Thinking up the idea:
- Think of an idea.
- Lie in bed and think about the idea some more.
- Dismiss idea.
- Walk around house. Do menial tasks. Allow the mind to wander.
- When the mind has wandered around to an idea, stop doing menial tasks and pay attention.
- Write it down.
- Read it over.
- Change it.
- Lie down on sofa. Let idea form a story.
- Dismiss idea. Hates idea. Idea is stupid.
- Decide to write from the headlines. Switch on news. Read newspapers. Look for inspiration.
- Ebola, eh?
- Brand new idea. A plague that wipes out most of humanity! The few survivors come together under some vague supernatural (religious?) pretence.
- But evil people have also come together! Drama! Conflict!
- Realise your idea is The Stand, by Stephen King.
- Read The Stand, by Stephen King.
- Go back to original idea, decide it's good enough.
- Congratulations! You now have your idea!
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«Oldest ‹Older 3801 – 4000 of 4788 Newer› Newest»Sarah: Apparently it will "boost efficiency". But more than that, she's planning on uploading it to a combat platform. She's giving it a bloody body. *sighs and shakes her head* I just wanted to get out of that damn ship.
(*huggles* well rememer my email is open if you want to talk)
(Of course, Chloe.
Same here.)
*flips up-side down from a tree, her legs curling around a tree branch above Silente*
Hey sis *smiles*
A combat platform..? Um...
*looks up*
Hey Chi
*smiles*
Sarah: *narrows eyes at Chione* Who are you?
(Eh Chi! How art thou?)
*looks at Sarah*
That's Chi. Don't worry, friend not foe.
*looks up at Chi*
I have a body guard now.
*hugs El*
Trying too hard, I'll be ok...
*hugs her tighter*
*sings along with all the barmen*
(Hello Chi and El! How are you?)
(*hugs El*)
(Hey El! How art thou?)
Food/take care/wbd/I'm not worth caring about/see you soon.
Sarah: I am trying to stop you hurting yourself.
(You are worth it Kas! *hugglrd*)
Elleni; completely aware of that but its a little more complicated. Like i said; my views were put forward rather bluntly.
(Hey Mat! How art thou?)
*glares at Sarah*
Body guard sounds cooler.
(Gooood ^.^)
(*enters* Hello Blogland!
how be you all?
before you ask I'm really happy thank you *winks at Chloe* (<if she is here?) *gives everyone a hug* )
Sarah: But it isn't accurate.
(*glomps Rhos* hey sweetie
I'm really happy too)
You're guarding my body are you not?
what you say is true but mostly irrelevant, my thoughts are a little more complicated than that, but i have no real interest in discussing them, especially with the way everyone misinterprets them and vehemently disagrees with me.
Sarah: I am trying to stop you harming yourself.
(*Hus gar tightly* Hey! ^.^
*hugs everyone else she hasn't yet*)
I'm Sil's sister, Chione.
*falls gracefully from the tree* And you are...?
(*huggles Chi * ^.^)
(Lol inky... *hugs*)
Which is guarding my body from myself.
*hugs Chi, sopping wet*
(Hehe yay! Now I can ded
Okay, I dedicate this page to Rhos (Gar)
Such a great, sweet guy
And I consider myself lucky to have him)
(*hugs Chloe and Chi* that's good how your so happy Chlo,
how be you Chi?)
Sarah: My name is Sarah. I have been appointed to look after Silente by a certain Commander. *climbs out of the lake, her armour wet*
She's my body guard basically.
(I'm ok gar, you?)
Why do you need a body guard? and why are you soaking wet?
*glares at her* Sis, what did you do?
Oh I went swimming and dragged her in after me because it's funny watching people fall in lakes.
*grins*
*would like to say that the lines are a lot more blurred with roleplay*
Sarah: She went for a swim. And ended up dragging me in with her.
She hurts herself sometimes, and I am here to stop it.
*stumbles from the bar tothelake*
*hiccups* h hi g guyyyyyys!!! *trips over feet and falls*
Sarah: Great. A drunkard.
*catches Flick*
Hey clutz..
*kicks Sarah for what she said*
(I'm really happy thank you Chi *winks at Chloe)
(HEAR HEAR!! Awww thank you Chloe)
Sarah: Hey! Don't kick me, Silente. I told her because people need to know.
(*huggles Rhos* it's true)
*grins at Sil * there are two of you!!!!
*hops back in*
I see what you're saying, and understand.
What I don't understand is what you are trying to get me to do, other than go to sleep earlier.
