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[Sagacious Rage]

Ok first some background about me: 

When I was a kid, I LOVED to write. I had binders full of stories, usually adventure and fantasy and crazy space opera sort of stuff. I fell out of it somewhere in highschool. I took a couple creative writing courses in college and thought about trying to shop some of my short stories around but never really had the time. I haven't write creatively for about six years.

I was always one of those "Oh, I would never write fanfiction, that's silly! But I really want to write fantasy and don't have the time to devote to world-building. I find it so freeing to just jump right in without having to write a novel's worth of background info to keep my world consistent.

I go this game for my birthday and for whatever reason I HAVE TO WRITE THIS STORY. Maebh crawled into my skin and wouldn't go away. I've been trying to work her into canon as closely as possible. I hope y'all like it. And any kind of criticism is welcome. The one thing I miss from creative writing class is the intense workshopping. You don't really get that kind of feedback on a forum like ff.net.

Anyway. www.fanfiction.net/s/5612769/1/ <-There it is. Don't be thrown off by the tags, I don't keep Cailan alive.

Modifié par Sagacious Rage, 01 mars 2010 - 07:16 .

[Sialater]

I've only read the first chapter so far, but it's very good. Keep up the good work!

[Sagacious Rage]

Ghost Mom! Uncomfortable naked times! Wynne thinks you're being silly
about all this! Attempts to double-cross a religious fanatic backfire
in a spectacular fashion! I manage to write a lovey scene that is not
awkward, depressing, weird OR Freudian! Of course it all ends in frustration!

www.fanfiction.net/s/5612769/16/Prodigal

[Sialater]

Interesting take on Amell's origins. Can't wait till Landsmeet!

[AdorableAnarchist]

LOL I'm liking this a lot!

[Sagacious Rage]

I'm glad you guys are liking this. I am so excited for the Landsmeet! I keep going back and forth in my mind. Yesterday I was all "Oh, she's TOTALLY going to spare Loghain" but today I'm like "No, she's kind of replaced Loghain with Alistair and she is desperate for his approval now so she won't" so whatever happens will be a surprise to all of us I think.



Still have to get through the Brecilian forest first, though.

[AdorableAnarchist]

LOL I find that I waffle constantly about my writing decisions until I sit down and actually write. Sometimes, I go in with one idea clear in my head until I get the characters moving along... I had that happen with my novel. It was beautifully outlined and all ready to go and then the characters had to be stubborn and change things all around. LOL

[Sagacious Rage]

LOL I know like how I originally planned to make Cailan essentially a nice guy, if a little self-absorbed? And now he's turned into the worst frattastic douche that ever breathed? I thought people were supposed to be redeemed in death!

[Sialater]

Even characters get 20/20 hindsight. My characters rarely go with what I want them to do when I want them to do it. In the fic I posted, my elf mage surprised me with how conflicted she still was about some things.

[Tasmen]

Sialater wrote...

Even characters get 20/20 hindsight. My characters rarely go with what I want them to do when I want them to do it. In the fic I posted, my elf mage surprised me with how conflicted she still was about some things.

Tell me about.....  I just want to kick Alistair in the jimmy for being a big stinky 'dump you in public' jerk, but haven't been able to quite do that yet in the story because of stupid things like..character.

[Sialater]

You just gave me an idea for how that might have gone once she got back to camp for at least one of my characters.



Had I not roleplayed that I was angry at him at his sister's house, for instance, and told him to stop whining and grow a pair. LOL

[Sagacious Rage]

Jowan! Eamon! Maebh doesn't like public speaking! Eamon is really
paranoid! But it's not without reason because Maebh commits petty
theft! And then has (implied) sex with Alistair! Wynne is not amused with your shenanigans!

www.fanfiction.net/s/5612769/17/

Modifié par Sagacious Rage, 22 janvier 2010 - 02:00 .

[AdorableAnarchist]

Love it!!

[Tasmen]

Epic fail due to Epic Wynne. I approve.

[tallon1982]

Nice work =)

[Sagacious Rage]

I had to argue for "epic fail". The husband told me it was "too cute" but I was like "Well, somebody should have told BioWare that when they put it in the game

[Sialater]

I do like that you put that in there as dwarven slang. It was giggle worthy.

[Sagacious Rage]

I'm glad you guys found it funny. Funny is hard, and it's something I don't think I'm very good at. I'm trying, though!

[Sialater]

You're better at it than I am!

[Tasmen]

Sagacious Rage wrote...

I'm glad you guys found it funny. Funny is hard, and it's something I don't think I'm very good at. I'm trying, though!

I'll lend you some of my extra unicorns and kittens...

[Sagacious Rage]

Thanks, I could use it.



There's going to be at least one more "happy lovey" chapter before the DRAMALAMALICIOUS Landsmeet. Actually, the next chapter is probably going to end on a not-so-happy-note as well it seems.



One of these days I am going to write the epic tale of Bizarro!Alistair, Barbie: the Barbarian Queen and Vesuvio Horseloin III.

[Tasmen]

Sagacious Rage wrote...

One of these days I am going to write the epic tale of Bizarro!Alistair, Barbie: the Barbarian Queen and Vesuvio Horseloin III.

Throw in a little Air Flemeth and it shall be EPIC!

[ReubenLiew]

Aha! So I DID managed to get through the entire thing
I like it, but as you said the middle sections got really rushed, and the jumping from scene to scene did confuse me for a bit but you've settled into a better pace now
Liking it!

-edit- Oh, and a little note, Thedas IS the name of the world, so when Alistair says best girl mage in Thedas, maybe the entire world, you're saying it twice
Unless I'm horribly wrong, then ignore this part.

Modifié par ReubenLiew, 22 janvier 2010 - 04:25 .

[Sagacious Rage]

Aw, thanks, Reuben! Yeah I may go back and revise those earlier chapters. Part of the skipping around is me assuming that anybody bothering to read it has played the game, so I just tell the parts of the story that change because of who she is, you know?



But yeah chapters 2, 3, & 4 in particular. I go back and read them and I think: "Ugh." Of course, by the time I finish I'll probably feel that way about chapters...5-end so who knows. I still like 1.

[Tasmen]

Sagacious Rage wrote...
But yeah chapters 2, 3, & 4 in particular. I go back and read them and I think: "Ugh." Of course, by the time I finish I'll probably feel that way about chapters...5-end so who knows. I still like 1.

It's a never ending cycle...  I'm the same way.