Subject: re: maps
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Posted on: 2022-07-07 12:27:13 UTC
Honestly, maps might help? Unlike most fanfic, where most readers would already be familiar with the geographical layout of the canon, you are very literally creating new territory here! So yeah, maps would probably help readers visualize the action. Assuming it's not too much extra effort/trouble, of course.
—doctorlit, the guy who got lost on chapter one
https://rc1587.wordpress.com/2022/07/03/small-random-lore-native-languages/
In which I take a look at the characters' native languages, which surprisingly means communaction woudln't have been too difficult even without the availability of translation devices.
I have now read all 18 (so far) chapters of the WWA, and I really like it. I’ve been able to fully pick up on the characters and their interactions, which I like. (Especially Gino.) I simply must know what happens next. Will they rescue Captain Dandy and Prince Bedwig?
And now I’m curious...what is the rest of the WWA world like? What other fandoms have been mashed together? How are the other agents faring? Do other timelines, such as the somewhat similarly-named World Without Suvians, exist too? I really wanna write my own WWA spinoff.
—Ls, excited.
Fandoms are meant to be totally random, and are actually chosen in a "can I make use of it in my story?" sort of manner. Making a list of "fandoms that have not yet appeared but are there", so, is utterly meaningless as I would besically be limiting my own narrative options ahead of time. Same goes for the surviving PPC personnel - I'm not making a list ahead of time, especially sicne the PPC is not the focus of this story (I consider the PPC more like just one of the involved canons, not the "home canon" of this work.) But I can say that most of the other agents are, well, gone. Due to how it was set up, HQ was even more vulnerable to the Unravel than normal fiction space is.
The rest of the TWWA world is... well, not too different from the Contested Continent in which my main story is set. For the record, Huinesoron's spinoff is actually happening in a different continent, which ihelps justify why there has been no contact between his group of survivors and mine even months after the Unravel.
Other timelines got to interact, as clearly shown by the fact my main group of characters comes from at least three different ones. There's no reason why characters from, say, the World Without Sues (Uuuhm... the way you named this timeline feels oddly familiar) could've come in instead of the main ones, just like the characters from Muv-Luv have several in-universe timeline from which the can come (so far I've used only the ones from the The Day After one, though.)
As per TWWA spinoffs, I'm afraid the answer for the time being is no. I greenlit Huinesoron's out of friendship and mutual trust (and he brought me the story for scrutineering before publishing), but TWWA still remains my pet project. Greenlighting people to write for it will be the exception, not the rule.
I guess it’s just that I've never seen any of the mentioned continua? Shrugs Guess I should watch more (well, any) anime.
(It’s the World Without Suvians...and yes, I named it. kA did most of the work, though.)
And I genuinely wasn’t being serious about asking to write, that was just facetious. That’s why I crossed it out.
—Ls, clarifying.
It's just that your "deleted" part made me think it was a good idea to make my policy official, since I don't think I had ever mentioned it anywhere before. In fact, I'll take advange of this to lay out my policies in full!
-Spinoffs: As I said, proper spinoffs of TWWA not written by me or Aelit will be the exception, not the norm, and will have to be preventively approved by me as the original creator of the entire project. Those spinoffs, however, will be able to sport the "canon unless contradicting the main series" badge (and that is why I am quite picky!).
-Fanworks: Those are actually absolutely welcome! Fanarts are welcome (hS actually pioneered them here) as long as they follow common decency and don't show my characters in OOC situations. As for (recursive) fanfiction, I'm not against one-shots featuring estabilished characters (as long as proper crediting is made, and following the same guidelines as fanarts) but for now I'd like for no big complex stories to be made as those woudl be... well.. a spinoff XD. Other fanworks (music, dioramas etc.) are fully welcome with the same guidelines as fanarts, but I would frankly be suprised if any of that is made at all XD
I actually really like my choice to review every chapter - it helps me engage more with what's going on. Plus, I can always look back at the previous reviews to remind myself where the story is at.
hS
I'll also say I think I had a slightly easier keeping track of all the plot threads then in some of the previous chapters, but maybe that's just because things were converging some.
We had three separare groups we were following, as well.
