Fiction Writing - Revision history

Kirghy at 03:20, 26 August 2007

2007-08-26T03:20:07Z

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	Fiction writing in the Rebel Squadrons is done through ~~the Aurora Force, which uses~~ the [[~~Topica~~]] ~~mailing lists. It's a common misconception that we use our forums for our writing -- we most certainly do not.~~		Fiction writing in the Rebel Squadrons is done through the [[Zealot Special Operations Unit]], which uses the RS Forums.

	~~Through our run-on storyline (~~which has been extant for several years, with new people adding and old people leaving throughout that period), we have developed a tale that is actually quite long. One major storyline alone ended up reaching more than three hundred pages. Most story arcs are not quite that expansive.

			We are a part of the overall RS ITOD, writing our storyline in conjunction with the rest of the RS.


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	<pre>Write your posts in Word, Wordpad, Notepad -- some kind of word processing system -- before		<pre>Write your posts in Word, Wordpad, Notepad -- some kind of word processing system -- before
	you try to send them out. This prevents you from losing an entire post due to ~~e-mail~~ errors,		you try to send them out. This prevents you from losing an entire post due to forum errors,
	ect. It took the XO a couple of years to learn this lesson, and he is much happier for having		ect. It took the XO a couple of years to learn this lesson, and he is much happier for having
	learned, as are we all.</pre>		learned, as are we all.</pre>

Indy at 14:22, 4 May 2006

2006-05-04T14:22:13Z

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			Fiction writing in the Rebel Squadrons is done through the Aurora Force, which uses the [[Topica]] mailing lists. It's a common misconception that we use our forums for our writing -- we most certainly do not.

			Through our run-on storyline (which has been extant for several years, with new people adding and old people leaving throughout that period), we have developed a tale that is actually quite long. One major storyline alone ended up reaching more than three hundred pages. Most story arcs are not quite that expansive.



	Having a guide for Star Wars fiction writing is a little odd, but here is some advice from the sage [[Kaz]]:		Having a guide for Star Wars fiction writing is a little odd, but here is some advice from the sage [[Kaz]]:

Indy at 15:51, 20 February 2006

2006-02-20T15:51:17Z

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	Here's a little more from [[Indy]]:		Here's a little more from [[Indy]]:

	<pre>You control only your character, no one else's. If you're not sure what another character would say in a given situation, it might be a good idea to contact the person who plays said other character and talk out the situation you're trying to write.</pre>		<pre>You control only your character, no one else's. If you're not sure what another character
			would say in a given situation, it might be a good idea to contact the person who plays said
			other character and talk out the situation you're trying to write.</pre>

	<pre>Paragraphs, punctuation, and other grammatical things are your friends. Do not disrespect them...or us. Spelling does matter most of the time.</pre>		<pre>Paragraphs, punctuation, and other grammatical things are your friends. Do not disrespect
			them...or us. Spelling does matter most of the time.</pre>

	<pre>Write your posts in Word, Wordpad, Notepad -- some kind of word processing system -- before you try to send them out. This prevents you from losing an entire post due to e-mail errors, ect. It took the XO a couple of years to learn this lesson, and he is much happier for having learned, as are we all.</pre>		<pre>Write your posts in Word, Wordpad, Notepad -- some kind of word processing system -- before
			you try to send them out. This prevents you from losing an entire post due to e-mail errors,
			ect. It took the XO a couple of years to learn this lesson, and he is much happier for having
			learned, as are we all.</pre>


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Indy at 15:50, 20 February 2006

2006-02-20T15:50:37Z

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	<pre>You are not the world's most renowned Jedi, you are not an unstoppable pilot or commando.</pre>		<pre>You are not the world's most renowned Jedi, you are not an unstoppable pilot or commando.</pre>


			Here's a little more from [[Indy]]:

			<pre>You control only your character, no one else's. If you're not sure what another character would say in a given situation, it might be a good idea to contact the person who plays said other character and talk out the situation you're trying to write.</pre>

			<pre>Paragraphs, punctuation, and other grammatical things are your friends. Do not disrespect them...or us. Spelling does matter most of the time.</pre>

			<pre>Write your posts in Word, Wordpad, Notepad -- some kind of word processing system -- before you try to send them out. This prevents you from losing an entire post due to e-mail errors, ect. It took the XO a couple of years to learn this lesson, and he is much happier for having learned, as are we all.</pre>


	[[Category:Game information]]		[[Category:Game information]]

Licah Fox: Category:Game information

2006-02-09T17:12:03Z

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	<pre>You are not the world's most renowned Jedi, you are not an unstoppable pilot or commando.</pre>		<pre>You are not the world's most renowned Jedi, you are not an unstoppable pilot or commando.</pre>

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Licah Fox at 21:02, 7 February 2006

2006-02-07T21:02:00Z

New page

Having a guide for Star Wars fiction writing is a little odd, but here is some advice from the sage [[Kaz]]:

<pre>Don't be a douchebag, you don't have superpowers.</pre>

<pre>You are not the world's most renowned Jedi, you are not an unstoppable pilot or commando.</pre>