 Colohue |
Right, I've been asked to be the eventual writer for this so I'd like to put forth the definitive ideas that I have in mind for this piece. Unfortunately the last thread on the subject seems to have crashed, so I'm afraid I've had to make a new one. Please forgive me should I be causing any discomfort.
I firmly believe that, since this story is supposed to be about the average UGer, it should not be entirely fixated on the Pit. Here's a fun fact for everybody here, the Pit is not UG. It is one single forum from it, despite being the most popular one. With this in mind I've come up with the following idea.
Hugh Gee is the main character. He is a well known and respected UGer. He is known as funny, popular, witty and intelligent. He knows nothing about guitars. At all. Despite this, he is near worshipped on Ultimate-Guitar.com.
Is this established? Good, let's move on. Chapter One.
Hugh Gee is a young boy. He is a failure with women, his parents hate each other, as well as him. He has a weekend job at a shop that he despises. He wears the same clothes for days at a time. He spends time at school smoking where he thinks people can't see him. He is not intelligent, he is not funny and he is certainly not popular. During his days, he spends his time making jokes and memes in class. In art class he paints the 'Lolwut' pear and receives very low marks for it. Every moment is spent wishing he was in the Pit rather than at school. When his mother tells him to clean his room he says 'k, koo' and never actually does it. During this chapter he has his first chance with a girl and, as she is reaching into his trousers, he thinks of something that he thinks would be very funny to say. After shouting 'I cum blood!' at the top of his voice, the girl runs away. Hugh thinks that this is absolutely hilarious. Obviously, nobody agrees.
Chapter Two is another UGer. Any other UGer you want, but they know Hugh and they know him well. They think he's brilliantly funny. He is an influence to them, but their humour in UG isn't so well taken. This UGer works full time. They're not a student, they have no degree. It's basically Hugh in a few years time. They're uptight, they're condescending and they're unpopular. When talking to Hugh, in the Pit, they get told to just let go and have a laugh, so they do. Unfortunately, this leads to them making a practical joke on their boss on Hugh's advice and being fired. A couple of days later they get a phone call from an old job who wants to give them that job back with a higher position. The job was an internet job and this user recalls first finding UG while being bored in that job, but time between posting made them work hard at it. In the end, they know they're better off. It's a happy ending.
Chapter Three is another UGer. Wandering onto UG for the first time they are told by Hugh Gee that their favourite game, Guitar Hero, is shit. They get told to play a real guitar, so this UGer takes up guitar. They use the Musician Talk and Guitar Techniques forum to force speed into their playing, becoming quite good, all with one overwhelming drive to shove it in Hugh Gee's face. Eventually they become talented enough to make an mp3 with a few friends in the school music room. They put up the mp3 and link Hugh Gee to it. However, Hugh Gee doesn't care and, after pointing out that he just wanted to say that Guitar Hero sucks, he leaves for other Pit threads. A little disappointed, this UGer is comforted by an attractive female from another music class who heard the song and, being very impressed, wants to know who wrote it. Thanks to Hugh Gee, this user now has both a band and a girlfriend. They're pretty damned good with guitar too.
And thus it continues for more chapters detailing other people and other areas of UG, all with the influence of one Hugh Gee to blame. What does everybody think about this idea?
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Right, I've been asked to be the eventual writer for this so I'd like to put forth the definitive ideas that I have in mind for this piece. Unfortunately the last thread on the subject seems to have crashed, so I'm afraid I've had to make a new one. Please forgive me should I be causing any discomfort.
I firmly believe that, since this story is supposed to be about the average UGer, it should not be entirely fixated on the Pit. Here's a fun fact for everybody here, the Pit is not UG. It is one single forum from it, despite being the most popular one. With this in mind I've come up with the following idea.
Hugh Gee is the main character. He is a well known and respected UGer. He is known as funny, popular, witty and intelligent. He knows nothing about guitars. At all. Despite this, he is near worshipped on Ultimate-Guitar.com.
Is this established? Good, let's move on. Chapter One.
