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Hi, everyone. I'm doing a final paper on... well, writing. And it'll be submitted by the time everyone sees this. But, I figured I'd throw out the question for discussion: For those of us who do fiction... how -do-you do it?
As in, when you set out to write a new story, how do you come upon the characters, setting, and story?
INSERT IRC LOG EXPLAINING MY APPROACH HERE:
[06:26] Rahan> yeah, this has stopped being a paper and started being a ramble on how I write.
[06:26] Rahan> but fuck it, I had to read Patricia Hampl ramble on about reading about other people talking to people about how they write.
[06:27] Rahan> I'm just taking three steps out of the equation.
[06:30] Rahan> long story short: Characters spring to mind, and I explore what they're like. Exploring what they're like reveals their world to me, because where you live shapes who you are.
[06:30] Rahan> Once I have a world and characters, I put it down into text and find out wtf happens and how they interact.
[06:39] Rahan> Not even so much as create a character, but create a role. Like... what would it be like to do a noir story with a frail main character?
[06:40] Rahan> With some exploration, you start figuring out what makes him frail -- maybe he's really underweight, and has brittle bones. Great. What does he do for a living? Oh, he's a bartender. Where does he live? ... in the bar's attic. The guy that runs the bar adopted him when he was little, and that's where he's always been.
[06:41] Rahan> (this is actually the evolution of one of my characters from "concept" to "person". :x )
[06:41] Rahan> Once the concept starts flowing rapidly, the ideas start ... creating themselves. Once someone's fleshed-out enough, then you already have a lot of details about the world they live in and what is likely to drive them as a MacGuffin.
[06:43] Rahan> (this might not make sense at all, but it does to me. >>; )
So... what do you guys do? D:
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Originally posted by Xkeeper
This implies that a) the Bible was written by God (it was not; it was written by others with divine inspiration), and b) that "God" does not exist, which is neither possible to prove or disprove and remains an impossible answer outside of a miracle or a lightning bolt to the face.
See: when not to pray..
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I was randomly diving through various NES games with Djinn Tile Mapper, and what do I see buried within The Addams Family?
...the story of bubble bobble 2. Hn. Where have I seen that before?
Ah. Rainbow Islands. The key difference being that Rainbow Islands plays remotely like a half-decent Taito game from the early 90's. Addams Family plays like... well, any given Ocean game from the 90's, which is not half-decent nor Taito-like. So, it isn't likely that they were handled by the same team. Which brings us the question...
...why are there Bubble Bobble 2 graphics in Addams Family?
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I would think that prototypes are indeed valid for wiki-purposes. As for how to organize them... Hn. Well, Category rototypes would be a nice addition, for starters. The real question lies in "do they get a separate article than the final?" I think the Zombies Ate My Neighbors page and the Ducktales page mention things found in both the proto and the final.
Maybe "for big differences, they get their own page. For little ones, just make a prototype heading under the final game's page"?
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>> Did somebody mention my name?
... yeah. I used to play, and I'm kinda sad that I didn't know you could migrate accounts until it was far too late. D: I miss my ability to actually hit things hard with Uncle Bo-- Azer. So, I get to relearn how to play. :x
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Originally posted by Hiryuu
Ah sweet.
[...] but I think it's just Ace and I that's hit Semi-Pro.
I think my highest rank was Junior E. D: Didn't get to play often enough to hit anything above that. Also, I sucked. >>; like, +25 on several courses sucked.
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I never really was on your side.
So, this is one of two cosplays for Otakon this year. The other is Flint, from Mother 3. >>; My mission: Take a picture behind an Aerith cosplayer while wearing a paper Sephiroth mask, with knife at the ready. (Or to walk past an Edward Elric cosplayer and say "Well, off to visit your mother!")
Anyone else going? D:
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Welcome to the board. I help maintain and add stuff to the wiki, which is an awesome time-thief.
Also, don't mind Ikachan (the squid), he's just chillin'.
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Just to make my suggestion public: Underneath or just above "Users currently online/currently in ____". I think it's a good, eyecatching spot. Plus, I know that I generally look to see who's online, and other people prolly do, too.
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Originally posted by Rick
I'm gonna be going! I'm cosplaying as that little fellow in my avatar there. Pics come whenever they get pried off other people's cameras and jazz.
Dude! If you see a certain dashing rogue wandering about with a paper Sephiroth mask on, say hi. :x Or if you see Flint wanderin' about looking kind of like said dashing rogue.
Originally posted by MajesticLight
My immediate reaction: 
My secondary reaction: That's pretty good. 
 Thank you. This is the first serious attempt I've made at a costume, aside from goin' to ICON 2006 as terrible Terry Bogard.
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