Second Writing Group Meeting

[Warluster]

Second Writing Group Meeting!

ok, we should maybe start of with getting to what we like writing about (writers), so if you could post here thanks, than we can start thinking about abook.

[matteus the inbred]

Ok then - here's some possible things people could decide on
Themes;
specifically military
historical but not necessarily military
mystery/espionage
fantasy
about one person or many

Time period;
pre-classical
classical
dark age
medieval
renaissance
17th century
18th century
Napoleonic
19th century
WW1 period
WW2 period
modern

I'm happy doing fantasy but this may not be widely popular. Historically I suppose the medieval and 18th/19th centuries would be my preference, and I am more at home writing military stuff than anything else.

[Prince Cobra]

Warluster, initially I thought we had chosen what we would be writing for. Or maybe I was wrong?

Anyway, I'll list my interests.

Medieval history of any kind (esp. Byzantine ); to tell you the truth I am interested in the history of Japan and China so it would be a challenge for me to write about them. ( this paragraph contains my love - I love Medieval history)

The history from 1453 to the WW1 (including the latter) is also interesting one.

By the way when we start?

P.S. I have not discovered my style yet. But I like to put a little bit horror ( but trying to be in a very small quantities since I do not like horror stories) in my stories and to depict vicious people. On the other hand I like to depict people around them. In short, I like to put my characters on tests. Some win but other lose.

[The Stranger]

i write about anything that pops up in my head... im currently writing a LoTR kinda story... so its fantasy i guess... but i hate dragons and stuff, nothing wrong with mysteries though... anyway i like most of the things Stephen wrote down... but i want to choose what im going to write about myself

[Orb]

Anything, preferably dark fantasy or historical in nature.

[Lord Winter]

I'd perfer historical (preferably 1700's) but could settle for anything really.

[Prince Cobra]

Very, very good, matteus! But before going any further isn't it better to choose the country (ies) where the plot will take place?

Edited: Since this is one of the most important parts of the writing, probably more time is required (definately more than one or two days). Thus the witers and the researchers will have more time to think of possible scenario connected with the political intrigue typical for a certain country.

[Warluster]

Very good, I like this very much, Matteus the inbred has had a go so if anyone else would read it and maybe continue on, please PM me before so so we dont have 5 people doing 1 chapter. Stephen Asen, are you saying the scnario at the time and diplomatic relations?

[matteus the inbred]

Very, very good, matteus! But before going any further isn't it better to choose the country (ies) where the plot will take place?

Edited: Since this is one of the most important parts of the writing, probably more time is required (definately more than one or two days). Thus the witers and the researchers will have more time to think of possible scenario connected with the political intrigue typical for a certain country.

Thank you. Certainly, I think much more research could be done on who might be in what positions etc.etc., and more plausible characters and so forth. I only vaguely researched Byng and the Minorca campaign, and obviously the central intrigue of the plot and the general politics of the period are completely open to further work.
As Warluster says, we need to see someone fill more of that stuff in. This opening scene easily could be in Prussia (one of Frederick the Great's early associates was judicially beheaded, IIRC), or France, e.g...

[The Stranger]

i doubt i can be of any help in this story... 1700's really isnt my era...

[Prince Cobra]

Warluster, I did not mean only this aspect. Some countries are really extremely suitable for developing a plot full with intrigues. I think most people here would need some time to make a little unofficial research in order to find out some interesting details that could be useful for a plot. Warluster , isn't it a little bit early for writing? We still do not know the background. Otherwise, I am ready to participate in the first chapter when I learn the details (like the country, exact year and period; but they should be chosen very carefully ( probably several surveys on different countries should be run)).

Second, I think we will need a system for exchanging info without allowing the audience ( which will read the product) to know all the details. Probably PMs would be OK for this purpose (at least I did not know a better system. Or am I wrong?)

[Csargo]

i doubt i can be of any help in this story... 1700's really isnt my era...

Same here

[Prince Cobra]

I like the idea of separate characters. Now the event and the exact period should be determined. I myself have no idea what to do but probably it would be interesting to happen around the powerful empresses Maria Teresia and Katherina II, and of course the poor man that happened to be their neighbour Frederick II of Prussia. But I haven't decided what to write yet.

[King Henry V]

Very, very good, matteus! But before going any further isn't it better to choose the country (ies) where the plot will take place?

Edited: Since this is one of the most important parts of the writing, probably more time is required (definately more than one or two days). Thus the witers and the researchers will have more time to think of possible scenario connected with the political intrigue typical for a certain country.

I have an idea: each of us chooses a character in a particular country, from whose perspective we write. These characters all collide in the end in a battle or some such. A bit like the Winds of War or War and Remembrance by Herman Wouk.

[Warluster]

That sounds pretty fun, what does everyone else think?

[Motep]

I like it. That way, no one can come up and ruin what you are trying to write with a nonsensical post...like a baby-eating troll(read the "another story game" thread)!!!

[The Stranger]

well... actually you still can... since i could make my Charactar be a child eating troll and in the final battle... but i strongly dislike trolls... theyre so... trolly...

[Lord Winter]

I like the idea as for date what about at Kolins? we could start with the prussian defeat there and move on. I don't know much about the colonial side of the war, so that may not corospond well with the rest of the war.