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Post by Golden Dragon Girl on Dec 18, 2006 13:25:22 GMT -5
Okay, why have I been getting ads for punk rock and "realm crafter" at the top of the page now? O_< When were we talking about that?
When I wrote DN, my kickbutt superlong fanfic that reached novel length and which I really should've had end at one plot point ending and then written a sequel to, (DN is probably one of the more awesome things I've written and gotten so far with, and I'm not afraid to say that), I came up with a sort of plot and then outlined what I wanted to happen in each chapter, not necessarily in any particular order but in a general one that would push the story to conclusion.
If I had decided to have Kaiba lose his memory, the rain would've turned to pouring. SOMEONE would've figured it out and try to take the company, possibly those jerks who spent his parent's inheritance in the first place, Mokuba would've had to step up and Kaiba would've finally decided that even if he couldn't remember anything before waking in the hospital it was still his company and he wasn't going to sit down for this, especially after seeing his brother under so much stress. In the meantime, he might be plagued by dreams of "before," he might find romance, he might have to deal with dodging paparazzi who "want to know teh truuuuth!!!1!!"
Eventually it would've gotten so complicated I'd need to SIMPLIFY by cutting out a subplot or two (some of which would no longer even INVOLVE Kaiba but have to do with someone else in his circle) out of the story, and I would be extremely annoyed with myself for pushing it that far. Then I would write (or begin) stories of some sort that involved the subplots I had had to cut out and the whole process would begin again.
This sort of thing has actually happened. I'm not making it up.
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Post by Lady Phoenix on Dec 18, 2006 15:08:44 GMT -5
Okay, why have I been getting ads for punk rock and "realm crafter" at the top of the page now? O_< When were we talking about that? Don't recall... but now I keep getting ads for Cris Angel's Mind Freak lol And I don't doubt that it has happened to you- I still have that problem- thus all my sidestories that may or may not ever be seen lol
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Post by Asj on Dec 18, 2006 19:41:26 GMT -5
Hee, hee. I got all A's for this last semester. I thought I'd get a B for one class, though... Hmm... If I had decided to have Kaiba lose his memory, the rain would've turned to pouring. SOMEONE would've figured it out and try to take the company, possibly those jerks who spent his parent's inheritance in the first place, Mokuba would've had to step up and Kaiba would've finally decided that even if he couldn't remember anything before waking in the hospital it was still his company and he wasn't going to sit down for this, especially after seeing his brother under so much stress. In the meantime, he might be plagued by dreams of "before," he might find romance, he might have to deal with dodging paparazzi who "want to know teh truuuuth!!!1!!" Well... Yugi, Joey, Tristan, Tea, and Bakura found out - actually from Kaiba telling them... <_< Then someone else found out, somehow. Okay, it was Pegasus, and they dueled. (The whole Part Three was about the duel.) If the relatives didn't bother them before then, why would they now? Besides, in the manga, I think Mokuba said Gozoburo was really secretive about adopting them, so no one would know who they really are. And, I did have Kaiba decide that he should quite worrying about remembering things and try to run the company, instead of having to have Mokuba do all the work for him. (but that didn't last long... He started remembering a little after that, with the start of Pegasus's demands.) And, finally, there was one scene dealing with the news... but, after reading over the earlier chapters, I wondered why I didn't have reporters following him to the hospital and things. I decided to add some if and when I revised the story. In the chapter I finished not long ago, I had him remember things about right after his parents died. Basically about those relatives... I guessed they were a uncle and aunt, who had the boys for a little while but gave them up after spending their money. I'm thinking the main reason that the story's fourth part seems a little boring to me now is probably because I've been planning on having Kaiba having a flood of awful memories since the beginning, and I tried starting it in chapter nine, but Pegasus got in the way, and now nothing is... but I can't figure out why it doesn't seem to be working. Maybe I'm just not thinking about it right. The fourth part, and conclusion, of the story is just beginning, and I should remember that it was all I could do, in summarizing what I want to write, to add in everything within those few chapters. So, I'm guessing that if I start writing the 22nd chapter and it's boring, then I must be forgetting those memories he should get every five minutes.
