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[Addai]

(husband posting)

I was just curious what level of acceptance there would be for Dragon Age fan fiction but done in a script form similar to TV and movies rather then in the form of your typical story with blocks of text.



I've been thinking about doing some DA fiction for a few months reading what's on the board.   But It's really tough to make it over the hurdle for different reasons such as:

1) Not wanting to sound like everybody else, or maybe even unconciously plagiarizing something you read

2) Not wanting to be bogged down in elaborate descriptions for everything under the sun

3) Wanting to write with "versimilitude" or realism but at the same time wanting to narrow the focus to keep the work load down (Sometimes you got to do research to find out how things work so you can describe them well and not gloss over the details)



Anyway I came up with the idea of using a TV show format for doing the story telling.    I like the fact the focus is narrower but more detailed.    It can also be very thematic and stylized which I find intriguing and so on.   


It also does cuts down having to describe "everything under the sun".    I have some hopes that using a script with its minimalism might lend some "projective" elements to the work.    (Although after reading some sample scripts from the X Files, I think I would add much more details.   Just to give the reader more idea of what is going on, then what you read in a typical script)

So anyway that's my idea,
thanks!
Pavel

Modifié par Addai67, 26 juillet 2010 - 03:05 .

[SurelyForth]

As someone who would much rather just write bunches of dialogue followed by an emoticon expressing how said character is supposed to feel, I can see the appeal of a script or play format. Also, something that is knowingly streamlined as a style choice (as opposed to someone just half-assing the details to get to steamy/gory bits) seems like it would be appealing.



I'll be honest (and I'm saying this as someone who has an overly wordy timesuck of a fic going), I think that fics that aren't bogged down in elaborate descriptions and that keep the action going are far more likely to appeal to casual readers who might want a good story but don't have the time or inclination to wade through the Gone with the Wind of fanfics.



So, yes. I think an episodic fanfic formatted like a script would be awesome and I would totally read it.

[Sarah1281]

I've only seen script format done with humor/parody fics but they've worked well. It would mean you can't post the story on ff.net but there are plenty of other places.

[Corker]

*points to 'Birthright' link in sig*  That started as a personal memoir; dialog only was my best way of writing fast (to keep up with gameplay) but still capturing everything I wanted to remember.  

It *is* mostly a humor fic, but not exclusively, and the comments I've gotten make me think that it can 1) work and 2) people will enjoy it.

ETA: Mine is not nearly as coherent as an actual script.  So something that was would probably do even better.

Modifié par Corker, 26 juillet 2010 - 04:16 .

[jenncgf]

I didn't do what you're talking about Addai, but I did take a different approach in one of my fics, where (instead of doing a narrative) I wrote snippets, snapshots if you will, of four different characters at particular spots in the story. I really enjoyed writing it that way, and the comment I got the most was "hey, you did something different - cool! I like it!"



So I think if you went ahead and tried a different storytelling format, it might just work out great for you!

[Addai]

Sarah1281 wrote...

I've only seen script format done with humor/parody fics but they've worked well. It would mean you can't post the story on ff.net but there are plenty of other places.

(husband)

I'm glad you mentioned that because that was one of my worries and the next thing I was going to ask.   I just recently set up my own account there and was reading through the rules this morning.   But I guess that's fine...


Do you have a specific recommendation Sarah?

Modifié par Addai67, 26 juillet 2010 - 11:49 .

[Sarah1281]

Addai67 wrote...

Sarah1281 wrote...

I've only seen script format done with humor/parody fics but they've worked well. It would mean you can't post the story on ff.net but there are plenty of other places.

(husband)

I'm glad you mentioned that because that was one of my worries and the next thing I was going to ask.   I just recently set up my own account there and was reading through the rules this morning.   But I guess that's fine...


Do you have a specific recommendation Sarah?

For places to post? There is another thread here, a livejournal account, google documents...

[Shadow of Light Dragon]

Addai67 wrote...

(husband posting)

I was just curious what level of acceptance there would be for Dragon Age fan fiction but done in a script form similar to TV and movies rather then in the form of your typical story with blocks of text.

No problems with reading stories like this, but most of the ones I've read in this format have been humour/parody. Still, no reason why you can't write using this method.

1) Not wanting to sound like everybody else, or maybe even unconciously plagiarizing something you read

That's why I tend to read very little while I'm writing. I'm paranoid about unconsciously using someone else's idea. Also, there's the problem of having an idea of your own, reading someone else's story and seeing they've already done it...and then changing your mind on account of that. >.< But that is how my brain works.

2) Not wanting to be bogged down in elaborate descriptions for everything under the sun

You can write in a more traditional novel format without describing everything. It comes down to your style of writing, really. Some people have to illustrate every little detail in loving paragraphs, but you don't have to if that's not your thing. Some readers don't go for the lengthy descriptions either, so not everyone expects it (or wants it).

But if you can't *help* yourself, then maybe your TV script idea is a good one.

[Addai]

"The Couslands"



Concept

A Postmodern serial drama in the the spirit of such works as: Lost, The Sopranos, Rome and the Tudors. The story covers the life of Ansel Cousland. A legendary figure who in private suffers from just a touch of post-traumatic stress.

The Series actively makes use of one of the main tropes from the TV series, Smallville. “It's not about the ending. It's about the journey...”, Lex Luthor




Some of the notable themes explored in the series are:

1)The Protagonists psychological and moral reasoning for “betraying” Alistair at the Landsmeet, as well as other decisions made a long the way.


2)The details of how the new royal line, that of the “Mac Tirian” Couslands came to be established.


3)How Ansel, a child of privilege, nobility and respectability, happened to be trained in the days of his youth in the somewhat unlikely profession of “Scout Infiltrator”. Numerous flashbacks of the hero's early life with his family are also included.


4)Flashbacks of what actually transpired during the time of the Blight and Civil War.

Modifié par Addai67, 27 juillet 2010 - 03:44 .

[Sarah1281]

Oh, that sounds interesting, particularly with the word betraying in quotes like that, implying it's something others allege that you may not agree with.



Unlike Smallville, though, we don't know how this is going to end save that Anora and Ansel have at least one child so hopefully there won't be a succession crisis when Anora dies.