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The Writing Thread: Orlando Passaggio (aka The Writing Thread 3)
nicksgal:
--- Quote from: RokofAges75 on March 11, 2021, 08:42:51 PM ---LOL Is that an Underpants Gnomes reference?! The South ParQ Vaccination Special last night was so good!
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It was a reference to last night's episode! :D I liked it, but did feel kind of sad about their Kenny friend divorce schedule. But it's also been decades, so I'm sure they're running out of ideas that keep the overall status quo.
--- Quote from: RokofAges75 on March 11, 2021, 08:42:51 PM ---I like first person for stories with just one or two main characters. I have read stories that alternated first person POV between all five Boys, but I haven't attempted one of those yet. I think it could get confusing and hard to capture five different narrative voices, so I stick with third person for group stories. Two is more manageable, and I like the dynamic it creates with telling two different sides of the same story.
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I think it would be really challenging if it was a consistent rotation between all five of them! I gave the other four Boys one third limited chapter each in PBox and definitely felt ready to get back to Nick afterward.
It's always fun hearing two sides of the same story! I think you get a little more from both the major characters and the nuanced different things they would notice that way. :)
RokofAges75:
--- Quote from: nicksgal on March 11, 2021, 07:46:57 PM ---People who are sticklers like sleeping in too! Maybe Kevin's a stickler about everything except for time... Or realistically, he says "I'm the one who is late and you all know this. If you are noticeably later than me, then that's clearly a glaring problem."
I think age/maturity for sure has a lot to do with it. He had to come off as more responsible when dealing with teenagers and now he can relax a little more when he doesn't have to wrangle the forty-somethings.
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This describes me pretty well! I can be particular about things, especially in my classroom, and I hate waking up early! I am not a perpetually late person, but I'm also not an early bird.
"Wrangle the forty-somethings" LOL That made me laugh. But yes, so true!
nicksgal:
--- Quote from: RokofAges75 on March 11, 2021, 08:51:03 PM ---Totally agree with both of these points. As long as you're changing some details and not blatantly copying someone else's story, I think it's fine to be inspired by other authors and use the same general premise as other stories. It's not like any of those particular premises are original to begin with, in or outside of BSB fanfic.
I feel like we discussed a challenge one time where everyone was supposed to write a bus crash story, but I don't know if that ever happened. It may have been while I was getting my master's, so maybe it did and I just didn't participate LOL. I don't think I have another bus crash story in me right now, but maybe down the road... haha.
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We all get inspiration from somewhere! And it makes sense that creativity inspires creativity, so there's probably lots of people that have gotten ideas from reading or watching something someone else did. Just don't Tanja it. :)
There's nothing that says you can't write a story for an old challenge if an idea comes along. I've been considering refining my ability to write short works here recently, so I may peruse some old challenges myself. Or i could just go back to Gobosei's bus crash, haha.
RokofAges75:
--- Quote from: nicksgal on March 11, 2021, 08:02:20 PM ---As someone who took a very long hiatus, I can confirm that ability to write does not disappear with time. (And thank goodness, because I would have cried a lot if my writing ability reverted to early teeny Dee writing style. "Let's dance." "I love you." lmao) I won't validate that it is comparable to riding a bike though, as I don't know how to do that! (Fun surprising Dee fact!)
So whenever inspiration strikes again, I think it will be fine! :)
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That is reassuring to hear! Also, wow, that is a fun and surprising Dee fact! Definitely one to bust out during a game of Never Have I Ever.
nicksgal:
--- Quote from: RokofAges75 on March 11, 2021, 08:54:26 PM ---This describes me pretty well! I can be particular about things, especially in my classroom, and I hate waking up early! I am not a perpetually late person, but I'm also not an early bird.
"Wrangle the forty-somethings" LOL That made me laugh. But yes, so true!
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As a perpetually "later than I should be" person who also likes a tight ship, I feel for Kevin.
We'd have a more unhappy Kevin if he did have to wrangle the forty-somethings, but possibly a less uptight Brian? It has its pros and cons?
--- Quote from: RokofAges75 on March 11, 2021, 08:57:36 PM ---That is reassuring to hear! Also, wow, that is a fun and surprising Dee fact! Definitely one to bust out during a game of Never Have I Ever.
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You're right! I have busted that out then, actually, but had to be very clear that it's "without training wheels" though, haha. I did start learning to ride a bike, but outgrew it before I learned and we never bought a more appropriate sized one. I'm a champion tricycle rider though, which served me well at "Trike Race Night" in college.
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