Aw, thank you! I hope to have bit more time for reading (and writing) during holidays, and you're one of my reading list as well. ^^
I found an interesting article about writing characters: Create Vivid, Memorable Characters It recommends some exercises that seem like fun - e.g. to write 'Dear Author' letter - from your character to you about how they would like to be portrayed in the book.
So I was thinking - perhaps it could be the first WL challenge? It wouldn't have to be the letter, but anyone would choose the exercise they like the best.
And it woul have long deadline, say, half of January? I'm sure we'll be all busy enough within next two weeks.
What do you think?
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Posté 19 décembre 2011 - 10:58
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Wonderful I shall read that when I come back from Christmas shopping - Characters are my favourite part in the creation of any story.
Sure count me in - school holidays here now, not sure how much writing will happen - I can only try.
Sure count me in - school holidays here now, not sure how much writing will happen - I can only try.
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Posté 19 décembre 2011 - 11:10
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I'm in for that after Christmas! I'm attempting to get chapter 3 of my fic written before then and I don't think I have time for anything beyond that with Christmas here. 
*crosses fingers* hopefully I can get that done...
But that sounds like a great idea! And I bookmarked that article. Sounds like a good one I'll definitely have to read that later.
*crosses fingers* hopefully I can get that done...But that sounds like a great idea! And I bookmarked that article. Sounds like a good one I'll definitely have to read that later.
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Posté 20 décembre 2011 - 02:26
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Is this limited to DA:O characters?
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Posté 20 décembre 2011 - 04:18
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Well... this *IS* the DA:O section...
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Posté 20 décembre 2011 - 04:32
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Yes, but if we only post links here, and the story itself is on FFN or in the correct section, I don't think it will be a problem.
In the worst case it would be blamed of being 'off topic' - but seeing as nobody cares that 99% of things posted at e.g. Loghain thread is totally off topic, I don't think it will happen.
In the worst case it would be blamed of being 'off topic' - but seeing as nobody cares that 99% of things posted at e.g. Loghain thread is totally off topic, I don't think it will happen.
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Posté 21 décembre 2011 - 12:53
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Have you seen the Writing Challenge Competition?
ASUNDER - WRITING CHALLENGE
ASUNDER - WRITING CHALLENGE
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Posté 21 décembre 2011 - 02:47
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I've linked non-DA:O stories before (heck, I have a Star Trek story linked in my sig). So I think as long as you don't post it directly, it doesn't break any rules. Besides, writing encompasses a whoooooole lotta stuff besides DA:O, and any writing done makes you better, which makes DA:O stuff better, soooo....
Ooh, shiny!
I might take a crack at that Asunder Writing Challenge, but I feel like I'd be behind the curve, what with not having played DA2 or anything...
And I am definitely up for a writing challenge, Klidi! Great idea!
Ooh, shiny!
I might take a crack at that Asunder Writing Challenge, but I feel like I'd be behind the curve, what with not having played DA2 or anything...
And I am definitely up for a writing challenge, Klidi! Great idea!
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Posté 21 décembre 2011 - 04:10
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TK in all honesty I think it is just write about your mage/templar character in the DragonAge world - so no mention of DAO - DA2 story/characters is needed and possibly will get you disqualified - trying to get that classified.
I think its safer/better anyway to create a whole new theme to really show creativity - while still adhereing to the Lore.
I think its safer/better anyway to create a whole new theme to really show creativity - while still adhereing to the Lore.
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Posté 22 décembre 2011 - 02:16
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Klidi's Challenge - I chose this exercise...
DEAR AUTHOR: Your character writes you (the author) a letter, instructing you quite specifically in how s/he wants to be portrayed in the book. Make your character's personality come through loud and clear in this letter. Try to set yourself aside as you write it.
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Dear Writer,
Aneth ara emma falon,
Iam happy you wish to write about Zevran and me, and our story together.
I remember believing on the day I was sent from my clan, that my life was over and no more good would happen for me. I was wrong; Zevran came along, and helped me to change how I thought.
