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Date Posted: 22:52:01 09/30/02 Mon
Author: The Writer
Author Host/IP: dialup-209.246.86.39.Dial1.NewYork1.Level3.net / 209.246.86.39
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Re: Evolution of a World
In reply to: IMP 's message, "Evolution of a World" on 00:53:32 09/30/02 Mon

I will answer your missive in stages, sir ;) --

>"You can always start a new thread .... ;)"
>
>Well, you asked for it...

Indeed, yes ....

>You have said that this world of yours is an evolving,
>almost living thing. So, if you have not already got
>all the details together, or you are looking for some
>more outside feedback, this seems like a good spot to
>put it. If you are feeling stuck, or not sure which
>way to go, you could always ask your readers (we are
>along for the ride anyways:). Some constructive
>feedback from myself or one of your more intelligent
>readers, may keep you motivated, and make us feel like
>we have contributed to something great (nice little
>side effect).

There are very few things in my repertoire that exist fully and compeltely, with nothing left to describe. I feel like that's not really possible -- the real world's not like that, so why should a fictional one, if it's going to be believable and compelling?
As for your feedback ... keep reading ....

>Having those behind the scenes tidbits of info always
>make me happy (I am always the first person in any
>gaming group to pick up, or design, the "Tec book" for
>the gaming world in question). With that in mind, I
>would like to say that the picture you have for
>Soshi's world looks great! Also, any problems people
>might have with the scale can be explained by pointing
>out that the picture is simply taken from a closer (or
>farther) perspective.

Fish-eye lens. That's my exuse and I'm stickin' to it.
No, really, thank you. I share your interest in the behind-the-scenes kinda stuff. It's just a different experience being the one behind the scenes.
>
>Lastly, you asked if you could put some of my
>inquiries on the FAQ page. Go for it, I am not sure
>how frequently some of my questions would be asked by
>others, but you just never know.

That's what I thought. I'll update probably Wednesday night.

>IMP - "Brother to many, Father to none"

Now, on to the meat of the matter: I'll set up a thread here in the Forum. In fact I'll even ask specific questions, so it'll end up being several threads, probably.

Aw, hell, Asnwered some e-mail, and now I forgot where I was.

Oh, right.
At any rate, I'll put up a few threads, all geared towards asking questions about the universe, or the style, or the tone, or the characters, or whatever I'm curious about at the moment.
In the meatime, I'm still working on Soshi's World, but it's a lot more complicated that it seems. How do you start? How do you divvy up and categorize? We can start with physical location, because I was clever enought to choose a real star system with a real proto planet, but after that, where do you go? I've seriously thought about taking a cue from my favorite AP History textbook, whose name I can't remember but whose heft I certainly do: Describve a stretch of time, and delve into scientific, political, and social movements, along with anything else that sorta fits in and is important enough to mention.
Which means Soshi's World's gonna read like a friggin' textbook.
But if you're all up for a speculative future history lesson without the gory details that mean nothing to the story, It Can Be Done ....

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