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[GuardianAngel470]

TheMarshal wrote...

This is the first time I've ever felt compelled to write any sort of fanfiction. I'm certainly no writer by trade, so getting started is a little difficult for me. I got up in the middle of the night last night and wrote for nearly two hours but barely got through half the scene that I had in mind. I kept getting caught up on small details, and weaving dialogue, internal monologue, and actions is still awkward.

I'm curious, though. My familiarity with the game isn't very high, since I've only played through once (granted I wrapped up ME2 just last week). How many playthroughs did you do before beginning your stories? If you're unsure about a certain plot point, do you make up your own details, look it up in the wiki, play to that point again, or something else entirely?

Um, I did twelve. And about ten of ME1. I also read the whole codex (that I could find) for both games. I read all the books too, but not the comics.

[Sialater]

Secretive wrote...

oops!! how did my pic get up there? I did not mean to do that, I am new at this!! just wanted to tell Sailater that prof don't know everything.
Read you're reply good for you.

Thanks for the encouragement in both your posts.  The Rescue was my way of getting the cliches I liked out of my system, but it's a story that evolved out of a nightmare.

The ME fics are stories that wouldn't let go and Shepards that took on lives of their own.

[westiex9]

Hey guys ive just started a new fanfic called Alliance Fighter Wing, its my first foray into the mass effect fan fiction and any comments or constructive critism would be appreciated.

[Severyx]

Hello all. For anyone interested, the long delayed chapter 16 is out for my original story, Mass Effect: Going Dark. Enjoy!

[Secretive]

Sialater wrote...

Secretive wrote...

oops!! how did my pic get up there? I did not mean to do that, I am new at this!! just wanted to tell Sailater that prof don't know everything.
Read you're reply good for you.

Thanks for the encouragement in both your posts.  The Rescue was my way of getting the cliches I liked out of my system, but it's a story that evolved out of a nightmare.

The ME fics are stories that wouldn't let go and Shepards that took on lives of their own.

I can totally understand about the Shepards!!! I myself am reading this very hilarious Mock Effect 1&2 stories about the Shepards and I can't get enough of them, it's like looking forward to meeting old friends and wondering what new mischief they have been upto.  These characters too seem so alive and real.  Haven't gotten around to reading about your Shepards'  yet but after your excellent Rescue story I look forward to also read your Me Stories.

[GuardianAngel470]

Ok, so I'm going back a rewriting a fiction to give it more depth and I wanted some feedback on what I have so far.



Two chapters, a combined 4200 words, and I just need someone to read it to tell me what they think. I feel like it doesn't flow as fast as the original.

[Sandbox47]

Ah... not to be a troll, but I am writing a full story (from Akuze 2177 and to the defeat of the Reapers "date not set") that involves all the ME characters but is not centered around Shepard but Numine (my character)

Anyways, I'd like someone to read it from time to time and give constructive criticism.

If you want, then it can be a two-way thing. I read yours and you read mine. Just send me a message.

[GuardianAngel470]

Sandbox47 wrote...

Ah... not to be a troll, but I am writing a full story (from Akuze 2177 and to the defeat of the Reapers "date not set") that involves all the ME characters but is not centered around Shepard but Numine (my character)
Anyways, I'd like someone to read it from time to time and give constructive criticism.
If you want, then it can be a two-way thing. I read yours and you read mine. Just send me a message.

How long is it right now?

[DaVanguard]

I have been kicking around an idea of doing a spacer backstory I will start it later today, IMO I dont expect success

[J.C. Blade]

Hey all, just wanted to say replaying the game had my inspiration kicking and I've finally lifted the 'hiatus' status of my story, "Uncharted". This is mostly for people who prefer the 'not-all-there-in-the-head' Shepard type of personality because it is going through the game - somewhat.

[DeckardWasAReplicant]

I like to read mass effect fanfic because im a HUGE ME fan. And if people are fans i would encourage them to find some and read because even though some people do bash fanfic as nothing but fanboys(or girls) writing more stories to get more action between their shepard and their love interest. And while i am not bashing anyone who writes shepard stories i do find the ones like mass effect digression to be more enjoyable because it could be "canon". Are there any more stories like Terrork's? I want to write one myself but i have a Geroge McFly fear going. what if i write them and people tell me they suck, i couldnt live with that kinda rejection . But i do have a quick question about something i was going to use in my writing. When shepard meets Aria for the first time on Omega, she has her batarian scan him saying "That could be anyone wearing your face" This has always made me wonder how you would go about wearing another face as a disguise. Does one have some sort of rubberised skin they can mold into different faces? Just a question i had. Thanks for all the writers of fanfic out there and KEEP EM COMING!!!

Modifié par DeckardWasAReplicant, 23 janvier 2011 - 12:14 .

[volus4life]

Starting writing fan fiction recently. :-) ME's story is great for a game, but I feel you can expand so much more on it. There are just too much possibilities to ignore, imo; I love writing them out on paper (computer).

