http://forums.webfictionguide.com/ Web Fiction Guide Forums » Tag: story - Recent Topics en Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:44:12 +0000 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-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-6422 Mon, 21 Feb 2011 23:26:31 +0000 John Crandall 6422@http://forums.webfictionguide.com/ <p>Not sure if this is the right place to add this (as a new member of a forum, i'm never sure where to add stuff) but I was wondering if anyone can help me with a navigation problem?</p> <p>My end goal for the <a href="http://www.stuckstation.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.stuckstation.com</a> is to have individual posts with buttons that say Start from the beginning, Previous Chapter, Previous Post, Next Post, Next Chapter, Latest Post.</p> <p>But all my previous efforts using the php next post thing hasn't worked. </p> <p>Is there an easy solution? I'm hoping the answer is a good solid maybe. </p> <p>Thanks for your time. </p> http://forums.webfictionguide.com/topic/review-request-ketrin#post-3355 Fri, 26 Jun 2009 07:37:51 +0000 Leem 3355@http://forums.webfictionguide.com/ <p>My ongoing webnovel Ketrin has been listed ( <a href="http://webfictionguide.com/listings/ketrin/" rel="nofollow">http://webfictionguide.com/listings/ketrin/</a> ) for a couple of months now, and to date has attracted about as much attention as a fart in a hurricane. I realise it's very long and it would be a bit much to ask anyone to read the whole thing in one go. Nevertheless, I would welcome (though not without some trepidation) any constructive criticism.</p> <p>To date the story has only garnered two "proper" reviews. Chris Poirier's mini-review on this site isn't exactly enthusiastic, but does find an "almost mythic quality" to the narrative; a previous review by Morgan O'Friel on Pages Unbound praised the plot and prose but found the story "out-right preachy".</p> <p>So, while not the glowing praise I'd hoped for, those reviews do at least raise some useful points, although I'm slightly nonplussed by Poirier's claim that "it just doesn’t hold together".</p> <p>Still, maybe not too shabby for a story that was originally conceived as a soft porn novella and then snowballed over the course of a ridiculous amount of time into a (still-unfinished) novel-length adventure story with literary pretensions.</p> <p>As for the site design, I know it's a bit basic right now and I'm hoping to spruce it up a bit in future. I have made one alteration from the screenshot, which is to put all the navigation into a box at the top left of each page. It would be nice to give the site some more visual content; ideally I'd like to find a talented (and preferably cheap!) artist to provide illustrations, but where to find one?</p> <p>And then of course there's the whole thorny question of promotion. Given the story's erotic content, where would be the best place to advertise it? </p> http://forums.webfictionguide.com/topic/side-stories#post-2700 Sat, 14 Mar 2009 04:49:46 +0000 Murazrai 2700@http://forums.webfictionguide.com/ <p>I posted up a side story while waiting for the new book to be posted up in May. Do you do that on your web fiction and what do you think of posting up side stories? </p> http://forums.webfictionguide.com/topic/new-twitter-story-by-me#post-2433 Wed, 18 Feb 2009 10:24:29 +0000 Ryan Span 2433@http://forums.webfictionguide.com/ <p>Well, I'm shouting this one off the rooftops -- starting today I'm publishing SIGMA, a brand new STREET universe story on Twitter. It will feature multiple story updates a day and is interactive; the main character will respond to direct messages and @replies. It's something you should be paying attention to! ;)</p> <p>You can find SIGMA here: <a href="https://twitter.com/sigmastory" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/sigmastory</a></p> <p>It's set decades before the events in Empathy, none of the familiar STREET characters have been born yet, but the past has been known to echo into the future in some ways . . .</p> <p>In any case, it's cool and you need to follow it.</p> <p>Regards,<br /> Ryan </p> http://forums.webfictionguide.com/topic/good-prose-vs-a-good-story#post-471 Wed, 10 Sep 2008 10:59:28 +0000 PC 471@http://forums.webfictionguide.com/ <p>What do you think the ratio is between well-written prose and telling a good story?</p> <p>Obviously telling a good story is more important than having great prose. But is it by much? A story with terrific prose can't be saved by a story that's sloppy or doesn't hold a reader's interest. But can a story with lackluster prose be saved by telling a good story?</p> <p>What are your thoughts? </p>