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Mar 3, 2012 14 years ago
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{ hello! } This is the first time I've run a board like this, but I love to write so here goes. I'm interesting in all sorts of writing and working with people to get the stories and poems they want. I'm also very interested in experimental or collaborative efforts. If you're interested in something not listed below, just ask C:

[b { examples }[/b]]

{ please no }

  • fanfiction (unless its a series I'm already familiar with, so go ahead and ask)

[b { pricing }[/b]]

  • short story 1000 SP per word OR $5 USD for the whole story, regardless of length

  • poetry 1000 per word OR $3 USD for the whole poem

  • experimental we can discuss this, but probably in line with whichever of the two above it fits in with the best

[b { form }[/b]]

  • short story
  1. Characters:{please put as much information here as possible}
  2. Genre:
  3. Plot basics: {if you have an idea of what you want to happen}
  4. Specifics: {if there is a specific scene, moment, theme or image you want in the story}
  5. Anything else:
  6. Payment: {SP/USD}
  • poetry
  1. Form: {sonnet, open, etc)
  2. Subject/theme:
  3. Specifics: {if there is a specific word or line you would like involved}
  4. Anything else:
  5. Payment: {SP/USD}

{ slots } sp

  1. Plum ( short story )

usd

  1. Dulci ( story story x13)
  2. Realm ( sonnet x 4)
Mar 3, 2012 14 years ago
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Aw, may I snag a slot? I've been looking for somebody who writes pet stories for a while now as I have a hard time doing it myself not being a native speaker ❤️ Basically, you can choose between two characters of mine, Aileen and Susana, and do who interests you most or something (or both of course, haha)?

