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So ''how'' exactly do I write? Or what? Or why? That's a bit long to explain, but at least the ''how'' is clear : I write compulsively. | So ''how'' exactly do I write? Or what? Or why? That's a bit long to explain, but at least the ''how'' is clear : I write compulsively. | ||
When I get hold of a topic, I develop on it, jumping from speculation to association to fact, until I think I've achieved some sort of complete system of keypoints or references... for myself and for the possible reader. | When I get hold of a topic, I develop on it, jumping from speculation to association to fact, until I think I've achieved some sort of complete system of keypoints or references... for myself and for the possible reader (critical observer). | ||
Not a finite product, but something that's self-consistent and credible enough, with the original Oni material seamlessly integrated into it. There may be a few loose ends left now and then, possibly unnoticed, that I'll come back to and tie in later, shedding some more light onto some aspect or another... Until the next time. | Not a finite product, but something that's self-consistent and credible enough, with the original Oni material seamlessly integrated into it. There may be a few loose ends left now and then, possibly unnoticed, that I'll come back to and tie in later, shedding some more light onto some aspect or another... Until the next time, and so on. | ||
It's like starting looking for a word in an encyclopedia, then coming across another word you don't understand, looking that one up, etc... and not put the encyclopedia down until you can say you fully understand everything you just read. Even if that understanding turns out to be incomplete later on, in which case you're in for another "session"... | It's like starting looking for a word in an encyclopedia, then coming across another word you don't understand, looking that one up, etc... and not put the encyclopedia down until you can say you fully understand everything you just read. Even if that understanding turns out to be incomplete later on, in which case you're in for another "session"... | ||
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In very many ways this is ''not'' professional writing, nor do I ''want'' to be a "professional writer". The lengthy brainstorming is in fact nowhere near a final work of art, it only lays a basis for the future elaboration of an actual story. | In very many ways this is ''not'' professional writing, nor do I ''want'' to be a "professional writer". The lengthy brainstorming is in fact nowhere near a final work of art, it only lays a basis for the future elaboration of an actual story. | ||
As such, I think it (the brainstorming) must be taken as a whole, and the idea of editing it (cutting it) for readability purposes is not an option. Neither is "summarizing". The best thing to do is to clearly separate the facts from the speculations, but that's not always easy. | As such, I think it (the brainstorming) must be taken as a whole, and the idea of editing it (cutting it) for readability purposes is not an option. Neither is "summarizing". The best thing to do is to clearly separate the facts from the speculations, but that's not always easy. And an [[Oni2:Storyline|index]] would be an interesting feature, sure. | ||
I think that started answering the "what" : it's a canvas for the actual story to be drawn on. Ideally, the canvas will become so complex and life-like that the story will just draw itself. Ideally. The second part of the "what" is in fact the answer to the "why" as well. What are my motivations when working on Oni (or Oni 2) material? What are my interests? | I think that started answering the "what" : it's a canvas for the actual story to be drawn on. Ideally, the canvas will become so complex and life-like that the story will just draw itself. Ideally. The second part of the "what" is in fact the answer to the "why" as well. What are my motivations when working on Oni (or Oni 2) material? What are my interests? What do I think I'm doing? | ||
More, later... | More, later... | ||