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13 Jun 2010, 10:59 am

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I'm not sure. The maximum chapter length is between eight and eighteen; I doubt I could post whole chapters here. I would also have to censor it somewhat, given some foul language, but that's okay with me.


Do you think you could attach it in a file and make it available for us to download, or something?


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13 Jun 2010, 11:21 am

Giftorcurse wrote:
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I'm not sure. The maximum chapter length is between eight and eighteen; I doubt I could post whole chapters here. I would also have to censor it somewhat, given some foul language, but that's okay with me.


Do you think you could attach it in a file and make it available for us to download, or something?


No idea.


You could give us your e-mail address and have everybody who wants to read your novel send you an e-mail and you can send them back an e-mail with your story attached.



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13 Jun 2010, 3:23 pm

Or post it on a website like writing.com. That might be easier.


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13 Jun 2010, 8:22 pm

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Your novel sounds interesting. You are going to make it available for us to read, aren't you?


I'm not sure. The maximum chapter length is between eight and eighteen; I doubt I could post whole chapters here. I would also have to censor it somewhat, given some foul language, but that's okay with me.

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Sounds like a fascinating plot. Your description of the first chapter made me wonder this: imperfect humans are trying to better themselves and become A-class people. But how can you trust the perfectionist judgment of people who begin being imperfect? Their ideal of perfection may be tainted by their initial imperfection. What do you think?


Good insight. It's a predisposition in human nature to better ourselves for the sake of ourselves. In a way, Redesigning Eva is a scathing satire of this unfortunate fact.
I really don't think you should post it on here, because if you do, someone can and just might steal your work, that is something you want to avoid.


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14 Jun 2010, 11:29 am

LiberalJustice wrote:
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Your novel sounds interesting. You are going to make it available for us to read, aren't you?


I'm not sure. The maximum chapter length is between eight and eighteen; I doubt I could post whole chapters here. I would also have to censor it somewhat, given some foul language, but that's okay with me.

carturo222 wrote:
Sounds like a fascinating plot. Your description of the first chapter made me wonder this: imperfect humans are trying to better themselves and become A-class people. But how can you trust the perfectionist judgment of people who begin being imperfect? Their ideal of perfection may be tainted by their initial imperfection. What do you think?


Good insight. It's a predisposition in human nature to better ourselves for the sake of ourselves. In a way, Redesigning Eva is a scathing satire of this unfortunate fact.
I really don't think you should post it on here, because if you do, someone can and just might steal your work, that is something you want to avoid.


That's a better idea. I wouldn't want anyone to steal my work at all.


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24 Jun 2010, 1:04 pm

I'm stuck again. I'm trying to come up with good, layered dialogue for the characters to say, not simple stuff.


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24 Jun 2010, 1:19 pm

go to www.scribd.com I'm posting my screenplays there.



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28 Jun 2010, 4:50 pm

Still haven't gotten past the writer's block. Now I'm starting to think that what I've written so far just plain SUCKS. The characterizations are bland; I can't get into their heads in the first few chapters! It barely resembles a stream-of-consciousness narrative, and the plot is a jumble and a joke. It's not worth it. At all.


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06 Jul 2010, 4:43 pm

I'm still stuck, and my writing is starting to suck.


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06 Jul 2010, 4:51 pm

Giftorcurse wrote:
I'm still stuck, and my writing is starting to suck.


I understand how you feel. I myself was working on a novel, but I found myself stuck. One of the problems was that the plot didn't have enough content in it to meet the word count requirements (50,000+ words IIRC). Also, I didn't have much in the way of characterization.



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08 Jul 2010, 4:25 pm

I'm also trying to add depth to the story; take for instance, themes existentialism and nihilism. I have almost no understanding of that philosophies, and even if I did research, it wouldn't help me any. But those two philosophies are going to expressed in some way in the story, but I don't want it to sound ham-fisted.


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12 Jul 2010, 4:01 pm

I've recently used a scrap of sketch paper to produce a web of themes. Thought they could help; here is the stuff I'm trying to express.

Existentialism
-What it means to be human
-The search of life's intrinsic meaning, and creation of said meaning
-How one's existence is defined
-Living in accordance with one's self (authenticity)
Determinism
-Does free will exist?
Nihilism
-Do morals exist?
-The perceived pointlessness of existence
Growth, change
Power
Personal identity
Human experience
-The act of observation
-Denial
-Discovery
-Fear
-Guilt
-Sorrow
-Pain
-Rejection
-Acceptance
Human nature
Lies, secrets, and hidden agendas
The mind
The blurred line between real and unreal
The condition of the youth
-Disillusionment
-Disorientation
Control, internal/external
Creation
The effects of technology on futuristic life

Whew...


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14 Jul 2010, 3:37 pm

Looks interesting.



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29 Jul 2010, 10:29 am

My psychiatrist told me to take a break from RE for a couple of weeks. I've been thinking about it less, and now, I can't seem to concentrate on it.


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04 Aug 2010, 9:30 am

Back to working on Redesigning Eva. Changing scenes, dropping a character, etc. Currently considering taking a longer break to work on something else, but I can't seem to come up with any good ideas.


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13 Oct 2010, 3:13 pm

Major changes. The story is now set farther in the future to accomodate the setting. Eva now resides in a massive skyscraper (probably like everyone else in this sucky city) that holds about three-thousand people. Outside, it is hell; the streets are polluted, not only with garbage, but with us. Crime, overpopulation, the works. Corporate logos are everywhere, and the giant telescreens roar about how awesome life is on the Off-World colonies. There's a rain front; expect a lot of the abandoned buildings in the Gallows to crumble into nothing.

Eva has recently graduated high school, and is now working some dead-end job as a waitress at the Cuisine Internationale. Her and the rest of the workers there are laid off, replaced by machines. She's pissed, her existential funk growing worse. Catharsis is now a combination of gene therapy and psychoanalysis, the apparent goal being the improvement of one's quality of life.


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