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Question Possible new canon author ideas and discussion
5 years 8 months ago #1
by Sir Lee
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5 years 8 months ago #3
by Kristin Darken
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Indeed... we ARE looking to pick up a couple new authors. I'd like at least one for each timeline, and ideally two for Gen 2...
The ideal author would be willing to commit to 3 (or 2-4) 20k word content releases per year for at least three years with 2/3 of their material developing their own new character 'in time' with the timeline and 1/3 of their work in further development of the universe (either a crossover with other characters or teams, a backstory piece fleshing out the universe more, or a team up with another author on something 'big picture').
People who have been active as WhatIF writers and can show success with the universe obviously have a foot in the door, but most authors can expect at least SOME audition process required. This is more to make sure you're willing and able to work with US and within the context of the shared process than to see your writing skill (there are plenty of good writers who would be fine just writing their own WU stories... but that doesn't mean they are willing or able to adapt to meet the requirements of the canon authors and the universe and its no point in recruiting people who can't work with us).
People who are 'new' to us as authors, will also get the opportunity to show us their writing skills as part of their audition.
We thought about cloning Morpheus... but we suspect he'll just assimilate the clones. I'm fairly sure there is an apocalyptic result down that path, so... maybe we'll have to hope to solve the problem a more traditional way with recruiting.
The ideal author would be willing to commit to 3 (or 2-4) 20k word content releases per year for at least three years with 2/3 of their material developing their own new character 'in time' with the timeline and 1/3 of their work in further development of the universe (either a crossover with other characters or teams, a backstory piece fleshing out the universe more, or a team up with another author on something 'big picture').
People who have been active as WhatIF writers and can show success with the universe obviously have a foot in the door, but most authors can expect at least SOME audition process required. This is more to make sure you're willing and able to work with US and within the context of the shared process than to see your writing skill (there are plenty of good writers who would be fine just writing their own WU stories... but that doesn't mean they are willing or able to adapt to meet the requirements of the canon authors and the universe and its no point in recruiting people who can't work with us).
People who are 'new' to us as authors, will also get the opportunity to show us their writing skills as part of their audition.
We thought about cloning Morpheus... but we suspect he'll just assimilate the clones. I'm fairly sure there is an apocalyptic result down that path, so... maybe we'll have to hope to solve the problem a more traditional way with recruiting.
Fate guard you and grant you a Light to brighten your Way.
5 years 8 months ago #5
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5 years 8 months ago - 5 years 8 months ago #8
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5 years 8 months ago #9
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Speaking for the Queue... we'll be seeing some Gen2 goodness over the next few weeks... not catching us up completely to Astrodragon but progress will be made... 
5 years 8 months ago #10
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Its why I'm reluctant to go any further forward, although I was careful to only include a few incidents with the rest of the team in e'er.
You all need to write faster! faster, faster, pussycat, kill! kill!
You all need to write faster! faster, faster, pussycat, kill! kill!
I love watching their innocent little faces smiling happily as they trip gaily down the garden path, before finding the pit with the rusty spikes.
5 years 8 months ago #11
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5 years 8 months ago #14
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Then someone needs to collect a list of "at what point in the timeline is your next story" ... because once I wrap up Good Cop / Bad Cop at the middle of Oct, *I* don't have another story from Jimmy until sometime late in the first semester (not quite winter's break, but post-Thanksgiving most likely). You might 'think' you're waiting on people to catch up... while THEY are waiting for Christmas to roll around.
Hell, I waited for year two of Gen 1 to happen for something like twelve years so I could introduce Esoteric.
Anyway... the point of my posts is that authors who are active have permission to progress. They/you also have permission to write spin offs in either timeline (or to fill in 'universe' stories and flesh out noodles). Primarily Gen 2 authors should avoid spending too much time working with anything that is core Gen 1 plotline and Gen 1 authors should do the same about Gen 2... mainly because both are complex enough that it would be quite easy to get things mixed up in your brain and end up with continuity errors or spoilers (ie the same concept as avoiding reading too much WhatIF stuff without being careful to separate it from your canon work).
And Astro... you can agree or not. It doesn't change anything - both Elrod and Morpheus are active and if they are concerned that you are getting 'ahead' of them, they have the ability to write circles around you, me and three other authors combined to get back ahead.
Hell, I waited for year two of Gen 1 to happen for something like twelve years so I could introduce Esoteric.
Anyway... the point of my posts is that authors who are active have permission to progress. They/you also have permission to write spin offs in either timeline (or to fill in 'universe' stories and flesh out noodles). Primarily Gen 2 authors should avoid spending too much time working with anything that is core Gen 1 plotline and Gen 1 authors should do the same about Gen 2... mainly because both are complex enough that it would be quite easy to get things mixed up in your brain and end up with continuity errors or spoilers (ie the same concept as avoiding reading too much WhatIF stuff without being careful to separate it from your canon work).
And Astro... you can agree or not. It doesn't change anything - both Elrod and Morpheus are active and if they are concerned that you are getting 'ahead' of them, they have the ability to write circles around you, me and three other authors combined to get back ahead.
Fate guard you and grant you a Light to brighten your Way.
5 years 8 months ago #15
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The other thing that has to be noted for authors and potential authors is that the Wiki for Whateley has become THE go-to reference, and the effort of the people inputting data and maintaining it is possibly the most important thing to letting us authors weave together disparate stories with overlapping characters. I'm probably understating things when I say that it's valuable; I'm not sure I could write some of my stories without that reference material. So on behalf of me (the only person I'm entitled to speak for), I have to say my hat is off to you, many thanks, gracias, pat yourselves on the back, you are appreciated, etc, etc, etc.
