The Supernatural Chronicles brainstorming and OOC discussion thread

[Lilith]

I know it's semi-sinful of me, but I really don't like Tolkiens style either
Raymond E Feist is a far superior fantasy writer IMHO.

i loved LotR's plot and the characters, but i absolutely hate Tolkien the movies were pretty good, but they cut a lot of the cool stuff, and i still haven't actually watched the last movie.....

Hey, how coarse of a language are we allowed to use?

you're a hunter and i'm demon.... coarse language comes with the territory but i guess we'll have to be creative with the language filter......

[m&mnm317]

I assume GW language filters would be in force.
I had a brief chat to Lil about this issue as well. Personally, I say write to the character, if they would swear, swear

Yeah, mine swears; almost as much as Dean

Anything here helping you out at all RiG??
(no, I haven't forgotten you)

Hey, RiG - if it helps I can post what little I have of my portion down..

[m&mnm317]

you're a hunter and i'm demon.... coarse language comes with the territory but i guess we'll have to be creative with the language filter......

True dat

[RodneyIsGodney]

Alright, get ready for it...

I love what you've done so far! You have a good grasp on your character and a nice writing style.

Thank you.

I think you can do it. If you need a break, take it. Don't sit by the computer frustrated. Do jumping jacks or something instead.

I take Youtube breaks once in a while. Does that count? And also, dinner breaks, and bathroom breaks and...

I can totally understand the frustration with writing. I am not a natural writer and it takes me forever to say what I want to say...and then I edit it and change if 43 times before I finally post.

EXACTLY! That is ME! That's what I do!

*hugs* You can do it! No pressure at all.

Thanks. I don't have that much more to go! I think...

It sounds like what you need is a beta. I have the problem where whatever I write looks like Sh** the next day but having someone else read it helps me. They give me ideas and help with word problems.

A beta? Hmm, well, not a bad idea. I don't want it to be anyone of you guys...no offence! I just...want you to be surprised by what I've written. However, If I find myself in a real pickle I will ask one of you to take a look.

Y'know, if you want, you could say that the first part is your contribution then just use your second part for the next round. I promise that I won't be writing Dean into my part; apparently my character's a loner

Thing is, I want my two parts to be together because I'm afraid it won't work otherwise.

Indeed I do. Have you just considered just using whatever "simple" word works rather than trying to eat a thesarus?

Yes, I have.

...eat a thesaurus??? You think I eat thesauruses???

HP Lovecraft, as much as I enjoy his stories is infamous for picking words that sometimes, although correct, were just a bit...........clunky at times.

Still, if you want to use em, go for it
Thank you.

I tried to read Ray Bradbury's "Something Wicked This Way Comes" but I just couldn't... It was, I dunno, his writing style was confusing.

As others have said, we are often our worst critics, I know I'm guilty of it myself. If you keep the story in the draw however..............

I have heard that saying before and I believe it 100%! And don't worry, I won't keep it in the drawer.

Don't worry so much. I'm sure people will critique it if you want them to.
Have you considered putting on an ep or 2 of SPN in the background with story elements of what you want to write?
I don't mean watch it, just, listen to it.

No, but that's not a bad idea!

i get that problem with word choice all the time.... i'll get inspired and think up an entire paragraph only to forget a key word as i'm writing it down..... i mean, i'll remember what it means a good couple of synonyms, but the actual word i wanted to use will just slip by.... so i write a simpler word with the same meaning and then go back and change it when i remember the word i originally wanted to use....

Yep. I do that as well.

hey RiG! you know what really helps? don't reread your stuff unless you've lost your train of thought.... i was able to write much better and faster when i stopped trying to reread everything i wrote.... i'll literally sit down and write as much as i can before the muse dries up.... then i lock it away somewhere out of sight for a week and then i go back and read it with the purpose of revising grammatical errors.... i find that if you try to read something too soon after you've written it, it doesn't matter how good you felt while writing it, you're still gonna hate it.... sometimes you have let yourself naturally divorce from the original thought before you can appreciate it....

so then you may wonder how i can write for an RP? simple, i don't read what i'm posting til after i've posted it.... b/c once it's posted, there's no going back to edit..... i mean sure, we have an edit function so we can go back and edit our posts, but sometimes threads move so fast, that by the time you finish editing, 30 ppl have already commented on what you've already posted.... that's also why you'll see a lot of typos, spelling mistakes, and grammatical errors in my RP posts.....

No rereading until I'm done. Or lost my train of thought. Got it. Except, lost m train of thought all the time.

[RodneyIsGodney]

Yeah, mine swears; almost as much as Dean

Grace swears because she was practically raised by Dean. That and she's a Winchester.

Hey, RiG - if it helps I can post what little I have of my portion down..

Um...I dunno. What's your portion? If I may ask?

[m&mnm317]

Um...I dunno. What's your portion? If I may ask?

Like, what's happening during it?? Right now she's just traveling while I give the reader a bit of background info. *shrugs* Nothing exciting and probably not helpful at all but I thought I'd ask..

