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  • marcusdkanemarcusdkane Member Posts: 7,439 Arc User
    edited December 2012
    bortjinx wrote: »
    Thanks for the link. I'll have a read through it as I get the chance today :)

    Sorry, but I'm not familiar with the term 'breakout character'. You mean like a minor character who suddenly develops into a key aspect of a story?

    Jinx's background can be found here:

    The Empty Shell

    I have a feedback thread on those forums too, but you would need an account to post there, so if you have any comments, please just PM them to me. Also, it isn't finished. I don't know how long it will be when it is, but if I'm going to be honest, it has barely gotten started :)
    I hope you'll like it, but even if you don't, please let me know :) A breakout character is essentially a minor character who not only unexpectedly develops (not in terms of character growth in the story, but in terms of popularity with audience and writer) but they then become the main character in their own right (and often take the lead in other works) Thanks for the link, it was a very enjoyable read :)
  • keepcalmkeepcalm Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited December 2012
    Agreed. I like that so far, too, jinx. The only bad thing is that it now has me considering doing something similar for my characters. :P
    "The halfling way of battle is simple: You jump on their face and keep stabbing until the screaming stops."
  • wraithshadow13wraithshadow13 Member Posts: 1,728 Arc User
    edited December 2012
    i was looking forward to writing this one, but over all it seemed like i just couldn't get it working well enough. I had the concept since day one, but no matter what any thing i wrote just read poorly (which says something with how bad my entries usually are), so i'll be skipping out on this one. Also my main premise was close to some one else's (getting a person as a gift), so i figured it would be best to not post.
  • zidanetribalzidanetribal Member Posts: 220 Arc User
    edited December 2012
    Mine was so last minute as an entry, I don't think anyone will read it. It's not that well done anyways.
  • marcusdkanemarcusdkane Member Posts: 7,439 Arc User
    edited December 2012
    keepcalm wrote: »
    Agreed. I like that so far, too, jinx. The only bad thing is that it now has me considering doing something similar for my characters. :P
    Always glad to be of inspiration :D Have you been able to check out the link I posted in the previous post?
  • marcusdkanemarcusdkane Member Posts: 7,439 Arc User
    edited December 2012
    i was looking forward to writing this one, but over all it seemed like i just couldn't get it working well enough. I had the concept since day one, but no matter what any thing i wrote just read poorly (which says something with how bad my entries usually are), so i'll be skipping out on this one. Also my main premise was close to some one else's (getting a person as a gift), so i figured it would be best to not post.
    That's a shame, as likewise, I was looking forward to reading your entry, but shall look forward to your future entries :)
  • marcusdkanemarcusdkane Member Posts: 7,439 Arc User
    edited December 2012
    Mine was so last minute as an entry, I don't think anyone will read it. It's not that well done anyways.

    It did come across as last minute, but hey, you can always make edits, and I'm sure the new challenge will be posted soon, so you can always contribute again :)
  • wraithshadow13wraithshadow13 Member Posts: 1,728 Arc User
    edited December 2012
    That's a shame, as likewise, I was looking forward to reading your entry, but shall look forward to your future entries :)

    I'm not going to lie, this kind of gave me the push i needed to get off my butt and rewrite my story and post it. Thank you, and hopefully it isn't too bad of a read. I know it's a little later than it should be but i'm glad i was able to post after missing the previous challenge.
  • marcusdkanemarcusdkane Member Posts: 7,439 Arc User
    edited December 2012
    @ markusseikyo: An excellent read, thankyou for sharing :) My one suggestion, would be to have made an earlier reference to the tattoos, if it was to become such an end point :)
  • marcusdkanemarcusdkane Member Posts: 7,439 Arc User
    edited December 2012
    I'm not going to lie, this kind of gave me the push i needed to get off my butt and rewrite my story and post it. Thank you, and hopefully it isn't too bad of a read. I know it's a little later than it should be but i'm glad i was able to post after missing the previous challenge.
    Glad to have been of inspiration, that was a thoroughly enjoyable read :)
  • pwebranflakespwebranflakes Member Posts: 7,741
    edited December 2012
    Some really great discussion this round. Thanks for that :)

    I am going to unstick this now as I prepare to post #35, but feel free to continue discussing.

    Cheers,

    Brandon =/\=
  • keepcalmkeepcalm Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited December 2012
    Oh, I read that too, Marcus, don't worry.
    And as for your entry, Wraith, other than the forum replacing stuff with ?s, it was good. Same premise, but a different enough execution to work, so there's no need to worry about that.
    "The halfling way of battle is simple: You jump on their face and keep stabbing until the screaming stops."
  • marcusdkanemarcusdkane Member Posts: 7,439 Arc User
    edited December 2012
    keepcalm wrote: »
    Oh, I read that too, Marcus, don't worry.
    Cool, what did you think?
  • markusseikyomarkusseikyo Member Posts: 10 Arc User
    edited December 2012
    @ markusseikyo: An excellent read, thankyou for sharing :) My one suggestion, would be to have made an earlier reference to the tattoos, if it was to become such an end point :)

    I thought I did make a small reference, but I will definitely make it more pronounced next time I'm writing something. It is a very good suggestion and one I forgot while writing this out (took me a few days to actually write it out.)
  • marcusdkanemarcusdkane Member Posts: 7,439 Arc User
    edited December 2012
    I thought I did make a small reference, but I will definitely make it more pronounced next time I'm writing something. It is a very good suggestion and one I forgot while writing this out (took me a few days to actually write it out.)
    I must've missed the reference, but even so, it was still a really good piece :)
  • bortjinxbortjinx Member Posts: 397
    edited January 2013
    Sorry for the delay in replying, but thanks for the kind words on my background guys :)
    [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
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