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hi well the thing is for now i have always wanted to write a star wars story and now i am im just on the character bios but its a start and i am gettin really stuck all i have is the basic plot which is that ben skywalker has set up a jedi acadamy on korriban to train jedi to resist the drak side and one jedi master a decendant of yoda also called yoda has fallen to the darkside and 3 jedi knights and a jedi master have went to find him. the characters i have so far are rootantagg a jedi wookie candoff skywalker son of ben skywalker and Flo-Han-Ko Janfan a jedi master and best freind of yoda the second so tell me your ideas, what you think off my plot and if you wanna read my story just send me a eamil at [email protected]

Personally the plot is basic but it could work, you just need some good writing skills though.

You need more characters and I wouldn't use a descended of Yoda. There is nothing even remotely close to making us believe Yoda ever had a Girlfriend to get a child with. And he probably doesn't poop them out either. Besides Yoda discourages things like that and would never allow it. What you need is something else then Yoda.

Wookie Jedi? Don't like the idea, and your names could use some originality. Also I don't really like the time period but thats just choice.

I would change Yoda entirely, make somebody more special go to the Dark Side. Make it a fight between two lovers or something, two people loving each other fighting for control, divided by a different opinion. More emotion in it like that, allows for more plot twists and more subtle things in the story.

Another piece of advice but this is more for the story...

Figure out what you want from the start, it will make writing a lot easier. Writing an ending is also a good idea, just because you know how it will end and you will know what kind of things people will go threw, well sort off. Create more characters then you need and put them in at times, its very annoying to have to think of characters with importance in the middle of a story. Not to mention that it will actually allow you to be able to use them earlier on, or at least mention them. Preventing the entire appearing out of no where bit.

Think of every thing special you want in the story and think out what it is, you can improvise a lot while writing and make up a lot of things as you go, but knowing a few things will greatly help. Besides if you know you want somebody to die, or you want a sex scene or you want a speeder race you will be able to make the story up to move towards something like that instead of just having it move around and then suddenly it happens. Maybe it won't look better in writing but i'm sure you can actually make the story better for you, which is the most important part of writing.

Also try safe reading every few pages seeing if you don't like something want to change something. Its a lot harder to do when you have an entire book in front of you trust me I know and I keep on making the same mistake

thx there really helpfull. do u write. any ideas for the jedi master turing to the darkside

Yeah I write, at least when I feel like it... If things go well you might be reading it soon

Any idea's? Betrayal always seems to work. Also don't make the person evil just give him other ideals, at least not evil at first. The Dark Side can consume and fast but one page isn't enough.. Make the decision to go Dark Logical for him, not just He was walking in the forest and saw a bird, the bird took a shit on him, angry he shot lightning at the bird and killed it. He turned to the Dark Side.

thanx what do you mean if things go well

I was at a party saturday met a publisher there, we ended up talking about what I wrote, he asked me if I could send him some of my work when i perfect what I have now. He knows its far from finished, but well he wanted to see anyway I've already send him the ending he said he liked it, prodictable but he liked it, so if i'm really lucky

for one thing I'm not trying to be nosey but what do you mean a wookie isn't a good idea if any of you read the books that are actually written and in stores you'd see that there are a few wookie Jedi in the new Jedi order series. for one thing you need the store to go alone with the other books. and not something that you just make up. like where they came from and all you need detail.

I just can't imagine a wookie Jedi... Yeah they may be in books, but my personal opinion is that they suck

thers one called lowbacca he was the nephew of chewbacca

yeah and i mean whats wrong with it what would be better there strong and well there @#$% wookies that would be asome.

but then theres how to write what thr wokkie says thing like Rotantagg let out a moan as the wind brused his matted fur across his face.
"Yes we should find shellter even a jedi cant stand out in this weather" said flo-han-ko jafan

well take notes of of the new Jedi order books and see what Lowbacca and were did you come up with those names just because its a different species doesn't mean they have to sound like retards. i mean no offence just whats up with that wookies names go by family for example chewbacca-Lowbacca there family they both end i bacca i don't know if I'm spelling it right but you got the picture.(I HOPE) Thats how they name there young so try to make there names a little shorter to but thats just my opinion.

