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Westenev

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NotFishing said :
So as far as I can tell, the only active roleplayers still kicking around at this time are Inferi, West, Annie, and Azi.

What kind of thread would you guys want to see? I'm leaning more towards medieval-fantasy myself, but I'm also thinking about something set in the musketry era.

So long as the thread isn't written by me, I'm good. O_o Actually, if we could get a few more dead stories bumped so everyone could conveniently forget about the magical girl thread, that’d be dandy.

I guess I have to reluctantly admit creative writing is a perishable skill. O_o Maybe I need to restart my series of bad fanfiction again, or... well... open up a book for inspiration. Perhaps a book about poems, I never quite understood how they worked (well, I mean, beyond being a createxcuse to make up words.)

(Createxcuse. It's funny cause it sounds like great excuse. Or perhaps crate excuse. Which leads one to wonder, for what reason would a crate ever need an excuse? I need to ponder this)
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07-Nov-2017 01:59:59 - Last edited on 07-Nov-2017 02:03:24 by Westenev

Azi Demonica

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If you're struggling with ides, it may be because of lack of direction or long-term planning. Try to induce a "main quest" for your idea, and then make a real-time adventure towards it. That's what I've been doing for two decades, which I feel is the main reason I can constantly make new ideas, new threads, and new stories.

Unfortunately, my audience never exceeded more than a few readers, and past few years, I have zero success in everything I do. My latest novel has 5 views in FictionPress, and like three views on Wattpad. Not only did 30k+ words of note taking not make the story attractive, it made it less attractive. I was thinking of giving-up on Wattpad and all other site-based literature, and just moving onto the classical route of writing a story professionally, then jumping to publication, if possible.

I have noticed something peculiar. Many users on BookTube had frequent complains, none of which I have in any of my stories. Contrary to my lack of tropes, and bias towards originality and effort and passion, I noticed that stories that have tropes, clichés, and shortcuts are exactly the ones that get popular! The best example is Twilight, which is nothing but unrealistic tropes, but no one can deny its success. In my opinion, publishing companies, currently, are not interested in creativity, originality, and passion, because if they were, we would see many books with just that. I think "commercialism art" is the new career for authors. After all, if you want to be a successful artist, you also need to know organization, marketing, business, and planning.

07-Nov-2017 02:32:45

Westenev

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People don't want originality for originalities sake. They want an original twist on their own experiences or fantasies - something they can relate to. Tropes are a good medium to involve the reader, to make them feel knowledgable about the world you describe. It also saves time in description - after all, who in this day and age needs to have a school or office setting explained to them?
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07-Nov-2017 03:26:24

NotFishing

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Alright, I've got two ideas in mind, both are set in the same universe.

The first one: An Elf gets his hand on a magical artifact, and attempts to unleash genocide upon the divided human kingdoms which have been slaughtering and stealing from his people throughout history.

We will be everyday mercs and adventurers in a time when every sword is needed to repel the Elven scourge.

The second one: A bunch of ordinary children who are in no way affiliated with each other are one day approached by a stranger, who imbues them with an odd power. They then suddenly develop magic, despite having no prior talent in the art, and are extraordinarily proficient with it.

Fast forward fifteen or so years, and they have now used those talents to forge successful lives for themselves, only to be called away by strange dreams and an odd pulling sensation, directing them all to the same location where they all finally meet face-to-face and feel a connection with each other. The story progresses from there, but I don't want to spoil it. Though I honestly think this would be better off on Roleplayer Guild, since I would prefer a few more people. Beneath the gold, the Bitter Steel.

07-Nov-2017 03:33:39

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