Writing Chat Room

@ Saeira.
What's the idea you're having trouble with? I'll help you.

@ Goku's Angel Hina
Thank you so much!

It's a bit hard to explain, but there's this man called The Painter who is devoid of color. His eyes are white, clothes, skin...all of it. He's like a canvas, almost. His world was the same as him. There was no color at all, but there was music and sound and magic. He is the one who 'made' our world in a sense. To make a world you have to take something from your world away from it and give it something else. He took magic and gave our world color. And it's time for him to choose who will be the next one. So he comes here and chooses eleven people to choose from and to watch them over a period of time while making their stories interact with each other. It's told from his point of view but focuses more so on one of the characters, whom he titles The Girl as he titles all of them something. (much how he is called The Painter instead of his real name) Each name both fits and contradicts the person. Beginning with it contradicting, and then fitting in the end.

So it's basically there stories and how they interact and him figuring out who he wants to create the next world.

I'm thinking it'd be fantasy, but...there's not much fantasy elements to it. So I'm a bit confused.

Maybe it's science fiction and fantasy? Because it sounds a bit more on the science fiction side with a little bit of fantasy tossed in.

@ Goku's Angel Hina
Hm...that could work. Esp. because I was thinking that how worlds are created is in some alternate dimension sort of thinking with a super computer to make the new world(s). That helps a lot thank you!!

@ Saeira.
The difference between science fiction and fantasy is that the strange things in science fiction are explained through science (like Terminator) and in fantasy the strange things are explained through "magic" or something to that affect ( like Lord of the Rings). Does that help?

@ Saeira.
You're welcome.

@ Katie Mosing
It does, thank you! So, if let's say the worlds in the story are made through technology and such and explained that way it would be science fiction? Even if it's through an alternate dimension/the technology isn't created by human beings/beings similar to humans? And would fantasy come into play if say the main character could use some form of magic despite no one else being able to? (it ties into the plot why she's the only one)

@ Katie Mosing
It does, thank you! So, if let's say the worlds in the story are made through technology and such and explained that way it would be science fiction? Even if it's through an alternate dimension/the technology isn't created by human beings/beings similar to humans? And would fantasy come into play if say the main character could use some form of magic despite no one else being able to? (it ties into the plot why she's the only one)

@ Saeira.
Exactly!

@ Katie Mosing
that clears some things up, then! thank you for your help.

Hi everyone!

I'm just wondering how much drama/tradegy is too much in a story.

@ flashpointlover
I don't think there can be too much in a sense, but I, personally, think that in a story even if it is a tragedy/drama it's better to balance it out. You don't want everything that happens to a character be a traumatic/tragic experience or having all their loved ones die. (unless past love ones died, but not all the ones gained throughout the story)

If something is a tragedy/drama, of course a few bad things will happen to the character(s) but if everything that happens is something traumatic or dramatic then it might make it hard for readers to relate or feel bad for the character. After a bit the reader just starts to expect it and it doesn't get to them. But if they see the character happy with someone for a while, or getting along, or getting to know a character then the readers will be more likely to feel something when a dramatic or tragic experience happens to the character or characters.

What you said make a lot of sense. Thanks!

@ flashpointlover
I'm glad it did and you're welcome!

So, at the very last minute I decided to change my NaNo story completely and now I'm desperately hammering away at my keyboard to get this first chapter done and dusted so I have time to get ready to go to the movies later.

@ heretic.
I know how you feel. I so want to do the one I was going to do, but I keep getting ideas and I might end up switching or probably will.

@ Saeira.
Indecision is a bitch Now that I've swapped stories, I've been getting ideas for the original one I was going to do. Brain, kindly stop it!

@ heretic.
Oh my gosh, I know. I'm still holding onto the same one I was going to do, but it's getting harder to do because I'm getting tons of ideas.

@ Saeira.
I haven't written anything all week By the time I get home from work, I just want to collapse onto my sofa and eat junk food