(*hugs Amazinky*)
(*huggles awesomenaut * hey ^^)
(Hear hear!)
*hisses at sarah* no the bloody well don't!
*smiles at Flick* Um..okay, how much did you drink this time?
(Hello, not here for long. How be you all?)
*sighs and creates wings made of ice*
I don't suppose you would want to fly with me?
(Awwww *nuzzles* Chloe)
(*hugs Tia* how be you? And I'm hugging you because I'm in one of my bestest moods ever)
Sarah: Of course they do. How else are they supposed to help you?
(Ed! Welcomes! I be great thanks ^.^ *nuzzles Rhos*)
O only t ten...
(Hello, Ed!
Ok, I guess. How are you?)
(I be fine thanks)
(Hello Ed, how be you? And I'm really happy thanks)
(Thank you Tia)
*glares at Sarah*
Sure Chi! Um..
*looks at Flick*
Hmm..
Hey sarah new assignment!
*taps her collar bones and leaps up and away from Sarah, wings sprouting and holding her in the air, leaving Sarah with Flick*
Come on Chi!
(HEY ED *HUGS*)
*looks at sarah*
*giggles* woof! Hehe
(Hello Sil *hugs* Whats with the hug?)
Sarah: Silente, you ass! *makes a barrier around her, and lowers her back down to the ground, holding her there*
(You haven't been on and I thought you'd left forever, thus hug.)
*grunts, flapping her wings angrily, trying to take off*
Let me go!
Sarah: Either take me with you or stay here. It's entirely up to you.
(Oh, thank you for the concern)
*hits Sarah an glares* d don't be mean!
*Appears behind Inky* Hey
(You're welcome)
You're too ruddy heavy!
*hiccups and turns to ed* h hello Dear!! *tries to stand up but falls again*
*Sighs* Your drunk. I got you a gift *gives her present*
What w what I is it? *eyes light up*
Sarah: I'm not heavy!
Wings, real wings. From my holiday *goes an sits by lake*
Too heavy to carry while I fly!
Wings? A awesome *smiles* w where d did you g go? *stimbles next to him* y you a seem sad
*takes off*
*doesn't really know what to do*
(Hello Chi)
Do I? *heads to bar*
Sarah: I have biotics. I can reduce my mass.
One sec Chi!
*glares at Sarah and stalks over to her*
*grabs her round the waist and leaps, muttering, wings working overtime*
Y yes... W what's wrong b baby? *follows him*
(brb switching device.)
Nothing *drinks bottle*
*frowns* d don't you trust me?
(I'll be back shortly,
just having some food *goodbye huggles Chloe and anyone else who wants a huggle*)
(Sil, are you going on the computer?
Skype?)
Course I do *appears sat in tree*
(Okay Sweetheart I*huggles*)
*Kes appears, sees Sil doing whatever it is she's doing, and groans*
*reaches back to tap the symbols on her shoulderblades*
*wings sprout, ripping through her clothes, and she flies up to where Sil is*
Can we not kill people? Or if we have to, maybe do it in a less painful way than dropping them from the sky?
((Hi everyone! How are you all?))
*looks around* e ed! *cries*
*runs out in wolf form*
*falls and yelps*
(Hello Kes)
((Hey Ed! Long time, no speak. T'sup?))
(Hey Kessie! How aft thou?)
*Appears next to Felix* By the way, Inky might need your help
Felix: *raises an eyebrow* hello... Why?
Sarah: *lightens her mass with her biotics*
*perches on the highest tree branch and watches Sil*
((Hey Chloe! Decent, annoyed with my new haircut. You?))
(@Chi unfortunately, exactly the opposite :( I just had to give the computer back. Tomorrow. I promise..)
(Hey Kes, I be fine thanks)
(I am really happy ^.^ and I'm sure you look great!)
She is drunk Felix
I'm not dropping her!
*looks around for Chi*
Come on!
((Chloe, that's good :) I look fine, but I'm trying to grow it and they cut like two inches off so it's going to take ages to grow back))
Okay, right. So what are you doing?
Felix: what about you?
*tries to stand up*
*falls again*
*ankle hurts*
*cries*
(gtg, my brother is being an idiot.)
Well, I thought you might want to help her *they both appear next to her*
(Hello, Kes. How are you?)
((Bye Chione!))
Felix: *frowns* yo inks
*cries and yelps*
((Hey Tia! Not bad. T'sup with you?))
(Byii Chi!)
