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Post by Deleted on May 10, 2017 1:56:04 GMT
We can help with that I'd you want Paris, Je t'Aime. A companion being pulled through the emotional wringer on a visit to Paris with the Doctor. No aliens, just a moral conundrum and a bittersweet ending. Sounds like an excellent starting point. There's a lot to the history to Paris... The Hundred Years War, the sting of the Revolution, the onslaught of the plague, the World War II guerilla fighting in the catacombs... You could do a lot with the catacombs actually, a lot of them are off-limits now and left unexplored. Hasn't stopped people from setting up illegal theatres and bars for exclusive patrons. An acquaintance of mine was actually abandoned down there as a "favour" to him, he was a writer trying to capture what it must have felt like to be stranded alone.
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Post by fingersmash on May 10, 2017 4:39:12 GMT
Ok.. you have it all... Which companion? Tegan? Just before she leaves? Ace? Post hex? Oh and the monster can be a creature that feeds on dispare and lives in absinthe? Fingermash That's the problem. I have no clue outside of that. I even have the idea of a framing sequence around the story. I was briefly leaning toward One/Steven but the poor guy's been through enough and continuity issues with The Massacre might arise. Tegan might be the best choice. I'd have to study up on the season 21 team to make sure I have all the characterization down but I thank you for the inspiration.
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Post by Deleted on May 10, 2017 5:20:01 GMT
Ok.. you have it all... Which companion? Tegan? Just before she leaves? Ace? Post hex? Oh and the monster can be a creature that feeds on dispare and lives in absinthe? Fingermash That's the problem. I have no clue outside of that. I even have the idea of a framing sequence around the story. I was briefly leaning toward One/Steven but the poor guy's been through enough and continuity issues with The Massacre might arise. Tegan might be the best choice. I'd have to study up on the season 21 team to make sure I have all the characterization down but I thank you for the inspiration. Five and Tegan en route to Frontios having dropped off the Gravis on Kolkokron is also an option as well.
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Post by TinDogPodcast on May 10, 2017 6:21:43 GMT
That's the problem. I have no clue outside of that. I even have the idea of a framing sequence around the story. I was briefly leaning toward One/Steven but the poor guy's been through enough and continuity issues with The Massacre might arise. Tegan might be the best choice. I'd have to study up on the season 21 team to make sure I have all the characterization down but I thank you for the inspiration. Five and Tegan en route to Frontios having dropped off the Gravis on Kolkokron is also an option as well. I like this. And you get added character development for tegan. Drunk tegan... it writes itself. Ok. How about you open in the hotel room. Start with the doctor leaving... acting mysterious... Suprises the reader. Then go into tegan getting a drinking Flash back to stuff we HAVENT seen. No used monsters... And have a recurring thing in her head... the readers will think it's the mara. It won't be. It's a despaired alien in wormwood. How's that? And doctor turns up to save her but she has still had enough.
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Post by TinDogPodcast on May 10, 2017 8:57:56 GMT
Which combos are people going for?
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Tony Jones
Chancellery Guard
Professor Chronotis
Still rockin' along!
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Post by Tony Jones on May 10, 2017 14:51:00 GMT
I must admit that part of me takes issue with number 2... Some of the advice I've read is... what publishers really want is a letter that basically reads... Here's the thing you asked for... Cheers... Maybe it's classic underselling. At Big Finish Day 3, Matt Fitton had a writer's workshop session and one of either Simon G or John D explained how to be a success as a writer: - Be brilliant
- Be reliable
- Be easy to deal with.
He then went on to say that as long as you follow #2 & #3, you can work towards #1.
In other words, yes, keep it very, very simple and to the point.
My lesser experience with publishers supports this view. Every time.
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Post by TinDogPodcast on May 10, 2017 14:55:46 GMT
I must admit that part of me takes issue with number 2... Some of the advice I've read is... what publishers really want is a letter that basically reads... Here's the thing you asked for... Cheers... Maybe it's classic underselling. At Big Finish Day 3, Matt Fitton had a writer's workshop session and one of either Simon G or John D explained how to be a success as a writer: - Be brilliant
- Be reliable
- Be easy to deal with.
He then went on to say that as long as you follow #2 & #3, you can work towards #1.
In other words, yes, keep it very, very simple and to the point.
My lesser experience with publishers supports this view. Every time.