Hugh Gee is a young boy. He is a failure with women, his parents hate each other, as well as him. He has a weekend job at a shop that he despises. He wears the same clothes for days at a time. He spends time at school smoking where he thinks people can't see him. He is not intelligent, he is not funny and he is certainly not popular. During his days, he spends his time making jokes and memes in class. In art class he paints the 'Lolwut' pear and receives very low marks for it. Every moment is spent wishing he was in the Pit rather than at school. When his mother tells him to clean his room he says 'k, koo' and never actually does it. During this chapter he has his first chance with a girl and, as she is reaching into his trousers, he thinks of something that he thinks would be very funny to say. After shouting 'I cum blood!' at the top of his voice, the girl runs away. Hugh thinks that this is absolutely hilarious. Obviously, nobody agrees.
Chapter Two is another UGer. Any other UGer you want, but they know Hugh and they know him well. They think he's brilliantly funny. He is an influence to them, but their humour in UG isn't so well taken. This UGer works full time. They're not a student, they have no degree. It's basically Hugh in a few years time. They're uptight, they're condescending and they're unpopular. When talking to Hugh, in the Pit, they get told to just let go and have a laugh, so they do. Unfortunately, this leads to them making a practical joke on their boss on Hugh's advice and being fired. A couple of days later they get a phone call from an old job who wants to give them that job back with a higher position. The job was an internet job and this user recalls first finding UG while being bored in that job, but time between posting made them work hard at it. In the end, they know they're better off. It's a happy ending.
Chapter Three is another UGer. Wandering onto UG for the first time they are told by Hugh Gee that their favourite game, Guitar Hero, is shit. They get told to play a real guitar, so this UGer takes up guitar. They use the Musician Talk and Guitar Techniques forum to force speed into their playing, becoming quite good, all with one overwhelming drive to shove it in Hugh Gee's face. Eventually they become talented enough to make an mp3 with a few friends in the school music room. They put up the mp3 and link Hugh Gee to it. However, Hugh Gee doesn't care and, after pointing out that he just wanted to say that Guitar Hero sucks, he leaves for other Pit threads. A little disappointed, this UGer is comforted by an attractive female from another music class who heard the song and, being very impressed, wants to know who wrote it. Thanks to Hugh Gee, this user now has both a band and a girlfriend. They're pretty damned good with guitar too.
And thus it continues for more chapters detailing other people and other areas of UG, all with the influence of one Hugh Gee to blame. What does everybody think about this idea?
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Posted: May 25, 2009 9:14 PM - Quote - Report! |
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PiCSeL |
Wow tom! It's even greater that I could imagine!
Start, please! |
Wow tom! It's even greater that I could imagine!
Start, please! |
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Posted: May 27, 2009 9:13 AM - Quote - Report! |
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Colohue |
No feedback at all? |
No feedback at all? |
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Posted: May 27, 2009 4:02 PM - Quote - Report! |
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SOADrox429 |
I agree with PiCSeL. It sounds awesome, and definitely much better than I could have hoped. When do you plan on starting? |
I agree with PiCSeL. It sounds awesome, and definitely much better than I could have hoped. When do you plan on starting? |
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Posted: May 27, 2009 6:14 PM - Quote - Report! |
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Colohue |
I'm aiming to have the first piece done by Sunday. Continued pieces will depend. I'm unemployed right now and trying to pursue the professional writer's life, I need to focus my attention on areas that help me make a living. We'll see how long each piece is and how it's received, but I think fortnightly would be a promising start. |
I'm aiming to have the first piece done by Sunday. Continued pieces will depend. I'm unemployed right now and trying to pursue the professional writer's life, I need to focus my attention on areas that help me make a living. We'll see how long each piece is and how it's received, but I think fortnightly would be a promising start. |
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Posted: May 27, 2009 7:19 PM - Quote - Report! |
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Colohue wrote on May 27th, 2009 at 11:02am :
No feedback at all? |
Don't worry about that. This isn't a very public area, and you would probably get better reception (and critique) in The Pit.
