TheOneWhoFell Posted October 6, 2011 Report Share Posted October 6, 2011 it's very quiet in here... good to hear you're still going strong... the first 4000 words are usually the easiest... it's when you have the most enthusiasm for the project.... at about 20000 you start to get tired... and by 40000 you're struggling (my brain always turns to soup and my plot line becomes train of thought).... and then... you hit 50000 and you can't stop writing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edonil Posted October 6, 2011 Report Share Posted October 6, 2011 Well, so far, this last 1300-1400 words has been annoying...changing the scene, and the pace of it. I'm a good writer of characters in combat, and making the characters seem real(ish). Or at least that's what other people say. But I have difficulties with introducing particular types of characters, and with doing 'normal' stuff. So this was kinda obnoxious...but necessary. And, more importantly, I forced myself to get it done, and I like how it's turning out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karn987 Posted October 6, 2011 Report Share Posted October 6, 2011 *wanders in yawning and sipping his coffee* Not been in here in a few days, what up peeps? I see everyone is now trying to be as flashy as the next person *snickers* So in Sad news.... Steve Jobs died last night http://www.cnn.com/2011/10/06/us/obit-steve-jobs/index.html?iref=BN1 The man really was a genius and even if I didn't much care for his company but I can appreciate his vission and what he brought to the technological world. And so passes one of the most influential and brilliant people of the 20th century *takes off hat* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edonil Posted October 6, 2011 Report Share Posted October 6, 2011 Eh? Flashy? I just show up... And yeah, I heard about that last night. Agree with you on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOneWhoFell Posted October 6, 2011 Report Share Posted October 6, 2011 quick show of hands: Who has an iPod... or an mp3 player? Or an iPad... or a touch screen phone or tablet...? Who owns a desktop or laptop computer? Yeah, you can "blame" Steve Jobs for that... I am quite sad about the whole thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOneWhoFell Posted October 6, 2011 Report Share Posted October 6, 2011 hmmmmmmmmmm.... I appear to be all alone... but... *takes a bite of her cookie* my Bear sense is tingling... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LonelyPath Posted October 6, 2011 Report Share Posted October 6, 2011 ~Is still wondering why the helicopter is still hovering over the thread~ Did someone else book a chopper for today? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edonil Posted October 6, 2011 Report Share Posted October 6, 2011 And...update! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOneWhoFell Posted October 6, 2011 Report Share Posted October 6, 2011 aaaannnd AWESOME Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edonil Posted October 6, 2011 Report Share Posted October 6, 2011 aaaannnd AWESOME Yeah, yours was much more dramatic than mine...glad you're enjoying it still. To give a couple very brief answers to your questions...I'm hiding a lot of those details from the readers. I'm a big fan of the way David Weber and a few other authors have written their antagonists. Rarely are things so cut and dry as to have 'evil' characters. So, for the time being, that's what I'll be going with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOneWhoFell Posted October 6, 2011 Report Share Posted October 6, 2011 cool... When I was in College, I majored in English (creative writing)... and one of the things we learned was to ask questions about things that we were unclear on... not so that the author can answer them, but so that the author can think abou them, and know what their audiance is thinking when they read. Of course, you can PM me if you want to chat about anything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edonil Posted October 6, 2011 Report Share Posted October 6, 2011 I may take you up on that, thanks for the offer! I've really missed discussing writing with people...not too many writers in my area right now. Which is probably part of the reason I've haunted this thread so much...it's great getting to see what people are writing, what they're reading, and so on. One of the few things I miss from highschool, actually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edonil Posted October 6, 2011 Report Share Posted October 6, 2011 Way too quiet in here, so I'll throw up one of the songs that I've been getting some inspiration from... [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvDKm-Eq3zQ[/ame] Throw Them Overboard by Abney Park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOneWhoFell Posted October 6, 2011 Report Share Posted October 6, 2011 no speakers... can't listen to it... you're better off posting things like this: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edonil Posted October 6, 2011 Report Share Posted October 6, 2011 Awww...you should totally check out the song when you get home, Fell. Abney Park is amazing, steampunk rock is a blast. And I love the kitten! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteamHammer Posted October 6, 2011 Report Share Posted October 6, 2011 Another great story edonil. I prefer my music a bit livelier [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=os5TXyJlEMc]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=os5TXyJlEMc[/ame] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edonil Posted October 6, 2011 Report Share Posted October 6, 2011 Lively, eh? How about this: [ame] [/ame] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteamHammer Posted October 6, 2011 Report Share Posted October 6, 2011 Sorry, the vocalist came off a bit whiny for my liking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edonil Posted October 6, 2011 Report Share Posted October 6, 2011 Fair enough. Everyone has their own tastes, makes things interesting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteamHammer Posted October 6, 2011 Report Share Posted October 6, 2011 Exactly, everyone liking the same stuff would make the world stale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOneWhoFell Posted October 6, 2011 Report Share Posted October 6, 2011 hey! Guess what!! The Sun is out today!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edonil Posted October 6, 2011 Report Share Posted October 6, 2011 I know! And I'm awake to see it! Wait...no, that's a bad thing. Crap, I need to get off to bed. I'll see you folks all here tomorrow morning! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteamHammer Posted October 6, 2011 Report Share Posted October 6, 2011 Lies! What is this sun you talk about? Some mythical tale, most likely caused by swamp gas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteamHammer Posted October 6, 2011 Report Share Posted October 6, 2011 Goodnight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LonelyPath Posted October 6, 2011 Report Share Posted October 6, 2011 Another great story edonil. I prefer my music a bit livelier http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=os5TXyJlEMc And I thought nothing would top the original from lazy Town!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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