aileen

  • short story
  1. Characters: Aileen is a seventeen-year-old swiss girl and is rather caring, ambitious, diligent and perfectionist personality-wise. She lives in a wooden cabin in the alps together with her dad and a few sheep. Since her beloved mother's death, who used to decorate the cabin with wildflowers and make jam and bake all day and stuff like that, Aileen strives to be "perfect" like that, too (she's not melancholic or anything, just ambitious to please her family and make her mum proud and stuff like that, she really likes running around in hectic organising stuff and baking and doesn't even notice she's subconciously striving to be like her mum).
  2. Genre: Just some sweet and short pet story. Funny (and a tad romantic?) I guess?
  3. Plot basics: I took some notes on what I'd like to happen in the story, it's here, below the "~~", you may need to scroll a bit. I hope that is fine and you can work off my idea c: The boy named Tobey that is included in her story is the village's shepherd; he fetches Aileen's sheep everyday to take them to the alm and often stays with them for a while. He has a secret crush on Aileen actually.
  4. Specifics: Can be seen in the notes I took.
  5. Anything else: Probably about 500-750 words long? And all my pet stories e.g. Marcel´s story (the second one) are written in some...third-person limited narrative perspective I think? I don't know if that's how you call it, basically it's third person but you see what the "main" character sees and get to know their thoughts and emotions and whatnot. And I'd like this story to be told from this perspective as well if possible (:
  6. Payment: SP
susana
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  1. Characters: Susana is a german girl in her twenties. She is a very natural, sensitive and somewhat shy and warm-hearted girl, somewhat philosophic and thoughtful, loves summer rain, high heels, ponchos, cute summer dresses and always looks pretty (she's no fashionista, though!). She lives on amrum (a german island) with her mum and dad. She has a boyfriend named Jannis, a surfer type of guy, whose parents are quite rich, actually they own nearly all the hotels on amrum, but while he's pretty and everybody admires him, he can be a total ass especially to "poorer" people. One day for example, he kindly offers Susana to go shopping with her and buy her some new clothes. When Susana tries on a new jeans and shirt, poses in front of the mirror and ties her hair into a queue, she’s all happy. But when Jannis and her leave again, he “discreetly” asks her to her to wear her hair open instead so that one can’t see her jug ears and Susana’s happiness goes all POOF, but of course she doesn’t say anything, she never does, but obeys in silent sadness pretending she just tied them up to put the shirt on, not because she liked her hair that way. That’s basically how Jannis usually is, I hope you get the idea. She’s always felt unloved and quite misunderstood by Jannis (they’re a couple because their parents get along so well and all), she could never tell him about her love for dancing in summer rain, laying in the dunes staring at the sky or wildly dancing and singing to the sound of her ipod when grooming her horse at her best friend’s horse ranch, he would never understand. That’s why one day she breaks up with him and the mess begins.
  2. Genre: I like the style of your second short story example there, so something more in-depth that portrays Susana's character and her quirkiness and feelings and everything (:
  3. Plot basics: As said, Susana breaks up with Jannis. For a few days, Susana is all happy that she for once can be how she is, but that doesn’t last long. One day, the shed where her dad keeps all his boats (he takes tourists to where the seals live and back with them) burns down and all but the boat that was still on the sea are destroyed. Susana saw Jannis putting fire to the shed, but it can’t be proven to him, nobody believes Susana. The family then has to go into administration, her father devotes oneself into alcohol and Susana decides to make one last boat trip with the remaining boat to say farewell you can say. She gets in a storm, though, and shipwrecks on another island. It’s like…paradise there, flora like in James Cameron’s avatar (it actually is some sort of Pandora, lol). She meets Jake there (a Na’vi) and it’s love at first sight for her, he’s all nice, he loves her “jug ears” as they make her cute, he stands next to her when she’s dancing in summer rain without laughing, stuff like that. The both of them build a treehouse to live in while Susana’s there and after two days the “Wasserwacht” finds the missed Susana and brings her back home. Before she left, Jake gave her a small package, though, with the instruction to open it on the ship of the “Wasserwacht”. When Susana opens it, she finds some sort of proof that Jannis burned the shed, a photo putting fire to it or a record where he tells his friends what he did or something – and then her mother wakes her up, saying that she fell asleep in the dunes again and that she should come in to help her hide the wine bottles cause her dad is drunk again. It seems like her two days with Jake have been only a dream, she even believes that herself now, on her way back to her house Susana notices that noone knows of her been gone for days and that the Wasserwacht are far away in their yearly training camp (from a poster maybe?). But when rummaging around in her jacket’s pocket, she finds the package and proof Jake has given her – and a smile flashes over her face (and she heads to the police or she finds the package and someone aka Jake puts their hands over eyes from behind her back, whatever works best).
  4. Specifics: Basically, I’d like you to use all that info above and put it in a fleshed-out story with a lot more atmosphere and everything. I’d like it to be a “mix” of some sorts: The story begins with the door bell ringing and Jannis fetching Susana for the shopping part, he says that about her ears and everything (talking part). Then, on their way home from shopping, Susana is reminded by how she can never be herself with Jannis and what her situation is like (thoughts part). Then there is a cut and the story begins again with “It’s been two days since Susana broke up with Jannis now. She…” or something like that, basically how happy she is now and probably a scene where she hugs her parents in joy and dances through the kitchen, her mother in her apron laughing and then they recognize their shed is in flames (thoughts+talking part). Another cut. Susana on the beach, late evening. She’s crying and murmuring things and thinking about what happened to her family after the fire. She decides to make that boat trip and meets Jake and they build the treehouse (thoughts+little “Hey I’m jake”-talking part). Then a scene where the both of them are on that island sitting on the beach looking at the stars and Susana puts a streak behind her ear and moments later remembering Jannis’ words about her ears puts it back and blushes in embarrassment, but Jannis says that he loves her ears and stuff and puts the streak behind her ear again (talking part). Then a summarization of their time together, something along the lines of “and then they caught fish together, did this and that…had a lot of fun,…etc….until on their third day the Wasserwacht arrived.” (narrative part) Another cut. Susana on the Wasserwacht’s boat, holding the package in her hands and thinking of their sad farewell and Jake’s last words, to open the package on the boat. She opens it and finds the proof. (thoughts part). Now a last cut. Susana’s mum jiggling Susana’s shoulder and telling her about her dad and stuff, Susana being all devastated that it’s back to the sad reality now, doesn’t know what to do anymore (she has some sort of depressive phase there when recognizing it’s been a dream). And then she finds the package (+any of the alternative endings) (thoughts+talking part, but Susana’s depression mainly described by narrator like dull tread, head hanging, no shimmer in her eyes, lost all hope etc.). THE END.
  5. Anything else: This will be the first story of a different style, so I have no clue how many words you'd need or something. However much words you need :D If it helps any, I imagine Susana to look like the german actress Sonja Gerhardt.
  6. Payment: SP
Mar 3, 2012 14 years ago
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They're both so cute! :3 Of the two, I think I'm probably leaning toward Susana. Since you didn't specify length, how about I write it, and then if it gets too long we can go back and edit out the bits you don't think are necessary?

Mar 3, 2012 14 years ago
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Alright, awesome! c: And ya, that sounds like a good idea.

[edit] pinged myself by accident, lol.

