GasBandit
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The Random Crap Thread 2: It Hits the Fan.
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Just wrote another 1,600 words for THE DAME WAS A TAD POLISH. I'm at 52,442 words now and I'm feeling like there's about two, maybe three chapters left. Depends on how much epilogue I decide - or well, let's be honest, Dill decides - to write.
I just wrote one line that I'm particularly proud of. It just sort of popped out and I think it's kinda funny:
“I don’t give a damn if she has a Panzer tucked in her panties!”
Also, I was struggling on how to get Dill from where he was to where he needed to be. And then, in Dill fashion, he did something even I didn't expect. I wrote it, looked at it, and nearly vocally shouted right here in Starbucks, "What the hell are you doing, Dill?!" Then I sat and thought about it for like ten seconds and thought, "Yep, okay. You're an asshole and you would do that." So I kept it. And now Dill's on his way to Point B.
Also also, special thanks to @Officer_Charon, who was luckily online on Facebook to answer a few quick questions. Between him, @Terrik, @bhamv3, @Cajungal, and @Zero Esc, the acknowledgements for this book is starting to look very Halforumsy.
I just wrote one line that I'm particularly proud of. It just sort of popped out and I think it's kinda funny:
“I don’t give a damn if she has a Panzer tucked in her panties!”
Also, I was struggling on how to get Dill from where he was to where he needed to be. And then, in Dill fashion, he did something even I didn't expect. I wrote it, looked at it, and nearly vocally shouted right here in Starbucks, "What the hell are you doing, Dill?!" Then I sat and thought about it for like ten seconds and thought, "Yep, okay. You're an asshole and you would do that." So I kept it. And now Dill's on his way to Point B.
Also also, special thanks to @Officer_Charon, who was luckily online on Facebook to answer a few quick questions. Between him, @Terrik, @bhamv3, @Cajungal, and @Zero Esc, the acknowledgements for this book is starting to look very Halforumsy.
Oh man, those things are horrifying knock-offs of the Minions.
http://nickpiers.wordpress.com/2014/07/13/the-joys-of-writing-characters-taking-over/
Wrote a new blog entry just now. It's spinning off from what I mentioned above about Dill doing something unexpected.
Wrote a new blog entry just now. It's spinning off from what I mentioned above about Dill doing something unexpected.
@ThatNickGuy, I recall Jeph Jacques of Questionable Content fame telling how the characters in his strip sometimes write the dialogue for him. In fact, the storyline arc that was supposed to end the comic actually turned out completely different, because of how the two main characters reacted to the Big Reveal.
That, my friend, is a sign of good writing.
That, my friend, is a sign of good writing.
It's a sign of the writer creating characters with strong personalities; the next good writing part comes from not forcing them for the sake of the plot.
It's the kind of trouble I'm feeling over my current project. When messing with time travel, it's really hard to just let the characters do their thing and I feel like I've created characters who are so ill-defined that anything I need to do with them won't feel out of character. I'm gonna just keep going and see how it feels when I read it over, but it's a concern.
On a related note, science fiction is way harder to write than fantasy.
It's the kind of trouble I'm feeling over my current project. When messing with time travel, it's really hard to just let the characters do their thing and I feel like I've created characters who are so ill-defined that anything I need to do with them won't feel out of character. I'm gonna just keep going and see how it feels when I read it over, but it's a concern.
On a related note, science fiction is way harder to write than fantasy.
You ever need a brain to pick, lemme know. You've helped me more than enough times in the past, including the beginning of the novel I'm almost done now.It's a sign of the writer creating characters with strong personalities; the next good writing part comes from not forcing them for the sake of the plot.
It's the kind of trouble I'm feeling over my current project. When messing with time travel, it's really hard to just let the characters do their thing and I feel like I've created characters who are so ill-defined that anything I need to do with them won't feel out of character. I'm gonna just keep going and see how it feels when I read it over, but it's a concern.
On a related note, science fiction is way harder to write than fantasy.
I'll keep that in mind and I appreciate it. Right now I think I've worked out most of the plot holes, something a lot of time travel stories probably don't bother to do because it's a pain in the ass and can mess up the story. Might run into trouble somewhere beyond where I'm at now, and if I do, I'll toss you a PM.[DOUBLEPOST=1405258303,1405258261][/DOUBLEPOST]
That actually makes it look much less threatening.
With Fantasy, you can do whatever you want, and people usually won't complain so long as you don't contradict anything you've previously Deus Extablished.On a related note, science fiction is way harder to write than fantasy.
With SciFi, you're stuck in a trap where you need to research your macguffins in order to appease the techno-folks who actually do know what you're talking about, and Wikipedia usually isn't enough.
--Patrick
My tech stuff is still bullshit; it's more that with fantasy, I can always go back to earlier and introduce new internal logic. With sci-fi, I can't really do that once I've set up my stuff. Especially time travel.
AKA "I'm gonna totally ignore it to the point that it might as well be space magic".
I liked Moffat's stories better when he was only doing one or two Doctor Who episodes a season.1,800 words written today for THE DAME WAS A TAD POLISH. Total as of now? 54,304. So very, very close to completion now.
I also may have named two police officers as @Officer_Charon and Officer Tidwell (@Cajungal).
I also may have named two police officers as @Officer_Charon and Officer Tidwell (@Cajungal).
Dork. Glad you're making good progress.1,800 words written today for THE DAME WAS A TAD POLISH. Total as of now? 54,304. So very, very close to completion now.
I also may have named two police officers as @Officer_Charon and Officer Tidwell (@Cajungal).
In my side of things, had a long convo with my wife and decided I'm just going back to my 3rd-person wheelhouse. I'll leave the 1st-person stuff to Nick; he does it better than I do and trying to change my ways is not worth the stress/delays I'm feeling when I could just enjoy telling my story my way like I usually do.
Joke's on you. Lily's manager's first name is Darryl.
Yeah, well, Darryl's a girl's name, so there!Joke's on you. Lily's manager's first name is Darryl.
The sad part is that it's only a rant if you're smart enough to get that it's a rant. To the other 99% of the population, it's still either gag-a-day or incomprehensible.
--Patrick
So many tomato plants, so little time.
figmentPez
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I feel like such a typical American. I mean, I can't even identify half of the countries on this map:
