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    The Collectively Written Story; Take part in this historic project!
    Topic Started: Nov 27 2005, 06:11 PM (1,139 Views)
    The Joker
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    It's obvious to me that there are a lot of really good writers on this site. Dwelling on this gave me an (in my opinion) inspired idea. We could create a collectively written fan-fic, adding instalments in alternation.

    The way I invision it working is this: first, anybody who is interested in signing on to the idea could do it here. Then, a rough plot-line could be established, just solid enough to avoid any users throwing in some plot twist that no body else likes. Then, an order could be assigned to the users who are participating, and the story could begin, with instalments added by users in turn according to the progression on the list. If somebody was unusually busy, or were unexpectedly struck with writer's block, they could just write "pass" and the task of writing that installment could fall to the next user. A certain limit would be set on how much one user could write per instalment. Finally: if any new members wanted to join the writing roster, they could simply be added in at the bottom of the list.

    Commentary, like "wow, great chapter! Well, written indeed." would have to be prohibited, as it would disrupt the flow of the story. Maybe a seperate thread could be made just for comments about the shared story thread.

    The only problem is the rule against posting "uncompleted" stories, but that rule is meant to prevent the posting of half-completed personal works and then never getting back around to finishing them, so I'm sure EM & co. can make an exception. Assuming their aproval, who else wants to be in on this?
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    rodanguirus
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    Count me in!
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    Gigan7
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    I missed the opprtunity to get involved in WAA over on kaijuphile, so provided this gose through I might as well get on the ground floor. though i have no guarantee that I will have the time to see such a project through, but I'll cross that bridge when I come to it and if it seems that I will be unable to participate you guys will be the first to know. So you can count me in for the time being.
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    EternalMothra
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    I approve of this, it looks like a neat idea. Very similar to WAA on KP. I guess you can count me in, writing is one of my favorite things to do! ^_^

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    The Joker
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    What's WAA stand for?
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    When Aliens Attack
    "Whose horrid image doth unfix my hair And make my seated heart knock at my ribs, Against the use of nature. Present fears Are less than horrible imaginings."
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    rodanguirus
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    It's the same general principle as this, only its already far underway, and is very vast. If you want to know more, though, I'm not the one to be asking, I'm just paraphrasing what Gojira2000 told me.
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    The Joker
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    OK, so far the writing roster goes as such:

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    Count me in. This time, I get a piece of the action.

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    rodanguirus
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    Well, while we're waiting for more folks to sign on, I thought I'd take some initiative and offer up some suggestions. First, I would recommend staying away from an alien invasion theme, considering kaijuphile's got it far more covered than we could ever hope to, and they started first.

    I have a story idea. I thought it was somewhat cliche, but I really don't see many fanfics about it on the main kaiju forums. A story relating the creation of Monsterland and the capture of the monsters in question.

    Just thought I'd get the ideas flowing, since we really have nothing to do while we wait for more writers.
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    The Joker
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    Nov 29 2005, 05:48 PM
    I have a story idea. I thought it was somewhat cliche, but I really don't see many fanfics about it on the main kaiju forums. A story relating the creation of Monsterland and the capture of the monsters in question.

    Please tell it. I figure what we'll do is float several plot ideas and then we can vote one which one to use.
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    We should think of a title, and then perhaps I could create a sub-forum for this activity. ;)

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    Please tell it. I figure what we'll do is float several plot ideas and then we can vote one which one to use.


    Oh, I wasn't clear, sorry. My idea was the beginnings of Monsterland and how the various kaiju came to be incarcerated there. I didn't want to get much more in-depth than that because with so many people writing, any more would restrain them a bit too much. I just thought we operate under the general premise of the origins of Monsterland.
    Some more specific ideas I had were showing how each monster gets captured, or difficulties created by confining several kaiju who have never met in the same archipelago, or how they cope with attempted escape, etc. Dang, it sounds so pedestrian in print, but think about it! Perhaps we can "blend" realities, send Heisei MG to capture Anguirus, or the Goten to subdue Manda. We can explain how kaiju who were last seen dead (Kumonga, Varan) were revived, there are tons of options!
    But again, when placing this idea on the poll, I don't want to get more in-depth than "describe the origins of Monsterland, how it was built, how the kaiju came to get there". If my idea gets passed, I want to ensure there's plenty of room to accomodate various individual styles. I figured, we can perhaps come to a more specific plot concensus once my (or whoever's) idea gets passed.

