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[Sagacious Rage]

Ugh. Orzammar. I dealt with that one by having my main character mired in grief and strung out on lyrium, so she didn't notice most of what was going on.



That sped things up.

[DreGregoire]

Sagacious Rage wrote...

Ugh. Orzammar. I dealt with that one by having my main character mired in grief and strung out on lyrium, so she didn't notice most of what was going on.

That sped things up.

LOL that's priceless.

[Gilgamesh1138]

@Saga *HUGS* And nice way to handle Orzammar. I think I am going to have to have Kai and company spend time Dre's way. Kai isn't a mage.

[maxernst]

Question: does Thedas have a moon (or possibly more than one)? What do they call it?



I was about to write a chapter and mention moonlight when it suddenly occurred to me I couldn't remember if there were any references to it in the game.

[Shinobu]

maxernst wrote...

Question: does Thedas have a moon (or possibly more than one)? What do they call it?

I was about to write a chapter and mention moonlight when it suddenly occurred to me I couldn't remember if there were any references to it in the game.

There's at least one -- it's seen in-game. I don't know if there are any references to it, though.

[Miri1984]

I'm pretty sure you can see it over the Circle Tower.

[Gilgamesh1138]

MIRI!!!! *HUGS*

[westiex9]

Miri1984 wrote...

I'm pretty sure you can see it over the Circle Tower.

*Pounces!*

[maxernst]

Miri1984 wrote...

I'm pretty sure you can see it over the Circle Tower.

Thanks.  I'd forgotten that.  I guess I'll just call it the moon.

[Gilgamesh1138]

I would max that is what I intend to call it and do in Soulmates.

[DreGregoire]

Gilgamesh1138 wrote...

@Dre, be careful, or you could get a bootknife to the face, a freeze spell, and a sword through your gullet. ROFL!

Yikes! *dresses in full plate armor with a warming spell on standby*

[Raonar]

For me, Orzammar will be THE best part. I just reached it and things will go waaay different from what the game allowed.

[Glorfindel709]

Still cannot get my damn story off the ground >.< and suddenly I woke up and had a plan for a Mage story as well. Gah. I hate life >.<

[Lynn01]

Hrm I'm now working on Orzammar for my story, and things are a bit different than usual as well.

"Still cannot get my damn story off the ground >..
Yesterday I wrote the ending of my current story while I'm still in Orzammar! That's quite handy as well hahaha.

Modifié par Lynn01, 31 janvier 2011 - 11:33 .

[ZerbanDaGreat1]

Oh well. In mine there's a third Warden that does all the politics before the main party gets there so they skip to recruiting Oghren/finding Branka.



Of course then comes the challenge of writing for Oghren. Especially since a major part of the fic is forming close friendships with the party members. Social Link, GO!

[Mahkara]

mousestalker wrote...
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I see it more as an opportunity to garner criticism. The problem with writing original fiction is how to get people to read it. With fanfic, the audience is built in and the characters are already understood. That means that your writing can be broken down into tasty bite sized morsels for the ravening wolves (a/k/a critics) to dig into and digest.

And then some.  The truth is, publishing *sucks*.  There's a reasonable amount of decent original fiction out there.  (Not great fic, but decent.)  So if you write decent original fiction (which is probably the best most of us have to hope for), you're competing for a few slots in a magazine/publishing house that are reserved for authors who don't already have a following and write decent stuff.

So the process tends to go, "send out your manuscript, wait 4 months, get a form rejection letter".  Do this again and again, and maybe you'll be lucky to a) get a rejection letter that actually has writing on it (like, "not bad, send more!"), get an agent (who can then handle the rejection process for you), c) get published.

C happens pretty rarely.  (As does b.  And typically for b, or c with a novel rather than a short story, you already need many short stories published in print magazines.)  And you have to keep at it for a long, long time to get enough published out there that you gain enough of a following to not have to go through all of this in order to publish.

So, if you just enjoy writing, and just like having readers do you a) publish decent fanfiction, get comments and readers, and have fun with it or go through the hell that is trying to publish?

Now I'm not saying that I will *never* try to publish original fiction again.  (I'm in the process of writing a short story, and will probably try to publish once I'm happy with it.)   But, writing ffic is definitely a lot more immediately gratifying than writing original fiction.

[Mahkara]

Sarah1281 wrote...

What kind of 'critical technical feedback' are you talking about?

Generally this is used to mean what works and what doesn't work in a story.

In theory, it means that a reviewer could say anything about the story that was not a personal attack.

In practice it might mean a review like, "This was a really interesting story idea, but I'm a bit confused by all of the POV shifts.  Generally it is best to keep one POV for an entire scene.  In addition, you had a lot of exposition HERE, HERE, and THERE, which might have been better either eliminated or woven into the story in another way.  In addition, I thought that it was kind of OOC when Alistair actually punched Morrigan..." etc.

