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{{heading|Giving Briefings an Interesting Edge|#FFDF75}} | |||
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<big>Written by Rear Admiral [[Rocar Drawoh]]</big> | <big>Written by Rear Admiral [[Rocar Drawoh]]</big> | ||
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Next time your ship is having a staff meeting at the start of a mission try out some of the above tips and I look forward to hearing about some really high-powered conference meetings throughout the fleet! | Next time your ship is having a staff meeting at the start of a mission try out some of the above tips and I look forward to hearing about some really high-powered conference meetings throughout the fleet! | ||
{{heading|Scene-Setting: The Most Important Tweak You Can Make to Your Writing| | {{heading|Scene-Setting: The Most Important Tweak You Can Make to Your Writing|#FFDF75}} | ||
<big>Written by Fleet Admiral [[Tristan Wolf]]</big> | <big>Written by Fleet Admiral [[Tristan Wolf]]</big> | ||
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*The Secret to Show, Don’t Tell | *The Secret to Show, Don’t Tell | ||
{{heading|General Plotting| | {{heading|General Plotting|#FFDF75}} | ||
<big>Written by Lieutenant Colonel [[David Whale]]</big> | <big>Written by Lieutenant Colonel [[David Whale]]</big> | ||
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Now go hit some milestones. | Now go hit some milestones. | ||
{{heading|Advancing the Plot| | {{heading|Advancing the Plot|#FFDF75}} | ||
<big>Written by Rear Admiral [[Andrus Jaxx]]</big> | <big>Written by Rear Admiral [[Andrus Jaxx]]</big> | ||
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The story is what you make it. Push the plot forward, but make sure it is interesting enough to involve other simmers. When you follow that simple rule, everyone will be motivated to write more, and you will be sitting on the edge of your seat, just waiting to see what will happen next. Those plots are the best plots. | The story is what you make it. Push the plot forward, but make sure it is interesting enough to involve other simmers. When you follow that simple rule, everyone will be motivated to write more, and you will be sitting on the edge of your seat, just waiting to see what will happen next. Those plots are the best plots. | ||
{{heading|Micro vs. Macro: Sowing the Seeds of a Convincing Plot| | {{heading|Micro vs. Macro: Sowing the Seeds of a Convincing Plot|#FFDF75}} | ||
<big>Written by Fleet Captain Diego Herrera</big> | <big>Written by Fleet Captain Diego Herrera</big> | ||
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As you think about your writing, in whatever form, ask yourself this question – how many levels are there to what you’re working on? What is the overall plot, the macrocosm in which your story unfolds? And where is the smallest microcosm? Which events, actions, thoughts and feelings are preparing your readers for what is to come, subconsciously or otherwise? Can you populate your microcosm with more significant and meaningful events? | As you think about your writing, in whatever form, ask yourself this question – how many levels are there to what you’re working on? What is the overall plot, the macrocosm in which your story unfolds? And where is the smallest microcosm? Which events, actions, thoughts and feelings are preparing your readers for what is to come, subconsciously or otherwise? Can you populate your microcosm with more significant and meaningful events? | ||
{{heading|Realism in an Unreal Universe| | {{heading|Realism in an Unreal Universe|#FFDF75}} | ||
<big>Written by Captain [[Malcolm Lysander]]</big> | <big>Written by Captain [[Malcolm Lysander]]</big> | ||