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Mikero
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« Reply #71 on: 30 October 2008, 03:27:52 » |
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If I thought this was a serious attempt at story writing, I would feel bad for this kid right now as we are being rather mean about it all, forsaking all kinds of subtlety and modern manners. But what are modern manners, these days? The internet sustains pleasantries like FEMA rescues flood victims.
Anyway what I'm saying is, this is atrocious, yeah. It's so bad, it must be a farce. But, if I put myself in the shoes of someone putting up an honest work and having it tenderized like this, I'd be very upset.
But since this was clearly a crude attempt at some lampoon, say whatever you want. I just think too much.
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Chron
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« Reply #73 on: 30 October 2008, 16:09:04 » |
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If I thought this was a serious attempt at story writing, I would feel bad for this kid right now as we are being rather mean about it all, forsaking all kinds of subtlety and modern manners. But what are modern manners, these days? The internet sustains pleasantries like FEMA rescues flood victims.
Anyway what I'm saying is, this is atrocious, yeah. It's so bad, it must be a farce. But, if I put myself in the shoes of someone putting up an honest work and having it tenderized like this, I'd be very upset.
But since this was clearly a crude attempt at some lampoon, say whatever you want. I just think too much.
I think it's way too huge to be a crude attempt at lampoon. It looks like a "serious effort" to me. Either genuine or lampoon.
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ChaosVortex
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« Reply #96 on: 31 October 2008, 01:07:54 » |
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Seriously man. Don't pout. We're not kicking at you for the fun of it, it's the story. Obviously, this kind of stuff won't fly here (and Sonic? Seriously?). Revisit the story. You asked how we liked it, so we responded. You don't have to cut your wrist over it.
If you want a positive comment of I can think about it, honestly, this is all I've got...
I've seen worse.
Your pattern of writing definitely needs work. It's all clumped together. Try writing a story chapter by chapter and ask for constructive criticism.
EDIT: Oh, and by the way, I'm not an English major or into creative works like this just yet, so I really don't know what you need work on specifically off the bat. But obviously, it's the organization of the content and the originality.
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Captain Sanoguchi
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« Reply #97 on: 31 October 2008, 01:08:36 » |
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Write a story that isn't a recycled piece of crap. Come up with something original. Something new and creative.
1) Start with an original concept. Like a fire breathing cowboy who fights angels, demons, murderous high school students, and his conceived children that he didn't even know about.
2) Give it a story. Like the cowboy just got done traveling across the globe and has finally settled down in a city where his bounty hunting services are needed, and unknown to him he's actually being used as an advocate for the divine. Oh yeah, and he had a got a lot of women pregnant and left them so they had kids who were all special in their own way 'cause of stuff, like one's a demigod homosexual while another is a wheelchair bound, paralyzed telepath. So like, the kids were all born into hard lives and they blamed their father whom they never knew and stuff, so they all want revenge or something. Eventually they all track him down to the city. It all gets mashed into a bunch of gun battles, explosions, and semi-cliche lines about living and the future and stuff. At least it's interesting. Also, don't use that, I've been trying to weave that into a good tale for a few years now.
3) Add depth. Give the story depth. Describe the character's appearances, but not all of their features at once, draw it out a bit. Give all the characters unique personalities. Trying thinking about how they would act in a regular situation. If you don't make the characters have some sense of life or they'll all just be cardboard cutouts. Never write things like 'They fight!' or 'He walked.' Make everything sound interesting.
Yeah, do stuff better.
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