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Writing & Thread (aka The Writing Thread 4)
nicksgal:
--- Quote from: RokofAges75 on September 06, 2021, 10:21:22 PM ---That makes sense. Sounds interesting! I'm glad to hear you were able to come up with some that sounded like human names. I know as a reader, I'm okay with made-up names, but it helps if they're something I can pronounce and don't stumble over each time I come to them. Good luck coming up with them for Kevin and AJ!
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I think the only issue that could come up is that I'd call this language a Geco-Asiatic sound structure mashup. It is all pronounceable and all the sounds come from the IPA/are used in real languages. But, it definitely has a lot of the "nyV" thing going on, which isn't impossible to read, but would probably be easier on a Western audience as "ñ," I just like the way the y looks better.
--- Quote from: RokofAges75 on September 06, 2021, 10:21:22 PM ---Out of context, I don't think anyone would see the phrase "more than that" and automatically think "Backstreet Boys." We BSB fans might, but that's the fun of it. It's like a little Easter egg. I say keep it!
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Here's a fun game, spot the accidental Backstreets that don't scream Backstreet Boys, lol. Should probably not type "I want it that way" ever. The goal is not to get sued from accidental lyric phrases.
--- Quote from: RokofAges75 on September 06, 2021, 10:21:22 PM ---The rest of my outline is a timeline that includes real events in BSB history that I can tie into the story and a bulleted list of ideas I'm planning to include at some point, but don't know what chapter they'll be in yet. I've planned through Chapter 32 now, but I'm guessing it will be closer to 50 chapters.
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You're at the halfway point! How exciting! Do you already know how the story will end? I assume you do. I do like this more loosey goosey outline you have going though, it's always fun with a little wiggle room.
--- Quote from: RokofAges75 on September 06, 2021, 10:21:22 PM ---I do hate having too many tabs open at the time. I usually have one for music, one for my story, one or two for research, and sometimes one for a chat/forum/social media, depending on how focused I'm being. I can't stand much more than that.
That's probably a good idea to save the different versions until you're sure you're happy with one. Even then, it might be fun to have old versions to look back at to see how much it's changed. There's a part of me that does regret deleting the original versions of AHTIM, for example. I should have just thrown them in a different folder and kept them.
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I've closed some since I wrote that and now it's only 12, lol. Three are AC/AO3, one is my drive, the rest all have something to do with PBox because I needed them today while writing (up to almost 8,000 words for the weekend, but must sleep like a normal human). I guess technically our 00Carter chat is available, but it's just a pinned app down in my sys tray. It would only pop up if you or Rose wrote something.
I think I'll probably just keep them to have them, even if I end up liking whatever version I ended up with most recently. I actually have a whole document where I'm keeping the new words that are different from the fanfic and I think it's close to thirty or forty pages already. Admittedly, I haven't updated it in a while since I've either been writing completely new things or keeping the spirit of what was there but writing totally different words for the scene, but it was twenty pages with the first five chapters.
FrickingKaos:
Sorry I've been quiet. Been trying to work on the new story. It's called Breathe. I have 2 chapters written and part of a 3rd but I'm still on the fence about it because it's in 1st person. Brian's always been a little tricky for me to write in 1st person. Not to mention I keep getting stuck on what I want the plot to be. The story takes place in London during the 3 weeks of recording they do there for IAWLT and it's kind of a sequel to History. So there was a little set up of something going on between Nick and Brian there. I hope an idea comes to me.
RokofAges75:
--- Quote from: nicksgal on September 06, 2021, 11:03:30 PM ---I think the only issue that could come up is that I'd call this language a Geco-Asiatic sound structure mashup. It is all pronounceable and all the sounds come from the IPA/are used in real languages. But, it definitely has a lot of the "nyV" thing going on, which isn't impossible to read, but would probably be easier on a Western audience as "ñ," I just like the way the y looks better.
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LOL I will take your word for it.
--- Quote from: nicksgal on September 06, 2021, 11:03:30 PM ---Here's a fun game, spot the accidental Backstreets that don't scream Backstreet Boys, lol. Should probably not type "I want it that way" ever. The goal is not to get sued from accidental lyric phrases.
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LOL Yes, some lyrics would work better than others. Stick with phrases people would actually say, rather than "Quit playing games with my heart!" or "If you want it to be good, girl, get yourself a bad boy."
--- Quote from: nicksgal on September 06, 2021, 11:03:30 PM ---You're at the halfway point! How exciting! Do you already know how the story will end? I assume you do. I do like this more loosey goosey outline you have going though, it's always fun with a little wiggle room.
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I think I am! That is exciting. I probably won't finish it this year, but I bet it'll be done by next summer if I keep going at the rate I'm going. I do know how it will end, more or less. I don't have an ending line or even an ending scene planned out for sure, but I know the major events that will happen near the end.
Most of my outlines are like this - they grow and evolve as I write the story. The only stories I've planned out chapter by chapter from the beginning were Heroic Measures and Secrets of the Heart because they had more of a unique or complex storytelling structure with multiple perspectives and storylines. I had to put it all down on paper to keep it straight. The reason I even have a chapter by chapter outline for MBK is that I'm alternating between Kevin and Nick's POVs each chapter, which takes some planning. Otherwise it would just be my usual timeline or list of events. Maybe that makes me more of a plantser than a planner?
--- Quote from: nicksgal on September 06, 2021, 11:03:30 PM ---I've closed some since I wrote that and now it's only 12, lol. Three are AC/AO3, one is my drive, the rest all have something to do with PBox because I needed them today while writing (up to almost 8,000 words for the weekend, but must sleep like a normal human). I guess technically our 00Carter chat is available, but it's just a pinned app down in my sys tray. It would only pop up if you or Rose wrote something.
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Damn sleep getting in the way of our fanfic productivity!
RokofAges75:
--- Quote from: FrickingKaos on September 07, 2021, 11:31:59 AM ---Sorry I've been quiet. Been trying to work on the new story. It's called Breathe. I have 2 chapters written and part of a 3rd but I'm still on the fence about it because it's in 1st person. Brian's always been a little tricky for me to write in 1st person. Not to mention I keep getting stuck on what I want the plot to be. The story takes place in London during the 3 weeks of recording they do there for IAWLT and it's kind of a sequel to History. So there was a little set up of something going on between Nick and Brian there. I hope an idea comes to me.
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Yay for starting your new story! That is one of my favorite BSB time periods. And of course I love the idea of another Frick & Frack story. Why did you decide to write this one in first person POV? You could always switch it to third if you don't feel like the first person is right.
FrickingKaos:
You can blame Nick lol I'm great at writing him but I dunno. I think I want to start over but part of me doesn't want to. I think I decided to write this one in this time period cause it's right after History ended. But I kinda am just messing around right now.
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