It is very important to me that you honour me and my clan when you write. Although you are a shem I will trust you only because you have shown much respect for our ways and beliefs.
I do not mind if you show the others I wanted so much to die. To take my life is a very bad thing for Dalish people, but is important for the peoples to understand how much grief comes to a Dalish person when taken from everything they know and love. I did not care about the blight, or shemlan/flat-ear world. All I wanted was my clan and Tamlen again, I didn’t care if the blight destroyed everything; to me everything was already gone.
The Creators had other plan for me, it was their will I survive and the Blight be stopped, but they sent to me a helper - Zevran. The Creators smiled on him also, because the day we met he was seeking to die too. This was a good thing; he was able to show me that good things can happen even if you don’t believe they can anymore. He was able to reach me and gain my trust when no other could.
The fact I stopped the blight made me a hero, but if it was not for Zevran I would have not made it to the Archdemon, he is a hero too and no one knows how much. This is what I hope will change when you write our story.
Zevran is my life and a big part of my new world, our world. A world where we have come to understand, that there is no true good race, all can make bad choices – it is each person who chooses what path. Where we are born is decision of the Creators, they decide where best to place us, it is our duty to make whatever place we are, better.
I hope the peoples will see this too in our story, and learn this lesson like Zevran and I did.
Ma serannas & dareth shiral, emma falon
Kyerra Mahariel-Arainai
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Aneth ara emma falon - Greetings my friend
Maserannas & dareth shiral – Thank you & farewell (safe journey)
emma falon – my friend
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Posté 22 décembre 2011 - 02:17
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I love that banner. It's wonderful.
No entry yet. The muse is spent after the Zevran Zecret Santa Prompt.
No entry yet. The muse is spent after the Zevran Zecret Santa Prompt.
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Posté 22 décembre 2011 - 05:09
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Klidi's Challenge - I chose this exercise...
DEAR AUTHOR: Your character writes you (the author) a letter, instructing you quite specifically in how s/he wants to be portrayed in the book. Make your character's personality come through loud and clear in this letter. Try to set yourself aside as you write it.
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Author:
I find it beyond belief that you think my personal grief and shame suitable material for the amusement of your readers. Go back to scribbling empty titillations and limping humor, and leave me in peace.
By my hand,
Vashti Mahariel
Warden Commander of the Dalish
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Posté 22 décembre 2011 - 06:45
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Dear Author,
So I've noticed that you haven't written anything about my story these past few weeks and have been fooling around with some crazy idea that you can write your own material. No it's not BAD material but you know I'd like to well... get moving? It's really sodding cold in the mountains...
What's that? You're busy? Well I've got a sodding blight to stop and I'm stuck on the road with a golem, a witch a templar, a cantankerous old woman and a drunken dwarf. Not to mention this merchant that won't stop whining about his family's lost castle and titles. Why can't you start WRITING?
- Lyna M.
So I've noticed that you haven't written anything about my story these past few weeks and have been fooling around with some crazy idea that you can write your own material. No it's not BAD material but you know I'd like to well... get moving? It's really sodding cold in the mountains...
What's that? You're busy? Well I've got a sodding blight to stop and I'm stuck on the road with a golem, a witch a templar, a cantankerous old woman and a drunken dwarf. Not to mention this merchant that won't stop whining about his family's lost castle and titles. Why can't you start WRITING?
- Lyna M.
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Posté 22 décembre 2011 - 10:44
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Dear Maria
Thought I'd drop you a line.
Incredibly grateful AND flattered for/by the 120K romance and all that but, errr... You've saddled me with three children. Not that I've got anything against children, no, I'm sure they're pretty tasty with cheese [joke!]
But does that mean I'm going to get less, well you know, uh, action in this next installment? I mean I'm only 24 and I lost it barely a few years ago...
Eagerly awaiting some reassurance.
Yours dutifully,
Alistair Theirin, Rex
PS You've never shown me with 'crown hair' could you, just one tiny scene? Pleeease.
Thought I'd drop you a line.
