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• Sotek

  

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  May 10, 2015

  Yes but for some reason it just don't sit well with me. The problem is no doubt me. I think if I allowed Omega, Red, Scarface and the other werewolves to talk as such that I would lose something from my story.

  I'll haver a dig around in my chapters today to try to find an example.

  Yes but for some reason it just don't sit well with me. The problem is no doubt me. I think if I allowed Omega, Red, Scarface and the other werewolves to talk as such that I would lose something from my story.

  I'll haver a dig around in my chapters today to try to find an example.

• Sotek

  

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  May 10, 2015

  I found one example however it's a bit of a rough draft. (Yes I know, all my works rough....)

  Sotek laughed.

  “Yes, but she’s called Red, unless I‘m talking to her then she’s my girl. Hey Red, back off you’re scaring him. Come on”. She softly growled at Sotek then stepped back a few paces. Sotek gave her a slight slap on the shoulder. “That’s my girl”.

  The Jarl stepped up to her and looked at her right in the eyes, “I feel terrified right now” then he gave a slight laugh. “Take her to the stream”.

  Red looked at him then across to the War maidens, within a second she had jumped down and waded into the stream she stood there, then went down on all fours standing in the stream. She started swiping at the water making it splash. She looked up at the moons then gave a low howl at the climbing moons. Sotek came over and tapped her on the face “No!!! That’s a no, no.”.

  Red slumped her head on his shoulder and whined quietly.

   I feel that if Red could speak as such it just wouldn't be the same. Personaly I like the fact that the werewolves comunicate with expressions,growls and whines. It makes them more animalistic.

  I found one example however it's a bit of a rough draft. (Yes I know, all my works rough....)

  Sotek laughed.

  “Yes, but she’s called Red, unless I‘m talking to her then she’s my girl. Hey Red, back off you’re scaring him. Come on”. She softly growled at Sotek then stepped back a few paces. Sotek gave her a slight slap on the shoulder. “That’s my girl”.

  The Jarl stepped up to her and looked at her right in the eyes, “I feel terrified right now” then he gave a slight laugh. “Take her to the stream”.

  Red looked at him then across to the War maidens, within a second she had jumped down and waded into the stream she stood there, then went down on all fours standing in the stream. She started swiping at the water making it splash. She looked up at the moons then gave a low howl at the climbing moons. Sotek came over and tapped her on the face “No!!! That’s a no, no.”.

  Red slumped her head on his shoulder and whined quietly.

   I feel that if Red could speak as such it just wouldn't be the same. Personaly I like the fact that the werewolves comunicate with expressions,growls and whines. It makes them more animalistic.

• Sotek

  

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  May 13, 2015

  Daft question and yes I should know the answer by now but...

  Is the minimal word length for blog posts 500 words or 600 hundred. I know the story corner states 500 but I'm sure that some where it's stated as 600.

  It sounds picky I know but my problem is I've one chapter which is 465 words long. I'm hesitant to adjust it so I'd rather know for sure on the word length before I touch it.

  Sorry for being my usual nusiance.

  Daft question and yes I should know the answer by now but...

  Is the minimal word length for blog posts 500 words or 600 hundred. I know the story corner states 500 but I'm sure that some where it's stated as 600.

  It sounds picky I know but my problem is I've one chapter which is 465 words long. I'm hesitant to adjust it so I'd rather know for sure on the word length before I touch it.

  Sorry for being my usual nusiance.

• Borommakot

  

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  May 13, 2015

  It shouldn't be say 600 anywhere. The minimum is 500.

  It shouldn't be say 600 anywhere. The minimum is 500.

• Sotek

  

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  May 13, 2015

  Cool that I can sort out easy enough. I'm sure somewhere it was 600 though. Just can't get that number out of my head for some reson. maybe that was an old word count that stuck...

  Thanks for getting back to me so fast Borom.

  Cool that I can sort out easy enough. I'm sure somewhere it was 600 though. Just can't get that number out of my head for some reson. maybe that was an old word count that stuck...

  Thanks for getting back to me so fast Borom.

• Borommakot

  

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  May 13, 2015

  Sure thing 

  Sure thing 

• Chris

  

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  May 14, 2015

  So, I need help with a WiP story series I'm writing. In the first chapter, two Necromancers are planning to resurrect one of the main characters, who is a vampire. I have two ways this can go when they open the casket. Either A. His hand grabs one of the Necromancers by the mouth and drains them, or, as one goes to open it, his muffled voice sounds from the stone casket saying something like, "I'm not dead, you morons, well, not dead dead, I am a vampire, but I'm more or less alive." Should I go with the more serious awakening, or the comedic one?

  So, I need help with a WiP story series I'm writing. In the first chapter, two Necromancers are planning to resurrect one of the main characters, who is a vampire. I have two ways this can go when they open the casket. Either A. His hand grabs one of the Necromancers by the mouth and drains them, or, as one goes to open it, his muffled voice sounds from the stone casket saying something like, "I'm not dead, you morons, well, not dead dead, I am a vampire, but I'm more or less alive." Should I go with the more serious awakening, or the comedic one?

• Sotek

  

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  May 14, 2015

  I'd be more enclined to have them perform the ritual then either he 'Wakes up' And yells what the hell do you think your doing. ( Comical)

  Or the ritual fails however when their backs turned as they try to work out what went wrong he disapears off the altar. They turn around to see him gone. As fear fills their hearts, he reapears behind them or even in front.

  I don't know if that helps you out.

  Are they just trying to reanimate a corpse or are they the vampires thrals?

  I'd be more enclined to have them perform the ritual then either he 'Wakes up' And yells what the hell do you think your doing. ( Comical)

  Or the ritual fails however when their backs turned as they try to work out what went wrong he disapears off the altar. They turn around to see him gone. As fear fills their hearts, he reapears behind them or even in front.

  I don't know if that helps you out.

  Are they just trying to reanimate a corpse or are they the vampires thrals?

• Chris

  

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  May 15, 2015

  They are some necromancers trying to bind a vampire to their services, as they are a part of a branch of the Order of the Black Worm. 

  They are some necromancers trying to bind a vampire to their services, as they are a part of a branch of the Order of the Black Worm. 

• Sotek

  

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  May 15, 2015

  Ahh. I tend to have both humour and dark chapters it breaks the read up. So I suppose the question is whether the rest of the chain of events is dark or comical. Which ever you decide I'd start with the other one. But then again thats just my opinion.

  Ahh. I tend to have both humour and dark chapters it breaks the read up. So I suppose the question is whether the rest of the chain of events is dark or comical. Which ever you decide I'd start with the other one. But then again thats just my opinion.