Shadow Reapers

Dynamo · 2008-04-17T21:37:03Z

This storybook is a sequel to the storybook called Be You. Ayumi and I decided to take a completely different approach to making a sequel. Be You was a high school drama where you role-played with characters that perfectly mirror your personality in the real world. Instead of making this storybook a college drama, we've decided to twist it into more of a fantasy one with ghosts and spirits. Since the author of the previous storybook did not specify the city in which the story took place, I'm going to say this one takes place in Toronto, Canada at a college called Humber. Be sure to specify which college program they are enrolled in and if they're staying in a single room dorm or a double suite with a roommate. Although it won't affect the storyline in anyway, it'll help make everyone's characters a little more three dimensional. I'm going to be basing this storybook off a certain anime, but I'm not going to say which one. That way no one will try to jump ahead. I'm going to be introducing the main plot gradually. That's why I only want dedicated storybook writers to join in. This storybook is going to be a long one, and if people jump in only to stop posting eight pages in I'd rather it be just me and Ayumi posting. Also, don't forget to specify whether or not your characters can see ghosts. Eventually everyone is going to be able to see ghosts, but if your character starts off at the beginning with that ability be sure to mention some kind of near death experience in your character's history. Profile: Name: Age: Gender: College Program: Dorm Style: Can See Ghosts?: Family: Appearance: Personality: History:

Sorry I've been away -anybody in Britain or Eire will know how absolutely mad the snow has been on the East Coast this week, haven't really been able to get out of school. It's been like the The Day After Tomorrow set.

Anyway, look, I do like the storybook, it's just that it is getting very "let's all go along with Kai and we love him!" Storybooks are about improving your writing skills, as you said at the beginning Dynamo, and part of that is helping your characters to interact with each other in interesting ways and being able to come up with solutions for the difficulties they find themselves in. They're about thinking on your feet and inventing plot twists and details. That's how it was at the start, but now it's become very one-sided. Sort of like, you post a big long spiel, then Ayumi, Heather and I say "Uh... yeah, that's what we were thinking too" and then there's another spiel.

I think it's the fact that you've chosen an already structured storyline, it doesn't give the other writers a chance to broaden things, any room to stretch out. Part of the thing I love about storybooks is that you know that whatever you write can be completely changed by the person who posts next, and you have to find another way around whatever problem you're having. Of course it's good to have a certain plot for your storybook, but when the plot comes down to nitty-gritty details and Japanese names, well, it's taking away part of the fun element.

I do like the players here, it's just that I wish I had more room to breathe, and to do what I like with the storybook, rather than shove in a paragraph here and there saying "Oh look, what's that" or "I followed the rest of them." I'm here so seldom anyway -and I apologise for that fact-that I'd like to make what I post count for something, you know? That's my main problem. You're carrying the whole story, and we're jogging along behind like the dopey sidekicks.

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