Incredibly grateful AND flattered for/by the 120K romance and all that but, errr... You've saddled me with three children. Not that I've got anything against children, no, I'm sure they're pretty tasty with cheese [joke!]
But does that mean I'm going to get less, well you know, uh, action in this next installment? I mean I'm only 24 and I lost it barely a few years ago...
Eagerly awaiting some reassurance.
Yours dutifully,
Alistair Theirin, Rex
PS You've never shown me with 'crown hair' could you, just one tiny scene? Pleeease.
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Posté 22 décembre 2011 - 10:53
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LOLz to the funny Dear Authors, they are excellent. I feel dumb now for being serious haha
@Sialater - thanks
@Sialater - thanks
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Posté 22 décembre 2011 - 11:07
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Klidi's Challenge - I chose this exercise...
DEAR AUTHOR: Your character writes you (the author) a letter, instructing you quite specifically in how s/he wants to be portrayed in the book. Make your character's personality come through loud and clear in this letter. Try to set yourself aside as you write it.
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Challenge accepted and fulfilled. Here. (I posted it directly on FFN, since it became long.)
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Posté 22 décembre 2011 - 11:25
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I just read it Merilsell and left a review - it was really good - so many people Im reading have characters that resent them in someway. That is interesting to read - and humourous I like it.
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Posté 23 décembre 2011 - 02:42
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*waves to other authors* Hello. New here, and this seems to be just the sort of thread I was looking for.
Anyway, I like the look of the Dear Author challenge, and will be happy to give it a go; I've read and loved all of the entries so far, and just hope mine can match up!
Anyway, I like the look of the Dear Author challenge, and will be happy to give it a go; I've read and loved all of the entries so far, and just hope mine can match up!
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Posté 23 décembre 2011 - 03:04
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*waves back to joiedelavie* Hi! Welcome!
I started a second 'Dear Author' for contrast, and because Vashti's so terse I didn't get to actually *write* much. I went with Finn and an interesting thing happened: I don't think Finn writes like he talks. He's actually a pretty informal talker, but I suspect he busts out the 50-cent words and complex sentence structure when he writes. And since I don't usually write Finn's writing, I write Finn's talking, I wasn't sure if it was really a good exercise to develop his voice.
I started a second 'Dear Author' for contrast, and because Vashti's so terse I didn't get to actually *write* much. I went with Finn and an interesting thing happened: I don't think Finn writes like he talks. He's actually a pretty informal talker, but I suspect he busts out the 50-cent words and complex sentence structure when he writes. And since I don't usually write Finn's writing, I write Finn's talking, I wasn't sure if it was really a good exercise to develop his voice.
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Posté 23 décembre 2011 - 03:11
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I tried to write how Kyerra talks - broken english - it really should be worse because she was illiterate - so spelling and grammer should be badderer LOL
I dont know why I went broken english - I just started doing it whenever Kyerra spoke when I was writing her - I do see her as a type of Ayla (Clan of the Cave Bear) character.
I dont know why I went broken english - I just started doing it whenever Kyerra spoke when I was writing her - I do see her as a type of Ayla (Clan of the Cave Bear) character.
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Posté 23 décembre 2011 - 04:01
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Thanks for the welcome!
Here we are: my first Dear Author, courtesy of Armour's Morgana - don't worry, I will put in the banner (when I figure out how to actually use this site). *sheepish grin*
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Rose:-
A word, please.
Through our time together - 70,00 words? About me? I'm... well, surprised, to say the least - I had come to think that you were a benevolent, good-times-for-all sort of author. I'm now having my doubts.
Zevran is looking dejectedly into the fire and murmuring a woman's name under his breath. You let him torture Alistair about how repressed he is (I did read those conversations; I'm still horrified I let Alistair walk behind me, but it's also... quite flattering, actually - I could say the same about him), or you torture Zevran himself with uncalled-for angst. You seem unable to decide.