[Gatefan1976]

We will help you keep on the rails if you want to, which is sorta funny considering you metioned something wicked

[Lilith]

GF could be an impartial beta.... i mean since all he's doing is coming along for the ride anyways or you could always ask copter or sis....

when i lose my train of thought, i only reread the current paragraph and/or the one before it depending on the length.... it's enough to get back into that train of thought, and not enough to get sidetracked by wating to change things.... if that helps!

[m&mnm317]

when i lose my train of thought, i only reread the current paragraph and/or the one before it depending on the length.... it's enough to get back into that train of thought, and not enough to get sidetracked by wating to change things.... if that helps!

I tend not to even do that.. I just continue with my current thought. Then when I go back and read it, if it doesn't make sense, I fix it then.

[Gatefan1976]

Interesting choice of words there Lil

[RodneyIsGodney]

Like, what's happening during it?? Right now she's just traveling while I give the reader a bit of background info. *shrugs* Nothing exciting and probably not helpful at all but I thought I'd ask..

Okay. Thank you but I'm hoping to post tonight if not tomorrow after noon...when I get home from work.

We will help you keep on the rails if you want to, which is sorta funny considering you metioned something wicked

Thank you. Actually y'all can help me right now.

As you may remember Grace was last seen screaming, well, now she's laying on the ground unconscious and I'm struggling with how to wake her up. Or how she's gonna wake up. If you guys could throw some suggestions my way that would be awesome! Or, you know, good. If not then that's good too.

I think, once I get that down I'll have a better shot at finishing it sooner rather than later.

[m&mnm317]

Thank you. Actually y'all can help me right now.

As you may remember Grace was last seen screaming, well, now she's laying on the ground unconscious and I'm struggling with how to wake her up. Or how she's gonna wake up. If you guys could throw some suggestions my way that would be awesome! Or, you know, good. If not then that's good too.

I think, once I get that down I'll have a better shot at finishing it sooner rather than later.

Why is she unconscious to begin with? I think that could have an impact on how to wake her up.. But that could just be me.

And....Apparently I'm including Grace into my portion I hope that's okay.. There's no dialogue or anything, she's just mentioned..

[Gatefan1976]

RiG,
My first thought would be have Grace's character have something to do with it, that way you have a rationale for the 2 to meet.

[Gatefan1976]

Why is she unconscious to begin with? I think that could have an impact on how to wake her up.. But that could just be me.

And....Apparently I'm including Grace into my portion I hope that's okay.. There's no dialogue or anything, she's just mentioned..

Oh look, now we have a way to get the 3 "good guys" togeather
Perfect

[RodneyIsGodney]

Years ago, when I was in college, I used to take the (public) bus and would write on the ride home all the time. I'd fill notebook pages (back and front!) with stories based on the shows I was into back then. And I wouldn't read a thing I wrote until I got home. I still have those notebooks.

[m&mnm317]

Oh look, now we have a way to get the 3 "good guys" togeather
Perfect

Given Raiah's relationship with Dean, it made sense for her to know Grace

Years ago, when I was in college, I used to take the (public) bus and would write on the ride home all the time. I'd fill notebook pages (back and front!) with stories based on the shows I was into back then. And I wouldn't read a thing I wrote until I got home. I still have those notebooks.

I've only written one fic out on paper and that was only the first chapter. If I ever get around to writing my own novel, I hope to physically write it out rather than type it but we'll see.

[RodneyIsGodney]

Why is she unconscious to begin with? I think that could have an impact on how to wake her up.. But that could just be me.

Um...it's a surprise.

And....Apparently I'm including Grace into my portion I hope that's okay.. There's no dialogue or anything, she's just mentioned..

That shouldn't be a problem.

RiG,
My first thought would be have Grace's character have something to do with it, that way you have a rationale for the 2 to meet.

Something to do with what? Sorry, you've lost me.

[m&mnm317]

Something to do with what? Sorry, you've lost me.

Exactly! We don't know how she ended up unconscious so we, or at least I'm not, aren't sure how to have her wake up... Do you want her to watch Dean crawl out of the grave or do you want him to be the one waking her up?

[RodneyIsGodney]

Given Raiah's relationship with Dean, it made sense for her to know Grace

I forgot about that.

I've only written one fic out on paper and that was only the first chapter. If I ever get around to writing my own novel, I hope to physically write it out rather than type it but we'll see.

I love physical writing, that whole tactile sensation. I just...never have the opportunity to do so these days. And I learned over the years that ideas come more easily to me when I'm typing, which wasn't always the case.

[RodneyIsGodney]

Exactly! We don't know how she ended up unconscious so we, or at least I'm not, aren't sure how to have her wake up... Do you want her to watch Dean crawl out of the grave or do you want him to be the one waking her up?

She was supposed to watch Dean come out of the grave but damn if that isn't an excellent idea!

AWESOMESAUCE!