Aside from your poor technique in gaining views, this is amazing. A very real portrayal of a Pit Monky's life.  |
Colohue wrote on May 27th, 2009 at 11:02am :
No feedback at all? |
Don't worry about that. This isn't a very public area, and you would probably get better reception (and critique) in The Pit.
Aside from your poor technique in gaining views, this is amazing. A very real portrayal of a Pit Monky's life. |
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Posted: May 27, 2009 9:19 PM - Quote - Report! |
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Colohue |
I feel quite confident that the critique I received in the Pit would be mostly braindead. Besides, I get enough views thank you. :P |
I feel quite confident that the critique I received in the Pit would be mostly braindead. Besides, I get enough views thank you. :P |
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Posted: May 27, 2009 9:45 PM - Quote - Report! |
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Colohue |
I think I'm going to be needing a little longer on this. The intro alone, though finalised, is taking up a third of a typical article for me. By the looks of things we're looking at somewhere between 3,000 and 5,000 words on the first piece alone. |
I think I'm going to be needing a little longer on this. The intro alone, though finalised, is taking up a third of a typical article for me. By the looks of things we're looking at somewhere between 3,000 and 5,000 words on the first piece alone. |
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Posted: May 30, 2009 6:51 PM - Quote - Report! |
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SOADrox429 |
Take all the time you need. Don't feel rushed or anything. |
Take all the time you need. Don't feel rushed or anything. |
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Posted: Jun 1, 2009 12:49 AM - Quote - Report! |
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AngryGoldfish |
I personally reckon Chapter 3 will need the least attention as I find the story should be enough to take into a really comfortable, and downright awesome, plateau.
The conclusion holds the credence.
There shouldn't be any stress in this either. Writing is a comforting thing, and if it's not, it will show, particularly if you haven't had a huge amount of experience.
If you ever need a hand with something concerning the story, don't be afraid to ask. |
I personally reckon Chapter 3 will need the least attention as I find the story should be enough to take into a really comfortable, and downright awesome, plateau.
The conclusion holds the credence.
There shouldn't be any stress in this either. Writing is a comforting thing, and if it's not, it will show, particularly if you haven't had a huge amount of experience.
If you ever need a hand with something concerning the story, don't be afraid to ask. |
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Posted: Jun 12, 2009 5:55 PM - Quote - Report! |
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Colohue |
Thanks, I appreciate that. I think the major difficulty is in adapting it to UG itself. It's not a story I would write personally.
I'll be dedicating the bulk of this weekend to it. I finished Disbelief early and I've stopped at halfway through my next series to spend some time directly on it. |
Thanks, I appreciate that. I think the major difficulty is in adapting it to UG itself. It's not a story I would write personally.
I'll be dedicating the bulk of this weekend to it. I finished Disbelief early and I've stopped at halfway through my next series to spend some time directly on it. |
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Posted: Jun 12, 2009 6:03 PM - Quote - Report! |
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Rocker Extreme |
Can a person named Rocker Extreme teach Hugh the joy of classic rock & roll at some point in the story? |
Can a person named Rocker Extreme teach Hugh the joy of classic rock & roll at some point in the story? |
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Posted: Jun 14, 2009 7:43 PM - Quote - Report! |
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Colohue |
It's finished. 4,989 words. Way more than I first expected.
It needs editing and I'm going to be sticking a small conclusion on to it concerning where it goes from here and the UG/TDC copyrights. When and how is it planned for upload? |
It's finished. 4,989 words. Way more than I first expected.
