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Featured Story of the month for March 2008 - Prevailing Fate by Nijntje

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A-rok Obsession:

--- Quote from: Nijntje on March 01, 2008, 02:32:10 PM ---Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooot!! *faints*

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*tackles you*

Nijntje:

--- Quote from: A-rok Obsession on March 04, 2008, 01:26:04 AM ---i'll take a shot...

1) the whole cancer thing kinda just fell into place with the pace of the forum challenge. we did A LOT of research about it, especially during the testing phases of the story. we wanted to make sure it was factual and everything else. plus, it was interesting to take a nonfictional approach during those points.
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I agree.. though in all honesty I must say that A-rok did most of the research!


--- Quote from: A-rok Obsession on March 04, 2008, 01:26:04 AM ---2) we did lots of brainstorming, usually we switched off, just back and forth but it one of us was getting stuck or something, we'd trade. sometimes there were ideas that one of us thought about that got incorporated into the other person's add and vice versa. it was just a lot of back and forth. it took awhile to decide on the ending i think, we, well, not really argued, but debated on which direction to go in for a long time.
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And again.. I agree! And yeah, no arguing involved! Just a lot of midnight (for me at least, but a lot of the time I think it was very late for A-rok too ;) ) discussion about if we would end it the way we did or not.. And how to actually end it (what would the last chapter be about)


--- Quote from: A-rok Obsession on March 04, 2008, 01:26:04 AM ---3) to me, nick is the easiest one out of the group to manipulate when it comes to emotions. because he's the youngest guy, and there's already so many rumors/truths/stereotypes surrounding his relationship(s) with kevin, howie, aj and brian, it was easy to play off of that. nick is kinda the glue that holds them all together because the need to help out their youngest brother triumphs over everything. plus, it's just fun to torture him. lol.

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I especially agree with the last part rofl..
He just makes it too dang easy ;D
But why Nick.. I think A-rok made it be about him (in the beginning we didn't have a lot of 'PF-meetings' because it was supposed to still be a forum fic).. At first I thought it was kinda hard, because I didn't feel like I 'know' him all that well. But he grew on me I think..
 
And looking back, I think it fits PF, because he IS the youngest and the others (especially Howie, Kevin and Brian) have (in real life) dealt with a lot of physical health issues, be it their own health or others close to them. As well all know, AJ has dealt with a lot of demons and mental issues, so for me it probably would have felt 'over the top' to make him deal with this too.
And because it wasn't Howie, Kevin or Brian, we could portray how they felt during the times their sister, father/uncle or his own health went downhill and how those times affected their feelings through the whole process with Nick getting sick. And how they sometimes act like assholes because of that.. (if you haven't read that yet, you're in for a big surprise)

RokofAges75:
Hey Mare, are we getting a medical drama survey to go along with this month?

mare:
Ladies I just want to apologize for not being around. I moved this past weekend and my internet is still not hooked up. I won't have it until Monday! And Julie, not by me. If you want to make one, feel free. lol

I promise when I am hooked up and online again i'll be back to my Oprah self

RokofAges75:
Doh!  Somehow I knew you were gonna say that.  I don't wanna make one; I just wanted to answer one, hehe.

Anyone wanna make a medical drama survey?

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