A guide for would be Fan-Fiction Authors

[Erax]

This was posted by CNC Raymond on another thread, but I feel it would be more appropriate to answer it here.

I don't get how you guys can do it. Writing and not getting paid to do it is a concept far beyond my understanding. (Forum posting not withstanding.)

A) Hey, it's free therapy (at least for me).
B) I am training my writing skills so I can write better and faster when I DO get paid for it.
C) My work may inspire others, who will begin their own stories which I will read, so ultimately everyone gains.
D) Recognition by one's peers is a form of payment.

[clark]

I fully agree with you Erax, and I am proof that others work will inspire some to take to the pen... err, I mean the keyboard.

I might also add, and this is merely a warning to all other authors who have addicted me to their stories (which is all of you, bastards!), I plan on getting you all hooked on my stories.

At which point, I will require payment from all of you in the form of UPDATES to your very own stories.

[evil grin] "Ve ave vays of making you talk." Muhahahaha.

Beware, you have been warned.

[Ragnarok]

Originally posted by clark:
I fully agree with you Erax, and I am proof that others work will inspire some to take to the pen... err, I mean the keyboard.

I might also add, and this is merely a warning to all other authors who have addicted me to their stories (which is all of you, bastards!), I plan on getting you all hooked on my stories.

At which point, I will require payment from all of you in the form of UPDATES to your very own stories.

[evil grin] "Ve ave vays of making you talk." Muhahahaha.

Beware, you have been warned.

*Slowly backs off from Clark.* Uhh, ok, I think I'll be going now. *Takes off running away.* No! I can't do it! I'm too hooked on your story! *Returns and rereads the first two chapters.* Whew, I feel better now.

[clark]

I am working on Chapter 3, which should be posted later toady... I have a little more time, so it should be a little more 'addictive'.

"Come on man, just read another one, it won't hurt ya. Everybody is doing it. You know you want it."

I have a few more questions for the Professors:

Which do you find to be more enjoyable, or 'better' in terms of story progression?

Exposition driven- where descriptions of events move the story along,

or

dialogue and character driven, whereby the story is primarly moved via character interaction and dialogue?

Or, as always, a combo of the two?

[Ragnarok]

Originally posted by clark:

Or, as always, a combo of the two?

I'd say deffinately a combo of both.

[Erax]

Mine has no dialogue at all.

But my advice is, use whatever seems to work best for any given scene.

[clark]

Hey Erax, don't worry, you're doing very well without it- you have a different angle (good!), and I would hate to see you change it unneccessarily!

Besides, I must admit, I have tried my hand at screenwriting a few times, so I tend to be more comfortable with light exsposition and heavy dialogue to move a story along. I anm trying to work on that though.

I posted chapter 3, so I am looking forward to more customers for my dru- er, I mean readers for my non-addictive and totaly 'free' story.

And Ragnaork, you can run, but you can't hiiiiidee...

[Ruatha]

What caused me to start writing?
Obviously the earlier stories I've read here.
But also something that I though was funny.
One of my neighbours in a game wanted to make a trade, and I could accept that trade even though I didn't have what he was asking for, I though that was kind of sneaky and started writing:

Weyrlings
Mon, Nov 18 at 07:33:30 EST

WEYRLINGS 2403.4
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"-Sire", the colonel was always afraid when he approached the God Emperor Ruatha, you never knew what humour he'd have, sometimes it amused him to chop off heads before lunch.
"-Yes, What is it", Ruatha answered impatiently, wifting his tail high in the air.

"-The Sons of Thunder has asked for a trade, they want Ice colonization tech from us, they will give us plenty in return".
The Colonel had his tail pressed to the ground in the humiliating ritual that the God Emperor Ruatha demanded of all subjects that approached him.

"-What is the problem then, make the trade"

"-But, but.. We don't have Ice Tech, Sire"

"-Well, do they know that? If so why do they bother us, anyway they should be destroyed, kill them all!"


But I'm currently thinking that the Last installment I made in NGC3 is the best I've made so far
I'm thinking of the line:

We stand with our feets at the edge of the abyss, we need to take a big step forward to ensure our safety. And that ..."

[ June 20, 2003, 19:46: Message edited by: Ruatha ]

[clark]

Thank you! LOL.

[Ruatha]

Originally posted by clark:
Thank you! LOL.

I hope you're not thinking of the giant letters that recently visited this thread...a big mistake...