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Dan Brown Books.
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  RE: Dan Brown Books.
September 1, 2015 at 6:47 am
(This post was last modified: September 1, 2015 at 6:52 am by Alex K.)
For my thriller I so far have 15 pages of character bio and psych profile and 20 pages of manuscript. The character bio is incredibly important. It renders writing some things almost automatic that would otherwise be arduous and forced: it provides motivation, material, it allows you to have a character behave consistently and to hint at things consistently that are only later fully revealed if at all. For example, a female lead of mine is a trans woman, but it will not be a big deal, will probably never be stated explicitely, maybe hinted at towards the end. But it will let her have certain fears and will render some relationships more complicated.
The fool hath said in his heart, There is a God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
Psalm 14, KJV revised edition
There seem to be a lot of aspiring writers on af.org... I wonder if this is a wide spread thing no one ever talks about (that everyone wants to be a writer), or whether it's specific to our forum?
Teenaged X-Files obsession + Bermuda Triangle episode + Self-led school research project = Atheist.
I think it's a widespread thing. Everyone has a story to tell, and everyone is at varying stages of realising it. I, an 8th-level Mage of Procrastination, have been working on my own for nearly 5 years and its completion is still years off. But it does help to keep practising and re-writing. I'm currently on the 5th version, and I consider it to be the best-realised yet
 (September 1, 2015 at 10:20 am)Clueless Morgan Wrote: There seem to be a lot of aspiring writers on af.org... I wonder if this is a wide spread thing no one ever talks about (that everyone wants to be a writer), or whether it's specific to our forum? I think it's widespread among people with some intelligence.
Thief and assassin for hire. Member in good standing of the Rogues Guild.
Maybe telling stories is in our genes... It seems to be an important element of tribal life.
The fool hath said in his heart, There is a God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
Psalm 14, KJV revised edition
RE: Dan Brown Books.
September 1, 2015 at 11:17 am
(This post was last modified: September 1, 2015 at 11:19 am by Alex K.)
The fool hath said in his heart, There is a God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
Psalm 14, KJV revised edition
RE: Dan Brown Books.
September 1, 2015 at 11:47 am
(This post was last modified: September 1, 2015 at 11:48 am by Clueless Morgan.)
(September 1, 2015 at 11:17 am)Alex K Wrote: Now that you mention X-Files, I have a completely different question - so there is this industry standard for TV series where you have a myth ark and a client/monster/planet of the week, in anything from Star Trek, Castle, Burn Notice etc... No. My favorite episodes of XF were the Monster of the Week episodes, not the mytharc ones. The mytharc got really convoluted really fast on XFs. It's also my understanding that XFs wasn't originally envisioned as even having a mytharc element to it at all; it was seen as a straight up MOTW show. Then Gillian Anderson went and got herself pregnant in the first season and needed a hiatus from the show to have the kid and, thus, the mytharc on XFs was created... 
Teenaged X-Files obsession + Bermuda Triangle episode + Self-led school research project = Atheist.
Apart from the thriller there's a steampunk adventure stuck in my head that wants out... Steampunk anyone?
The fool hath said in his heart, There is a God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
Psalm 14, KJV revised edition
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Copenhagen School  Religious Views: Its all bullshit to keep you handing money to the usher. (September 1, 2015 at 10:20 am)Clueless Morgan Wrote: There seem to be a lot of aspiring writers on af.org... I wonder if this is a wide spread thing no one ever talks about (that everyone wants to be a writer), or whether it's specific to our forum? I think it's a forum thing. After all on a forum we rely on the written word to convey everything. Naturally aspiring writers gravitate towards that. Also most of the best writing is done by people that are atheist or specifically ignoring the influence of their religion. What's more is that if you look at a list of the most influential authors many are open atheists like George rr Martin or hp Lovecraft.
To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow,
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day, To the last syllable of recorded time; And all our yesterdays have lighted fools The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle! Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player, That struts and frets his hour upon the stage, And then is heard no more. It is a tale Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, Signifying nothing. |
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