[Is a telepathic Elvis chicken snow owl apparently]
(Hey Fab! How art thou?)
Don't you think asking is wonderful?
You don't know something
and then you ask
and then you know.
:)
Communication. It's beautiful. <3
((*waves at the Telepathic Elvis Chicken Snow Owl Apparently*))
(Bye Chi)
Would you like some help Felix? Hang on *appears next to Cole* Hey
Cole: *seems confused* hi...
((Hey Star!))
(Hello Fabi)
Sorry Cole, Inky needs help *he appears with Felix* *Goes to sit in bar*
Hi. :)
(Hello Star)
(Bye Chi...
Hi star. Hi Fabi.)
Flying..or I was...
*sighs and lands, letting Sarah go*
I'm going for a walk. Don't follow.
*walks off*
Cole: inky! She's hurt her ankle...
Felix: where the hell did he go?
*cries and changes into semi wolf form* ed....
*Sits drinking at bar next to Lament*
*waits a couple seconds and then closes eyes and taps the symbols carved into her eyelids*
*they provide invisibility from one person at a time*
*follows*
Felix: I bet the bastard has gone to the bar.. Let's go!
*cole runs after him with inky in his arms*
*inky sobs*
*Lament grins and orders them both another drink*
*hugs invisible Kes*
I am fine...
((Tia, why the ellipses?))
*weaves through the trees, picking up the pace incase Sarah decided to follow, then starts flat out running, needing to run from it all*
*they all enter*
Felix: get here now ed. Your wife needs you
*Sighs* What about my drink?
*swears to herself because she can't run quietly*
*taps symbols on her ears which cancel our sound withing a five foot radius*
*it'll be awkward if anyone step into it, but oh well*
*sprints after Sil*
Felix: *growls* gee I thought you would think more d her *points to Inky who is sobbing*
*Appears in front of Felix* I'm sorry?
L: *Laughs*
((*aggressively wishes I were on my computer so I could type fast enough to RP two characters*))
*runs as fast as she can, using the sigil on the back of her neck to reduce the density of the air causing less air resistance so she can run even faster*
*science*
Oh yeah.
Someone said they thought less of people who swore.
I have an urge to swear the whole fucking time in order to teach people that I am not any less awesome because of my choice of words and other people aren't either, but then again training myself to swear more probably isn't a good thing because you can get by easily without swearing but if you're used to swearing and sometimes it isn't appropriate then it's hard . . . I struggle without the word 'bitch'. :P
*doesnt have the sigil but is older than Sil so she has more practice using the vampire speed*
*forces self to run faster*
*logic*
Felix: she is your life... Or is meant to be! God... Can't you see her suffering?
((Star I remember when you used to refuse to swear. And then one day you went on a rant about how stupid having words that are 'bad' was and after that you didn't censor yourself anymore XD))
I see a lot of suffering. What can I do about it?
Felix: you bastard *growls* you are supposed to comfort her... Isn't she your world
F felix... No
(I don't know, Kes.)
*Raises eyebrow at growl* Are you threatening me?
@Kes: Lol. XD That sounds like me. :P And yes, I remember. :) :)
I think what mostly happened really though was that I started having real life friends who swore and y'know, brains are like sponges. O_O
*still considering whether to edit every comment I write to put a swear word in it or whether that would be a really shitty idea . . .*
Felix: no, just help inky... What does she mean to you ?
Felix: no, just help inky... What does she mean to you ?
*flawed logic*
*im watching you.. >_>*
*trips but stays upright, pushing herself to her limits, using years experience of outrunning cleavers and vengeful vamps to good use*
(Sorry, I disappeared briefly.)
Totally....confused.
*rolls eyes and she appears in the cottage surrounded by healing sigils* Felix, you do not tell me what to do ok?
((Star, that seems like a lot of effort.))
*jumps over the thing that made Sil trip and continues running*
*screams* no!
Felix: you mess around with her feelings like they were nothing, bastard!
((Ooh, drama))
(Hello Zaf)
I do not, explain
*collapses behind a tree, breathing heavy and sobbing without tears*
Edward.
Felix: you are supposed to comfort her...
Sarah: *sighs and trudges back to the ship*
(Yes Zaf?)
*shrugs and goes back to drink* Does Cole agree with you?
Having words that are bad IS stupid, though.
You know what is also fucking stupid?
Those lists that you get that say "Here are 100 words for bad" and so on.
