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Re: Modeling Plotlines After Songs
Ooh. Linkin Park and Jay-Z combo is lethal. I love the beat, though i haven't really examined the lyrics so closely.
May 9, 2007 -
Re: Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
Yes, I agree that throughout most of the book the author "babies" us into the setting and all. Considering other books, it's not that original. I love Meyer's voice, the ...
May 9, 2007 -
Re: Could you co-author a story?
Ehh..well, that's great. You're one of those lucky peeps that can share an idea with someone else. >.< I can't. That's just me. I tend to hog everything and want ...
May 9, 2007 -
Re: Modeling Plotlines After Songs
Yeeaah...I think I need to listen to that song. I like the "Time Is Running Out", "Sing for Absolution", that type of stuff. Fall Out Boy doesn't make sense. Usually. ...
May 9, 2007 -
Re: Modeling Plotlines After Songs
Eh. Well, I guess not a lot of ya'll like to use song lines as plotlines.
May 8, 2007 -
Re: Character Profiles
Thank you. And I do agree, it is shallow and a bit robotic, but I don't use it anymore. I just thought that some people might think that this would ...
May 8, 2007 -
Re: Character Profiles
Yeah, I know, and that's what I discovered when I started using these. There are some more questions that I'd put to make your characters more in-depth, but I'm too ...
May 8, 2007 -
Re: What Is Your Favorite Writing Tip?
Build up your story through research. "A lot of amateur writers overlook that, but the real professionals, the ones who get the top honors and awards in writing fantasy and ...
May 8, 2007 -
Re: Deception! at the Disco [Part 1]
Yeah...I've never really liked this story either. Trust me. It was just a spur-of-the-moment type of story, without any real plot or structure, or for that matter: characters. Hehe.
May 8, 2007 -
Re: Someday, they'll build monuments for us!
Wow. You sound very decisive, very "this will happen after this and that will conclude after that". I like it. It's easier to keep up with a person like you ...
May 8, 2007 -
Re: What don't you like about YWS?
I'm just so frustrated at the slowness of this forum. It's just that there are a lot of good talents and tips on this forum, and people should post more! ...
May 8, 2007 -
Re: Character Profiles
I try and fill this out every time I create a new, important character because it really does help your story if you know your characters inside and out. So ...
May 8, 2007 -
Re: What Is Your Favorite Writing Web Site? (besides YWS)
Yeah, I agree. There's just bad writers in the world. You can't help that. Just cross your fingers, wish for the best, and maybe even ask the best for their ...
May 8, 2007 -
Re: Modeling Plotlines After Songs
Many authors have done it. Stephenie Meyer credited bands Muse, My Chemical Romance, and Linkin Park for certain song lyrics that contributed to plotlines in her books Twilight and New ...
May 8, 2007 -
Re: Could you co-author a story?
I've tried co-writing with a friend before. Needless to say, we got to Part....5 before we quit since we modeled the story after The Westing Game, which is a very ...
May 8, 2007
