http://forums.webfictionguide.com/ Web Fiction Guide Forums » Tag: story - Recent Posts en Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:49:12 +0000 http://forums.webfictionguide.com/topic/collaborative-1920s-superhero-stories#post-7382 Tue, 13 Sep 2011 11:40:40 +0000 Robert Rodgers 7382@http://forums.webfictionguide.com/ <p>I've actually been doing precisely that, so it'd be silly to complain about it! </p> http://forums.webfictionguide.com/topic/collaborative-1920s-superhero-stories#post-7381 Tue, 13 Sep 2011 11:04:48 +0000 Alexander.Hollins 7381@http://forums.webfictionguide.com/ <p>Hmm, dueling superhero stories? Do you mind if anyone working on the collab we've been setting up here uses the same characters or backgrounds for the modern stories we might be doing? </p> http://forums.webfictionguide.com/topic/collaborative-1920s-superhero-stories#post-7327 Thu, 01 Sep 2011 10:18:18 +0000 Gavin Williams 7327@http://forums.webfictionguide.com/ <p>I recommend this to anyone with an interest in superhero or adventure or science fiction -- Jim and Robert are two very solid writers with broad imaginations, and the chance to work with them is one everyone should take.</p> <p>I know I'm already signed up. </p> http://forums.webfictionguide.com/topic/collaborative-1920s-superhero-stories#post-7311 Tue, 30 Aug 2011 14:24:00 +0000 Robert Rodgers 7311@http://forums.webfictionguide.com/ <p>I've been talking to Jim Zoetewey (the author of Legion of Nothing) for a few days about a project that combines the dexterity of our previous successful crossover (on his website--'The Omnisphere') with the pleasure, momentum, and creative output of a larger group (an attempt that failed earlier). The idea we're working with is something I'm tentatively calling 'The Pulp'.</p> <p>The idea is this--a set of 1920s/30s 'comic book' serials, each concerning either a specific character or organization, each with a set core author. All of them would be hosted on the same site (with individual blogs 'nested' into the primary blog), all of them with one author dedicated to writing their story. Also on the site is a forum for us to brainstorm about characters, work on plots (that unite several several characters), omnivillains (that unite several stories), submit chapters for proofreading and feedback (optional, but probably an excellent idea), etc. In addition, we'll probably have a 'primary' story feed that involves short one-shots with a rotating author schedule.</p> <p>Some of the benefits of this model: If an author gets sick, has to quit, can't keep up with the update schedule, or otherwise loses interest, we have options--we can 'cancel' the series, write an ending, put the character/organization on a bus, collapse it into someone else's narrative, or even have another author take over the whole thing. If you can't make your update just for a week, someone else can step in and write the story for you for that week. Crossovers are easier, and can either be just a two-person thing or a grandiose all-involved thing; we can have multiple story foreshadowings (a villain foreshadowed in one narrative, appears in the other), have guest stories (I take over your story for a week, you take over mine), and do all other sorts of interesting authorial hijinks. Authors are allowed to do 'their own thing' without having to double-check everything with the community; also, you get the benefits of brainstorming and feedback with a group intimately involved with the project, as well as a pool of interesting bit characters that everyone can trade around freely.</p> <p>I picked 1920s/30s pulp serials because I have a particular love for that century's feel of heroism--but also because it's something I haven't seen often done. I love the process of world and character building, and I feel like there's a lot of material to chew on in that era--characters like the Shadow, Doc Savage, and others offer a whole platter of ideas to modify and make our own. There's also the fascinating possibility of ending the pulp era and moving on to other periods of superheroism with the background established in this first part.</p> <p>If you're interested, feel free to register at <a href="http://thepulp.inmydaydreams.com/wp-admin/" rel="nofollow">http://thepulp.inmydaydreams.com/wp-admin/</a> and post under 'Anything Goes - Introductions' to tell us what part you'd like to take in the project. We've got a forum up now, and we're getting into the nitty gritty of the basic rules/characters that occupy this setting--fresh ideas and writers are always welcome.