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Post by Golden Dragon Girl on Dec 19, 2006 12:40:05 GMT -5
Well, there're several reasons the relatives might be bothering now instead of before:
1. Before, Kaiba remembered who they were and wouldn't put up with such nonsense.
2. They hadn't found them yet.
Beyond that, I bet they WOULD know that those kids were "their" kids-- Mokuba and Seto haven't changed THAT much in appearance, yuu know. Seto's like, taller, with narrower eyes, and that's it. (I have this vision of some venomous old aunt seeing Seto on TV and fainting.)
If you can't figure out why it isn't working, you should step back from it, maybe leave it alone for a week or two and come back, go do something without thinking about it and reread it from the start as if you didn't write it. That can help.
Congrats on the all A's! I'm a little scared to check my grades. ^^;
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Post by Lady Phoenix on Dec 31, 2006 15:46:49 GMT -5
that's always my advice too- thus why I spiral off in several different trains of thought and come up with little side stories and such lol. I need to give the main project a break every now and then and then come back to it later- tends to really help me.
Congrats ASJ!
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Post by Lady Phoenix on Jan 1, 2007 8:21:24 GMT -5
Hope everyone had a wonderful New year!
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Post by Asj on Jan 9, 2007 19:46:15 GMT -5
I just finished chapter 24 of "Finding One's Self" today. ^_^
Here's one of the scene's I've been thinking about for awhile... I was worried I'd waited too long, but I think it works okay here.
________“Yuge?” ________“Oh, uh, Joey,” Yugi says, turning his head toward his friend. ________“Kaiba...?” Joey asks when seeing Kaiba sitting on the floor by the door. ________“Mutt,” Kaiba replies while standing. He dusts his school uniform off. ________“You’re pushin’ it, Kaiba...” Joey warns. ________“Oh, really? And what are you going to do about it?” Kaiba asks with a smirk. ________“Grr...” Joey growls, beginning to lunge at Kaiba. Yugi holds him back. ________“Please, Joey! Kaiba hasn’t been feeling well lately!” Yugi begs. ________Joey grumbles, but turns to go back into the room. “I should’a shoved you harder than I did, ya jerk...” he says under his breath while reaching for the doorknob. ________“What?” Kaiba demands, narrowing his eyes. He grabs Joey by the neck of his shirt and pushes him against the wall. “It was you?” he asks darkly. ________“I-I-It was jus’ an accident! Really! Let me go, Kaiba!” Joey says wide-eyed. ________“You were the one who has caused me all of this trouble...” Kaiba says calmly, although his narrowed, blue eyes are ablaze. ________“Kaiba, no! It really was an accident!” Yugi pleads. “Do you really want to be this person?! You can choose, Kaiba!” ________The smirk on Kaiba’s face fades. He looks at Joey, who’s dark brown eyes are wide in fear and hands are struggling to release Kaiba’s fist from the front of his shirt. Joey looks like himself - the boy under Gozaburo’s harsh training.
Ya like? I'm a little worried that the two got upset too easily, though... At least Joey, anyhow. This chapter is titled "Gozaburo the Tyrant" since it has a lot to do with Gozaburo.
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Post by Lady Phoenix on Jan 25, 2007 20:18:47 GMT -5
Naruto Yaoi....