It needs editing and I'm going to be sticking a small conclusion on to it concerning where it goes from here and the UG/TDC copyrights. When and how is it planned for upload? |
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Posted: Jun 30, 2009 12:15 AM - Quote - Report! |
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PiCSeL |
Anytime you want. Just submit then PM me. Don't forget to put links to the Library, and summary, that this story is controlled by users in some cases, so they'll know that their suggestions will be spotted. |
Anytime you want. Just submit then PM me. Don't forget to put links to the Library, and summary, that this story is controlled by users in some cases, so they'll know that their suggestions will be spotted. |
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Posted: Jun 30, 2009 6:47 AM - Quote - Report! |
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Colohue |
Let me have it edited then. It'll be up in a day or two. Advertise as you will. :P |
Let me have it edited then. It'll be up in a day or two. Advertise as you will. :P |
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Posted: Jun 30, 2009 12:49 PM - Quote - Report! |
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PiCSeL |
here we go
http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/columns/fiction/the _life_and_times_of_hugh_gee_part_one.html |
here we go
http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/columns/fiction/the _life_and_times_of_hugh_gee_part_one.html |
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Posted: Jul 2, 2009 8:50 AM - Quote - Report! |
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SnowTau |
Was a good read  |
Was a good read |
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Posted: Jul 2, 2009 11:40 AM - Quote - Report! |
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Colohue |
Any opinions? I want to know how far it is from what people expected. |
Any opinions? I want to know how far it is from what people expected. |
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Posted: Jul 2, 2009 2:18 PM - Quote - Report! |
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SOADrox429 |
I absolutely loved it. That was an amazing story.
The story itself was pretty far from what I was expecting, but Hugh was pretty close to my expectations. |
I absolutely loved it. That was an amazing story.
The story itself was pretty far from what I was expecting, but Hugh was pretty close to my expectations. |
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Posted: Jul 2, 2009 2:47 PM - Quote - Report! |
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Colohue |
What's the plan for the next piece then? |
What's the plan for the next piece then? |
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Posted: Jul 3, 2009 6:21 PM - Quote - Report! |
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PiCSeL |
I think, next piece should contain Hugh Gee describing the encounter in The Pit, users responces, users advices and so on.
Description must be not so truly, cause Hugh don't want to look like a piece of shit.
And, ofcourse, a girl, joining the Hugh thread and making him some sort of a butthurt.
It's just a suggstion, you're the writer, Tom. |
I think, next piece should contain Hugh Gee describing the encounter in The Pit, users responces, users advices and so on.
Description must be not so truly, cause Hugh don't want to look like a piece of shit.
And, ofcourse, a girl, joining the Hugh thread and making him some sort of a butthurt.
It's just a suggstion, you're the writer, Tom. |
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Posted: Jul 4, 2009 11:54 AM - Quote - Report! |
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Colohue |
I've followed the original plan for the next piece. I just submitted it, so it's ready for upload tomorrow.
Title: The Life And Times Of Henry Jones |
I've followed the original plan for the next piece. I just submitted it, so it's ready for upload tomorrow.
Title: The Life And Times Of Henry Jones |
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Posted: Jul 15, 2009 10:03 PM - Quote - Report! |
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PiCSeL |
Pure IMHO:
Probably you'll have to return to Hugh Gee's life, cause it was more interesting. And it's easier to forse one character instead of several. Ask users about in comments. |
Pure IMHO:
Probably you'll have to return to Hugh Gee's life, cause it was more interesting. And it's easier to forse one character instead of several. Ask users about in comments. |
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Posted: Jul 16, 2009 9:22 AM - Quote - Report! |
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Colohue |
The whole point of Henry's life was that it was boring and staid.
He won't be included again, this is just examining how Hugh affects others. We will get back to him, but not right away. |
The whole point of Henry's life was that it was boring and staid.
He won't be included again, this is just examining how Hugh affects others. We will get back to him, but not right away. |
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Posted: Jul 16, 2009 2:59 PM - Quote - Report! |
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the humanity |
I do not really connect with Hugh too well, but he is believable. I much preferred Henry, who was a very interesting man. what if we had as the next character in this saga a classmate of Hugh who is a very serious guitarist maybe? that could be interesting. just my 2 cents.
EDIT: maybe he sees Hughs thread involving a girl he is enraptured with and figures it out somehow? |
I do not really connect with Hugh too well, but he is believable. I much preferred Henry, who was a very interesting man. what if we had as the next character in this saga a classmate of Hugh who is a very serious guitarist maybe? that could be interesting. just my 2 cents.
