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Re: My Multi-part Fanfic

Post by addictive » Sun Jul 09, 2006 11:43 pm

The whole "mechanical wolf" seemed a bit too far-fetched for my liking, but that's probably just a personal opinion as opposed to a flaw.  That part certainly did seem like the "climax" of the story though, so I would have liked to see it maybe ...more at the end, or drawn out a bit more.
The idea of this fanscript is to accomidate to the preferances of every genre. Sci-fi, [The Wolf]; Romance, [Bart and Flora], Mystery, [Teejay's Jaymart], and above all, comedy. I wanted to practice transitions, so writing this I thought would be good practice; how to smoothly switch from one genre to the next without awkwardness.

Seemed a bit out of place ...If Bart and Lisa had been fighting earlier on in the story, it would have fit in much better I think.  Maybe the "was not, was so, was not" could be constituted as a fight though.
Meh, they're always fighting about something. Except in the episode "Milhouse doesn't live here anymore", but that was a lone exception along with other bits and pieces. As Willie would say, "Brothers an' sisters are natural enimies! Like the English and the scots! And the japaneese and the scots! And Scots and other Scots! Derr Scots ruined scotland!"

Say, what's your guess on the robbery? Just a question.
The whole "mechanical wolf" seemed a bit too far-fetched for my liking, but that's probably just a personal opinion as opposed to a flaw.  That part certainly did seem like the "climax" of the story though, so I would have liked to see it maybe ...more at the end, or drawn out a bit more.
 

I was going to put it later, but when I realized it should come later, I was already far into writing it. If I were to take it out now, it would mess up a lot of things, so I'm leavin' it there.
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Find Me, A poem by Chris Dominowski.

If I am lost, and you do not care, will the search ever be fair?
Why am I here? What should I do?
The answer to this, I once knew.
Why should I be found if I always must hide?
I have tried so hard, my soul has died.
Over the years, In fear I have drowned. It is finally clear; I cannot be found.

Human, a poem by Chris dominowski

I wear sunglasses at night, but I carry a flashlight.
I turn from the flame, but stare at the ashes.
I walk into the woods, and never touch the trail.
I always look at my calander, but do not care what day it is.
I am the mixture of light and darkness; I am human.

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Re: My Multi-part Fanfic

Post by archonix » Mon Jul 10, 2006 12:37 am

Switching between genres? A genre is the sort of area a story fits in to, not a lump that makes up part of the story. A genre encompases the entireity of what you're writing and act as a deescription of what the story is about. For example, most of my stories are scifi with a hint of comedy thrown in. Superman is scifi/fantasy, and two and a half men is comedy. You can't switch between them if you want to retaine a cohesive plot because switching genres half way through a story is rather like getting aa sex change half way through a marriage ceremony.
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Re: My Multi-part Fanfic

Post by addictive » Mon Jul 10, 2006 12:50 am

Okay, so what you're saying is, me writing this script is a bad idea? Because, if anybody has anything against me writing this, I'll stop writing. I didn't want to make anybody upset... Sorry.
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Find Me, A poem by Chris Dominowski.

If I am lost, and you do not care, will the search ever be fair?
Why am I here? What should I do?
The answer to this, I once knew.
Why should I be found if I always must hide?
I have tried so hard, my soul has died.
Over the years, In fear I have drowned. It is finally clear; I cannot be found.

Human, a poem by Chris dominowski

I wear sunglasses at night, but I carry a flashlight.
I turn from the flame, but stare at the ashes.
I walk into the woods, and never touch the trail.
I always look at my calander, but do not care what day it is.
I am the mixture of light and darkness; I am human.

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Re: My Multi-part Fanfic

Post by Dagdamor » Thu Jul 13, 2006 12:48 am

switching genres half way through a story is rather like getting aa sex change half way through a marriage ceremony.
Graham definitely knows much. ;D I gotta check those marriage photos more carefully...

Anyway, he's probably right. Reading a drama story and noticing it suddenly turned into comedy can be really confusing. Stick into something separate; you can always write several different stories if you want to try yourself in different genres.
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Re: My Multi-part Fanfic

Post by addictive » Thu Jul 13, 2006 1:02 am

So, what should I do with this story already in progress? Stop writing it? Well, I'm going to keep writing it, anyway! Here's the next part, along with Flora's profile.