Anyone who comes in as a new author will quickly discover this to be a truth. And seriously think about joining the cabal. You, too, can become one of us
one of us
one of us
one of us
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Anyone who comes in as a new author will quickly discover this to be a truth. And seriously think about joining the cabal. You, too, can become one of us
one of us
one of us
one of us
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Never give up, Never surrender! Captain Peter Quincy Taggert
5 years 8 months ago #16
by XaltatunOfAcheron
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If you do "Special:re" and click on recent changes, you'll get a list of what's been changed recently. As of right now, the last 50 changes are by one person: me.
There are other people who do occasional changes, and they're very welcome, but I'm carrying close to the entire load of bringing the wiki up to date.
While I'm happy to do this as a service to a site that's given me a lot of enjoyment, there's one slight problem with depending on it:
I'm dying of untreatable stage 4 cancer. I'm surprised I've lived this long, and I'd be highly surprised if I make it to the end of the year.
I'm not looking for sympathy although healing prayers would be appreciated.
What needs to be done with the Wiki falls under two headers: bringing it up to date, and keeping it up to date once it's there.
I won't say this is easy, because the typical story part takes a couple of days of work. I'm serious about that.
However, to follow on with what Elrod just said, if you (and I mean the Canon authors) want this invaluable resource to <i>continue</i> to be useful, it needs to be maintained as stories are posted. There is no other way.
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elrodw wrote: The other thing that has to be noted for authors and potential authors is that the Wiki for Whateley has become THE go-to reference, and the effort of the people inputting data and maintaining it is possibly the most important thing to letting us authors weave together disparate stories with overlapping characters. I'm probably understating things when I say that it's valuable; I'm not sure I could write some of my stories without that reference material. So on behalf of me (the only person I'm entitled to speak for), I have to say my hat is off to you, many thanks, gracias, pat yourselves on the back, you are appreciated, etc, etc, etc.
Anyone who comes in as a new author will quickly discover this to be a truth. And seriously think about joining the cabal.
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If you do "Special:re" and click on recent changes, you'll get a list of what's been changed recently. As of right now, the last 50 changes are by one person: me.
There are other people who do occasional changes, and they're very welcome, but I'm carrying close to the entire load of bringing the wiki up to date.
While I'm happy to do this as a service to a site that's given me a lot of enjoyment, there's one slight problem with depending on it:
I'm dying of untreatable stage 4 cancer. I'm surprised I've lived this long, and I'd be highly surprised if I make it to the end of the year.
I'm not looking for sympathy although healing prayers would be appreciated.
What needs to be done with the Wiki falls under two headers: bringing it up to date, and keeping it up to date once it's there.
I won't say this is easy, because the typical story part takes a couple of days of work. I'm serious about that.
However, to follow on with what Elrod just said, if you (and I mean the Canon authors) want this invaluable resource to <i>continue</i> to be useful, it needs to be maintained as stories are posted. There is no other way.
5 years 8 months ago - 5 years 8 months ago #17
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5 years 8 months ago #19
by null0trooper
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5 years 8 months ago #20
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Shit, seriously? Damm, that's some shitty fucking luck. I mean, dude. I'm not religious, but my heart's out for you. Is there absolutely nothing they can do for you? I mean, other than painkillers?
You can find my stories at Fanfiction.net here .
You can also check out my fanfiction guest riffs at Library of the Dammed
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XaltatunOfAcheron wrote:
elrodw wrote: The other thing that has to be noted for authors and potential authors is that the Wiki for Whateley has become THE go-to reference, and the effort of the people inputting data and maintaining it is possibly the most important thing to letting us authors weave together disparate stories with overlapping characters. I'm probably understating things when I say that it's valuable; I'm not sure I could write some of my stories without that reference material. So on behalf of me (the only person I'm entitled to speak for), I have to say my hat is off to you, many thanks, gracias, pat yourselves on the back, you are appreciated, etc, etc, etc.
Anyone who comes in as a new author will quickly discover this to be a truth. And seriously think about joining the cabal.
....
If you do "Special:re" and click on recent changes, you'll get a list of what's been changed recently. As of right now, the last 50 changes are by one person: me.
There are other people who do occasional changes, and they're very welcome, but I'm carrying close to the entire load of bringing the wiki up to date.
While I'm happy to do this as a service to a site that's given me a lot of enjoyment, there's one slight problem with depending on it:
I'm dying of untreatable stage 4 cancer. I'm surprised I've lived this long, and I'd be highly surprised if I make it to the end of the year.
I'm not looking for sympathy although healing prayers would be appreciated.
What needs to be done with the Wiki falls under two headers: bringing it up to date, and keeping it up to date once it's there.
I won't say this is easy, because the typical story part takes a couple of days of work. I'm serious about that.
However, to follow on with what Elrod just said, if you (and I mean the Canon authors) want this invaluable resource to <i>continue</i> to be useful, it needs to be maintained as stories are posted. There is no other way.
Shit, seriously? Damm, that's some shitty fucking luck. I mean, dude. I'm not religious, but my heart's out for you. Is there absolutely nothing they can do for you? I mean, other than painkillers?
You can find my stories at Fanfiction.net here .
You can also check out my fanfiction guest riffs at Library of the Dammed
5 years 7 months ago - 5 years 7 months ago #22
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5 years 7 months ago #25
by Kristin Darken
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5 years 7 months ago #27
by CrazyMinh
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You can find my stories at Fanfiction.net here .
You can also check out my fanfiction guest riffs at Library of the Dammed
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...well shite. Guess I'm out of the game. I've got my Masters thesis to get in by October. So, guess I'm out of the game this time round. Maybe next time 
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. You can find my stories at Fanfiction.net here .
You can also check out my fanfiction guest riffs at Library of the Dammed
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