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Post by marianne on Oct 17, 2006 21:34:22 GMT
Hi Chir, have you read Gwynneth Jones: Bold as Love etc. That is Britain in a near future where a rock star becomes Prime Minister. I enjoyed Bold as Love in many ways, in others it became a loose and baggy monster.
Good luck with your project. When do you have to hand it in by?
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Post by Chirugal on Oct 17, 2006 22:57:52 GMT
Oooo, now that is a book I wouldn't mind reading! It'd be like V for Vendetta and Equilibrium, combined into one! Ha ha ha! XD Yeah, I started it before I watched V for Vendetta, and when I saw it I was like, 'oh, SHIT, you have GOT to be kidding me'... I was channeling V without even knowing it and had to have a drastic rethink. Thanks for the tutorial as well - it makes a lot of sense. Marianne, nope, haven't read any Gwynneth Jones, but I'll keep an eye out... it sounds like a slightly dodgy plot idea, so I'm interested to see how it was done! Final project hand-in date is March, I think.
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Post by Sheyana on Oct 18, 2006 7:17:09 GMT
LOL, sounds good Chir - for a moment there I was like...March? but thats when I start Uni...how can you be handing something in. Then the whole 'Location:England' thing struck... (silly northern-hemisphereians!)
I'll have to look out for 'Bold as Love' - sounds like a scream!
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Post by thefriendlym on Oct 18, 2006 8:10:06 GMT
World building rocks. I especially love building worlds that defy the laws of physics, etc. Maps help, if your location is a place that can be mapped. Star-maps might be a little harder for space-operas. Getting the characters right helps too...
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Post by miladyinsanity on Oct 18, 2006 17:40:58 GMT
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Post by thefriendlym on Oct 19, 2006 10:20:08 GMT
I build my maps with photoshop
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Post by marianne on Oct 19, 2006 21:43:58 GMT
Hi there MLI, delighted to be interviewed as long as its not in the next three weeks. deadlines come out of my ears!
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Post by miladyinsanity on Oct 20, 2006 20:47:30 GMT
I'll email you, but don't worry about it. If you don't mind, I'll email you after NaNoWriMo instead?
NaNo...what was I thinking?
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