And yeah, I don't sweat whether people call people fanboys/fangirls for writing fan fics. I like to write, in general, and it's good practice to just keep writing about anything if you eventually want to get into the writing profession. And if I want to write about the Mass Effect universe, so be it!

Oh yeah, shameful plug: my fics are in my sig. :-)

Modifié par volus4life, 23 janvier 2011 - 12:20 .

[skcih-deraj]

I finshed a story not to long ago and as I rewrote the last few chapters onto my computor I noticed that I used very little to none of what I wrote in my note book. Characters got deleted, plot points were erased and two entire chapters were deleted and elements from those deleted chapters are now mixed in with each other. That and having four ways to end a story doesn't help either. I ended up using none of those endings and went with something out of the blue.



Anyway I was wondering if other writers have those kind of issues that end up changing the story that you had in your head when you started writing the story?

[Sergeant Conley]

skcih-deraj wrote...

Anyway I was wondering if other writers have those kind of issues that end up changing the story that you had in your head when you started writing the story?

I haven't started any ME fics yet (I'm a "one project at a time" kinda guy,) though I've got plenty of ideas. The situation you just described, though, is a universal thing to writing in general, be it fanfiction or original fiction.

The latest fanfic I've completed is a good example. The major conflict of the plot changed entirely, a good guy/anti-hero become a flat-out villain (main antagonist even,) and the final product was way different than what I originally intended.

Trust me, there are a lot of writers, both professional and otherwise, who undergo this process, hell maybe even the vast majority.

[Ramirez Wolfen]

I started fanfic a little while ago can I get some advice on how to make it better? Thanks in advance.



Here's the link: http://www.fanfictio.../1/The_Saboteur

[Terror_K]

skcih-deraj wrote...

I finshed a story not to long ago and as I rewrote the last few chapters onto my computor I noticed that I used very little to none of what I wrote in my note book. Characters got deleted, plot points were erased and two entire chapters were deleted and elements from those deleted chapters are now mixed in with each other. That and having four ways to end a story doesn't help either. I ended up using none of those endings and went with something out of the blue.

Anyway I was wondering if other writers have those kind of issues that end up changing the story that you had in your head when you started writing the story?

Yeah. Mass Effect Digression actually changed fairly wildly throughout being written. Characters went in different directions than I had originally intended, some were scrapped entirely while others came in at the last minute. Even backstories changed for characters. The basic plot stayed on the rails, but wavered all over the place getting there.

[Sialater]

That's why revisions are necessary in original fiction. In fanfic, it write more by the seat of my pants. There's no net.

[volus4life]

Hiya, chapter 2 of my crack pairing (grunt x tali) is up!

www.fanfiction.net/s/6677099/2/

Grruuuuunt.

Modifié par volus4life, 24 janvier 2011 - 12:58 .

[fainmaca]

Just a quick post to let you know that Chapter 12 of my fanfic is now up, so... enjoy.



Anyhoo, seeya once I've finished my next chapter, where Shepard begins his mission to save Grunt and Mordin.



Link: http://www.fanfictio...nto_the_Unknown

[Severyx]

DeckardWasAReplicant wrote...

And while i am not bashing anyone who writes shepard stories i do find the ones like mass effect digression to be more enjoyable because it could be "canon". Are there any more stories like Terrork's?

A shameless plug/answer to your question: My fanfic, Mass Effect: Going Dark fits this bill. It's an original story meant to be "canon" and follows original characters like Digression does. It's not complete yet, but it has quite a bit under its belt so far. Additionally, there's a small, but growing collection of original story fanfics on Fanfiction.net called "Massively Effective Originals".

skcih-deraj wrote...

I finshed a story not to long ago and
as I rewrote the last few chapters onto my computor I noticed that I
used very little to none of what I wrote in my note book. Characters
got deleted, plot points were erased and two entire chapters were
deleted and elements from those deleted chapters are now mixed in with
each other. That and having four ways to end a story doesn't help
either. I ended up using none of those endings and went with something
out of the blue.

Anyway I was wondering if other writers have
those kind of issues that end up changing the story that you had in your
head when you started writing the story?

Oh heck yes. Most of this happens to work out in my head, but by the time it hits OpenOffice Writer, it's changed a few times. Most of the changes, in my case, are ones that make more sense according to what has happened. Like Terror K said, the major plot points are still there, but everything between those points were 'on the fly' character development and subsequent shifts in direction.

Personally, I love that moment - When characters you create form a life of their own before your own eyes and situations unfold that you hadn't really thought about before, even as the author. I used to roleplay way back in the day, and my characters then had the same 'Self-Optimization Syndrome' that my original characters today have. It's too cool.

[Neutral Ground]

skcih-deraj wrote...

I finshed a story not to long ago and as I rewrote the last few chapters onto my computor I noticed that I used very little to none of what I wrote in my note book. Characters got deleted, plot points were erased and two entire chapters were deleted and elements from those deleted chapters are now mixed in with each other. That and having four ways to end a story doesn't help either. I ended up using none of those endings and went with something out of the blue.

