Writing Groups Third Meeting!

THIRD MEETING

Hi everyone again, last time we finished off after comfirming one thing, we write a story of our own, about separate characters, during the 1700s, then in the end, they all link up, this wonderful idea suggested by King Henry V,
now for those people who do not want to do 18th century, unfortunly you will have to, you can either sit out these stories, or contact any of our researchers for more info, or if you wish to , find it yourselves, now everyone have a big think about your stories and all that, EG. countries,names of characters,character info. etc.etc. then post here your character info,country,personal info on character, stuff like that, so we know where evryone is and how there going to link up in the end,

I have also updated Members list so we know wwho is part of the group, if you wish to join up, post here and I will record you.

Writers
Orb,
Stephen Asen,
The Stranger,
King Henry V,
{BHC} KingWarman888,
Julian the apostate,
Csar,
Motep dra Uha Dnia Mazzat,
Destroyer of Hope
matteus the inbred
Caisus
Did i miss anyone?

Researching-
The Stranger,
matteus the inbred(Depending on topic),
King Henry V,
Julian the apostate,
Csar
Caisus Flamnius
okay, now the news

YOU CAN STILL JOIN UP IF YA WANT TO<JUST POST HERE!

!Start of 3rd Meeting!

If you like writing games and stuff like this go to this website http://warluster.proboards80.com/index.cgi?action=pm
It rocks, also needs more people, only 2 people there:embarassed:
and its and multi game forum! With writing! Stuff like BF series, COD series, and TW series! Plus writing and Talk about anything areas!

I'm amused by the fact that despite being the only person to have written anything so far, I'm not down as a writer! :inquisitive: I volunteered to both write and research.

Be happy to research the 1700s though, I have biographies of Frederick the Great and George III, and works dealing with the colonial wars in north America and military matters in general, including Who's Who in Military History.

You missed me.

I joined.

Ok, adding you now.

Thanks to adding me.

Where are the other members?

Caius Flaminius

the other members will get here soon.

exactly what year does this start in?

2007?

no...the story! What year does it take place in!

What year would you want in the 1700s?

Well, the various major 18th century conflicts started in the following years...(major ones highlighted)

1700: Great Northern War (ended 1721, but various further Russo-Swedish wars occur throughout the century)
1701: War of Spanish Succession (Marlborough etc.) (various conflicts continue until about 1727)
1733-38: War of the Polish Succession
1735-39: Russo-Turkish War
1739-42: Anglo-Spanish War (War of Jenkins' Ear) merging into...
1740-48: War of Austrian Succession (Frederick the Great etc.)
1745-46: last Jacobite rebellions
1754-63: Seven Years' War (inc. French and Indian Wars, Carnatic War, Third Silesian War)
1768-1774: Russo-Turkish War (again!)
1775-1783: American War of Independence
1787-1792: Russo-Turkish War (Austria join in as well this time)
1789-1799: French Revolution, leading to the Napoleonic Wars.

While I realise (and hope) that there's going to be more to this project than wars and battles, political intriguing and war are never going to be too far away, so something based around one or more of these would be sensible.

Well, the various major 18th century conflicts started in the following years...(major ones highlighted)

1700: Great Northern War (ended 1721, but various further Russo-Swedish wars occur throughout the century)
1701: War of Spanish Succession (Marlborough etc.) (various conflicts continue until about 1727)
1733-38: War of the Polish Succession
1735-39: Russo-Turkish War
1739-42: Anglo-Spanish War (War of Jenkins' Ear) merging into...
1740-48: War of Austrian Succession (Frederick the Great etc.)
1745-46: last Jacobite rebellions
1754-63: Seven Years' War (inc. French and Indian Wars, Carnatic War, Third Silesian War)
1768-1774: Russo-Turkish War (again!)
1775-1783: American War of Independence
1787-1792: Russo-Turkish War (Austria join in as well this time)
1789-1799: French Revolution, leading to the Napoleonic Wars.

While I realise (and hope) that there's going to be more to this project than wars and battles, political intriguing and war are never going to be too far away, so something based around one or more of these would be sensible.

EDIT: Double Post, sorry...