EDIT: I have something to add to Flora's profile; She was browinish-Blonde hair.
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Find Me, A poem by Chris Dominowski.

If I am lost, and you do not care, will the search ever be fair?
Why am I here? What should I do?
The answer to this, I once knew.
Why should I be found if I always must hide?
I have tried so hard, my soul has died.
Over the years, In fear I have drowned. It is finally clear; I cannot be found.

Human, a poem by Chris dominowski

I wear sunglasses at night, but I carry a flashlight.
I turn from the flame, but stare at the ashes.
I walk into the woods, and never touch the trail.
I always look at my calander, but do not care what day it is.
I am the mixture of light and darkness; I am human.

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Re: My Multi-part Fanfic

Post by Lady_Simpson » Sat Jul 15, 2006 5:06 am

Your habit of adding cliffhangers before a chapter that you haven't written yet makes me angry...lol.
Good story.  Really.
Didn't mean to cause any trouble with "I think the mechanical wolf is a bit too far-fetched," it's just a personal preference of mine I suppose. 
Again, you're a really good writer for a 13-year-old ...and finish chapter 8!
Homer: Marge? Since I'm not talking to Lisa, would you please ask her to pass me the syrup?
Marge: Dear, please pass your father the syrup, Lisa.
Lisa: Bart, tell Dad I will only pass the syrup if it won't be used on any meat product.
Bart: You dunkin' your sausages in that syrup homeboy?
Homer: Marge, tell Bart I just want to drink a nice glass of syrup like I do every morning.
Marge: Tell him yourself, you're ignoring Lisa, not Bart.
Homer: Bart, thank your mother for pointing that out.
Marge: Homer, you're not not-talking to me and secondly I heard what you said.
Homer: Lisa, tell your mother to get off my case.
Bart: Uhhh, dad, Lisa's the one you're not talking to.
Homer: Bart, go to your room.
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Re: My Multi-part Fanfic

Post by addictive » Sun Jul 16, 2006 2:16 am

Your habit of adding cliffhangers before a chapter that you haven't written yet makes me angry...lol.
What? What do you mean? Sorry, I didn't get that.
Find Me, A poem by Chris Dominowski.

If I am lost, and you do not care, will the search ever be fair?
Why am I here? What should I do?
The answer to this, I once knew.
Why should I be found if I always must hide?
I have tried so hard, my soul has died.
Over the years, In fear I have drowned. It is finally clear; I cannot be found.

Human, a poem by Chris dominowski

I wear sunglasses at night, but I carry a flashlight.
I turn from the flame, but stare at the ashes.
I walk into the woods, and never touch the trail.
I always look at my calander, but do not care what day it is.
I am the mixture of light and darkness; I am human.

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Re: My Multi-part Fanfic

Post by Lady_Simpson » Sun Jul 16, 2006 8:06 am

Flora: Th-that’s impossible! NO!

Bart: What is it?

[Bart looks at the gravestone]

Bart: What the Hell?!
That.
I'm curious but I can't find out what happens next.
Makes me angry. ;D
Homer: Marge? Since I'm not talking to Lisa, would you please ask her to pass me the syrup?
Marge: Dear, please pass your father the syrup, Lisa.
Lisa: Bart, tell Dad I will only pass the syrup if it won't be used on any meat product.
Bart: You dunkin' your sausages in that syrup homeboy?
Homer: Marge, tell Bart I just want to drink a nice glass of syrup like I do every morning.
Marge: Tell him yourself, you're ignoring Lisa, not Bart.
Homer: Bart, thank your mother for pointing that out.
Marge: Homer, you're not not-talking to me and secondly I heard what you said.
Homer: Lisa, tell your mother to get off my case.
Bart: Uhhh, dad, Lisa's the one you're not talking to.
Homer: Bart, go to your room.
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Re: My Multi-part Fanfic

Post by addictive » Sun Jul 16, 2006 2:48 pm

Ah, I see. Well, let me put it this way, it might or might not be as bad as you think. Well, here's the next part. I hope you like it.
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Find Me, A poem by Chris Dominowski.