Leliana is sitting next to me as I write this, throwing sidelong glances at Alistair and loudly stage-whispering, "Tell him how you feel!" - she doesn't seem to realize that this is almost physically painful; years of bardery haven't taught her subtlety in these matters.
Alistair? He's... certainly not a templar, I know that now. I'm deeply surprised to discover that this stupidity of mine is requited (it explains all the odd looks over the fire... and the little touches... and the charming smiles... and that lovely nervous rambling thing he... Stop that!), but I'm not supposed to know.
Please stop this strange little game - all the blushing and awkward touching (I still can't believe you say that I make excuses to heal him, even if it is, er... true) is making sparring downright bloody impossible. It's also a distraction from the Blight - how can I kill darkspawn if I'm thinking about how lovely his eyes are? (They are, actually - I've always liked hazel, it's very attracti... No. I refuse to be played with like this!)
As our writer, have mercy and allow us to be open about these... feelings. I wish I could tell him. Between a Tower and a Chantry upbringing, we really have no idea about this sort of thing.
Lastly - perhaps a greatsword, after these months of training?
Yours sincerely,
~ Morgana Amell
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People really do write "er"s and "um"s - Morgana gets it off me, I... er, tend to when writing letters to friends. I write like I speak... unfortunately.
Here we are: my first Dear Author, courtesy of Armour's Morgana - don't worry, I will put in the banner (when I figure out how to actually use this site). *sheepish grin*
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Rose:-
A word, please.
Through our time together - 70,00 words? About me? I'm... well, surprised, to say the least - I had come to think that you were a benevolent, good-times-for-all sort of author. I'm now having my doubts.
Zevran is looking dejectedly into the fire and murmuring a woman's name under his breath. You let him torture Alistair about how repressed he is (I did read those conversations; I'm still horrified I let Alistair walk behind me, but it's also... quite flattering, actually - I could say the same about him), or you torture Zevran himself with uncalled-for angst. You seem unable to decide.
Leliana is sitting next to me as I write this, throwing sidelong glances at Alistair and loudly stage-whispering, "Tell him how you feel!" - she doesn't seem to realize that this is almost physically painful; years of bardery haven't taught her subtlety in these matters.
Alistair? He's... certainly not a templar, I know that now. I'm deeply surprised to discover that this stupidity of mine is requited (it explains all the odd looks over the fire... and the little touches... and the charming smiles... and that lovely nervous rambling thing he... Stop that!), but I'm not supposed to know.
Please stop this strange little game - all the blushing and awkward touching (I still can't believe you say that I make excuses to heal him, even if it is, er... true) is making sparring downright bloody impossible. It's also a distraction from the Blight - how can I kill darkspawn if I'm thinking about how lovely his eyes are? (They are, actually - I've always liked hazel, it's very attracti... No. I refuse to be played with like this!)
As our writer, have mercy and allow us to be open about these... feelings. I wish I could tell him. Between a Tower and a Chantry upbringing, we really have no idea about this sort of thing.
Lastly - perhaps a greatsword, after these months of training?
Yours sincerely,
~ Morgana Amell
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People really do write "er"s and "um"s - Morgana gets it off me, I... er, tend to when writing letters to friends. I write like I speak... unfortunately.
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Posté 23 décembre 2011 - 04:20
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Klidi's Challenge - I chose this exercise...
DEAR AUTHOR: Your character writes you (the author) a letter, instructing you quite specifically in how s/he wants to be portrayed in the book. Make your character's personality come through loud and clear in this letter. Try to set yourself aside as you write it.
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Dear Ms. H,
I'm flattered you wish to write a book of my life. While my life has been largely defined by duty and honor, I'm a romantic at heart. A bit clumsy, I found beauty and grace in the dance that comes wielding a sword and shield. Never wanting power, I was terrified at having to lead, but found that people seemed to naturally look to me for leadership. I never thought I wanted to enter into a relationship, but it seems to have found me somewhere along my journey.
I'm sorry at keeping this so short, but duty calls. Perhaps we can arrange an interview at the palace.
Yours Sincerely,
HRH Sarima Cousland-Theirin
