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Fret thou not. There is no rule, unspoken or otherwise, that says you need to succeed at every story you write - even if it happens to be your first one. (Heck, the first one usually tends to pale in comparison to later ones.) It's easier to go with a concept you feel you can work with; there's nothing wrong with feeling unable to complete a story for whatever reason.
 
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This is just a heads-up. The rules have been almost completely revised! Please make sure to read them before posting anything new. New punishments have been laid out in black-and-white for rule breaking, and I won't hesitate to blacklist anyone who becomes too much of an annoyance to me or other writers. Thank you!
 
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Oh, new rules. *sighs* I need to get back into writing and posting. I want to do something with my new character (see avvy) but I am not sure entirely.
 
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CJBlazerX87 said:
Oh, new rules. *sighs* I need to get back into writing and posting. I want to do something with my new character (see avvy) but I am not sure entirely.
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Well, the rules haven't changed as much as the punishments. Even then, they're mostly a slap on the wrist unless you do something really bad.
 
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Why did Teal have this underwear story on here for like two seconds and now it's gone? Sorry I'm just a bit curious...
 
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regigigas said:
Why did Teal have this underwear story on here for like two seconds and now it's gone? Sorry I'm just a bit curious...
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It was removed for too much sexual innuendo.
 
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Incinermyn said:
regigigas said:
Why did Teal have this underwear story on here for like two seconds and now it's gone? Sorry I'm just a bit curious...
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It was removed for too much sexual innuendo.
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Oh. Well I never read it really, just saw. I guess it's a good thing it got removed...
 
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regigigas said:
Incinermyn said:
It was removed for too much sexual innuendo.
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Oh. Well I never read it really, just saw. I guess it's a good thing it got removed...
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Well, this time he just posted it to troll me for locking another fic. It's a waste that he did because I know he can write better things than that.
 
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I'm trying to make sense of a scene in Biohazard that involves my main characters coming across an unconscious Zomborg named Ratchet while exploring an ancient tomb during a rescue mission. The idea is that the creature wound up there while it was searching for fuel to keep itself running (in this case, it's fuel is a substance called Soul Coal, which is supposedly a biproduct that other Pokemon's souls leave behind after the creatures die). Until my characters discover him, Ratchet remains completely inert. I was debating on how he suddenly springs back to life, though.

One idea I had in mind was inspired by a recent episode of The Walking Dead, wherein one of the characters gets bitten by a dormant zombie that catches him by the leg. Instead of that, however, I was going to have my characters inspect him and then leave to investigate the ruins further. Afterwards, the Zomborg chases them down (he's slow, but eventually catches up to them once they reach a dead end).

The other idea was that my characters try to revive the unconscious Zomborg by finding and feeding him Soul Coal. Afterwards, he joins their party and helps them explore.

The first might have a better impact, but I feel like it may be too plain.
 
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Personally, I would go with the second idea since every story needs some action every once in a while. Though at the cost of being somewhat frightening, I don't think it will violate the PG-13 atmosphere we are trying to set up. Otherwise, if action scenes are not your taste, I would go with the first.
 
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Ack, I forgot to mention that he attacks them in the first case. Despite being slow, he wouldn't have any particular weaknesses to the group's types because his ability prevents special attacks (which are the only ones two of my main characters use).
 
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One idea I had in mind was inspired by a recent episode of The Walking Dead, wherein one of the characters gets bitten by a dormant zombie that catches him by the leg. Instead of that, however, I was going to have my characters inspect him and then leave to investigate the ruins further. Afterwards, the Zomborg chases them down (he's slow, but eventually catches up to them once they reach a dead end).

The other idea was that my characters try to revive the unconscious Zomborg by finding and feeding him Soul Coal. Afterwards, he joins their party and helps them explore.

The first might have a better impact, but I feel like it may be too plain.
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Of those two ideas, I think the first one is far superior, just because of the impact (and havoc) it would cause. On top of that, I highly doubt a Zomborg would be something willing to follow a party of adventurers for any reason. If anything, I think the second one is more plain.

Or were you aiming for something else completely different altogether?
 
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DNA said:
One idea I had in mind was inspired by a recent episode of The Walking Dead, wherein one of the characters gets bitten by a dormant zombie that catches him by the leg. Instead of that, however, I was going to have my characters inspect him and then leave to investigate the ruins further. Afterwards, the Zomborg chases them down (he's slow, but eventually catches up to them once they reach a dead end).

The other idea was that my characters try to revive the unconscious Zomborg by finding and feeding him Soul Coal. Afterwards, he joins their party and helps them explore.

The first might have a better impact, but I feel like it may be too plain.
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Of those two ideas, I think the first one is far superior, just because of the impact (and havoc) it would cause. On top of that, I highly doubt a Zomborg would be something willing to follow a party of adventurers for any reason. If anything, I think the second one is more plain.

Or were you aiming for something else completely different altogether?
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No, but I did plan on having him join the group in either case. The first seemed a bit dark for a PMD fic, though. But, at the same time, it would show off Zomborg's hostile nature.
 
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TheGuy said:
Day One of NaNoWriMo: Success, now time to get ahead.
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It's a waste of time, in my opinion. If you want to write a real novel, you need more than just one month.
 
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Incinermyn said:
It's a waste of time, in my opinion. If you want to write a real novel, you need more than just one month.
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Well duh, I'm going to write the first very rough draft in a month, but it's going to be many more months more before it's really anything presentable.
 
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TheGuy said:
Incinermyn said:
It's a waste of time, in my opinion. If you want to write a real novel, you need more than just one month.
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Well duh, I'm going to write the first very rough draft in a month, but it's going to be many more months more before it's really anything presentable.
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I should put it this way. I just never understood the point of it and, ergo, could care less about it.
 
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it's to get writers to write the stories they're thinking about/planning instead of putting it off. it's a pretty neat idea.

probably won't do it this year, though, due to college.
 
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Incinermyn said:
I should put it this way. I just never understood the point of it and, ergo, could care less about it.
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That implies that you care about it in the first place.
 
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