The Colorless Dragon Thread (Page 1 of 15)

I think your first complication is the requirement that the chapter be written, "A certain way."  I've found that when I have a block, I force myself to write through it, roughing out the scenes and dialogue, despite the fact I'm unhappy with it. Then I have a written outline to expand on later. That way, your readers will get a chance to know what happens instead of being reluctant to skip over and start again. 

I would post it and see if anyone can give you ideas to get past this block. Why make it hard when you have help available?

When I played in gaming scenarios, no one would ever go left when the person running the storyline wanted to go that way. They followed maps, and the adventure was that-a-way (not this-a-way). If you're trying to write yourself out of a corner, then consider letting your characters go the opposite way. Let them explore and see what happens.

Part of writing isn't the destination. It's the journey. If your characters aren't cooperating, then there might be a reason why. Explore it. If nothing else, you get additional material that you can use later in another spot.

Ugh... My troublesome chapter is finally up! I think I might actually make myself nauseous if I edit that darn thing any more.

Also, I have suddenly realized that I have even more work to do between this chapter and the two I've already written. Darn chronological order...

-Elisheva

So, I was thinking of the mechanics of magic in my novel and I need help with a name. At this point, my definitions are as follows.

Source - An item capable of holding arcane energy.
Arcanist - A person capable of using arcane energy to perform spells.
???? - An item capable of absorbing arcane energy. (A sort of shield for arcane spells)

For some reason, I am very tempted to use the word "Catalyst" but I know that its definition is not even remotely close to what I need. Suggestions?

-Elisheva

Cask. Casket. Crypt. Hoard, Reliquary. Vessel. Containment. Bowl. Basin.

Any of these appropriate?

So you know, a reliquary is a religious term and a box that holds a saint's bones ( or organs) but the term sounds like it will work so run with it!

Haha, alright. Thanks for your help. I am a total perfectionist, which is probably a bad thing in the early stages. I usually end up rewriting my chapters so much that I don't continue with the story. I'll keep pushing on this one, though.

-Elisheva

I have recently discovered that timelines are a b*tch, especially when the middle of your story is somewhat of a blur. Of course, I may also be thinking too hard on this one. I do that often.

-Elisheva

Haha, I can imagine the difficulties that might pose. I honestly believe I'm just thinking too hard about it. I keep trying to line up the exact days, but then I think, "What kind of Dragon actually keeps track of what day it is? Probably none."

-Elisheva

No, but at least one of them is in trouble. If I let anyone get eaten, they will either be severely hated or it will be devastatingly tragic and rare. I get too attached to my characters.

Problem is, he also enjoys killing his own characters ... *looks worried*

Haha, I can understand your point of view. When you have so many characters, at some point, a few need to either die or leave the story in some other way. I am so picky with character names that I think I don't want to kill them off just for the fact that I don't want to lose that perfect name I worked so hard to find.