Ideas for stories - Page 2

Tanoliel · 07-23-2003, 01:08 AM

Well, yes, but if your characters are interesting and the story contains funny twists and things, it's all good anyway.

Lizra · 07-23-2003, 08:05 AM

Oh yes! I would much rather read a traditional storyline handled with fabulous writing skills, than something weird and/or convoluted, just to be "difererent". Just because something is "different", never been done before, or *weird* does NOT make it better. People try too hard along these lines. (IMO) Tell a great story! That's what keeps them reading!

***IronParrot*** · 07-24-2003, 12:58 PM

Well I'd say that if you want to go with a traditional storyline, you'd better be prepared to try and do it better than any other writer who's ever tried it - and that's no small feat.

Stories are remembered for being a) original, or b) being the best story of that given concept. So if you want to go the saving-the-world elf-romance route - you'd better have the best world and the best elf.

Entlover · 07-24-2003, 10:54 PM

Well said.

IronParrot, puh-leeze check into the Entmoot Anthology Forum and give me your valued opinion.

***IronParrot*** · 07-25-2003, 04:16 PM

Okay - but right now it's giving me database errors up the wazoo. I'll check it again as soon as I can.

inked · 12-16-2004, 11:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lizra

I thought of an idea for a sci/fi, or fantasy story, but am too busy (lazy

) to write it. I thought a thread for story ideas would be fun!

*The Venus scenario*
Somehow, scientists delvelop the technology to "pull the plug" on Venus's greenhouse atmosphere. (sort of like cloud seeding, but on a big scale

) A "hole" is punched into the Venusian atmosphere, the CO2 and heat gradually escapes into space. In about one hundred years, the planet's climate has stabilized and dramatically changed to allow for human colonization. The story could start at that point with fantastical descriptions of Venus's surface, and the tale of the first colonies. Well, there it is!

Lizra, have you ever read Perelandra by CS Lewis? Certainly uses the Venusian concept as though there were no (an it was indeed unknown at the time) greenhouse effect. Also, several short stories by Robert Heinlein.

?Any followup to this idea anywhere on the 'Moot?

07-23-2003, 01:08 AM	#21
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07-23-2003, 08:05 AM	#22
Lizra Domesticated Swing Babe Join Date: May 2002 Location: Reality Posts: 5,340	Oh yes! I would much rather read a traditional storyline handled with fabulous writing skills, than something weird and/or convoluted, just to be "difererent". Just because something is "different", never been done before, or weird does NOT make it better. People try too hard along these lines. (IMO) Tell a great story! That's what keeps them reading! __________________ Happy Atheist Go Democrats!

07-24-2003, 12:58 PM	#23
*IronParrot* Fowl Administrator Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Calgary or Edmonton, Canada Posts: 53,420	Well I'd say that if you want to go with a traditional storyline, you'd better be prepared to try and do it better than any other writer who's ever tried it - and that's no small feat. Stories are remembered for being a) original, or b) being the best story of that given concept. So if you want to go the saving-the-world elf-romance route - you'd better have the best world and the best elf. __________________ All of IronParrot's posts are guaranteed to be 100% intelligent and/or sarcastic, comprising no genetically modified content and tested on no cute furry little animals unless the SPCA is looking elsewhere. If you observe a failure to uphold this warranty, please contact a forum administrator immediately to receive a full refund on your Entmoot registration. Blog: Nick's Café Canadien

07-25-2003, 04:16 PM	#25
*IronParrot* Fowl Administrator Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Calgary or Edmonton, Canada Posts: 53,420	Okay - but right now it's giving me database errors up the wazoo. I'll check it again as soon as I can. __________________ All of IronParrot's posts are guaranteed to be 100% intelligent and/or sarcastic, comprising no genetically modified content and tested on no cute furry little animals unless the SPCA is looking elsewhere. If you observe a failure to uphold this warranty, please contact a forum administrator immediately to receive a full refund on your Entmoot registration. Blog: Nick's Café Canadien

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07-24-2003, 10:54 PM	#24
Entlover Elven Warrior Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 463	Well said. IronParrot, puh-leeze check into the Entmoot Anthology Forum and give me your valued opinion.