Kylestien
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10/15/2014
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Greetings all. I made this thread to both ask a question and start a discussion.
I intend in this great city to become one of the greatest literary minds who ever lived, or at worst a entertaining writer of schlock fondly thought of by those who read it. I have made a Epic Poem Cycle and a few short stories.
However, I would like one's opinion and advice on taking this path. Is becoming a Author as a profession something worthwhile and profitable and how would one go ab out doing it? Do options like carving out a reputation at court do anything interesting? What advice can you give me for acting out this path, like for writing classic short stories?
Also, as for the discussion, I would like to ask those of literary ambition what tales they have created in their time. Mine Include:
A Exceptional Short Horror Story Made recently called The Monster Of The Marsh, a tale of a Shroom hopping Race in the marshes gone horribly wrong, when a creature unknown to science starts killing off the contestants.
A Epic Cycle Poem called "The Flame Of Destiny", in which a man meets with a strange cloaked creature that ruins his life after a deal gone wrong and he swears to hunt down and slay the beast. (And despite what Mr Pages may say The Cloaked Thing is not based on The Masters and it would be appreciated if they would stop classifying it as Proscribed Material. I only got a mere 6000 Moon Pearls for it, which I sold for a mere 60 Echoes. )
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"Many" Chin
Posts: 383
10/15/2014
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Kylestien wrote:
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And I am curious: can someone tell me if it is worth sicking around the court to write things, or should I go a step too far and finally write that Lewd poem about how the Traitor Empress slept with the Masters of The Bazzar as part of The Deal and thus anger everybody and finally win that 10 echo bet I picked up at Veilgarden?
Also, what other ways can I use my writing profession? ...
And feel free to share you tales that you have created too. (Seriously, I'm curious to hear what you would have writtien as your short story/epic poem/whatever.  )
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the sci-fi novel is useful if you want to create a zubmarine later. other than that, everything else already mentioned above. you don't want to get kicked out until you're POSI, and only if you want to check out the foreign office.
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as for my personal glorious works of non-existent fictional fiction, here is a short list off the top of my head:
- several short stories that didn't go down to well with the public. i was ahead of my time i tell you! they weren't ready for quirky fun fun fun tales of the rubbery love lives of great Detective C'tshothatu and his pet Ndal-nac! suitable for all ages.
-first of a series of novels of epic romantic degeneracy titled "Farewell, My Fair Sallow-Skinned Succubus (The Twillight Of Doom Arc)". i must admit, i wrote this for purely selfish and capitalist reasons. the court seem to love it, though my publisher was as disappointed as me with the sales numbers. i did however gain a fine collection of surface-silk knickers from my adoring but anonymous fans. strangely those knickers all came with pages torn out from banned religious texts. most curious.
- "Physics Of The Shadow Of The Steel Cerebus", my futurological meta-fictional thought-experiment detailing the intricacies of how mankind can rise above known neathy limits and technologically ascend beyond our wildest imagination to become lords of a new society of spatial-atomic supermen. i fear this flew right over the heads of my readers. it's a miracle that buggering YOU KNOW WHAT ministry even allowed its publication! still i am proud of this work, and hope that future technologists and adventurers would gain inspiration from this.
- my most recent work, "Sir Farqunoir: The Saint Of Paris Who Wasn't ", wasn't quite how i envisioned it to be. my publisher was pushing me to write something well.... more pedestrain. quite shameful, yes. well, it did its job. the 3rd edition is still selling fast, i heard. i sure hope my fans don't convince my publisher that it needs a condemnable sequel. lick-spittle strumpets!
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MidnightVoyager
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10/16/2014
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Midnight's opus was the opera that got her thrown out of court. Honestly, she doesn't see what the big deal was. If they let it get past the first few lines of the second bloody song, they might have understood where she was going with it.
Perhaps even Neathy Victorian London isn't ready for a loving parody of the state of religion in the Neath in the style of the Life of Brian. Jesus was to come back to life in the Neath and gather together a motley team of disciples including a tiger. One scene had Jesus meeting God's Editors and quoting scripture. However, Neathy scripture has changed so much that none of them recognize his words.
In her favorite scene, Jesus would ride the tiger through a meeting of clergymen, driving out the spirifiers among them in a variation on the Cleansing of the Temple.
She hasn't written anything seriously since, and she hadn't written much of substance beforehand. Decided maybe that wasn't her thing after that disaster. It did gain her a group of avid fans among the Bohemians, though! Which is terribly awkward now that she's working for the Bishop of Southwark.
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zbr308
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10/15/2014
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Also, a true author need real life experiences. A lot. So if you want to write a classical story, you should not wholly neglect other stuff. Some of them will come handy.
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WormApotheote
Posts: 725
10/15/2014
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Carving out a reputation in court is unrelated to the profession; it advances you in the persuasive storyline (you can decline to advance if you want to finish writing all the poems and books though)
Author has probably the most useful set of payments for any profession, and is the only tier 3 profession you can get before you're a person of some importance. You need a classic short story and to be a journalist already (which you also get from the Bohemians card)
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WormApotheote
Posts: 725
10/15/2014
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Right, exceptional, I got confused about the labels.
It has to be exactly that level, though, so like a classic short story like I mis-said wouldn't work xP
Getting kicked out of court locks you out of court, so, that's the downside, if you use any of the options there (there's a couple useful ones, plus you can't get those novels/poems elsewhere)
It'll let you move on to the Foreign Office storyline once you get kicked out of court.
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Caninicus
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10/15/2014
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While I haven't been banished from Court yet myself, there are too many useful options at Court for me to consider leaving just yet.
Among them: repeatable actions for making waves that also net you proscribed material and prisoner's honey or stolen correspondence. (Very handy for gaining lower levels of Notability without having to rely on opportunity cards or social actions.)
Repeatable access to large amounts (3-5k) of moon pearls, or foxfire candles stubs.
A chance to play with a very cute puppy who simultaneously induces nightmares.
Really, what could the Foreign Office possibly offer to top that?
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