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jptrilogy · Family Member

RE: Day to Day

Jas · Family Member

Awww thanks, man. I have 33 total and im still going. ;)

jptrilogy · Family Member

yea usually when i'm reading a story that changes points of view, like yours, i lose track and get confused, but i've been able to follow it.

Jas · Family Member

thats good to hear. Me changing the view point is me not deciding how I want to tell the story haah..so you get both. Usually, with first person, I tend to throw some artistic flavor in there.

jptrilogy · Family Member

i'm actually trying my hand at writing another story, but without success. it seems ive gotten writers block before ive even started. i have a few ideas of what i want to make it about, have several characters in mind, several locations, etc. but just cant commit to/start any for some reason. and right now im listening to music, hoping to get inspired, which is something i read on a site.

-- Edited by jptrilogy at 19:17, 2008-08-24

Jas · Family Member

Well, you don't have to start at the beginning and work to the end. Many authors skip around and put together their best visions first. You can always go back and do some "bridging" (as I like to call it). Picture in your mind what you want to write, how you want to write it, such as what you want the reader to see and it should flow. Sometimes it helps with bridging your story together down the road. Hope that helps! :)

jptrilogy · Family Member

thanks, ive thought of a plot(that rhymes) or 2. i was thinking of making it about a group of people(adults and kids) that are one a cruise or something and they get shipwrecked somehow(i was thinking maybe either a huge storm, or possibly a collision with another ship) and end up on an abandoned(or undiscovered) island. and mostly kids survive, so it will kind of be like Lord of the Flies, except the kids will be slightly older than in that book, and there will be a couple adults(i havent decided on that yet). then they find out that the island used to be inhabited(i havent decided on why the people that lived there left yet though). and if i go with the undiscovered island plot, ill have something about "natives", so itll kinda be like King Kong, except without the giant gorilla.

Jas · Family Member

can't wait to take a gander :)

jptrilogy · Family Member

ok, now i just cant decide which point of view i should go with.....there's 1st person, which would be i and we and has one character as the narrator, or there's 3rd person which is he and they and the narrator isnt part of the story...hmmm, i guess ill just start with one and then might change it down the road if i choose.

Come Forth And Multiply · ADMINISTRATOR

trilogy:
before you start writing, don't forget to submit your idea to a copyright attorney so you don't get sued for plagerism. i've already written a novel (just trying to get it published) and i used the idea of the family getting shipwrecked and the kids being the only survivors on a deserted island. i can discuss it here because i already have the book and storyline copyrighted, so i'm not worried about anyone stealing it. you have to protect yourself. with my story, after the shipwreck (the cruise ship was rammed by accident in the middle of the night by a cargo ship carrying drugs), the only survivor was one brother who happened to be up on deck when it happened. his brother gave his life to throw him overboard before the ship sank. the kid woke up on a deserted island. to add intrigue to the story, he was an 11 year old schizophrenic, now alone, without medication. after a few days, he finds, through an unknown source, that he has the power to create anything he wants...ANYTHING! but whatever he wishes for, he's stuck with, permanently. give the power of God to an 11 year old schizophrenic, and you've got an entire story. my first draft was 211 pages, first completed copy was 763 pages, and the final copy when the book was bounded was 430 pages. it's called, "Soliloquy" (which means to perform alone). part of the excerpt on the back cover reads:
"Welcome to the world of Soliloquy, where dreams become nightmares, and fantasy becomes reality... Where one must be careful what one wishes for because wishes, sometimes, do come true."

jptrilogy · Family Member

dont worry, i wasn't going to publish it or anything, it's just for fun/something to do when not working, other than video games/tv and the internet.

-- Edited by jptrilogy at 16:13, 2008-09-06

-- Edited by jptrilogy at 21:51, 2008-09-07

Jas · Family Member

I hear yah on that one.

the kalifornia kid · Veteran Member

hey everyone it has been awhile, how is life in wisconsin treating you dude?

Jas · Family Member

Ugh, it sucks, please never come here. Either its too humid or too cold. Boring as hell, as well. I really want to leave, you know? The other day, an idea popped in my mind which I put on the back burner. It was "move to Ireland and start a family". Which never ocurred to me before until just the other day. It's a maybe, but either way, im out of here when I can hahaha.

-- Edited by Jas at 19:07, 2008-09-22

the kalifornia kid · Veteran Member

dude sounds totally sweet, good luck with that if you do

the kalifornia kid · Veteran Member

whoa dude, no one here or a responce in 5 days seems rather eerie. it is almost october though. nothing new from here

Jas · Family Member

nothing new? awww maaan...I was counting on you, kalifornia kid :D

Ive got something new!....umm...............fuuuuu(k....now I forgot.

Come Forth And Multiply · ADMINISTRATOR

i'm-a leaving on a jet plane (tomorrow). we'll be leaving glasgow international tomorrow to london's heathrow airport, then off to las vegas so i'll be home in a few days. bye for now.

Jas · Family Member

YAAAAAY! :D and thus, onr of my good friends have accomplished something awesome! congrats Erik, I hope it's all been swell! :)

Jas · Family Member

...Then 12 days go by and not a word.... :(

Has anyone heard from Erik?????