Darth_Slaine Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Those of you familiar with the pre-launch fan fiction forums here at TOR will recognize this thread. In it we discuss fan fic writing, writing generally, and how to build an audience. The old thread needed to be renewed a number of times after it hit too many replies and I expect even more activity now that we have a game. First discussion for writers: Tell us a little about what interests you in writing fan fiction for TOR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desaroll Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Always I play a MMO I write something in there. I think that helps me to get into the world, and I hate when i play something that has not a good history (or i don't understand the one it have) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HunterBoris Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 (edited) And the writers corner is back. Awesome. As to the question: I love the lack of red tape. The SWTOR timeline isn't as heavily strangled by expanded universe books and lore. This allows more creative ideas and stories to take place, without contradicting the lore. Edited December 13, 2011 by HunterBoris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gestahlt Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 (edited) Hello, my pretties. I see I need to update my signature. I've decided to launch all of my projects at once. I will conquer the forums while they are still weak. Edited December 13, 2011 by Gestahlt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bakarn Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Have you changed email address or something, Gest? Been trying to get in touch with you for forever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelzack Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Greetings writers of fan fiction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kharnis Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Hello, my pretties. I see I need to update my signature. I've decided to launch all of my projects at once. I will conquer the forums while they are still weak. And I will be here to stop you. So long as you don't realise my penchant for being distracted by shiny objects, of course. If that happens, I might be in trouble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kushluk Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Greetings fellow Writer's and SWTOR fans!! Well seeing as I am a bit of a writer myself I'll go ahead and post up what I wrote for my character that I will be playing in the Old Republic. I'll try updating the story every now and then but the game must come first. I'll try posting sometime today but until then Stay Safe and Sane Comrades!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gestahlt Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 And I will be here to stop you. So long as you don't realise my penchant for being distracted by shiny objects, of course. If that happens, I might be in trouble. The first wave is deployed. The storm only grows stronger now. Have you changed email address or something, Gest? Been trying to get in touch with you for forever. No, I just never use MSN. And I got a new (awesome) computer so I didn't re-dl it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelzack Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 The first wave is deployed. The storm only grows stronger now. No, I just never use MSN. And I got a new (awesome) computer so I didn't re-dl it. Our pens and pencil shall bolt out the sun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gestahlt Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 So, are we going to complete the Forge Continuity? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bakarn Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 I am wierdly still working on Rift after so many months. Been teaching so I'm still going on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gestahlt Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 S'not weird at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angedechu Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 Welcome back, guys. I'm continuing my own Sanctuary, after (savagely) removing my more outlandish ideas. It's now just about spaceships duking out in orbit of a planet, which is way more realist.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth_Slaine Posted December 14, 2011 Author Share Posted December 14, 2011 So, are we going to complete the Forge Continuity? We need to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradacus Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 What detail is more important to a reader? The settings or the characters? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gestahlt Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 A good setting with bad characters is an ornate plate with bland food. Good characters with a bad setting are good food eaten found in the bathroom. Make both good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billyrayjoebob Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 A good setting with bad characters is an ornate plate with bland food. Good characters with a bad setting are good food eaten found in the bathroom. Make both good. I rather like this analogy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ithiliel_silver Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 Hello! I didn't post in this forum before the beta closed, but I've sure been reading. I've been a fanfiction writer for quite a few years now, and I'm so excited to create it for SWTOR. As far as the discussion topic, what interests me is the universe. I love that BioWare picked a fairly wide-open territory of canon for the game, and I can't wait to see it fill up with stories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth_Slaine Posted December 15, 2011 Author Share Posted December 15, 2011 (edited) What detail is more important to a reader? The settings or the characters? Characters. Proof: If you have good characters even a Star Wars story can be interesting. Edited December 15, 2011 by Darth_Slaine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ksun Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 I'm breaking my long time silence and stepping into the community spotlight. Hello everyone! I've been wanting to join everyone here for a while but did not motivate myself hard enough to pursue my story. Now I'm coming up to 5,000 words so I'm proud to say I will be joining you elite few by the end of the week hopefully (that is once the proofreading is finished). As far as the Writer's Corner question, I think Bioware bypassed a huge potential in making Revan's story even better. So I use my own imagination to interpret the universe. I am curious to whether anyone else have found books to inspire them in their TOR writing. For me it's Ender's Game and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fungihoujo Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 Sup gents and ladygirls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth_Slaine Posted December 20, 2011 Author Share Posted December 20, 2011 I would like to see some holiday-themed stories. Who wants to set a writing challenge? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuchessOfDork Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 I would like to see some holiday-themed stories. Who wants to set a writing challenge? I'd love to see a Holiday-themed in-game RP event. You are cordially invited to the Wookie Life Day Celebration hosted by Darth Evillius Dark Lord of the Sith BYOB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyxian Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 Greetings once again- I say once again as I had posted in this forum some time before it got rebooted. In the extremely rare case that you remember me, it'll probably before for my extremely long and detailed reviews, although I was contributing a story of my own before the shiny baubles of life attracted my magpie-like eye. But I have been working again on the same story. Will probably write most of it before I start publishing. So, yeah, might be some time before I get that thread going More often than not I expect I'll pop in here when some huge fit of procrastination guilt and boredom strike me, like now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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