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Aya's Writing Workshop - Bring us your story ideas and outlines!
Tengukami:
--- Quote from: Iced Fairy on May 18, 2016, 03:24:29 AM ---So longshot here but I need some assistance with my own work. I need someone fluent in Brazilian Portuguese to offer a good nickname for an easygoing girl. Obviously google translate will not suffice.
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I know just who to ask. Will PM you soon.
HakureiSM:
--- Quote from: Tengukami on May 18, 2016, 09:51:26 AM ---I know just who to ask. Will PM you soon.
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Yeah that would be me
As a 100% pureblood huehuehue, I can help with this
Iced Fairy:
--- Quote from: HakureiSM on May 18, 2016, 04:59:28 PM ---Yeah that would be me
As a 100% pureblood huehuehue, I can help with this
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Thanks a lot. I got myself in trouble by doing plot first, research second. :derp:
Lotusroad (Abby):
OOhh my gosh I'm sorry if I'm posting this wrong I'm p new here!! But It's actually pretty good this exists because I have a major fic I've been planning, regarding my headcanons around Meira (being a sister to Reimu and originally supposed to be the Hakurei Miko, taken by Mima by some means for her power), but I have four different ideas on how to start this/ All are good and bad in their own rights, and while I know some are worst than others I don't know which I should be going for. It'll probably be good to get opinions outside my own as to what people would be interested in.
1. Mima kidnaps Meira but Meira is an amnesiac through some means (magic? getting whacked out cold with that weird moon staff thing? Who knows atm). She wakes up in Reimaden, unaware of her past or situation.
Pros: there's the added plot in that she has to retrieve those memories, probably with Marisa's help
Cons: It gets rid of my original idea and themes, which were around youth mistakes and regret. I also feel like it's a very cheap thing to go about, or that amnesia is far too overused to be interesting.
2. Sendai died or was never there for either her or Reimu, Meira is kidnapped in her sleep or when tending to the shrine and Reimu is left behind.
Pros: Keeps the original themes I had in mind, like regret, escape (although it was "escape reality" than anything), and family. Makes being with Mima all the worst
Cons: doesn't really match the ages I've given them, and removes the plot in that it's later revealed by Mima that Sendai died (spoiler: lies lies lies) and thus removes the climax of the story I had planned out.
3. The original I was going with. Meira goes out to walk, contemplating over how she doesn?t want to be the Hakurei Miko but a samurai when she gets lost and meets Mima late at night. This is also how the amnesia start begins, and Meira is either manipulated in going with them or willingly leaves.
Pros: explains why she's a samurai in the future (sword is a family heirloom, originally owned by Konngara), keeps most of my original ideas intact and maybe feels a little more genuine, as well as pointing out just how evil Mima actually is
Cons: Meira, being about 7, probably knows not to trust random ghosts in the woods at night, which would lead to being taken by force (Actually now that I think about this that's not that bad-), her wanting to leave maybe implies bad homelife more than her disregard for 'fate', which is false
4. I start in the middle and leave the beginning ambiguous, implying the reason Meira has for being here was against her will and could mean either of these 3 beginnings while the story continues on and the beginning is only hinted at.
Pros: I won't have to worry about all this, could lead to any of the three above and gives me time to think this over but also get the story started already. Maybe leaves readers questioning?
Cons: this is super super cheap, like an absolute cop-out for the sake of ease.
Again sorry if this isn't meant to be posted here! But honestly I appreciate any input that'll help me towards not slowly losing my sanity trying to make this decision.
Iced Fairy:
It's fine to post here, but it's really hard to offer advice on "what other people should write." Writing is a very personal thing.
I will say that option 4 isn't the copout you view it as. Avoiding the messy details is a time honored tradition. People get awards for being vague. You will probably want to decide how it goes down later, but first is the story you want to tell.