Those three groups fully converged only during Chapter 8, which means that until then we had to follow the situation of more than one group of main characters. Also, in the first half I kept introducing new characters almost every chapter, which only increased the confusion!
I think things really improved around Chapter 12. Many plotlines were resolved - what happened is clear, Strike Dove has now an official status with the surviving countries, the main character groups are now just one. I also worked on the character amount, by basically "off-screening" the Razgriz and Hayate's ship, and making more clear that the new supporting characters were, in most cases, just temporary support.
Also, the main plot lines are now just two: "End the war" and "What is the Professor up to", with secondary character plots that are either being resolved (Nikki and Sergio's emotional problems), or not the main focus of this arc (Keiko's Cyber Formula shenanigans, which will have their own arc soon)
I’m having to read catchup and you’ve spoiled it . . . but that’s okay. I really like what I’ve read so far, and I’m curious to see further how hS’s spinoff goes as well.
—Ls
I hope I didn't ruin your enojyment of the story.
If you've got the time, though, I suggest you pick up my earlier PPC works as well - it will give you a better understanding of at least my core characters.
Spoilers are fine, though—but I can’t really tell who’s canon and who’s not, as I’ve never seen any of the continua mentioned. Which is probably why I’ve never picked up any off your other PPC stories—I tend to go by fandom.
(I think you should be able to see my kudos on the AO3 version; my name there is pretty obvious.)
—Ls
Ever since I read the first chapter of The World Without Authors I've wanted to write a story of my own in the setting, and Sergio foolishly gave me enough encouragement to do so. London, Unreal is the result: a whole new adventure in an entirely different part of the World Without Authors, with a different cast of characters both canonical and PPC.
London, Unreal 1: Two Worlds United
Part I, A Heap of Broken Images, Where the Sun Beats, begins right where TWWA began: with our hapless protagonists dropped into a world they don't yet understand. I encourage everyone to read The World Without Authors, but have tried not to write on the assumption that you have. (It may take my own lead characters longer to figure out what's going on than it did Sergio and Nikki, though.)
I plan to move the story over to AO3 later, but for now, Chapter 1 is just in a Google Doc. I hope you enjoy it!
(And for avoidance of doubt: this is an AU timeline, and does not affect the primary versions of these characters in anyway.)
hS
Oh man, the T.S. Eliot imagery . . . this is going to be a good series!
Gosh, my mental view of Jasmine is so colored by her appearance as a Cat during your histories . . . it's going to be weird picturing her as a preteen! I'm excited to see more, but at the same time, I'm dreading the reactions Constance and Jasmine will have when they realize what's happened . . . Also, whoever this crowd they can hear is, since it seems to have been gaining on them even before they turned around . . .
—doctorlit has a Plan of his own for this world, but no time right now to write it anyway . . .
London, Unreal has been in the works long enough that I don't remember exactly why Jasmine came along, but I think it was a combination of her being the right age, and a desire to do something with her that wasn't Cats-related. Tanfin had possibly-maybe just gone through the Pantheon event at the time, and the other three are a bit too small for such a major role.
The "crowd", by the way, is something C&J are approaching, not something approaching them. Specifically they were walking east, but have now turned north towards the sound of people.
hS
. . . and therefore getting louder meant they were following behind in the same direction of movement.
—doctorlit is better with directions when he can see the space visually
I actually do have a map of the whole scope of the story, but don't want to share the whole thing because Spoilers. Let's see if I can crop it down...
There you go. They started just east of the F, and have walked north (through the park) and east (along the road). They're just turning north towards E, which will feature in the next chapter...
... which is coming soon!
Question, to anyone reading: if this is going up on AO3 (which is the plan), would it be worthwhile adding a map of the 'known world' so far after each chapter, or is that just pointless image spam?
hS
Honestly, maps might help? Unlike most fanfic, where most readers would already be familiar with the geographical layout of the canon, you are very literally creating new territory here! So yeah, maps would probably help readers visualize the action. Assuming it's not too much extra effort/trouble, of course.
—doctorlit, the guy who got lost on chapter one
Yes, maps are good. Mapses are the bestses!
—Ls
In fact, I think he's the one who's fully to blame for my return here. Baiting me with cool ideas and fun collaborations.
Pardon me, that thing jumped at me like a shock site.