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This is a fantasy story-line. The first person to post here should keep that in mind. If there is interest in particular genres, please send me a note, and we'll begin the work of starting one of these threads for you. This thread, however, is strictly fantasy.
What does the fantasy genre entail?
1. Imaginary world
2. Characters that do not relate to the real world
3. Space travel, magic, gods, philosophical intrigue, etc. is accepted (bleeding into the realm of sci fiction and different realms of fiction is acceptable as long as reference towards pop culture isn't made and a general acknowledgement of our world -- unless the story calls for it)
4. Many galaxies can be accessed here
Rules below still apply. Follow them to keep alive the story and to drive the plot.
Expounding on rules:
4. DO NOT post more than one or two paragraphs. Complete or introduce your idea in the limit of one or two paragraphs. This rule should encourage the participants to work together. It is a group project, so before you post, make sure you understand what plot devices are being used, which haven't been completed, and aim to complete them.
5. This isn't your story. Everything isn't up for grabs. This isn't a role playing game. The focus is on the story, not your particular character. Play with words, introduce interesting characters that'll last, and add all the suspense possible. Don't worry, you'll get your chance to throw in plot twists and other fun things when appropriate.
6. Read this!
7. If a plot device has been completely ignored or killed off, you must go without it. Keep the transitions smooth. Try not to introduce a character too soon when the driving plot action hasn't lulled.
(This rules tend to change throughout the life of this story.)
This is a fantasy story-line. The first person to post here should keep that in mind. If there is interest in particular genres, please send me a note, and we'll begin the work of starting one of these threads for you. This thread, however, is strictly fantasy.
What does the fantasy genre entail?
1. Imaginary world
2. Characters that do not relate to the real world
3. Space travel, magic, gods, philosophical intrigue, etc. is accepted (bleeding into the realm of sci fiction and different realms of fiction is acceptable as long as reference towards pop culture isn't made and a general acknowledgement of our world -- unless the story calls for it)
4. Many galaxies can be accessed here
Rules below still apply. Follow them to keep alive the story and to drive the plot.
fatmankev said:Alright, so let me start by saying that if there's one thing I've learned about the Writer's Corner over the past few years, it's that people don't like to read long stories but they want everyone else to read their stories. For me, it's been a problem; I thrive off of the positive criticism of others like a leech, sputtering out into another piece of forsaken prose whenever I can't get enough feedback. I imagine this is a problem that is not solely relative to myself, so I figured I'd try a little something to get a bit of life back into the Writer's Corner. So, without further adieu, I introduce...
Build-A-Story Project!
The idea of this 'game' (I'll call it) is simply to create a story on this thread that flows smoothly and is worth reading. The only catch? You're not writing it by yourself.
Anyone can take turns adding in a passage to the story, twisting it in any way they see fit, whether it follows ideas in previous passages or begins to go off on a new tangent that you create. You can add characters, scenes, governments and organizations, fantastic items or animals that don't actually exist, dialogue or whatever else you can think of! This is so that we can all enjoy writing, as we all do, and enjoy it together. You be the judge of what goes down and what doesn't. There are only a couple of rules to follow:
1. No double-posting, and only 1-2* paragraphs at a time. This is something we're supposed to be working on together; if you get a good idea off of what others have written and wish to weave the tale further, start writing it on your own, not in the thread.
2. Try to avoid killing characters other people have created. It's no fun to create someone in one paragraph and before you have a chance to do anything with them, someone else kills them off. Only allowed if you check with the creator first.
3. Try to stay on track. I don't want the people to be in the middle of a battle one paragraph and then be taking their wife to a 3rd-trimester abortion clinic in the next scene or something. The point of this is to not only be fun but readable as well, and something we can all enjoy together.
*(You can write a little extra if you need to connect two ideas together that can't be done properly otherwise, just try not to overdo it.)
Aside from that, just have at it, people. I hope it sounds interesting, 'cuz I really think we could all have a lot of fun with it. For this one, I'm going to start it off and I'm gonna be goin' by the fantasy genre, since it's my personal favorite. However, if this turns out alright then I'd happily start another one going by a genre specified by others around the WC. So... let's do this people. Please have fun!
Expounding on rules:
4. DO NOT post more than one or two paragraphs. Complete or introduce your idea in the limit of one or two paragraphs. This rule should encourage the participants to work together. It is a group project, so before you post, make sure you understand what plot devices are being used, which haven't been completed, and aim to complete them.
5. This isn't your story. Everything isn't up for grabs. This isn't a role playing game. The focus is on the story, not your particular character. Play with words, introduce interesting characters that'll last, and add all the suspense possible. Don't worry, you'll get your chance to throw in plot twists and other fun things when appropriate.
6. Read this!
7. If a plot device has been completely ignored or killed off, you must go without it. Keep the transitions smooth. Try not to introduce a character too soon when the driving plot action hasn't lulled.
(This rules tend to change throughout the life of this story.)