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- Thu Nov 06, 2014 10:58 pm
- Forum: Asset Creation: Writing
- Topic: "10 Types of Hypercorrection" Article
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1400
"10 Types of Hypercorrection" Article
I found an interesting article on 10 Types of Hypercorrection by Mark Nichol. It really reflects a lot on topics similar to those I've seen debated on this forum. Technically correct writing vs naturally sounding writing. Of course, as writers, we shouldn't perpetuate incorrect writing (even if it s...
- Tue Nov 04, 2014 8:02 pm
- Forum: Other Story-based Games
- Topic: Telltale Games (The Walking Dead, The Wolf Among Us, etc)
- Replies: 30
- Views: 8738
Re: Telltale Games (The Walking Dead, The Wolf Among Us, etc
I can highly recommend the Fables comics, too. Great read!
Yeah, it's hard to judge a game before playing it.
-Nat
Yeah, it's hard to judge a game before playing it.
-Nat
- Tue Nov 04, 2014 5:53 pm
- Forum: Asset Creation: Writing
- Topic: Does anyone have an opinion on Oxford (serial) commas?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 4710
Re: Does anyone have an opinion on Oxford (serial) commas?
Does anyone not have an opinion on the Oxford comma? XD I always use it. In elementary school the teachers often omitted it, which always seemed peculiar to me. Our brains are good at recognizing concepts and images that make the most sense (in context), so it's safer to include it than to not inclu...
- Sat Nov 01, 2014 3:32 pm
- Forum: Creator Discussion
- Topic: Writing - Are clichés sometimes inevitable?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 3239
Re: Writing - Are clichés sometimes inevitable?
Tl;dr , I would suggest that if you're writing something that sounds like a cliché, browse TVTropes for it. If you find it, then try to vary it from the standard course. I would add, "if it's an overused trope". Just finding a trope on TVTropes doesn't mean it's used a lot, or a bad thing...
- Sat Nov 01, 2014 2:06 pm
- Forum: Creator Discussion
- Topic: Writing - Are clichés sometimes inevitable?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 3239
Re: Writing - Are clichés sometimes inevitable?
Oh, I love this question because I've asked it so often to myself. There are loads of clichés, so many that avoiding every one is, not only intensely improbable, but it could also draw your reader away from connections that they could make with that character. For example, I know dumb blondes. Is th...
- Thu Oct 30, 2014 5:34 pm
- Forum: Asset Creation: Writing
- Topic: How do you write your script?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 13203
Re: How do you write your script?
I write and script for my VN (like you guys), but I prefer writing into word. Pros: Nicer appearance, you can spot typos, typically better for a workflow I found. Cons: Basic coding [me "\"I am talking.\""] is simple and easy to do, but when it comes to something that requires ac...
- Mon Oct 27, 2014 6:32 pm
- Forum: Creator Discussion
- Topic: Complex Storywriting
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1582
Re: Complex Storywriting
Occasionally I let it slide, seeing as different paths in VNs could be seen as AUs. But what I'm doing right now with editing is reading to a certain time period in script A, then reading until that same point in time in script B, etc. You could find this back and forth disruptive, but for me it hel...
- Fri Oct 24, 2014 10:43 pm
- Forum: Creator Discussion
- Topic: Runtime Estimates
- Replies: 5
- Views: 888
Re: Runtime Estimates
Well, the average number of words read per minute is 200-250. I tried a little test, and on a more difficult text, I was ranging 200-250 words per minute. On JFK's inaugural address (which I had done an essay on and was therefore more familiar with) I was ranging 300-350. It depends on the content, ...
- Thu Oct 23, 2014 6:34 pm
- Forum: Asset Creation: Writing
- Topic: Screen Play vs. Creative Writing for Visual Novels
- Replies: 3
- Views: 933
Re: Screen Play vs. Creative Writing for Visual Novels
Like Shaples said, it depends on how much experience you've had. Screen play writing, I would say, should be if you already have a good handle of prose and want to go a step further. Creative writing is helpful for those without much experience. Personally, I would consider one of my fortés to be di...
- Sun Oct 19, 2014 9:32 pm
- Forum: Creator Discussion
- Topic: BxB, or GxG, or both, which should there be more of?
- Replies: 46
- Views: 6153
Re: BxB, or GxG, or both, which should there be more of?
I clarified what I meant with the rest of my post. Some people need it and others don't. I wish that we didn't. And yes, as Enigma has said, I have actually heard plenty of people not liking black history month. Namely, Morgan Freeman
-Nat
-Nat
- Sun Oct 19, 2014 6:06 pm
- Forum: Creator Discussion
- Topic: BxB, or GxG, or both, which should there be more of?
- Replies: 46
- Views: 6153
Re: BxB, or GxG, or both, which should there be more of?
@SinSisters The point of GLBTQIA events is to give GLBTQIA people a safe space to discuss their experiences without fear of ridicule, and sometimes just hang out and chill. I'm failing to see why events that include every identity other than "cis and het" is bad...? It would be like compl...
- Sun Oct 19, 2014 12:30 pm
- Forum: Creator Discussion
- Topic: BxB, or GxG, or both, which should there be more of?
- Replies: 46
- Views: 6153
Re: BxB, or GxG, or both, which should there be more of?
My problem is that my one character is tsundere, so the whole 'freaked out about coming out thing' is more about his personality than him being gay. Even if the MC was a girl, the tsundere would still go "I don't like you". You know? Also, I have so little experience with coming outs that ...
- Sat Oct 18, 2014 3:12 pm
- Forum: Personal Art Threads
- Topic: Moorina's art
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2385
Re: Moorina's art
I like your art style! And your chibis are so cute :3
-Nat
-Nat
- Fri Oct 17, 2014 8:20 pm
- Forum: Asset Creation: Writing
- Topic: When it comes to gender and misconceptions, which pronoun?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 941
Re: When it comes to gender and misconceptions, which pronou
I agree with trooper, the pronoun should be based on what the character believes, not on what is actually true. If, though, you are writing NOT from the 'perspective' of any character, then the proper pronoun should be used. I'm assuming that you're writing limited third person omniscient, however. ...
- Fri Oct 17, 2014 8:11 pm
- Forum: Asset Creation: Writing
- Topic: Ellipses Use
- Replies: 28
- Views: 4286
Re: Ellipses Use
I make use of em dashes, but I think that having ellipses certainly aids writing, even if it's used incorrectly. It's a good way to state that a character trails off their sentence without having the narrator explicitly saying so.
-Nat
-Nat