ladyavatar
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Ozai Fangirls, Represent!
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Post by ladyavatar on Nov 30, 2012 14:42:23 GMT -6
Really? ^ ^ I wonder if this is how potential actors/actresses feel when a famous actor/actress is like, "Hey! Show me what you have! I'll critique it!" *Blush* Woman, I'm just another fellow writer. That's what makes this Painted-Blue community so awesome - we can all mingle with our fellow Zutarians who each have something magnificent to share. You could always write two versions and see which one turns out better (and send both to me; I'll read each). You will probably find yourself naturally more drawn to one version than the other as you go through writing each draft, but finish both! *Flaps hand* Whatever you've got, I've definitely written worse garbage in my life. It's just a draft. Those aren't meant to be all that fabulous (which is why they get polished up to shine through revision!). I will *poke* you with reminders once daily to encourage you to send it over. I'm serious - I'm totally excited! This is one of my favorite films aside from anything Miyazaki-themed.
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Post by kathrynlacey on Nov 30, 2012 14:47:28 GMT -6
Okay... I'll send the draft of the folky one to you now since... I have that one written already... I read through it a billion times trying to make it better and less embarrassing, but I have a feeling if I keep at this, I'm going to destroy it (kind of like when I used to have drawing talent, and if I kept erasing something, that spot on the paper would become forever damaged, unable to be fixed). I read it out loud (used to be involved in theatre, so I got this!), and it sort of seemed like it would fit.
Anyway... I'll try working on the Sozin-PoV one, too, and send it your way if I don't decide halfway through I like the folky one better. XD
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ladyavatar
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Ozai Fangirls, Represent!
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Post by ladyavatar on Nov 30, 2012 14:51:11 GMT -6
Okay... I'll send the draft of the folky one to you now since... I have that one written already... Excellent! As soon as I go pick up my sister from her school and get back online, I'll take a look. See 'ya with comments in about an hour! Edit: Oh, I should have mentioned here - I PMed you back comments. Woman, if you don't write this story, you and I are going to have serious issues. XD This is a magnificent idea, especially with the animal transformation aspect.
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Post by kathrynlacey on Dec 1, 2012 2:21:33 GMT -6
Okay. I think I'm going to try really hard to make this story come to life, but it could be a while in the making.
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Post by azuremoon on Dec 1, 2012 13:19:30 GMT -6
Okay. I think I'm going to try really hard to make this story come to life, but it could be a while in the making. Quality over quantity. Good things are worth the wait.
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ladyavatar
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Ozai Fangirls, Represent!
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Post by ladyavatar on Dec 1, 2012 13:21:11 GMT -6
Okay. I think I'm going to try really hard to make this story come to life, but it could be a while in the making. Quality over quantity. Good things are worth the wait. Agreed. Every time I try to rush or force a chapter, it turns out bleh.
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Post by azuremoon on Dec 1, 2012 13:22:06 GMT -6
Quality over quantity. Good things are worth the wait. Agreed. Every time I try to rush or force a chapter, it turns out bleh. Indeed. It just doesn't feel right if it's rushed. *hugs* And hi! We're on at the same time. Wha? XD
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ladyavatar
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Post by ladyavatar on Dec 1, 2012 13:22:52 GMT -6
And hi! We're on at the same time. Wha? XD *Waves* Hello! XD I'm taking a quick break from writing an essay for my public health class. Yaaaaay for simultaneous forum usage!
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Post by azuremoon on Dec 1, 2012 13:45:19 GMT -6
And hi! We're on at the same time. Wha? XD *Waves* Hello! XD I'm taking a quick break from writing an essay for my public health class. Yaaaaay for simultaneous forum usage! Fun fun! Or not really> XD lol!! Yes yay! Till I spaced for like 20 minutes =-=;
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Post by kathrynlacey on Dec 2, 2012 12:03:22 GMT -6
ladyavatar, nooooo! Ozai!!! :: sobs :: I love the potential for Ozai to not just be a one-dimensional baddie. Why must he die? Whyyyyy?
As far as the medium goes... I'm not one hundred percent sure. If I go ahead with writing a smutty version and a non-smutty version, I'll need two places to post it. I have a Tumblr, a LiveJournal, and a FF.net account... So maybe I'll post the non-smut version on FF, the smut version on LJ, and post links offsite to both on Tumblr? Seems like it could work, but regardless, it's going to have to be rated M because of the darker implications and violence (there is a war going on, after all). It's kind of like how there was no smut in The Black Games, but it was Rated M because of the whole kids-killing-kids thing. =D
I don't know when I'll be posting things for all to see, though. This is my problem... I've read several stories where I was like, "OMFG THIS IS AMAZING WHEN WILL IT UPDATE!!!" only to look at the date of the last submission and see that it hasn't been updated in a year or more. Then, I always feel this terrible crushing feeling inside me because I know if it's been that long, it probably was abandoned. My worry is that I'll be one of those people who lose interest part way through and just... never update...
However, I also like hearing other's ideas, and after reading through many fics that have author's notes about how such-and-such reviews gave them fantastic ideas they wouldn't have otherwise conceived, I think maybe posting it chapter by chapter would be a good idea... I'm just... not reliable in my ambition levels... so while a lot of you awesome people are like, "Oh, hey! I totally have this set where I update every other week or whatever." I would be like, "I could maybe try to update once a month... maybe..." >.>;;
I think once I get at least three to five full, completed chapters, I can potentially feel better about posting it, but because my track record with this story so far has been, "Write prologue. Good. Write chapter 1. Write Chapter 2. Get halfway through chapter 3... This sucks... Scraps Chapters 1-3. Rereads Prologue. Writes chapter 1... Writes Chapter 2... No... This isn't right... Scraps..." I can't feel comfortable posting anything just yet...
I am happy with Chapter 1 so far which is a great sign considering I wasn't really happy with anything that I scrapped from the beginning. I realized that starting from the beginning of the story and just following that happy, linear path was boring me which accounts for all of the tossing out the door, but I'm going to utilize flashbacks in the hopes that I'll be more interested. It's working so far.
Oh, question! What is a good rule of thumb for chapters lengths (word-count-wise) in multi-chaptered stories?
Also, I love the teasing about Ozai. It's so strange, but lovely, to think that someone could potentially have a crush on a man like him and not just for his power and status.
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