EDIT: maybe he sees Hughs thread involving a girl he is enraptured with and figures it out somehow? |
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Posted: Jul 18, 2009 3:52 AM - Quote - Report! |
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musiclover_92 |
This is a pretty good idea |
This is a pretty good idea |
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Posted: Jul 18, 2009 5:07 AM - Quote - Report! |
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Colohue |
Actually part three is basically outlined up top. It isn't a class mate, but it is somebody of a similar age who undertakes the journey of the guitar due to a joke made at his expense. |
Actually part three is basically outlined up top. It isn't a class mate, but it is somebody of a similar age who undertakes the journey of the guitar due to a joke made at his expense. |
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Posted: Jul 18, 2009 11:49 AM - Quote - Report! |
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the humanity |
hmm. it could be quite funny. make sure the convo is realistic. |
hmm. it could be quite funny. make sure the convo is realistic. |
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Posted: Jul 25, 2009 6:13 AM - Quote - Report! |
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Colohue |
Anybody have any suggestions for where I should go next? I have a rough idea but that's about it. The plan is to introduce 'the girl.'
The project with CoreysMonster is proving very provocative for my inspiration. I admit, this is probably the piece that I'm least inspired to work on.
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Anybody have any suggestions for where I should go next? I have a rough idea but that's about it. The plan is to introduce 'the girl.'
The project with CoreysMonster is proving very provocative for my inspiration. I admit, this is probably the piece that I'm least inspired to work on.
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Posted: Aug 1, 2009 3:51 AM - Quote - Report! |
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the humanity |
the girl...
make her a drummer and former acoustic guitarist, who visits A&C and The Pit. she should end up helping shape the music tastes, IMO. this story feels very indie and funky to me. not really gritty metal, more lustful and juvenile, with the introspective feel of this one website.
by the way, this story is not complete without an elitist gearhead in it. |
the girl...
make her a drummer and former acoustic guitarist, who visits A&C and The Pit. she should end up helping shape the music tastes, IMO. this story feels very indie and funky to me. not really gritty metal, more lustful and juvenile, with the introspective feel of this one website.
by the way, this story is not complete without an elitist gearhead in it. |
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Posted: Aug 1, 2009 4:56 AM - Quote - Report! |
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Colohue |
Still sounds perfect for UG if you ask me.
I have to avoid her being a drummer for writing reasons. A young female drummer who actually much prefers writing for the guitar is a little too close to another character of mine, so I would be a little confused.
Also, what do you mean shape the music tastes?
I don't think people have realised that these stories are all seperate. I'm not introducing characters for further development here, only three people are ever going to seriously recur. |
Still sounds perfect for UG if you ask me.
I have to avoid her being a drummer for writing reasons. A young female drummer who actually much prefers writing for the guitar is a little too close to another character of mine, so I would be a little confused.
Also, what do you mean shape the music tastes?
I don't think people have realised that these stories are all seperate. I'm not introducing characters for further development here, only three people are ever going to seriously recur. |
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Posted: Aug 1, 2009 5:01 AM - Quote - Report! |
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Colohue |
I'm just finishing off the next piece right now and I have a point to raise. My sister is due to go into labour with my first niece any day now. Would it be possible to have a guest writer come in and write this fortnight's piece? |
I'm just finishing off the next piece right now and I have a point to raise. My sister is due to go into labour with my first niece any day now. Would it be possible to have a guest writer come in and write this fortnight's piece? |
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Posted: Aug 12, 2009 7:21 PM - Quote - Report! |
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PiCSeL |
Yes, if we have a writer. |
Yes, if we have a writer. |
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Posted: Aug 13, 2009 7:27 AM - Quote - Report! |
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Colohue |
Is this going to be a problem? |
Is this going to be a problem? |
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Posted: Aug 13, 2009 7:55 AM - Quote - Report! |
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PiCSeL |
I don't know actually. Do you have somebody in mind? |
I don't know actually. Do you have somebody in mind? |
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Posted: Aug 13, 2009 11:41 AM - Quote - Report! |
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Colohue |
This is supposedly a collection of blog, story, prose and verse writers from UG. I just need somebody to cover me for this period. After all, I daresay the circumstances are enough reason for it.