*snickers* I just can never be surprised anymore by the kinds of adds there are on websites lol
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Post by Golden Dragon Girl on Jan 27, 2007 19:32:29 GMT -5
I just finished chapter 24 of "Finding One's Self" today. ^_^ Here's one of the scene's I've been thinking about for awhile... I was worried I'd waited too long, but I think it works okay here. ________“Yuge?” ________“Oh, uh, Joey,” Yugi says, turning his head toward his friend. ________“Kaiba...?” Joey asks when seeing Kaiba sitting on the floor by the door. ________“Mutt,” Kaiba replies while standing. He dusts his school uniform off. ________“You’re pushin’ it, Kaiba...” Joey warns. ________“Oh, really? And what are you going to do about it?” Kaiba asks with a smirk. ________“Grr...” Joey growls, beginning to lunge at Kaiba. Yugi holds him back. ________“Please, Joey! Kaiba hasn’t been feeling well lately!” Yugi begs. ________Joey grumbles, but turns to go back into the room. “I should’a shoved you harder than I did, ya jerk...” he says under his breath while reaching for the doorknob. ________“What?” Kaiba demands, narrowing his eyes. He grabs Joey by the neck of his shirt and pushes him against the wall. “It was you?” he asks darkly. ________“I-I-It was jus’ an accident! Really! Let me go, Kaiba!” Joey says wide-eyed. ________“You were the one who has caused me all of this trouble...” Kaiba says calmly, although his narrowed, blue eyes are ablaze. ________“Kaiba, no! It really was an accident!” Yugi pleads. “Do you really want to be this person?! You can choose, Kaiba!” ________The smirk on Kaiba’s face fades. He looks at Joey, who’s dark brown eyes are wide in fear and hands are struggling to release Kaiba’s fist from the front of his shirt. Joey looks like himself - the boy under Gozaburo’s harsh training. Ya like? I'm a little worried that the two got upset too easily, though... At least Joey, anyhow. This chapter is titled "Gozaburo the Tyrant" since it has a lot to do with Gozaburo. Sorry I didn't comment on this earlier, but we talk so little in chatemup occasionally I almost forget it's here. I like it. And happy birthday. XD
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Post by Lady Phoenix on Jan 27, 2007 22:00:05 GMT -5
Want to create your own manga? Found this little thing while surfing the net lol Manga Studiookay.. I think my headache has driven me crazy lol I'm finally off to bed lol. Night! *waves*
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Post by Golden Dragon Girl on Feb 1, 2007 12:57:05 GMT -5
Cool.
(giggles) I know LP saw it, since she blinked at it... In case anyone missed it, someone by name of "author" posted an anonymous thread in General either yesterday or this morning. It was this huge jumble of nonsense with links to adult games in it. I already deleted it.
I have one thing to say about it:
The idiots have finally found me! Squee! XD
(EDIT) Just noticed, in the ads-- "Joey Lipgloss?" What is THAT?! XDD
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Post by Lady Phoenix on Feb 1, 2007 23:25:10 GMT -5
Cool. (giggles) I know LP saw it, since she blinked at it... In case anyone missed it, someone by name of "author" posted an anonymous thread in General either yesterday or this morning. It was this huge jumble of nonsense with links to adult games in it. I already deleted it. I have one thing to say about it: The idiots have finally found me! Squee! XD (EDIT) Just noticed, in the ads-- "Joey Lipgloss?" What is THAT?! XDD heh heh- I never even bothered with the links so I didn't even know what they were oddly enough lol, normally I would have clicked one or 2 of them just to see lol I wasn't sure what to make of it lol, I just figured I'd ignore it for the most part lol. I guess things like that are why even though I allow the public to view my Spellbound forum, I only allow members to post lol. Some people have absolutely nothing better to do with their time lol Joey Lipgloss.... Is it something I even want to know about? XD KNowing me and how my mind works, I am guessing that would be a no lol
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Post by Golden Dragon Girl on Feb 2, 2007 9:27:46 GMT -5
Oh, I find those people highly entertaining. Especially FA, after he stopped threatening poor Thriller (THAT I did not find funny.)
But I wonder, does blocking a username keep guests from posting under that name too? Because after deleting that guy's thread I blocked use of all the forms of "author" I could think of. Nobody's posting in the forum for MY comic under a name like that. >.<
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Post by Lady Phoenix on Feb 2, 2007 10:36:15 GMT -5
I'm not sure how that works actually. I think it should. I know it stops anyone from registering under any form of that name, so I would hope that all applies to any guest posting as well.
And you are right. His harrassment was not amusing in the least. I feel bad for her. I know my harrasser was no where near as bad as FA was to Thriller, but I know how he affected me. I really feel terrible she had to go through that.
^_^! The proper forms have been filled out. I'm just waiting word from my agent. The technical process for the novel has officially begun *dances*
*blinks* .... In the adds, I got not only one for joey LipGloss, but Joey Shoes too... ^_^"
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Post by Golden Dragon Girl on Feb 2, 2007 12:30:46 GMT -5
And you are right. His harrassment was not amusing in the least. I feel bad for her. I know my harrasser was no where near as bad as FA was to Thriller, but I know how he affected me. I really feel terrible she had to go through that. All I know is, if you tell him you own or have access to guns, and he says "no you don't you stupid liar," he's probably bluffing you right back. And that I wouldn't be bluffing if I told someone that. And that I WOULD shoot someone if I thought they were a serious threat to me or to someone I cared about. I was ready to hunt FA down when he first started that. W00t! Forms have been filled!
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