Bugger. I can only do number 1 Lol
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Post by fingersmash on May 10, 2017 18:30:18 GMT
Five and Tegan en route to Frontios having dropped off the Gravis on Kolkokron is also an option as well. I like this. And you get added character development for tegan. Drunk tegan... it writes itself. Ok. How about you open in the hotel room. Start with the doctor leaving... acting mysterious... Suprises the reader. Then go into tegan getting a drinking Flash back to stuff we HAVENT seen. No used monsters... And have a recurring thing in her head... the readers will think it's the mara. It won't be. It's a despaired alien in wormwood. How's that? And doctor turns up to save her but she has still had enough. I went a very, very, very different route. There's even set up for her leaving in this adventure (she doesn't of course) and not a whole bunch of the Doctor. Tegan gets an emotional journey while the Doctor's in the background having a very humorous adventure involving absinthe and the art trade.
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Post by TinDogPodcast on May 10, 2017 21:00:26 GMT
Go for it
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Post by SG. on May 10, 2017 22:35:49 GMT
So I've almost finished writing my first submission, and I've just had a great idea for my second one - that's almost the polar opposite theme-wise.
This whole experience has been very cathartic really.
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Post by constonks on May 11, 2017 2:36:22 GMT
Which combos are people going for? I've got ideas for: First Doctor alone Third or Fourth & Sarah And a couple where I'm not sold on a Doctor yet. I want to write as many synopsis-and-samples as I can and submit the best two or three. (Last year I went: Six alone Five & Peri One, Two, Jamie, Victoria & Dodo)
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Post by omega on May 11, 2017 3:27:37 GMT
Which combos are people going for? I've got one for the Fifth Doctor, Nyssa and Tegan. I've got an idea for the Eighth Doctor solo, but want to get a variety of themes across my submissions. I'm trying to avoid too much essential continuity (which limits a fantastic Hex idea), but want something with an emotional impact.
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Post by TinDogPodcast on May 11, 2017 6:24:13 GMT
First idea is benny and 7.
But the one like smile was tom by himself.... Maybe with a cabage
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Post by Ian McArdell on May 11, 2017 12:48:35 GMT
I think 'Baker's End' has got the talking cabbages covered...
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Post by kimalysong on May 11, 2017 13:00:19 GMT
I'm genuinely lost in admiration for people who feel able to originate an idea, structure a plot and produce a completed story to a high standard. I'm reasonably literate, know the Whoniverse in some detail and recognise good stories when I read or hear them - and I also know I couldn't write one if I lived as long as the Doctor! This isn't a disguised plea for encouragement from a would-be writer, honestly! Creative writing isn't my thing; I'm happy to be part of the audience and relax with Who for pure entertainment, but I do admire those who create the art form I enjoy and it seems only right to say so once in a while. Here's hoping that another DU member will hit the creative jackpot this year! Me too. As Helen says to Garp on the day they meet, "I'm a reader, not a writer." Ha Ha me three But best of luck everyone entering.
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Post by mark687 on May 11, 2017 14:45:08 GMT
Heads up if nobody knew
You can't re-enter a submission from last year.
Regards
mark687
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Post by denyer97 on May 11, 2017 14:48:34 GMT
I'm attempting to squeeze something into the Fifth Doctor and Turlough's travels
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Post by TinDogPodcast on May 11, 2017 17:19:11 GMT
You know what... I'm going to do my robot story with 4th and a cabbage
It will be spectacular
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Post by chrisscorkscrew on May 11, 2017 17:34:18 GMT
I finally have the idea for my story. It's silly little Sixie-on-his-own monologue with minimal interaction by other characters and should be great fun to write. It doesn't meet Ian Atkin's criteria for his preferred type of story, but that just isn't me as a writer. The last time I wrote my story, it was for Big Finish and left me feeling deflated. I'll still submit my idea, but this time I'm primarily writing for me, and I plan to enjoy every minute... Chriss C.
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Post by nucleusofswarm on May 11, 2017 21:36:13 GMT
I finally have the idea for my story. It's silly little Sixie-on-his-own monologue with minimal interaction by other characters and should be great fun to write. It doesn't meet Ian Atkin's criteria for his preferred type of story, but that just isn't me as a writer. The last time I wrote my story, it was for Big Finish and left me feeling deflated. I'll still submit my idea, but this time I'm primarily writing for me, and I plan to enjoy every minute... Chriss C. Whatever works for you, go for it. Those are simply suggestions from Ian. If you're confident in your instincts, then what harm can it do?
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