[DreGregoire]

Mahkara wrote...

Sarah1281 wrote...

What kind of 'critical technical feedback' are you talking about?

Generally this is used to mean what works and what doesn't work in a story.

In theory, it means that a reviewer could say anything about the story that was not a personal attack.

In practice it might mean a review like, "This was a really interesting story idea, but I'm a bit confused by all of the POV shifts.  Generally it is best to keep one POV for an entire scene.  In addition, you had a lot of exposition HERE, HERE, and THERE, which might have been better either eliminated or woven into the story in another way.  In addition, I thought that it was kind of OOC when Alistair actually punched Morrigan..." etc.

*nods* This falls under my etc., and it's just the kind of review I am not qualified to give.

Added: And anybody who read anything written by me sees it. LOL

Modifié par DreGregoire, 31 janvier 2011 - 08:31 .

[Mahkara]

DreGregoire wrote...

Mahkara wrote...

Sarah1281 wrote...

What kind of 'critical technical feedback' are you talking about?

Generally this is used to mean what works and what doesn't work in a story.

In theory, it means that a reviewer could say anything about the story that was not a personal attack.

In practice it might mean a review like, "This was a really interesting story idea, but I'm a bit confused by all of the POV shifts.  Generally it is best to keep one POV for an entire scene.  In addition, you had a lot of exposition HERE, HERE, and THERE, which might have been better either eliminated or woven into the story in another way.  In addition, I thought that it was kind of OOC when Alistair actually punched Morrigan..." etc.

*nods* This falls under my etc., and it's just the kind of review I am not qualified to give.

Added: And anybody who read anything written by me sees it. LOL

I'd actually argue that as long as you know what you like/dislike and can express it in a way that's not obnoxious, you're entirely qualified to give feedback.

I mean, if you wanted to read one of my stories and said something along the lines of, "You know, this has been interesting so far, but I really don't feel sorry for character A in it, as he's being a bit of a jerk. Incidentally, the side plot you have going on with character B is getting a bit boring." I'd be delighted.  As a writer, it is virtually *impossible* to know how what you write comes across to others.  Sometimes audiences *don't* see the characters you mean to be sympathetic as sympathetic (or they do, but in different ways).  Authors regularly have no idea that a story has gone on for too long, is meandering, or has become a bit dull.

Readers can really, really help by voicing these opinions, I think.  Now, admittedly, not all authors want to hear this.  AND of course, there are matters of taste.  But, simultaneously, it's good to know this kind of thing.  And everyone has opinions, whether they share them or not.

[jackkel dragon]

This is my ~20th playthrough of DAO, and I've just learned that you can kill Zathrian without helping the werewolves (whether through elf night at the diner or breaking the curse.) I'm still learning new things every time!



Eerily, I was wondering if such a thing was possible for a potential outcome in my fanfic...

[DreGregoire]

jackkel dragon wrote...

This is my ~20th playthrough of DAO, and I've just learned that you can kill Zathrian without helping the werewolves (whether through elf night at the diner or breaking the curse.) I'm still learning new things every time!

Eerily, I was wondering if such a thing was possible for a potential outcome in my fanfic...

heh, It's always a pleasure finding something new in a playthrough. Wait... you killed Zathrian. Nooooooooooo. LOL

[jackkel dragon]

Meh, Zath had it coming. And apparently wanted to die. O_O.

[DreGregoire]

jackkel dragon wrote...

Meh, Zath had it coming. And apparently wanted to die. O_O.

I've never played it that way. Did the curse end or does it continue?

[jackkel dragon]

DreGregoire wrote...

jackkel dragon wrote...

Meh, Zath had it coming. And apparently wanted to die. O_O.

I've never played it that way. Did the curse end or does it continue?

Apparently, after receiving Witherfang's heart and killing the werewolves (and only if Zathrian is present, as if you were going to lift the curse) you can ask Zathrian if his clan would be fine without him. He says that Lanaya can make the cure from the heart. You can then say "I don't need you anymore, then." Zevran and Shale approve! High cunning characters can tell that Zathrien wants the warden to kill them.


So, werewolves dead but Lanaya heals the elves and joins the big army at Redcliffe later.

[DreGregoire]

jackkel dragon wrote...

DreGregoire wrote...

jackkel dragon wrote...

Meh, Zath had it coming. And apparently wanted to die. O_O.

I've never played it that way. Did the curse end or does it continue?

Apparently, after receiving Witherfang's heart and killing the werewolves (and only if Zathrian is present, as if you were going to lift the curse) you can ask Zathrian if his clan would be fine without him. He says that Lanaya can make the cure from the heart. You can then say "I don't need you anymore, then." Zevran and Shale approve! High cunning characters can tell that Zathrien wants the warden to kill them.


So, werewolves dead but Lanaya heals the elves and joins the big army at Redcliffe later.

tsk, that's just cheap. The curse should have to continue *winks*