Finally! i've been looking for some1 who likes SW enough to write stories--though i'm guessing there may be lots around. i had a go a while back with a mate of mine, but he don't care too much 4 the books and that sucked coz he didn't know much about the continuty. it was a trilogy based on our own character who was sent (like thrawn) to monitor things in the UR and he eventually created an empire, blah blash blah. believe me it was much better when it was on the table.

then he started leaving me to do all the writing, so i got pissed and told him to stuff it. i kept all the original work coz i thought it may help me in the future.

so yeah, i wouldn't mind helping out. my requirements, though:

have u at least read SOME of the EU novels, preferably the NJO series?

second, are u serious about ur writing?

thirdly, do u have many comittments that u need to keep at?

lastly, (not quite a req.) u do realise that GL/Del Rey and Co. don't accept work from ANY unaccomplised authors? if so i would also recommend working on another, completely unrelated to SW book, to gain status, as well as working on the SW book.

this way, the two may help promote new ideas that u can then decide where u like them best: in SW or in Original Writing.

N.B~ obi-wan killer, i agree. lowbacca was awesome, and i believe that he may yet have a role in the new series LEgacy of the Force

ur spelling it right

note to darth-yoda: just read ur bio and u sound like the kinda persno i could work well with. if u decide ues then PM me.

oh, an i think i'll check out urr story too. expect an e-mail soon

by the way starwarsfreak34 when does the new book come out I've been a little busy and haven't had time to look

and i mite of sounded like a jerk but I was just trying to put in my opinion. if you do wright id would like to read your story it actually sounds good just read all the characters history because i know people will take that into account.

thanks guys and i taken every thing u have said into account ill start getting down to the seriouse writing stuff in about a week go a lot of things goin on like girls and stuff ok and again thx guys

when writing fiction, think of how the story will end, what may lead up to the end, and how the end will happen. then you can think about how plot twist can fit in, and if the ending is possible.
with something like star wars, you cant afford to write a story and put in what you want because it sounds 'cool'. you have to put things into perspective, and try writing for other people. its all well and good writing for yourself, but if no-one else likes it then why continue?
it'll be good to strat a fan fiction thread if there isnt already one. perhaps leaving any main characters out, but short stories showing little insights and theories in the star wars universe

if you want to find some people who write star wars things go to the storytime thread in the versus section. Nefarus, Kiu Dun, Janus, Jacksatin and I have all wrtiien there atleast once. There is also a lot of fanfictionwritten by other people from other places if you want more plot ideas. (if you wrote in the storytime thread, sorry if I didn't name you.)

speakin of books anyone know what 7 8 9 are called, ive been reading young jedi knights but im not sure if thats all of it

there IS NO DEFINITE 7 8 9. most people assume it will be the trawn trilogy

obi-wan killer~ sorry about the time taken. the next book is due out on the 26th of july. it's dark nest I: the joiner king. the next two are out sometime in the autum september-november i think. the new series (of 9 books) is going to be called Legacy of the FOrce and starts next june (2006). for more information go on theforce.net

thanks i told a cople of people to spread the word.

ur welcome obi-wan

did u recieve my PM?

oh shit, i just realised. it wasn't u i PMd. sorry bout that, i mistook u for darth-yoda

dont worry. i hope his book is good or at least the story keep me updated on hes doing.

yeah i got ur private message thx

I don't agree with this, unless you want to make money of it, this should be your last objective... You write for you and you alone if people like it good for them

i am writing for myself not for anyboda else i dont want to make money out of it i want to do it because i can and i will enjoy it

well said darth-yoda

hx starwarsfreak34 so anymore character ideas

Originally posted by darth-yoda
i am writing for myself not for anyboda else i dont want to make money out of it i want to do it because i can and i will enjoy it

Then you really shouldn't care about what people might think of your story's just write..

i dont i would just like some input for my ideas and to c if my story is anygood i would like my story more if other people enjoyed it aswell

Originally posted by darth-yoda
hx starwarsfreak34 so anymore character ideas

if ur serious about ur work then i suggest not giving ideas out in a chatroom/forum. i'll send u an e-mail of some of the character bios from my trilogy sometime soon, okay?

I will help you any way I can.

thx dark glentract any names that i could use its my weak point lol

Actually I am having that same problem with my stories.

I'll try to think of some though.

thx

Thinking of names sucks....

What i ussually do is just go to a translator online and translate something that describes the character and use that as a name..

The names ussually sound good easy to read and have an extra meaning.. Really easy, for instance if you want somebody that hunts others in the night you go for something like Mors Noctu (night death) in latin.

Works for me, its the only advice I can give you because I hate thinking of names myself

thx thts really helpfull


p.s fishy your the man any news on your stories getin published

Not really, they have to read it see if there is an interest seeing if people like it. But because it isn't even finished yet and it could use some flashing out and because I have never even finished a book the chance that something will actually come out of it is really really small, but i'm still hoping for it

fishy will u send me the story so i can ave a read pls