Mar 5, 2012 14 years ago
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  • short story
  1. Characters:Could you please do a short story for 13 of my pets? (the ones to be excluded are bluebell and mari)
  2. Genre: the genre they are in subeta
  3. Plot basics: I have no idea! thats why Im asking you for help :) I just know that Zipi and Zape have to be twins. Thats about it :)
  4. Specifics: Nope :)
  5. Anything else: I love your writing skills!! let me know if there is too much artistic freedom given (although Im completely sure Ill like them all)
  6. Payment: USD

[img align=right]http://i736.photobucket.com/albums/xx7/dulcinelas/sigs%20and%20stuff/dulci-sig.png[/img]

Mar 5, 2012 14 years ago
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That's a lot of stories! I'm all over artistic freedom. I'll brainstorm some ideas and then run them by you; does that sound alright? Also, I'm assuming the stories involve the pets as pets, not as people?

Mar 5, 2012 14 years ago
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Thank you!! and I dont mind if they are pets or humans either.

:)

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Mar 5, 2012 14 years ago
Deadeye
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Could you list the names of the pets you want me to write stories for?

Mar 5, 2012 14 years ago
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panchito rosi grik lusir zipi zape evorae caringcutie iceandsnow yemon sylium herborae and cabrio

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Mar 5, 2012 14 years ago
Deadeye
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Great, thanks C:

Mar 10, 2012 14 years ago
Chelsea
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Hi there! I was wondering if by chance I could get four sonnets for Thorian? I would want them to coincide. I'd be happy paying in USD. ❤️ If you're up for doing that many of them, can I run the subjects by you? I'd need two per "subject." Basically I'd be having them sub for stories. If you're not up for that many at once I completely understand and could come back later. ❤️

I'm asking because I didn't see a form for the sonnets. ^_^;

Mar 10, 2012 14 years ago
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I would be happy to write four sonnets!

You're right, I completely overlooked making a form for poetry... I'll get on that C:

What are the subjects?

Mar 10, 2012 14 years ago
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Yay in a bottle! ❤️ I'll give you the subjects and if you like them I'll go ahead and fill out the form. That work? c:

As for the subjects, Thorian is a storm spirit in control of the thunder. Ever heard the expression "The Calm before the Storm"? Basically the profile I've ordered has two sections. Calm and Storm. I'd like two sonnets for each section.

Ultimately if you think of something better, RUN with it. I completely understand how writing poetry and writing a story are two different things. BUT. If you'd like a little more direction, I have this in mind: A sort of bi-polar storm spirit. I live in Missouri and it seems like our weather is so, SO confused about 90% of the time. One minute you have 60 degree weather and sunny skies, the next it's 45 and stormin' like crazy. I'd like to represent this with the sonnets. In the calm section I'd like it resembling peace and sunny skies. General good weather. In the storm section I want that sort of... power and force that thunder storms have. So the first I'd really like to be flow-y and almost ethereal while the second I'm envisioning as destructive and powerful. Even slightly sinister. P= Let me know your thoughts? ❤️

Mar 10, 2012 14 years ago
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This is a very cool concept. I think working with calm and destructive elements of the weather will be fun. I am curious about how you'd like me to differentiate between the two poems in either category. I'm also assuming I am writing poetry about a person using storms as a metaphor? Or is it more literal?

Mar 10, 2012 14 years ago
Chelsea
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I'm actually looking for the two poems to sort of... work together, so to speak. If you think you can't get two poems out of either or, don't try to push it. Now that I'm thinking though, what if one would be more... feelings and the second would be more of an emotional connection? Something similar? This is really where my vision gets fuzzy. (That and I SUCK at writing sonnets.) So your creativity from here can pretty much run wild. If you can't get two sonnets, just let me know. If, for some reason, you feel like it'd need three in one second, let me know that too. Thorian has quickly become my baby and I want you to do what feels right for both of these.

As far as metaphor or literalistic view, I'd prefer it be more literalistic. I'm looking at it coming across like the Norse or even Greek myths. Things that, back then, someone literally believed with all their heart. They could imagine Thorian in the sky doing what Thorian does best, manipulating the clouds and twisting them to do the Storm's bidding. Now, though, it merely makes for a cute story but something you could definitely look up at the clouds and see.

I feel like I'm spouting randomocity here, haha.

Mar 16, 2012 14 years ago
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Hey guys! My finals just ended, so you should be receiving updates from me soon! Thanks for waiting <3

Mar 16, 2012 14 years ago
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8'D HAPPINESS. ❤️

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