Antarctic Termite

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writing a fight scene involving a mall cop and a thug: Intense action! Drama! Engaging spur-of-the-moment strategy that keeps you on your toes!

writing a fight scene between the main character and God: lol let's describe the exact same thing thirteen times over the course of five pages then bail her out with a poorly concealed Chekhov gun, that'll do it

Fawkes the cheeky bullshit phoenix would be proud

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Me: Huh, I haven't included a single romantic arc so far. I think it fits the main characters' themes, though, and I don't really need it for the story to function. Also, the sidekick mentor definitely isn't the main character and that vendor I mentioned like once isn't going to make an appearance.

Me, three days on: nevermind they're gay

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@shylarah My narrator just got arrested for putting a bullet through the throne of God. Fear me.

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@shylarah

When in doubt, have a man come through a door with a gun in his hand.

Chandler

I already did that, but it was the main character. Am now stepping it up to ten men with chainsaws.

My problem is shipping. I do not know who is best with who.
#actionscenewriterproblems

@POOHEAD189

an option is to have your characters do what real humans do: make horrible mistakes and lash out at one another, ruining everything and leaving only a long hard road to emotional recovery as the true ending.

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*hits blunt*

i
have
no
idea
what
happens
next

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The problem solved itself when my protagonist turned out to be, in fact, still just as badass as I made her out to be in chapter one.

three kills in five minutes, wooooo

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@shylarah I already murdered the decoy antihero, remember? And then I had another decoy protagonist, who disappeared from the scene when the actual protagonist chased God into the void and wound up following a Moroccan trading caravan a couple thousand miles away.

And the actual actual protagonist, who narrates all this, has already commented that this is a story about the actual protagonist, the one now in Morocco.

Believe me, I'm not averse to murdering unnecessary characters. I just don't think the audience will buy it a third time.

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wheezes

i've put my protagonist into an unwinnable fight for no other reason than 'oh, why not put my protagonist into an unwinnable fight'

RIP main character you were cool while you lasted

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@shylarah Most people give up roleplaying while they're doing the November run, so, sure. All practice is good practice.

Mid/High Casual - Divinus: The Deity Roleplay Mk.II

@BBeast

the first thing that came to mind

Slap on an occasional gruff smile and a big leather apron and you're golden.