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Recommendations / Format Discussion for 1.9 and 2.6
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The first suggestion should be easy for any writer to dive right into, so it should encourage greater participation. Two words: Unexpected consequences
The second suggestion is quite the opposite. It's a downright difficult theme, and it might cause a low turnout, so I'm not sure if we should use it as a workshop theme. But if enough people like the idea to join in, it would certainly be different, successful or otherwise. One word: Comedy
So what do you think of my suggestions? And who else has workshop theme suggestions for workshops 1.9 and 2.6?
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One of the discussion points for 1.8 is the low number of entries - something we might want to investigate before plunging into 1.9, but the place for that discussion is the "SGInc Story Workshop 1.8 Poll and Comments" thread....
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Who know, we might keep everything "as is", but just wanted everyone (especailly JKAP) to know we haven't forgotten about the new contests, just re-evaluating.
Please post suggestions here. All comments/critiques welcome (unless we delete them)
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YAGS, "traditionally" we wait for the poll to close on a workshop before beginning the thread for the next workshop's topic. This is to allow time for as many people as possible to comment on and discuss the entries in recognition of the authors' efforts.
One of the discussion points for 1.8 is the low number of entries - something we might want to investigate before plunging into 1.9, but the place for that discussion is the "SGInc Story Workshop 1.8 Poll and Comments" thread....
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Some very cool themes were also suggested. Maybe for this workshop we could have a vote on it. At least then, based on the amount of votes, you could measure the hype surrounding the theme being chosen...I dont know...What do u guys think?
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such as a new story or an addtional chapter of a storline that they have going or want to start. We could call it an open workshop and then vote for which ever chapter or story we like the best. This would end excuses like "I couldn't come up with an idea for that theme" or "I wanted to work on one of my old/new projects."
Of course, this is self serving for me as I do have several ideas for the next chapter of "Turnabout" that I would like to get around to writing.
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Here's what I'm thinking for 1.9. A theme that you would like to see in the near future on a website such as Mandi Adara or Superheroines or whatever. So, keep in mind mind the budget restraints or any copyright infringements.
Are you suggesting that we write a screenplay or synopsis for a photostory? The budget constraints you mention would limit the kind of action our stories could include -- no smashing through steel doors or scattering armies with a puff of super-breath.
Unless Kel or JonX offered to pick the winning entry and turn it into a photostory for his site ... That might provide some motivation!
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How about for the long workshop, anyone can post anything that they like, such as a new story or an addtional chapter of a storline that they have going or want to start ... Of course, this is self serving for me as I do have several ideas for the next chapter of "Turnabout" that I would like to get around to writing.
I like it, too -- in fact, I suggested it myself a while ago. And if it spurs ace to write another chapter of "Turnabout," it definitely gets my vote!
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Anyone there?
I've got a couple of other suggestions for themes:
1. Power as a curse. ie The down side of having any sort of superhuman power.
2. Men with power. I know, I know, it's supposed to be ubergirl stories. There are a few ways to handle that here, such as doing a story about Superman being unexpectedly overpowered by a woman, etc. Or combine these two themes to make the guy's power more of a curse than blessing, which leads to him being overpowered by an ubergirl (which is pretty much the story I have in mind that led me to suggest these two themes).
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1. A day in the life of the 'Zeppo' of a group of a Ubergirl and her circle of friends, for good or ill.
2. The creation/awakening/birth of an exotic ubergirl... Explaination: something that clearly does not have fully humanlike descendants, something with clearly inhuman heritage. Elves, AI Mecha-girls, Aliens (not the Star Trek king please), Demi-goddesses with otherworldly features, and so on.
3. The Ubergirl makes a choice (or refuses to) that will affect the universe she lives in for a long time ahead. This could be the choice of life and death of a major villian, protecting one city in favor of another, or some kind of other conflict of morality and or common sense.
4. A Ubergirl's encounters a situation that forces her into hindsight of choices made in the past and how they affect her in the future. Sort of a remembering all the people she saved/killed, criminals apphrehended/recruited/raped, and so on, and her choosing of what she would do in the future.
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A Character Bio/Background Sketch of an Ubergirl or her universe.
An Ubergirl discovers something about her 'Jimmy Olsen' that she didn't know before that may change her opinion of him, for good or ill.
An Ubergirl meets someone from her childhood.
An Ubergirl's confidence/ego is tested
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Put "Dick Malverne" instead of "Jimmy Olsen".
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Also, "off topic" fiction is always welcome at any time -- workshop or not!
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I quite like the 'tv character gets superpowers' idea that was mentioned...somewhere...
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