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The I'm Writing Thread.... Celebrate your pages written etc
The Deposed King:
--- Quote from: Crazed on August 30, 2012, 06:28:37 PM ---The greatest part to reading this section of the forum is that I keep seeing so many others having the same issues but finding a way to keep going forward with their writing.
Everyone, good luck with your endeavors as a writer. Like the great and wise oracle known as the Deposed King, I spent a lot of time in the past not finishing projects. I know that like the Deposed King, I will keep moving this time.
Kept on writing. Past page 270 today.
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:D
Sounds like I need a soap box or something
Pay no attention to the man standing behind the curtain, the great and powerful The Deposed King has spoken! (ala Wizard of Oz)
ahahahahahha.
Don't know if I'm wise. Delusional maybe and perhaps.
just remember to always follow the dream and don't let anyone, even and most especially yourself get you down. If you follow those two bits of advice I believe you can succeed.
Keep the page count coming Crazed!
The Deposed King
Paynesgrey:
--- Quote from: Lanodantheon on August 30, 2012, 05:46:36 PM ---Added a Cover Image to my Amazon Studios Project to make it more visible.
It's a very simple thing using a Public Domain image of the Andromeda Galaxy, a Creative Commons Star Trek font and a quote,
"Enlisted Men are stupid...
But extremely cunning and sly...
They bear considerable watching..."
-Origin Uncertain, but still true in the 24th Century
Note: at the time of this writing, my project is ranked 42/639. Hazzah...
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Brings to mind another classic bit...
"General Von Manstein of the German Officer Corps, said that there are only four types of officer. First there the lazy, stupid ones. Leave them alone , they do no harm. Second, there are the hard working intelligent ones. They make excellent staff officers, ensuring that every detail is properly considered. Third, there are the hard working stupid ones. These people are a menace and must be fired at once. They create irrelevant work for everybody. Finally, there are the intelligent lazy ones. They are suited for the highest office."
Lanodantheon:
--- Quote from: Paynesgrey on August 31, 2012, 01:27:31 AM ---Brings to mind another classic bit...
"General Von Manstein of the German Officer Corps, said that there are only four types of officer. First there the lazy, stupid ones. Leave them alone , they do no harm. Second, there are the hard working intelligent ones. They make excellent staff officers, ensuring that every detail is properly considered. Third, there are the hard working stupid ones. These people are a menace and must be fired at once. They create irrelevant work for everybody. Finally, there are the intelligent lazy ones. They are suited for the highest office."
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That one's funny, Payne. I'll keep that quote in mind.
The quote I used was the only one I could find that spoke directly about Enlisted People. If there are other quotes out there I have no idea what they are or where to find them despite my own personal research. For the cover image if I had a quote about Enlisted that was funny/to the point and much shorter I would have used it. Right now, unless you go to my project's page you can't really read it on the cover image.
I listed it as "Origin Uncertain" because I kept finding multiple conflicting sources for it. Most sources said it was attributed to an U.S. Army Officer's Training Manual from 1894. Supposedly in the manual itself it is attributed to be from George Washington but some sources say that attribution is only there so the stupid Officers will pay attention to the manual.
The style I wanted for my cover image was a group shot of the main characters drawn/painted Legend of Korra-style. But, I don't know anyone with enough time, energy or artistic ability to draw something for the specs of the cover image for next to no money especially since Starship Enlisted is supposed to have an ensemble cast, there's like 12 major named characters.
Another project update: I updated my project's Mini-Bible today by clarifying part of the rules of the show. It was really satisfying to re-write.
I specifically singled out Family Guy non-sequiturs because I don't want them in my show at all. My project is all about, "Serious Characters in awkward situations" with the awkward situations being the whole of Science Fiction as a genre.
In my new Mini-Bible draft I also specifically talked about how, in the correct frame of mind, a show like this writes itself. I put into perspective the idea of the Starship Discovery as not a Cruise Ship or Wagon Train in space as much as a 2 mile-long tin can that 2500 people are stuck in for ~18 months at a time where the "Captain" is the Mayor that nobody voted for and everyone has to answer to.
This will probably be my last project update for Starship Enlisted for the next while unless something major happens since the only other thing I could do for it would be to make a Pilot Video for it.
Paynesgrey:
Ack. I just realized my story universe is getting to the point where I need to make at least a notecard bible.
I sincerely hope that I continue to be blessed with more "problems" like that! ;D
Darkshore:
My first draft is complete! I'm not sure why but it feels a bit anti-climactic, maybe it's because I already knew how I wanted it to end or maybe it's because I know that a lot more work lies ahead. Hopefully it doesn't mean that my story isn't too great.
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