Zathoth Posted December 2, 2015 Posted December 2, 2015 Yes it is. That's the goal. My brain thought of way too many weird things... It ended with Pizza women enslaving humanity, as so many of my weird thoughts do. What are you writing anyway? 2
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted December 2, 2015 Posted December 2, 2015 My brain thought of way too many weird things... It ended with Pizza women enslaving humanity, as so many of my weird thoughts do. What are you writing anyway? Oh…no? You know, I can't decide if people would just eat the pizza women, or if the pizza women would be conscious enough to make such an act murder. Or if everyone would just be too weirded out to do anything but stare as the pizza women conquered the earth. A story set in a world where a scientist succeeded in creating a superpowers-granting virus and released it toward the beginning of 1943, taking measures to ensure it spread as far as possible and resulting in a third of the world's population gaining superpowers. 1
Zathoth Posted December 2, 2015 Posted December 2, 2015 Oh…no? You know, I can't decide if people would just eat the pizza women, or if the pizza women would be conscious enough to make such an act murder. Or if everyone would just be too weirded out to do anything but stare as the pizza women conquered the earth. A story set in a world where a scientist succeeded in creating a superpowers-granting virus and released it toward the beginning of 1943, taking measures to ensure it spread as far as possible and resulting in a third of the world's population gaining superpowers. Even if the pizza women decide the act is murder Im sure the Rebel Faction, known as The Eaters would still do it. Of course everyone else would still be too weirded out to do anything. Oh right, I think you mentioned something like this. I am trying to write something where everyone is born with one power, then when they reach a certain age they are granted another power, these two powers mix and turn into a third power, which indeed sounds a lot like the Radiants, but it is more straight forward. So right now I am facing the problem of how the abilities should mix XD Some of them are pretty hard to mix... 3
Edgedancer he/him Posted December 2, 2015 Posted December 2, 2015 656 words written in half an hour. Facebook tells me Brandon Sanderson can write 1103 in two hours, so I'm feeling pretty proud of myself. Impressive. I myself am quite a bit slower. 1
Elbereth she/her Posted December 2, 2015 Posted December 2, 2015 656 words written in half an hour. Facebook tells me Brandon Sanderson can write 1103 in two hours, so I'm feeling pretty proud of myself. Great job! And Brandon is actually pretty slow, but the quality of his work even as a first draft is so much better... 1
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted December 2, 2015 Posted December 2, 2015 Great job! And Brandon is actually pretty slow, but the quality of his work even as a first draft is so much better... I can write fairly quickly when I put my mind to it, but I'm terrible at the whole work ethic thing. So if I train myself to have Brandon's work ethic….well, I might get that novel written after all. 1
Edgedancer he/him Posted December 2, 2015 Posted December 2, 2015 I can write fairly quickly when I put my mind to it, but I'm terrible at the whole work ethic thing. So if I train myself to have Brandon's work ethic….well, I might get that novel written after all. I want the first five chapters by next week, also throw a A Kind Of Magic chapter and the sacred KFC in there. 3
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted December 2, 2015 Posted December 2, 2015 I want the first five chapters by next week, also throw a A Kind Of Magic chapter and the sacred KFC in there. Um….would you accept ten or so pages of my WIP, half a A Kind of Magic chapter, and the opening sentence of the sacred KFC? (Plus, still waiting on exactly what the Financier would know about the situation walking in. ) 1
Edgedancer he/him Posted December 2, 2015 Posted December 2, 2015 Um….would you accept ten or so pages of my WIP, half a A Kind of Magic chapter, and the opening sentence of the sacred KFC? (Plus, still waiting on exactly what the Financier would know about the situation walking in. ) Fine... (It might help bringing it up in the inquiry again. )
Elbereth she/her Posted December 2, 2015 Posted December 2, 2015 I can write fairly quickly when I put my mind to it, but I'm terrible at the whole work ethic thing. So if I train myself to have Brandon's work ethic….well, I might get that novel written after all.Ditto. I was up until after midnight last night because I didn't start my homework soon enough. And then I had to wake up at 6:35. I can write maybe 1000 words per half hour, if I'm working fairly fast and I know what happens next (which is the important thing). The quality isn't so great, but that's what revision is for!