</p> <p>Thanks for reading! </p> http://forums.webfictionguide.com/topic/review-request-notorious#post-7251 Tue, 23 Aug 2011 14:51:36 +0000 Gavin Williams 7251@http://forums.webfictionguide.com/ <p>I kind of liked that the genre and your update schedule left me with a cliffhanger for the review, because as it continues I'd probably still be able to say "wonder what he'll do next" because he seems to get in and out of jams as a matter of course. Nice work, I think you've definitely hit a "groove" character. </p> http://forums.webfictionguide.com/topic/review-request-notorious#post-7250 Tue, 23 Aug 2011 10:28:10 +0000 Robert Rodgers 7250@http://forums.webfictionguide.com/ <p>Thanks for the review Gavin! Also, I just noticed I forgot what day it is (graveyard shifts have left me dazed and confused), so I updated for Monday a little late (today, on Tuesday). </p> http://forums.webfictionguide.com/topic/review-request-notorious#post-7106 Wed, 10 Aug 2011 13:11:20 +0000 Robert Rodgers 7106@http://forums.webfictionguide.com/ <p>Thanks; it started as an attempt to try and hijack my propensity for noir and witty one-liners into a story that could sustain it (a supervillain going legit, up against the world with no real powers in his corner). This sort of thing is bizarrely easy for me to write (noir comes naturally to me; I can pop out an update on the turn of a dime), so I might start working on a second project soon. </p> http://forums.webfictionguide.com/topic/review-request-notorious#post-7105 Wed, 10 Aug 2011 12:50:44 +0000 J.T. Peterson 7105@http://forums.webfictionguide.com/ <p>I like your writing style, fast paced and fun. The dialogue is snappy and tight, just how I like it. </p> http://forums.webfictionguide.com/topic/review-request-notorious#post-7103 Wed, 10 Aug 2011 10:46:21 +0000 Robert Rodgers 7103@http://forums.webfictionguide.com/ <p>Notorious, a story about a superhero assassin trying to go straight, is now linked on webfiction; I'd love to get some reviews! Or just additional readers! The story takes place in the same universe as the Last Skull (linked in my signature) with some subtle but important changes; nevertheless, reading the Last Skull is not at all necessary.</p> <p>If you're at all curious or interested, here's a link: <a href="http://webfictionguide.com/listings/notorious/" rel="nofollow">http://webfictionguide.com/listings/notorious/</a> </p> http://forums.webfictionguide.com/topic/adding-story-navigation#post-6476 Wed, 02 Mar 2011 11:59:00 +0000 Alexander.Hollins 6476@http://forums.webfictionguide.com/ <p>The newest button generally links in those cases back to just the domain, since most webcomics have no landing page. </p> http://forums.webfictionguide.com/topic/adding-story-navigation#post-6470 Tue, 01 Mar 2011 19:47:22 +0000 John Crandall 6470@http://forums.webfictionguide.com/ <p>No, it would work perfectly ... i just need some code to link to the latest post too. Otherwise it looks a little lopsided. </p> <p>Ideally i'd like something like at my favorite webcomic. you know jpgs with arrows etc. </p> http://forums.webfictionguide.com/topic/adding-story-navigation#post-6437 Wed, 23 Feb 2011 15:45:10 +0000 Ellipsis 6437@http://forums.webfictionguide.com/ <p>John, the "Start from the Beginning" isn't a code! I mean, I'm sure a workaround exists if you want it to be dynamic, but my first post will never change, so it is literally, </p> <p><code>&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.to-jovan.net/001-frontier-1/&quot;&gt;Start from the beginning&lt;/a&gt;</code> </p> <p>Would that not work for you? Does your first post change regularly? </p> http://forums.webfictionguide.com/topic/adding-story-navigation#post-6435 Wed, 23 Feb 2011 12:36:54 +0000 Alexander.Hollins 6435@http://forums.webfictionguide.com/ <p>John, I solved it by just having the first post and latest post in my sidebar. So i have a previous next in the blog, and a first last in the sidebar. </p> <p>That said.... Comicpress does that, and its a wordpress theme, so I'm sure the code is in comicpress. I'd just need to go hunt it down. </p> http://forums.webfictionguide.com/topic/adding-story-navigation#post-6433 Tue, 22 Feb 2011 20:22:41 +0000 Chris Poirier 6433@http://forums.webfictionguide.com/ <p>You can use wp_query() to get the current article, then output pieces from it. </p> http://forums.webfictionguide.com/topic/adding-story-navigation#post-6432 Tue, 22 Feb 2011 19:40:03 +0000 John Crandall 6432@http://forums.webfictionguide.com/ <p>Ellipsis i'd love that code if you have it. (the code with the start from beginning)</p> <p>The thing that's been the hardest so far is linking to the latest post (especially since the latest post keeps changing) </p>