Collective Short Story

Post by **haas mark** » 2002-11-04 04:51pm

WHo would be interested in a tru collective short story? I mean, a story with multiple authors, but where everything is coherent. One example of a collective tale would be Stephen King and Peter Straub's Bl;ack House or the Talisman. I have always enjoyed doing these "rpund robin" stories...and wanted to make one here. Simple idea. One person starts off (not me...I always start in the middle of the action), and the nexty person reads through it, and adds on. Next person reads through all of it (to get background and whatnot), and adds on. Process continues. Every time you stop, you read through where you left off and add at the end. Just a thought.

mew.

Yes, I am evil.

Kelly Antilles · Post by **Kelly Antilles** » 2002-11-04 08:26pm

I'm always up for a collaboration.

Post by **Dalton** » 2002-11-04 08:29pm

What, a Round Robin? Sounds good to me. I'm sure the ASVS TGODers will jump on this.

Ted · Post by **Ted** » 2002-11-04 09:10pm

Dalton wrote:What, a Round Robin? Sounds good to me. I'm sure the ASVS TGODers will jump on this.

Ah no, don't let them get at it and turn it into a slaughter gorey fic, it'd become just like one of Ray's fics.

Post by **Sea Skimmer** » 2002-11-04 09:42pm

Ted wrote:
Dalton wrote:What, a Round Robin? Sounds good to me. I'm sure the ASVS TGODers will jump on this.
Ah no, don't let them get at it and turn it into a slaughter gorey fic, it'd become just like one of Ray's fics.

That’s going to happen anyway. And you'd never stop us all.

Kelly Antilles · Post by **Kelly Antilles** » 2002-11-04 09:43pm

If I'm involved, gore will not be involved.

Shinova · Post by **Shinova** » 2002-11-05 12:34am

I'll get involved if given the chance.

Stravo · Post by **Stravo** » 2002-11-05 12:36am

I'm interested...count me in if we're doing this.

Frank Hipper · Post by **Frank Hipper** » 2002-11-05 12:37am

Ooo! Ooo! Me! Pick me!

Shinova · Post by **Shinova** » 2002-11-05 12:43am

I propose this set of rules:

1) No RayCav style posts

2) We add onto the story using quotes, but delete all other quotes inside the main quote except for the most recent post before yours (I hope everyone understands this) so we don't clutter the thread with quotes inside quotes inside quotes etc.

3) If two people quote and add onto the story at the same time, the post that went up first becomes "canon" and everyone else will be expected to follow that.

There are the few rules that I propose.

Post by **weemadando** » 2002-11-05 12:50am

I'm in.

Shinova · Post by **Shinova** » 2002-11-05 01:45am

Shinova wrote:I propose this set of rules:

1) No RayCav style posts

2) We add onto the story using quotes, but delete all other quotes inside the main quote except for the most recent post before yours (I hope everyone understands this) so we don't clutter the thread with quotes inside quotes inside quotes etc.

3) If two people quote and add onto the story at the same time, the post that went up first becomes "canon" and everyone else will be expected to follow that.

There are the few rules that I propose.

EDIT:

Maybe instead of who gets their post first we can instead see which post is better, then follow up on that. Anyway, if this endeavour ever gets off the ground, I'm definetly in.

Alex Moon · Post by **Alex Moon** » 2002-11-05 02:00am

What the heck, I'm in as well. Maybe the current author could "pass" it to someone specifically, either their choice or set up via some schedule.

Shinova · Post by **Shinova** » 2002-11-05 02:01am

Also is there any chance we can request it to be a sticky?

Post by **haas mark** » 2002-11-05 10:47am

Okay, then, I think this is an idea! And I personally vote Stravo (who is our best writer here) to start us off. And if I am involved, no UNNECESSARY gore will be involved. Yes, people more than likely will get killed, and I happen to have a fascination with doing it graphically. HOWEVER, we must set who gets to go when, ie, it could go Stravo, Kelly, I, Shinova, repeat (as an example). But I think Stravo should go first.

mew.

Yes, I am evil.

Kelly Antilles · Post by **Kelly Antilles** » 2002-11-05 10:51am

Yes, deciding on the authors first and putting us in an order would work the best. My idea, have the story up in one thread and comments in another, like what Bean has done with Star Crossed. That way we won't lose the flow of the story OR have to quote everything before it.

Post by **haas mark** » 2002-11-05 10:52am

Kelly Antilles wrote:Yes, deciding on the authors first and putting us in an order would work the best. My idea, have the story up in one thread and comments in another, like what Bean has done with Star Crossed. That way we won't lose the flow of the story OR have to quote everything before it.

Yes, that also sounds like an excellent idea.

mew.

Yes, I am evil.

CmdrSweevo · Post by **CmdrSweevo** » 2002-11-05 12:30pm

Can I join in? Will this be in the FanFic forum?

Stravo · Post by **Stravo** » 2002-11-05 12:38pm

This will MOST DEFINATELY be in the fanfic forum (naked attempt to expand my power) I will take care of making sure that we have both a cleaned up version and our comment riddled version. I'm not sure about starting off unless we kind of set some ground rules as to what sort of genre we're writing in, what universe we want to set it in, etc....

mew

I am evil.

(Sorry I just HAD to do that)

Ted · Post by **Ted** » 2002-11-05 12:40pm

Stravo wrote: mew

I am evil.

(Sorry I just HAD to do that)

NNNNNOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dont even think of doing that again, or you'll be a new Verilon, includinbg all his homosexuality, and you'd have to leave your wife.

Ted · Post by **Ted** » 2002-11-05 12:41pm

Ted wrote:
Stravo wrote: mew

I am evil.

(Sorry I just HAD to do that)
NNNNNOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dont even think of doing that again, or you'll be a new Verilon, includinbg all his homosexuality, and you'd have to leave your wife.

Nothin against Verilon here, I'm just stressing the point.

Stravo · Post by **Stravo** » 2002-11-05 12:43pm

Ted wrote:
Ted wrote:
Stravo wrote: mew

I am evil.

(Sorry I just HAD to do that)
NNNNNOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dont even think of doing that again, or you'll be a new Verilon, includinbg all his homosexuality, and you'd have to leave your wife.
Nothin against Verilon here, I'm just stressing the point.

Ted, You REALLY hate that? I think it's kind of cute.

Ted · Post by **Ted** » 2002-11-05 12:45pm

Stravo wrote:
Ted wrote:
Ted wrote: NNNNNOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dont even think of doing that again, or you'll be a new Verilon, includinbg all his homosexuality, and you'd have to leave your wife.
Nothin against Verilon here, I'm just stressing the point.
Ted, You REALLY hate that? I think it's kind of cute.

I got really annoying with Verilon adding it to all his posts. Somethin thats been done to much and killed shouldn't be continued.

Kelly Antilles · Post by **Kelly Antilles** » 2002-11-05 12:52pm

I find it very overdone. Think of how much verilon posts and how many times in one thread you see it. See my point?

But anyway, about the only worlds I can write in are a modern or future Earth, Star Wars, Cowboy Bebop, Ravenloft, Faerun... we could make our own world?

HemlockGrey · Post by **HemlockGrey** » 2002-11-05 12:55pm

I would like to join. I can only do a half-dozen worlds, though, so maybe a custom world would be best, unless we can decide on something we've all read/watched. Star Wars, I guess, tho that might get a little boring.