Anyway I was wondering if other writers have those kind of issues that end up changing the story that you had in your head when you started writing the story?

All the time.  Then again, my preferred method of writing is to create characters and scenarios, and then to see how those scenarios play out.  More often than not, whenever I try and introduce a plot of my own creation, it winds up getting pretty aggressively warped by the characters in it.

[GuardianAngel470]

DeckardWasAReplicant wrote...

I like to read mass effect fanfic because im a HUGE ME fan. And if people are fans i would encourage them to find some and read because even though some people do bash fanfic as nothing but fanboys(or girls) writing more stories to get more action between their shepard and their love interest. And while i am not bashing anyone who writes shepard stories i do find the ones like mass effect digression to be more enjoyable because it could be "canon". Are there any more stories like Terrork's? I want to write one myself but i have a Geroge McFly fear going. what if i write them and people tell me they suck, i couldnt live with that kinda rejection . But i do have a quick question about something i was going to use in my writing. When shepard meets Aria for the first time on Omega, she has her batarian scan him saying "That could be anyone wearing your face" This has always made me wonder how you would go about wearing another face as a disguise. Does one have some sort of rubberised skin they can mold into different faces? Just a question i had. Thanks for all the writers of fanfic out there and KEEP EM COMING!!!

Yes, everything I've written. I also prefer things to fit within cannon and I make a point of fitting them within existing ME lore. From the Codex to comments from characters to books, all my stories could be cannon.

Though you may not agree with some of the things my Shepard does from a personal standpoint (He can be pretty brutal as a Paragade but always for a good reason) I make sure to have as few conflicting plot points as possible.

I've incorporated technology and minor text messages into my stories from LADAR to cloaking to Garrus' exchange with his sister.

[GuardianAngel470]

Neutral Ground wrote...

skcih-deraj wrote...

I finshed a story not to long ago and as I rewrote the last few chapters onto my computor I noticed that I used very little to none of what I wrote in my note book. Characters got deleted, plot points were erased and two entire chapters were deleted and elements from those deleted chapters are now mixed in with each other. That and having four ways to end a story doesn't help either. I ended up using none of those endings and went with something out of the blue.

Anyway I was wondering if other writers have those kind of issues that end up changing the story that you had in your head when you started writing the story?

All the time.  Then again, my preferred method of writing is to create characters and scenarios, and then to see how those scenarios play out.  More often than not, whenever I try and introduce a plot of my own creation, it winds up getting pretty aggressively warped by the characters in it.

To date I haven't really used a notebook myself. I usually have a small concept in my head and then I build to it throughout the story as things pop into my head. However, I have seen just such a change happen to me as you describe.

[Neutral Ground]

Severyx wrote...

DeckardWasAReplicant wrote...

And while i am not bashing anyone who writes shepard stories i do find the ones like mass effect digression to be more enjoyable because it could be "canon". Are there any more stories like Terrork's?

A shameless plug/answer to your question: My fanfic, Mass Effect: Going Dark fits this bill. It's an original story meant to be "canon" and follows original characters like Digression does. It's not complete yet, but it has quite a bit under its belt so far. Additionally, there's a small, but growing collection of original story fanfics on Fanfiction.net called "Massively Effective Originals".

A second shameless plug/answer would be my own fanfic, Spectre One, which focuses on a turian and an asari, during the end of the Krogan Rebellion.  It essentially "rewrites" some of the canon, but does not ignore it (e.g. some things are revealed to have been misinformation, such as the specific nature and formation of the Spectres).

I think a lot of time people avoid stories focused on ocs and exploration of the ME history because frankly, there's very little readership for that sort of thing: most people on Fanfiction.net just want to read pairing stories and have done with it.  The idea of reading about new characters who they've never used in a videogame probably bores them.  I guess that's my general frustration with fanfiction XD

Modifié par Neutral Ground, 04 février 2011 - 07:42 .

[Terror_K]

Neutral Ground wrote...

I think a lot of time people avoid stories focused on ocs and exploration of the ME history because frankly, there's very little readership for that sort of thing: most people on Fanfiction.net just want to read pairing stories and have done with it.  The idea of reading about new characters who they've never used in a videogame probably bores them.  I guess that's my general frustration with fanfiction XD

Yeah, I've noticed this too. People seem to prefer reading the familiar for the most part and these fics tend to get the most attention and reviews. I personally prefer to read more original stories myself (I honestly don't really care about other peoples' Shepards, and I don't really get why anybody would care about mine) that can add to the existing canon without interfering with it (if possible) like Drew's novels, and that's how I also prefer to write.

I think Digression was pretty well received by those that did read it, though since it's been completed after two years of writing there's only been one review*, which is kind of disheartening and kind of puts me off wanting to put any effort into another story now.

* = as in there's only been one review since its completion, while there have been more during its writing.

Modifié par Terror_K, 07 février 2011 - 07:02 .