Like, fucking NO. Those words do not mean 'bad'. Those are adjectives with negative connotations that can be replaced with the word 'bad' (in many cases). They are NOT synonyms for bad. All tables are objects, but not all objects are tables. Each word is individual and they all give out an individual impression that is not completely synonymous with any other word.
" In English more than most languages, there's tremendous nuance in the vocabulary, partially due to the eclectic roots/origins and partially due to English having about twice as many words as most other languages. As such, English words differentiate themselves from words with similar meaning by carrying these extra layers of connotation with them. "Clever", "sly", and "crafty" can all mean basically the same thing, but carry different connections with them. "Clever" comes from a root meaning "quick to catch", and thus carries a note of general intellectual strength. "Sly" is often paired with "as a fox", so there's a predatory note there. "Crafty" resembles "craft" which denotes a skill which takes planning and practice, so there's more of a suggestion of forward planning involved. All three could apply to a particular instance, but the choice of one over the others changes the connotation of the usage, based on connections that aren't always straightforward."
That. Just - that.
*catches up with Sil and deactivates the sound bubble so she can hear her*
*sits down beside her, invisible*
If you call me that Midgardian one more time.....
Cole: you are her mate
You should be more concerned with her
*curls up on the floor sobbing*
@Kes: Eh, it's pretty easy to just use 'fucking' as an adjective for every fucking thing you say <example.
:P
It wouldn't be too hard.
It makes me sound a lot more angry though, swearing all the (fucking?) time, so maybe I should swap. I like playing the "I'm innocent and nice" card. :P
(Sorry Loki, I get confused easily)
*finishes drink and walks past Cole and Felix out of the bar* *Lament still laughs while drinking*
((YES STAR THANK YOU THAT RANT IS AN IMPORTANT RANT
like the worst things ever are the lists of synonyms for 'said' because they all mean different things. Like, there is not a single English word that means the same thing as 'said' you need to stop
Also yeah that's true I guess but still))
*curls up tight, sobbing, trembling slightly*
Is there more drama involving that vampire?
Cole: now where are you going
*they follow hin*
*debates whether or not she should go visible to comfort her*
*is too afraid that she'll be angry*
*just sits there, watching her cry*))
*Turns* Look, what?
@Kes: :)
I mostly just quoted, though. My idea, someone else's explanation. XD
YES. I KNOW. -_- There's a few lists on the wall in English and one of them is 100 words for 'good', one is 100 words for 'bad', and the other is 250 words for 'said'.
-_-
Annoying . . .
Cole: where are you off to?
(Hello, Zaf. How are you today?)
(@Star You can swear, but you'll (probably) never pull it off as well as this guy:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLaX8UvVUQw
:/)
((Star, in the state I live there's a standardised test called FCAT Wrotes which we do in fourth and eighth grade, right, but instead of actually wanting us to write well, they just force us to "use our vocabulary"! And in the practice ones we actually got points taken off for using the word said
Brb))
Never you mind. If Inky has something to say, she can tell me
(*hugs Sil*
*just hugs her, keeping her warm and safe*)
(*glares at Loki* how about not criticizing me.)
*curls up and stops sobbing, just whispering quietly, basically silently, to herself*
The creature speaks.
Cole: Im concerned for her...she needs to be handled with care
Ms. Inkbright, "words for said" is a fairly vague claim.
After all, the poster does not claim them to be synonyms for said, only words that may be used "for" said, that can be used as an alternative without necessarily possessing the same connotations.
Like I said, she can tell me if there is a problem. *continues to walk*
((Hey Sir!))
*still just sits there, doing nothing*
*hates herself for being a coward*
Cole: well she cant now...she is sobbing to herself wherever you wisked her off to
@Kes: . . .
I think that's a good idea. :)
@Sir: . . .
Hmm.
I'll have to look closer at the words the poster uses on the heading.
Thank you. :)
@Tia: Um. Slipknot's People=Shit. Over 30 (I think there's 36?) swear words in an average-length song. XD It's quite impressive. :P
Sil, neither you nor Sil is a creature.
I sent her to be healed. Anyway, as leader of the werewolf pack, I order you to stay. Both you and Felix.
(*a swirling hole of purple energy appears above as reality is ripped open and i step through* Hello I return from my break.....
how be you all?)
(Yeah no Fuck this. Bye.)
((*huggles Stormy-poo*))
Cole: I cant get anything through your thick skull...so fine
(Rhos!! *huggles tightly*)
*stands yp and works to the kitchen*
*eyes land on a knife*
(Sil, whats wrong?)
(Sil...*huggles*)
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