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Originally Posted by matteus the inbred

Well, the various major 18th century conflicts started in the following years...(major ones highlighted)

1700: Great Northern War (ended 1721, but various further Russo-Swedish wars occur throughout the century)
1701: War of Spanish Succession (Marlborough etc.) (various conflicts continue until about 1727)
1733-38: War of the Polish Succession
1735-39: Russo-Turkish War
1739-42: Anglo-Spanish War (War of Jenkins' Ear) merging into...
1740-48: War of Austrian Succession (Frederick the Great etc.)
1745-46: last Jacobite rebellions
1754-63: Seven Years' War (inc. French and Indian Wars, Carnatic War, Third Silesian War)
1768-1774: Russo-Turkish War (again!)
1775-1783: American War of Independence
1787-1792: Russo-Turkish War (Austria join in as well this time)
1789-1799: French Revolution, leading to the Napoleonic Wars.

While I realise (and hope) that there's going to be more to this project than wars and battles, political intriguing and war are never going to be too far away, so something based around one or more of these would be sensible.

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How come the Great Northern War is not highlighted? The Great Northern War lead to the decline of Sweden as a great power while Russia became a great power instead. This changed the politcial scene in Europe pretty dramatically.

Partly cos I did not know how important it was, thankyou for pointing this out to me, partly cos it occurs very early in our chosen period, and partly cos I think not too many people will have heard of it (while understanding that this latter point does not make it a less significant event). I think by 'major' I meant; having a very wide impact, including possibly outside of Europe, although in retrospect I think that the Russo-Swedish War could certainly be argued to be eligible by this vaguely expressed criteria. It's now highlighted anyway!

Guys: please do add your 'personal favourite 18th century war' if it's not been highlighted or mentioned, this is not meant to be definitive or an 'official writing group policy' list or anything, I'm just posting a brief and scantily researched list of conflicts that we might like to include in the story.

I guess we can argue the case for some or all of them, and the ones I haven't mentioned, at this stage, I have no personal preferences. Innocentius has just proved I don't know anything about Scandinavian history anyway! :laugh4:

Well the seven years war is pretty cool, because it is llike WW1 with swords.
I say 7 years war, what do you think?

My plot will be about somebody (who still have no biography) in the court of Maria Teresia (born 1713 - died 1780; ruled between 1740-1780). So everything related to this is OK

I'd vote great northern war. Pleanty of russian back stabings rebellions, points where all seemed lost ect

My vote lies within the seven years war!

siege of vienna? perhaps and then focus on the deconstruction of poland with characters and perspectives from the 3 countries that destroyed it, the turks and mutliple classes?

I thing a good story can be about the Napoleonic Wars, related by Arthur Wellington.

I still don''t think i can be of much help... but ill be delighted to feedback stories untill i can write about a subject

still goin for the seven years war, but I will be flexible. Dont reallycare wht war it is.

Ok everyone, I have been wondering, maybe we should move it to a different website? here are my reasons,

1.We can discuss easily without Non-Members of Writing group looking in, even though i will occasioly post about it.

2.We can make the stories and then post them here.

3.Easier to control.

Plus a few others, what do you guys think?

pretty sound Idea.

is oke, a new website or just another site

Has anyone over here ever written a book? I have a slight interest in writing one. I heard that it was good in a way that I could be doing my dream job, and not work on a 9 to 5 time schedule. The down side is that there are a lot of stress involved. The publishers will only sell books that they think will make a large profit. Thus I can't write anything I want to write about. If my first book fails, then it would be hard for me to get another published. I also heard that most writers sell very few of their books. Any tips?

just do write about everything you want to write about, writing should come from the heart and not from a publisher's head

I'll vote for the Great Northern War, because I know very little about it and nothing about the rest of them :D

Ok, I have the website all set up and ready to go, it is actually another forum, so here it is if you want to move.new website

Just out of interest: how is this initiative faring? There doesn't seem to be much activity on the forum.

I think this is dead, no one replied when I put up the third meeting so its dead.

Lets make it in the org

yeah, it still is, the fact is people were not active enough for it, but if there is enough support this could be esay!

Once I fight my exams it would be OK. Actually Warluster, I did not understand can I think of a story in the court of Maria Teresia.