If I am lost, and you do not care, will the search ever be fair?
Why am I here? What should I do?
The answer to this, I once knew.
Why should I be found if I always must hide?
I have tried so hard, my soul has died.
Over the years, In fear I have drowned. It is finally clear; I cannot be found.

Human, a poem by Chris dominowski

I wear sunglasses at night, but I carry a flashlight.
I turn from the flame, but stare at the ashes.
I walk into the woods, and never touch the trail.
I always look at my calander, but do not care what day it is.
I am the mixture of light and darkness; I am human.

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Re: My Multi-part Fanfic

Post by Dracula » Tue Jul 18, 2006 2:17 pm

Don't stop there
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Re: My Multi-part Fanfic

Post by addictive » Tue Jul 18, 2006 9:49 pm

I don't plan to stop untill I run out of ideas.

EDIT: Here's the next part of my script. A lot of emotion in this one. Sorry, jokes don't fit too well with drama, but there's some good ones in there.
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Find Me, A poem by Chris Dominowski.

If I am lost, and you do not care, will the search ever be fair?
Why am I here? What should I do?
The answer to this, I once knew.
Why should I be found if I always must hide?
I have tried so hard, my soul has died.
Over the years, In fear I have drowned. It is finally clear; I cannot be found.

Human, a poem by Chris dominowski

I wear sunglasses at night, but I carry a flashlight.
I turn from the flame, but stare at the ashes.
I walk into the woods, and never touch the trail.
I always look at my calander, but do not care what day it is.
I am the mixture of light and darkness; I am human.

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Re: My Multi-part Fanfic

Post by addictive » Sun Jul 23, 2006 4:41 am

Here's the next part. The story's winding down, so only a few sections are left. You probably didn't read the last part, but it's in here, too. I brought back "Out Of Order". I had to use the names of the REAL band members, including me, so to not confuse anybody.
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Find Me, A poem by Chris Dominowski.

If I am lost, and you do not care, will the search ever be fair?
Why am I here? What should I do?
The answer to this, I once knew.
Why should I be found if I always must hide?
I have tried so hard, my soul has died.
Over the years, In fear I have drowned. It is finally clear; I cannot be found.

Human, a poem by Chris dominowski

I wear sunglasses at night, but I carry a flashlight.
I turn from the flame, but stare at the ashes.
I walk into the woods, and never touch the trail.
I always look at my calander, but do not care what day it is.
I am the mixture of light and darkness; I am human.

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Re: My Multi-part Fanfic

Post by Lady_Simpson » Mon Aug 07, 2006 8:03 pm

It's good.

Like (I think) I said before, for some reason I see this story as being much better if it was a series of episodes, not one big long script.

It was quite enjoyable to read, especially some funny lines like
Lisa: Mom! Where’s my saxophone?

Marge: In the closet. I hid it from Bart after he tried to throw it like a boomerang.
and
Chris: Hey! That little sneak took my watch!
Can't wait to see what you have planned for the next few scenes.  Do we get to see how Flora's adjusting to being a Simpson?
Homer: Marge? Since I'm not talking to Lisa, would you please ask her to pass me the syrup?
Marge: Dear, please pass your father the syrup, Lisa.
Lisa: Bart, tell Dad I will only pass the syrup if it won't be used on any meat product.
Bart: You dunkin' your sausages in that syrup homeboy?
Homer: Marge, tell Bart I just want to drink a nice glass of syrup like I do every morning.
Marge: Tell him yourself, you're ignoring Lisa, not Bart.
Homer: Bart, thank your mother for pointing that out.
Marge: Homer, you're not not-talking to me and secondly I heard what you said.
Homer: Lisa, tell your mother to get off my case.
Bart: Uhhh, dad, Lisa's the one you're not talking to.
Homer: Bart, go to your room.
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Re: My Multi-part Fanfic

Post by Dracula » Mon Aug 07, 2006 9:39 pm

This is a good story so far
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