Delightful Posted December 2, 2015 Posted December 2, 2015 I've seen it before, but Pizza Woman is SO disturbing.
Voidus Posted December 2, 2015 Posted December 2, 2015 I've seen it before, but Pizza Woman is SO disturbing. It's just a bit of trickery, there's a hidden layer underneath and they just use an eraser to slowly reveal it after approximating the right form 4
Edgedancer he/him Posted December 2, 2015 Posted December 2, 2015 It's just a bit of trickery, there's a hidden layer underneath and they just use an eraser to slowly reveal it after approximating the right form Don't spoil the magic Voidus.
Delightful Posted December 2, 2015 Posted December 2, 2015 Oooh. That makes me feel better. Lol Oh Americans, would you be so kind as to remind me what it means to plead the 5th?
Kaymyth she/her Posted December 2, 2015 Posted December 2, 2015 I can write fairly quickly when I put my mind to it, but I'm terrible at the whole work ethic thing. So if I train myself to have Brandon's work ethic….well, I might get that novel written after all. I find it amusing that you're getting into the swing of things after NaNo has ended. I've been trying to do at least a little writing every day, usually right after I get home from work. I haven't really timed myself to see how fast I write, though.
Elbereth she/her Posted December 2, 2015 Posted December 2, 2015 Oooh. That makes me feel better. Lol Oh Americans, would you be so kind as to remind me what it means to plead the 5th? Usually when people say that they're saying that they have the right to remain silent. 1
Voidus Posted December 2, 2015 Posted December 2, 2015 (edited) Don't spoil the magic Voidus. Uh.... they hide the layer with photoshop magic? EDIT: Oh wait! I'm sure they use the magic wand tool at some point! So there, magic remains. Edited December 2, 2015 by Voidus 4
Delightful Posted December 2, 2015 Posted December 2, 2015 If Kaladin was on earth, what would he use for stormlight? Electricity? 1
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted December 2, 2015 Posted December 2, 2015 Oooh. That makes me feel better. Lol Oh Americans, would you be so kind as to remind me what it means to plead the 5th? According to the Fifth Amendment, a defendant can't be forced to testify against themselves in court, or say anything incriminating. So "plead the fifth" means "I'm not going to say anything at the risk of incriminating myself."
Edgedancer he/him Posted December 2, 2015 Posted December 2, 2015 Uh.... they hide the layer with photoshop magic? EDIT: Oh wait! I'm sure they use the magic wand tool at some point! So there, magic remains. Aha, Voidus saves photoshop magic! If Kaladin was on earth, what would he use for stormlight? Electricity? Auroras? Or maybe he would run on 2
Zathoth Posted December 2, 2015 Posted December 2, 2015 If Kaladin was on earth, what would he use for stormlight? Electricity? Now this is an interesting topic! What would the focus of earths magic be if it was a shard world? Electricity is likely, would be easy to invest I think, though it seems like The Dark One has electricity as the focus...
Voidus Posted December 2, 2015 Posted December 2, 2015 If Kaladin was on earth, what would he use for stormlight? Electricity? Pictures of cats. 6
Delightful Posted December 2, 2015 Posted December 2, 2015 (edited) I'm gonna clarify that question: in trying to write a fanfic where Hoid dumps Kaladin in the Marvel universe. So not earth exactly. I'm thinking hoids flute ended up there somehow. Edited December 2, 2015 by Ookla the Fierce 2
Voidus Posted December 2, 2015 Posted December 2, 2015 I'm gonna clarify that question: in trying to write a fanfic where Hoid dumps Kaladin in the Marvel universe. So not earth exactly. I'm thinking hoids flute ended up there somehow. Pictures of the Hulk holding a bunch of cats. 5
DreamEternal Posted December 2, 2015 Posted December 2, 2015 There shouldn't be a physical focus if there was magic on earth. Instead, magic on earth should be based on holy symbols and similarities between things. Oh, and all ancient miths should be real, as should all religions. Not saying this because I wish to write an alternate history based on all miths and religions on the Iron Age being real . I am already too busy with my secondary world fantasy.
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