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RE: How to deal with applications?

Author: Awoserra Aqenenra Apepa  Date:   08-02-06 18:01 This is an issue that I found out the hard way can lead to really huge disappointments and problems for a novel if not handled from the get go. I don't know how long the PanHistorian stays up but the issue from March 2006 has a article by Shemeit on character creation and issues surrounding starting in a novel. I find as a MoB I spend easily several hours chatting online with prospective members to discuss issues such as what they want to do as writers in the novel. People tend to focus on some particular role and assume that the rest will follow, whereas if their role, if not planned for in the novel will result in problems as the character finds themself adrift, with nothing really to do. Recently I spent the good part of a day discussing with a prospective member what they wanted to do and insisted on ignoring the question of who they would be. It was far more productive than trying to squeeze in a particular sort of character that was not really easily accomodated plot-wise.

Topics	Author	Date
MoB Discussions	Dawg Brown	07-03-04 11:37
The Open/Close confusion	Saoirse Ui Niall	07-03-04 12:08
RE: The Open/Close confusion	Sinha Embrace	07-03-04 13:44
RE: The Open/Close confusion	Calliope	07-03-04 14:00
RE: The Open/Close confusion	Dawg Brown	07-03-04 14:16
RE: The Open/Close confusion	Pendragon	07-03-04 14:26
RE: The Open/Close confusion	Ngetal	07-03-04 14:46
RE: The Open/Close confusion	Calliope	07-03-04 15:05
RE: The Open/Close confusion	Fanny Fae	07-03-04 18:20
question ...please	Lady Cassandra Seahawke	07-03-04 19:41
RE: The Open/Close confusion	Sinha Embrace	07-03-04 23:35
MoB Power	Malar Kasni	08-27-04 22:41
RE: MoB Power	Tancorix	08-28-04 04:04
RE: MoB Power	Erich Michael Braeden	08-29-04 08:03
Official Thoughts on MoB Power	Wyatt Earp	08-29-04 10:32
RE: Official Thoughts on MoB Power	Azrael	08-29-04 11:05
RE: Official Thoughts on MoB Power - Good questions Wyatt!	Saoirse Ui Niall	08-29-04 11:32
Yet More Official Thoughts on MoB Power - Good questions Wyatt!	Orquist	08-29-04 15:24
RE: Yet More Official/Question	Legolas of the Woodland Realm	10-30-04 03:56
RE: Yet More Official/Question	Tancorix	10-30-04 07:22
Elections	Estarfigam of Ashumnein	10-30-04 12:22
RE: Yet More Official/Question	Legolas of the Woodland Realm	10-31-04 00:14
RE: Elections	Tancorix	10-31-04 06:27
Sister Novels	Legolas of the Woodland Realm	10-31-04 08:53
RE: Sister Novels	Calliope	10-31-04 15:12
RE: Yet More Official/Question	Calliope	10-31-04 15:49
RE: Yet More Official/Question	Legolas of the Woodland Realm	10-31-04 18:41
RE: Yet More Official/Question	Mithrandir	10-31-04 21:08
RE: Yet More Official/Question resolution	Legolas of the Woodland Realm	11-01-04 07:46
A question...MoB disputes	Anara	11-02-04 16:20
RE: A question...MoB disputes	Wyatt Earp	11-03-04 08:40
RE: A question...MoB disputes	Legolas of the Woodland Realm	11-03-04 13:44
RE: Sister Novels	Legolas of the Woodland Realm	11-03-04 13:53
RE: A question...MoB disputes	Anara	11-03-04 18:18
RE: Sister Novels/Update	Paris of Troy	11-09-04 08:20
RE: Sister Novels	Glas	11-09-04 20:46
RE: Sister Novels	Allyn	11-10-04 11:49
RE: Sister Novels	Paris of Troy	11-10-04 15:41
RE: Sister Novels	Glas	11-10-04 19:22
Sister Novel Update	Legolas of the Woodland Realm	11-13-04 14:20
RE: Sister Novel Update	Mouse Adams	11-13-04 16:58
RE: Sister Novel Update	Arwen Evenstar	11-13-04 18:00
RE: Sister Novel Update	Ava Montgomery	11-15-04 14:58
RE: Sister Novel Update	Paris of Troy	11-15-04 17:25
RE: Sister Novel Update	Ava Montgomery	11-15-04 18:02
Ways to promote your Novel	Tancorix	11-15-04 18:46
RE: Ways to promote your Novel	Legolas of the Woodland Realm	11-16-04 00:09
RE: Ways to promote your Novel	Patrick McErlean	11-16-04 02:16
Obviously, novels are free to do as they wish	Calliope	11-16-04 07:08
Red Carpet Society	Tancorix	11-16-04 07:26
RE: Ways to promote your Novel	Athena	11-16-04 11:48
RE: Obviously, novels are free to do as they wish	Legolas of the Woodland Realm	11-16-04 12:03
RE: Ways to promote your Novel-negative and positive	Flavia Amytas	11-16-04 14:01
Milestone Celebrations	Paris of Troy	07-03-05 01:58
RE: Milestone Celebrations	Pendragon	07-03-05 13:27
RE: Milestone Celebrations	The Master	09-19-05 19:19
RE: Milestone Celebrations	Alexei Nikolaevich	09-19-05 20:50
How to deal with applications?	Alexei Nikolaevich	08-02-06 09:57
RE: How to deal with applications?	Sam Service	08-02-06 13:23
RE: How to deal with applications?	Awoserra Aqenenra Apepa	08-02-06 18:01
RE: How to deal with applications?	Marcus Antonio Veneziano	08-03-06 06:01
RE: How to deal with applications?	Richenda dSegre	08-03-06 08:50
Novel Wide Messages	Tancorix	10-20-06 07:43
RE: Novel Wide Messages	Awoserra Aqenenra Apepa	10-20-06 07:49
RE: Novel Wide Messages	Tancorix	10-20-06 08:35
RE: Novel Wide Messages	Avaria KelTahn	10-20-06 09:23
RE: MoB Discussions...MOB only messages?	Lady Cassandra Seahawke	06-29-08 11:31
RE: MoB Discussions...MOB only messages?	Hatshepsut	06-29-08 12:23
MoB Discussions... Somethign that MoBs can do for their writers	Sky	07-01-08 05:49

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