I joined this group 'The Fantasy/Magical Realism/Folklore Group', made 2 posts and had no replies, but had 14 views on each post. So, I don't know if it should be combined with the 'The medieval fantasy/ magic Group'. The titles seem pretty similar.
Thanks for doing this, Dirk.
George FLC
That's a good way of defining it. Thanks njc.
For a spaceship should I use door or hatch. It feels like doors are interior hatches. Or hatches are doors on the outside of a spaceship?
I agree with your conclusion since Star Wars is such a dominant story. People would simply be used to that style. It would be easier to segue from SW to Arch Syn.
I enjoy brainstorming. This is different because it's online. However, I want to come up with a brief list of brainstorming rules.
This is the Osborn method:
1. Go for quantity: The more the merrier.
2. Withhold criticism: Never say - that's stupid. Be respectful.
3. Welcome wild ideas: You never know what will work.
4. Combine and improve ideas: The person who started the post should really do this. But everyone is welcome to help.
And at the end, thank the people for their ideas.
And of course, it you want to add to this list or modify it, then feel free to do so.
Hey everyone,
I've spent the last two and a half years learning how to write and now almost all of what I wrote was lost. I do have the original stories and books but all the vital input from reviewers is lost. So, I start again.
This post will center around a book where I have Protestant pastor and Catholic priest working in a wild west town. Both are new to the town, and both are good friends. There are you typical players like a sheriff, saloon, smith, etc. But I will also have a couple/few churches, a school, and a tribe of Cheyenne Indians.
There will also be lots of spirits, demons, and angels. This has been tricky for me. I've often used too many characters and would appreciate it if K.dot would repost his summary on how many characters to use per word count. The one I remember is that you should only have 2 characters for every 600 words. That revolutionized what I was doing. I had a chapter of about 2000 words and 19 characters. Bad. So, I operated on it.
I found these posts invaluable. Please join in.
I agree. Thanks, Sol, for putting it all together. Only two old chapters survived that I know about. I have the pre-commented originals so it's not a complete loss for me. I now have to go back and see if my writing mechanics have improved.
George FLC
Hey Sol,
Glad the site's back up and at 'em. I was close to 200 points, I think. What comes to mind is 189 points. I only have 2 old short stories remaining. I'm not sure I've posted enough to get 500 points, but I'll take what you can give me. How about 300-400?
Thanks. You must have gone through some heart burn.
George FLC
Thanks. That makes sense! I go back to the story correct it and then hit Next a few times like I did before! You responded to me once before. Thanks for that! I will get used to this site!
George FLC
I entered a contest and got some great comments/reviews. I will edit and update the story. Do I need to delete the original posting? Will that remove the story from the contest? I will then have to re-submit which will cost me points I assume. My goal is to upgrade but not spend tons of points. Any thoughts?
Thanks,
George FLC
I like that idea. We could really mix and match. Storm troopers and orcs fight against Elves, and Hobbits. And the Cartels eventually join in on the Dark Side. Whilst Romulans and Klingons... hmmm, I like it but I also like the Generic Contest. Narrow or broad, which is best?
How about any subject in the range of 3000-5000 words max? You can use whatever language that you want. It's pretty generic but not everyone likes sci-fi and not everyone wants to write mythological things. Let's have a Generic Contest. As a contest within a contest lets give a prize for the best insult. I saw something like this done decades ago.
George FLC wrote:How about writing stories or poems so that kids and grand kids can read it. Made up cuss words would be funny but I can see them morphing into similar renditions of current cuss words.
A word by any other name is still a word, no better or worse than it's ability to put forth your message. If you called the rose a bastard, it would still be a rose. Cuss words only become cuss words because people decide they are, not by any inherent evil. And please don't answer with some pretense of the Bible condemning them or such; you will lose that argument of taking the Lord's name in vain. But to each their own. Take care. Vern
Good points, however, if I call my boss a bastard then he interprets it badly. He's still my boss but now an upset boss. We can leave the Bible out of this if you want. I just like writing to generally be classy. Granted that talking about the Inquisition and Holocausts doesn't leave much room for class! But I like being uplifted by the words that I read. The biggest problem in what I'm saying is that most everyone swears and how realistic do I want characters in my writing to sound? But I just don't think that it takes tons of talent to sound like everyone else. It takes work to lift up, build up, elevate the the environment around you. I'm new to this website and I do find it entertaining and this discussion has been interesting as well. Thanks for your honesty, Vern. I've enjoyed this. I feel good about this discussion! George
Hmmm, or the person is brilliant and can make a romance out of that!!!
How about a poem contest and a short story contest. We can split the prize money in two unless the same person wins both. I'm assuming that there is prize money!!
How about writing stories or poems so that kids and grand kids can read it. Made up cuss words would be funny but I can see them morphing into similar renditions of current cuss words.
Someone reviewed what I did but I cannot figure out how to respond to his review. HELP!
Thanks.
Very good take on it. Or in a big city. It could be fun to have a narrowly defined limitless writing contest. Did I say that right?
This is my first writing contest here.
But I will have no concern or fear.
So previously I suggested 3000 words
Spoken by squirrels, cats, and birds.
It might be much writing, but by heaven
Perhaps we could use something like 1127.
Write a short story less than 3000 words about looking out your back window and watching the local animals have a discussion about the human that is looking at them. And they have some interesting things to comment about the two legged critter! Any living creature, mythological, or alien creature for that matter can participate in the discussion. Any time of day or day of the year is fine. Even a poem will do!
