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 Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2007 4:29 pm
And power-hungry Slytherin loved those of great ambition...|> ---|Because Mooby's rules say that there is to be no discussion in the actual thread.
So! Discuss: the story, the rules (especially guideline #5, which I have a particular fondness for), why this is/isn't going to work, where you want the plot to go and whether or not the thread will survive without any Mifune/Futurama/YouTube videos.|--- <|Slytherin Pride!
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Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 10:38 pm
And power-hungry Slytherin loved those of great ambition...|> ---|And remember, kids, post your contributions to the story as well!
I think that if it becomes active enough, we should consider sticky-ing it. Of course if nobody posts new chapters, we'll never get to that stage.
So go on! Anything that makes me use less flowery metaphor (and makes Mooby use more flowery metaphor!) can't be a bad thing!|--- <|Slytherin Pride!
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Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 10:58 pm
Just one comment from me. Must it be a bomb/terrorist attack story xP. I know its big and all at the moment but it is also in bad taste in my opinion, can't we be a little more creative? We are TLS after all!
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Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 11:06 pm
And power-hungry Slytherin loved those of great ambition...|> ---|If you think so, you're quite welcome to write a chapter or two and change the way the plot is going! We don't know yet exactly which way the plot's going to go, you know...|--- <|Slytherin Pride!
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Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 11:09 pm
I'm too scared to.... I'm likely to turn it into some form of neo-fantasy almost gothic world set in the modern day with fusions of modern life and magic... such as dragons with laser beams... now if I remember right that is beaking one of those rules.
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Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 11:17 pm
And power-hungry Slytherin loved those of great ambition...|> ---|Yeah, just a bit. ^.^
But if you look at the guidelines, you'll see there's one specifically targeted at my writing style. I got that included because I figured it'd force me to write differently, and I wanted that challenge. So why not try and write a plot or a universe you're not used to writing? You never know, you might find it fun. I certainly have so far...
(I write both epic/high fantasy and gothic-themed introspective pieces, so I totally feel your pain.)|--- <|Slytherin Pride!
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Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 11:21 pm
I could give it a try! But so far I haven't come up with a good way to steer it away from the terrorist/bomb plot... seeing how it is so heavy in the beginning now.
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Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 11:25 pm
And power-hungry Slytherin loved those of great ambition...|> ---|Well, just so you know, you can use one of the two existing characters or create your own, whatever makes it easier for you. And remember that according to the guidelines we can't have any sudden shifts, so take it as slow as you need to in order to make it believable!|--- <|Slytherin Pride!
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Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 11:31 pm
Idea idea idea
It isn't going to hugely shift the storyline, and it will steer away from bomb/terrorist ^^
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Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 11:33 pm
And power-hungry Slytherin loved those of great ambition...|> ---|I look forward to seeing it.|--- <|Slytherin Pride!
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Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 11:34 pm
Quote: Must it be a bomb/terrorist attack story No, but it is. Just like Jaws didn't have to be about a shark, but it was. Quote: I know its big and all at the moment I am offended that you'd even imply that I'd do anything simply because it's "big and all." Quote: it is also in bad taste in my opinion How on Earth is a classic story plot going at least as far back as "Ancient Greece "bad taste?" Quote: can't we be a little more creative? You want to restrict the pool of possible plot lines, and claim you're promoting creativity? Hate to break it to you, but there are a finite number of plots (some say as few as four.) The creativity is in how the plot is developed. Interestingly enough, TI was telling me a couple days ago that the unnamed man couldn't possibly be the bad guy, because, "You haven't written him as a villain." That alone sets the story apart from the average bomb story, and that was before the guy starting quoting Shakespeare. Having played D&D with three of TLS's members, I can assure you that the odds of this story turning out like Die Hard or 24 are slim. ETA: Quote: I'm likely to turn it into some form of neo-fantasy almost gothic world set in the modern day with fusions of modern life and magic... such as dragons with laser beams... now if I remember right that is beaking one of those rules. One of the main reasons I picked this specific plot is because just about all of the story experiences I have had with this group involved magic in some way, and I wanted to foster creativity by encouraging everyone to try something different.
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Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 11:37 pm
And power-hungry Slytherin loved those of great ambition...|> ---|Well, at this stage we haven't written much, so let's just see where the storyline goes. I for one am up for almost anything plot-wise, if only because it'll be challenging to write something different.|--- <|Slytherin Pride!
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Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 11:44 pm
Me too. Your chapter alone did a lot to shape how I view the story. If we have a couple other minds tinkering with it, it could really start to head in an interesting direction.
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Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 11:47 pm
And power-hungry Slytherin loved those of great ambition...|> ---|Indeed. I'm interested to see what Wingo's idea is. I hope to log on tomorrow to see the plot expanding!|--- <|Slytherin Pride!
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Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 11:50 pm
Wow. Just... wow. I'm so writing a quality follow-up to that tomorrow.
Wingo, you're my new hero.
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