Character Creation/Joining
Sashira
follow them or break them with style, good.
2) Either e-mail or submit your writing sample (less than 500 words; no
poetry). Any genre is allowed and any storytelling strength may be
showcased. If I can see from those five hundred words that you're
advanced enough to get some good out of this exercise, you're in. If I
reject your membership, I'll let you know why, and you're free to
re-submit when you've had more practice. (Hint: spelling mistakes are
forgiveable, terrible punctuation is grounds for dismissal.)
3) Start writing. You can hang back until you see a plotline or
setting you'd enjoy stepping into, or create your first main character
right away. Writing a scene describing them and their personality is a
good way to start thinking about what plots you could use them for, so
don't be shy.
Rules - short form
Settings are common property; if you describe a great nightclub or an
interesting neighborhood, you can expect people who admire it to start
using it. Myths are common property; all folk heroes and deities with
names are not allowed as main characters, though your characters can
certainly interact with them. Colorful supporting characters are up
for grabs.
Main characters and the plots you write for them belong to you. If
writing a scene that contains a main character who is not the narrator,
write the first names of the other important characters at the
beginning of your post. (If the narrator is a character you don't mind
others writing about freely, include that at the beginning of the
post.)
If you want to write a scene interacting with someone else's main
character, contact them (preferably through e-mail) and request a
collaboration. It helps if you've posted a few scenes already, so the
writer will know if your styles will work well together.
Restrictions on main characters: Any gods must be a work of
imagination, and must have a convincing explanation for their *limited*
supernatural powers. Magic-users, magical creatures, and other heroes
must have not only a secret weakness, but weaknesses which balance
their strengths. It's no fun if things are too easy. Also, don't get
upset if your elf and someone else's elf are completely different -
there's all kinds of different myths that share the same name.
Have fun, be creative, get experimental. It's only exercise if you're
thinking.