU m Japanese LIOR m & f Jewish LUCIUS m Ancient Roman, English LUGH m Irish Mythology MEALLÁN m Irish MEIR m Jewish NUR f & m Arabic PHOTIOS m Greek, Ancient Greek PRABHAKAR m Indian PRADEEP m Indian PRAKASH m Indian RAIDEN m Far Eastern Mythology ROSHAN m & f Arabic SANDEEP m Indian URI m Biblical, Jewish URIAH m Biblical URIEL m Biblical, Jewish ZIA m Arabic ZOHAR m & f Jewish So technically you'll want Hikaru, not Hikari. |
Quick question: Do you think it's more effective to have a banner in your sig or a quote from your latest chapter? I currently have both but I was just wondering how you all perceived it. Eh.
EDIT: Ahhhhh! You guys have to answer this question now, it's the 1337th post! |
It's the 1338th post. Silly billy! :P
Well, for me, as I have said at the "green" forum, links to stories or banners really attract me to them. I suppose the quote might work though seeing as you can hook people, depending on if you use some type of cliffhanger or whatnot. |
I always thought Hikaru = boy, Hikari = girl :)
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Use banner if your story's mood is light. Use quote if your story's mood is heavy.
Yes, Hikaru is the masculin name. Hikari is the feminine name. |
[bops fist on forehead] oi, Hikaru, why didn't I think of that? It's one of those names I don't hear near as much and therefor pop into my head as easily as the likes of Hikari, but knowing this sure would've been helpful. [Looks back at chapter 4 of the old version and cringes]
Anyway, for anyone who wants to try giving Japanese names to characters, I highly recommend this site. But, for the most part, I suggest you don't choose these names at random. It helps if you happen to understand some meaning behind the names (basically, if you know a Japanese word, try looking it up there to see if it can also be someone's name). Just remember, if you're making your fic seem very culturally-accurate, there's no need to follow those lists 100% of the time. Meaningful names, like those on the lists, are usually given out by the parents, but when it comes to a pet or nickname or something, you could use a name that doesn't really mean anything and just gibberish, or a name with some sort of meaning but isn't really used for humans (Kiryuu). If Chris is any indication, you can use European-style names for natives in a Japanese-style environment (because, on rare occasions, Japanese parents may favor such a naming style). Also, as you may've seen in some anime, those names on the lists can switch gender (ex. Yamato's a common male name, but a female in Pocket Monsters has it). Just letting you know that as big as these lists may be, there's more to Japanese names than just what's on there. |
Thank you for all the insight, guys! I've decided that I'll just keep Hikari's name the way it is. :P One thing I hate a lot is going back and changing things in my fic once I post it somewhere. It just seems kind of like cheating, to me at least, lol. Anyway, I won't worry about it; I'll get to work on chapter 3 as soon as I can!
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I was wondering, which form of writing do you guys like better: freehand or word processing? I was having finals this week, and Latin and Math is especially easy for me so I finished early. I got bored and decided to write out my fic on freehand, and noticed how much easier it was! And now I want to see what other peoples opinions on the issue of methods of writing including things like what gets you in the mood to write and what helps you get out of writers block the best
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I freewrite when I'm bored in chemistry and Language Arts and then type it up word processor hehe. :)
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Heh, I've got a banner with a quote on it. :P
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is it just me, or is PC's fanfic forum getting more.... infested lately than usual? Since yesterday alone (as of this posting), three threads had to be closed, and on one of them, there was unconstructive praise being given to the author. It's as if ever since that rule about closing fics that don't meet standards was made, a bunch of dumb ****s suddenly rose to challenge it. Oh well..... [Munches popcorn and looks towards a colloseum arena.] Guess this just means there's gonna be more of a slaughterfest to enjoy.
[Holds out a thumb pointing upwards.] Gooooo.... [Turns thumb down.] Mods! |
Well, the net is chock full of dorks who act like a*ses just because they feel that as an anonymous entity on the net that hides behind a name they can do whatever they feel. That's how alot of 'em get their kicks. Or they're don't take their fics seriously enough/don't know how to approach it and write whatever for the heck of it.
But my mindset is going with the first option. |
They just might want to write too. Contray to popular belief, most writers do not intend to make themselves look like fools. :)
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@Nekomajo Asunya- You got nothing to do with what's going on. Threads get locked ppl get banned what can you do? |
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Hmm.... writer's block galore, but I plan on making a fanfic based on my experiences of being banned in sppf! Weird, huh? |
pay no heed to Nekomajo. She's been putting up this whole friggin pity act ever since she got her first negative review (which, unfortunately, had to be from me of all people).
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......I wish breezy was around to give me tips on pokemon fan fic writting....
Can you guys suggest some? |
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I will admit that everything I was doing since then was to get everyone to feel sorry for me. I was basically so used to being worshipped by others that I was totally blinded to reality. However, reality came a little bit too late, but late is usually better than never.
To be honest, I was a lazy brat who cared only about the mindless praise. I never knew how to get better or what I was doing wrong. All I've got were "Great fic!" and "I love your work" with no reason why they like it or not. There was a few negative points, but the real criticism from Yamato and Frostweaver made me think that I was just wasting everyone's time. I basically have my whole fan club against the two until I cleared Yamato's name. All I ask is, if any of you are willing to do so, to give me a chance to start over and write a fic properly. I promise that I WILL have higher standards by putting as much time and thought into my work as possible and learn from my mistakes instead of whining about them. |
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Hmm... I'll check around threads too for more tips.... |
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But it's good that you've grown to understand what's really important. Writing shouldn't be about the praise of your adoring fans. It should be about creating something that you love, and nurturing your characters into things that seem almost real themselves. Yes, reality is important, but writing - writing for the pure joy of writing - is something that will let you truly fly. And although we all have to keep our feet on the ground, it's nice to be able to float when we want to. :) And don't be so hard on yourself. It's hard having to come to grips with the fact that you're only human. We make grammatical mistakes. :P It comes with the territory. And I have yet to read any work of literature that's so perfect that there isn't a single flaw in the storyline or the expressionism. It's just not possible - not for what we conceive as perfection. Don't sweat it. You can't do it all yourself, either. We're here to help you too, or at least, I assume a lot of us are. The beauty of having a circle of writers like this is that we can offer each other our own take on the work of one of our members. Whether you choose to accept and adopt the advice in such critiques is all part of your artistic license, but you should at least be willing to give them all a listen. If nothing else, they help you to see your work through another's eyes, if only for just a little. If you want to make your work as clear and understandable as possible, sometimes that's the kind of input you really need. But anyway, I'm beginning to ramble, so I'll cut this off. It sounds to me that you've had your own little epiphany, and the way you've described your new philosophy on writing sounds perfect to me. Whether you really feel that way or not, you should try your hardest to keep looking at it that way. Harsh criticism will hurt less, and well-earned praise will mean all that much more. I hope you feel better about yourself and your writing, now. You really should. ^_~ |
You all have very high expectations of the fanfiction writer o.o;; Most of them are 10-year-olds who write crap AAML fics. Many are older fan girls/guys who've never written a thing in their life but fanfiction doesn't really /matter/ so they figure they'll do that 'for fun'. The minority, the literate ones, have to sift through these annoyances for someone else who actually cares about what they're doing. There are few true jewels in our fandom.
As for NA and her crusade against concrits... more power to you... most writer never come out of that 'I'm amazing and don't deserve anything negative' stage. All it takes to be good is practice and desire. |
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