I guess we'll need a volunteer, but, thinking about it, I don't find it at all likely that anybody will actually step forwards. In the end, I was the last resort in the first place. |
This is supposedly a collection of blog, story, prose and verse writers from UG. I just need somebody to cover me for this period. After all, I daresay the circumstances are enough reason for it.
I guess we'll need a volunteer, but, thinking about it, I don't find it at all likely that anybody will actually step forwards. In the end, I was the last resort in the first place. |
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Posted: Aug 13, 2009 12:26 PM - Quote - Report! |
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PiCSeL |
BTW, Tom, when will you return to the Hugh as the main character? |
BTW, Tom, when will you return to the Hugh as the main character? |
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Posted: Aug 13, 2009 12:28 PM - Quote - Report! |
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Colohue |
Well, the original plan was to have each piece act as a seperate story, as is outlined above. With the way that things are going I decided to head back to it after experimenting with the concept of writing from a female perspective. We'll be returning to Hugh pretty much as soon as I get back. I'm hoping the little break will also give me some time to get some ideas. This is the UG story, I need some help from UG to keep things going.
We'll be back to him next time, and I think I'll be throwing Sammy back into the mix too if you remember her. I suppose I'll just sort of throw all of the characters together bit by bit and have them interact in different ways, similarly to the way that the perspectives bounce off each other in Disbelief.
Is there any particular direction that you'd prefer to have me take this in? |
Well, the original plan was to have each piece act as a seperate story, as is outlined above. With the way that things are going I decided to head back to it after experimenting with the concept of writing from a female perspective. We'll be returning to Hugh pretty much as soon as I get back. I'm hoping the little break will also give me some time to get some ideas. This is the UG story, I need some help from UG to keep things going.
We'll be back to him next time, and I think I'll be throwing Sammy back into the mix too if you remember her. I suppose I'll just sort of throw all of the characters together bit by bit and have them interact in different ways, similarly to the way that the perspectives bounce off each other in Disbelief.
Is there any particular direction that you'd prefer to have me take this in? |
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Posted: Aug 13, 2009 12:33 PM - Quote - Report! |
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the humanity |
I am willing to try my hand- I am by no means a well disciplined writer, but I am very poetic. If you are able to guide me - give me 2-3 things you want to happen in the story, that'd be great. Sally the bass player? |
I am willing to try my hand- I am by no means a well disciplined writer, but I am very poetic. If you are able to guide me - give me 2-3 things you want to happen in the story, that'd be great. Sally the bass player? |
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Posted: Aug 13, 2009 5:17 PM - Quote - Report! |
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Colohue |
You want to focus on Sally? That's an interesting idea, I'd like to see that.
Sure, you've kept yourself in this thread the most, we'll see what you can do with it. Send me a PM and we can work out an outline. |
You want to focus on Sally? That's an interesting idea, I'd like to see that.
Sure, you've kept yourself in this thread the most, we'll see what you can do with it. Send me a PM and we can work out an outline. |
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Posted: Aug 13, 2009 9:18 PM - Quote - Report! |
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the humanity |
oh, I thought you wrote... nvm. I might have something. it may not be Sally. in fact, I have a really fun idea. I may be the perfect guy to bring the bass player in however. |
oh, I thought you wrote... nvm. I might have something. it may not be Sally. in fact, I have a really fun idea. I may be the perfect guy to bring the bass player in however. |
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Posted: Aug 14, 2009 12:35 AM - Quote - Report! |
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Colohue |
I've replied to the PM, you have a decent idea to work with, but, if I can add one bit: Hugh's addition at the end has to be brought about by some link in the main story. |
I've replied to the PM, you have a decent idea to work with, but, if I can add one bit: Hugh's addition at the end has to be brought about by some link in the main story. |
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Posted: Aug 14, 2009 1:00 AM - Quote - Report! |
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