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  1. 12-03-2009 07:10 PM #31
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    Quote Originally Posted by Olly Buckle View Post
    Villans, like Prof. Moriaty in Sherlock Holmes, or the ones who want to blow Bruce Willis up always seem a bit two dimensional, simply a foil for the hero. Is this because writers are nice guys who have trouble writing bad guys, or what? How do we make our villans truly evil?
    Not all writers are nice guys. All it takes is a bit of arseholery in one's make-up, and writing similar villans (sic) becomes second nature. Your trouble is you're basically a nice guy.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tiamat10 View Post
    You're going to have to give me some credentials if you want me to believe you know what it takes to write a bestseller. Publication credits? Recent reviews? Let's have 'em.
    It's just his opinion. Everyone is entitled to one. Why can't you let it go at that?
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  3. 12-03-2009 09:16 PM #33
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    Quote Originally Posted by StephenP2003 View Post
    Zensati, shouldn't I be letting my characters write the story?
    Well life is a story and we are all merely characters of the story of life.. But do any of us really get a say in how the story turns out? Think about it...
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    Quote Originally Posted by fantasy girl View Post
    this made me laugh, some of it is good advice, and some of it isn't but it has given me some good ideas for my current project, thanks Zen.

    Nice to see you again

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    Thats good.. glad I could give you some ideas..
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    Quote Originally Posted by Zensati View Post
    Well life is a story and we are all merely characters of the story of life.. But do any of us really get a say in how the story turns out? Think about it...

    That's why we call it "fiction".

    This "advice" seems more like irony to me. Or not? Funny as hell, though. 'swhy I like you.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Zensati View Post
    Well life is a story and we are all merely characters of the story of life.. But do any of us really get a say in how the story turns out? Think about it...
    Can I put vivid dreams and flashbacks in my life? And can I serve as a mouthpiece for my own beliefs, inserting irrelevant rants in everyday dialogue?
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    Quote Originally Posted by StephenP2003 View Post
    Can I put vivid dreams and flashbacks in my life? And can I serve as a mouthpiece for my own beliefs, inserting irrelevant rants in everyday dialogue?

    I don't know if you can, but I certainly accomplish all of those things on a daily basis.
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    Quote Originally Posted by StephenP2003 View Post
    Can I put vivid dreams and flashbacks in my life? And can I serve as a mouthpiece for my own beliefs, inserting irrelevant rants in everyday dialogue?
    Of course you can! Millions do, thanks to Sandoz labs. You can even get yourself a white bicycle.



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    Quote Originally Posted by eggo View Post
    Haha! It would be nice to have a villain who is a complete idiot who does bad things by accident. Just like real people....
    *applauds*

    Why nobody picked up on this before I don't know.

    Cheers for the early morning smiles Eggo.
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    Quote Originally Posted by WanderingStar View Post
    I don't know if you can, but I certainly accomplish all of those things on a daily basis.
    I considered responding in a similar manner, then pondered that Mr. P2003 may have been directing a jibe of sorts towards Mr. Sati. Read in that light his remark was quite droll, I think you'll find.

    I've pondered this for hours like a zen koan. I have emerged from my pondering decided to ponder for a second, longer period.
    To all those offended by my sense of humor I offer these delightful alternatives, surely appealing to even the most gossamer and pixie-like of fancies:
    The Napoleon Of Notting Hill by G.K. Chesterton
    Captain Stormfield's Visit To Heaven by Mark Twain
    Enjoy!
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    Quote Originally Posted by StephenP2003 View Post
    Can I put vivid dreams and flashbacks in my life? And can I serve as a mouthpiece for my own beliefs, inserting irrelevant rants in everyday dialogue?
    Of course you can..I do that everyday..
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