    Man, that was a long explanation, but that's my humble suggestion for these intial suggestions: keep 'em general. That way, we can ensure no one is turned off by having to conform to a rigid continuity before we can even begin. The plot narrows once it gets underway. Again, just my take on the situation, I'm sure people here have more experience than me.

    But that's my vote for a premise: finally disclose the origins of Monsterland.
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    If Mothra's in the story, will she "hopefully" be seperate from Monsterland.

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    That's a perfect example. If I had made a more detailed starting premise, that perhaps required Mothra be incarcerated, you would've been less open to it. But I take it you like the idea as is?
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    I love the idea, as long as Mothra isn't one of the kaiju that are incarnated. She is a deity kaiju herself, and needs to be a loner on Infant Island. Kind of like on GFW, even though there wasn't really a Monster Island.

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    The Joker
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    About a week from now I'm going to take a poll on what our plot should be. In the meantime people should post their suggestions here.

    I think one of the good things about taking a poll on this is that anyone can vote in a poll, not just those of us who've signed on to write. That means the poeple who are just going to be reading along can still have a stake in the process, and are more or less ensured an interest in the story line.
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    I like that monster land idea rodanguirus, though I think the goal of something like that would be to imprison all of the monster, esspecilly ones like Mothra, Manda or Megalon wich would be practically a declaration of war with their respective followers.

    thats going to be a tough Idea to follow but I will see if I can come up with any altertives.
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    EternalMothra
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    Or there could be two Mothras, one kept on Monsterland, and the other on Infant Island. That would be an interesting story though, the followers of the guardian kaiju waging war.

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    I'm in this cause I'm itching to use one of my characters and I think I got a title, Mothra:Deity Of Land and Sea.And maybe we can put some of our monsters in it for a big brawl.
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    BS Digital Q
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    Have any of you read the Rex Summeral (sp?) stories that were published in the old G-Fan issues? They were essentially the same premise as the story you guys are coming up with.
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    I Remember those, been a while since I heard that tital. but anyway, I also remember the Monster land saga of that series wich you are refering to, as well and his capture of mothra (dont remeber how that got sorted out with the shobjin). but that dosent mean that we cant use are own interpretation of the events, also if the Monster Land idea was the one settled on it would make more sense to only loosly base it on the Destroy all Monsters one. this way it would allow for more creativity.
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    rodanguirus
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    Yeah, Rex Summeral is the one case I've seen this story done in a large-sized, accessible to large amounts of fans, format. I didn't worry too much about ripping off because as Gigan and myself said, it's a pretty broad concept.

    Megalon won't be necessary to explain away, unless this interpretation is loose enough to deviate from what the inmate roster ended up being in DAM. As for Mothra and Manda, I have some ideas that should satisfy most, but as I've already stated I don't want to get too far into them because

    A) I don't want to make up all the ideas in a "collectively written" effort

    B) This premise might not even get passed.
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    My idea for the story involves a kaiju equivalent to the Gotterdammerung of Norse Mythology. King Ghidorah would be the equivalent of Loki and Battra and Mothra Thor and Balder. There would be a kaiju version of Fenris, powers of unleashing a black aura that sucks the life out of Monster-Gods. The Odin analogue would be Godzilla, and the Jormundgandr would be Manda. If ya'll disapprove, we shall never speak of this again. :mellow:

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    The Joker
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    Here are my thoughts on the issue of continuity:

    1. There's no reason why we can't be "adaptive" in our take on the continuity of our stories. The last 9 Godzilla movies have changed the history of that monster 5 times. Why can't we tinker around with it as well?

    2. Any kaiju-movie can be drawn from to shape and color the continuity of our story. But I think that we should not assume any previously written fan-fic to be part of our story's history. This doesn't mean that we can't use our own kaiju creations, but they need to be insinuated into the story in a way that doesn't assume the reader's existing knowledge of them.

    What do you my fellow writers think?
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