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[Shadow of Light Dragon]

Hmmm...maybe post the whole thing then, so it ends on a cool note? Better to leave readers wanting more!

[Gilgamesh1138]

LOL Missa will rock no matter.

[odiedragon]

I wrote a monster chapter (10,000+ words) that I kinda regret not splitting into two. If there's a logical place to break it up, I would do so.

[soignee]

http://www.fanfictio...t/s/5771314/19/



I gave in and broke it up. I can rewrite one scene to make it more punchy then...

[Gilgamesh1138]

Yeah, I am with odie. It is really hard to read such long chapters too. I get interrupted at work, which is where I spend most of my time reading. Otherwise I would never get to write! Too many of you are fantastic writers and I am addicted.

[Shadow of Light Dragon]

Maria13 wrote...

klarabella wrote...

So the phylactery is ... a bit of blood magic? (Did anyone say this already, I didn't read any further, I had to get my thoughts out now.) Oh, sweet hypocrisy.

I was looking for something like this for my story. There was a little plot hole explaining as to ... how ... and why ... things work. And now I have a wonderful idea. Oh, I do.

You are so inspiring.

Damn, the idea is growing into a monster. Now the Chantry could be involved in ... evil things ... and stuff.

Well, I was just speculating...  You know how things work with certain organisations:  Its alright if we do it, but if YOU do it, it's very, very wrong... 

The Circle might look at it this way:

"We can do it because we know how to do it right, without hurting anyone."

Of course, using the phylactery to hunt down rogue mages afterwards doesn't count as 'hurting anyone'.  And Templars using it against mages might be considered...I don't know, poetic?

[Maria13]

Shadow of Light Dragon wrote...

Maria13 wrote...

klarabella wrote...

So the phylactery is ... a bit of blood magic? (Did anyone say this already, I didn't read any further, I had to get my thoughts out now.) Oh, sweet hypocrisy.

I was looking for something like this for my story. There was a little plot hole explaining as to ... how ... and why ... things work. And now I have a wonderful idea. Oh, I do.

You are so inspiring.

Damn, the idea is growing into a monster. Now the Chantry could be involved in ... evil things ... and stuff.

Well, I was just speculating...  You know how things work with certain organisations:  Its alright if we do it, but if YOU do it, it's very, very wrong... 

The Circle might look at it this way:

"We can do it because we know how to do it right, without hurting anyone."

Of course, using the phylactery to hunt down rogue mages afterwards doesn't count as 'hurting anyone'.  And Templars using it against mages might be considered...I don't know, poetic?

Quite, the Circle could hire out a few specially "authorised" practitioners to the Chantry to do this...

[odiedragon]

....this would definitely explain why Anders hates blood magic so much...

[Gilgamesh1138]

Oh nice! Yeah he really, really hates it.

[Maria13]

Gilgamesh1138 wrote...

Yeah, I am with odie. It is really hard to read such long chapters too. I get interrupted at work, which is where I spend most of my time reading. Otherwise I would never get to write! Too many of you are fantastic writers and I am addicted.

Optimal chapter length is an interesting subject.  Mine are all around 3,000 words which suits my writing but I hope also suits some readers.  It would be interesting to study the chapter lengths of some of the greats that wrote in installments such as Dickens or Alexandre Dumas.  Stephen King as an experiment wrote the Green Mile in installments (interesting factoid of the day!).

[Gilgamesh1138]

Oh, I didn't know Mr. King wrote the Green Mile in istallments. Cool! Thanks Maria!



I don't like to put a limit on chapters, some of mine just have to be longer. They couldn't be split. I tend to write around 1,000-4,000 depending. though my lastest chapter for Whisprering was over 6,000. Hopefully an entertaining enough 6,000 words. Again not one I could split.

[Tasmen]

I tend to have word count goals, or at least approximate word count goals. With 'Duty', I was aiming for close to 2k. If it went over? Great! If it as a little under? Fine.



With 'Enemy', I'm pretty much doing two chapters for every one with the two PoVs, so those chapters are ~3k+. I don't like putting out anything more than 4k if possible mainly because of the medium (computers) the work is published on.



I find that it's easy to get distracted while reading on the computer and if something is too long, it might be too hard for a reader to digest in a single sitting.

[Gilgamesh1138]

And I thank you for that Tas! It is so much easier to get distracted on the computer!

[Miri1984]

Plot is working at the moment! Love it when that happens!

[soignee]

See, the reason I have 8000ish word chapters as I feel there has to be a rhythm to it and must contain themes/events as they all tie together. I'll plot out what I want on post its then proceed to write it all out in stages (never linearly, I'll tackle scenes that seem the easiest first) then realise, well, crap. That's a lot of words.

If I split it up and have, say, 3 chapters instead, I feel those chapters would be so very dull. The last one I did was pretty much POLITICSPOLITICSSSSS and not many people like reading that, so...

It's also why I update weekly because oh damnnnnnn WALL OF TEXT.

Modifié par soignee, 02 juin 2010 - 07:13 .

[Shadow of Light Dragon]

Has anyone ever made a funny/embarrassing typo they can remember and share? I just found one while writing my current chapter...



"A pair of gourds by the torchlit door nodded to her and she bade them good evening."



So...it seems Highever is protected by oddly-shaped fruit.

[Gilgamesh1138]

LOL gourds! Beware the gourds! They have sharp weapons. : D Now I am going to have to go search for some. I know I have to have something....

[Tasmen]

Shadow of Light Dragon wrote...

Has anyone ever made a funny/embarrassing typo they can remember and share? I just found one while writing my current chapter...

My best weird typo?  'Fork Drakon'  'Nuff said!

[Gilgamesh1138]

Stick a fork in it? It's done?

[MireliA]

I typed 'Teagan Gurrrin' the other day. What can I say, my mind was definitely wandering by that point!

Modifié par MireliA, 02 juin 2010 - 05:46 .

[Gilgamesh1138]

ROFL MireliA! Does this mean I get to beta soon? *puts fingertips together a la Mr. Burns*

[MireliA]

Gilgamesh1138 wrote...

ROFL MireliA! Does this mean I get to beta soon? *puts fingertips together a la Mr. Burns*

'Exxxxcellent....'

You never know! I'm writing Anders in at the moment and its the most fun I've had with my laptop in ages

[Gilgamesh1138]

Oh, I can't wait!

[Miri1984]

MireliA wrote...

Gilgamesh1138 wrote...

ROFL MireliA! Does this mean I get to beta soon? *puts fingertips together a la Mr. Burns*

'Exxxxcellent....'

You never know! I'm writing Anders in at the moment and its the most fun I've had with my laptop in ages

Be very careful, MireliA. Anders is nefarious, evil and very, very addictive. Not to mention incredibly yummy. I may never want to write Alistair again .

[Gilgamesh1138]

LOL, and I won't fault you for it Miri! I am so sorry to be catching up on your Anders, love. I promise more reviews forthcoming. To make up for it, I did chat you up and you will have another fan and fellow author reading your fantastic stories. : D