Subject: A book deal with a major publisher...
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Posted on: 2010-12-03 01:32:00 UTC
... for the science fiction series I'm writing. It's called Dram of Evil.
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If you had 1 wish...... by
on 2010-12-02 05:03:00 UTC
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what would you wish for? It can be anything real, or made-up. Oh, and it cant be 'x more wishes', let's just stick to the one.
I would wish for a working Metal Gear REX, not to launch nukes or anything, it's just my favorite mech from ANYTHING. Plodding around in that thing would be super fun. -
Re: If you had 1 wish...... by
on 2010-12-04 09:33:00 UTC
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I would wish for the ability to resist the procrastination temptation.
Seriously.
That would solve ALL MY PROBLEMS. All of them. I swear to God.
Well, that or I wish I could force myself to go to bed earlier. Either one is fine, though the first one would probably take care of the second one anyway. -
I would like to by
on 2010-12-03 20:23:00 UTC
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be perfectly fluent in all languages that have ever existed. Think of all the fascinating things you could learn if you could read and understand absolutely everything... *sighs*
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I would wish for... by
on 2010-12-03 19:51:00 UTC
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I would wish for more consistant inspiration. It has always been pretty sporadic and I would like to be able to sit down and write a complete story instead of just bits and pieces of one.
- Sounds like a case for the Open-Source Wish Project. by on 2010-12-03 08:36:00 UTC Reply
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Re: Sounds like a case for the Open-Source Wish Project. by
on 2010-12-03 16:04:00 UTC
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Open-Source Wish Project? I guess it could help. I never actually thought about how technical this wish thing could get, it's actually pretty interesting.
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A book deal with a major publisher... by
on 2010-12-03 01:32:00 UTC
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... for the science fiction series I'm writing. It's called Dram of Evil.
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I just want to see the dragon. (nm) by
on 2010-12-03 00:58:00 UTC
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I just want to be the dragon? by
on 2010-12-03 17:10:00 UTC
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(Preferably a D&D-verse gold, as polymorph self at will is rather useful.)
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Re: I just want to see the dragon. by
on 2010-12-03 03:54:00 UTC
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Depending on what kind of dragon, you don't need any wish
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Would wishing all evil out of existence even be possible? by
on 2010-12-02 19:54:00 UTC
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If not, I would go with immortal agelessness, or a personal hovercar. 'Cause you can't hit another car if yours is up in the air!
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Shapeshifting. by
on 2010-12-02 18:16:00 UTC
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Definitely shape-shifting. With the caveat, of course, that you keep your mind and soul in every shape you take. I don't mind it taking practice-- as in, turning your physical shape into a dog's does not mean you are good at being a quadruped, and flight would be a trick unto itself-- and a new trick with every different kind of bird. (Example: crows flap like crazy to gain altitude at all, raptors soar, sparrows flutter, and hummingbirds are basically the teeny-tiny helicopters of the avian world.) Likewise with sharks, and remembering to keep your tail in motion at all times.
Still! Imagine shifting into a Thunderbird-- you could make it all the way across the continent in record time! Or, if you could do something extra-dimensional, like a Sasquatch or one of the Fae, and use the Ways? Plus, disguises! Invisibility! And all the experiments it would take aside, eventually being able to fly in human form! -
Re: Shapeshifting. by
on 2010-12-03 04:20:00 UTC
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I agree heavily. Even only being able shapeshift into one form, like an Animagus, would be amazing.
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Wish by
on 2010-12-02 16:06:00 UTC
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I would wish to have the universe fulfill the meaning of any statement that "I" make that is preceded by the phrase "I wimble-wamble-flimble-flamble that. . . ".
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Do I have to use the wish immediately? by
on 2010-12-02 15:53:00 UTC
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If not, first I hire a lawyer. Then, I wish for the fulfilment of Wish Contract #1. (This is to avoid semantic loopholes messing it up.)
What Wish Contract #1 would be, I'm not sure. A wish for immortality has so many catches even a wish contract might not get rid of them all, so I probably shouldn't risk it. Maybe a perfect memory, retroactive if possible (AND the ability to forget things at will: unlike Agent Nume, I don't have Bleepka to help me). If that counts as two, I suppose I'd settle for a dream recorder. -
Since finals are coming up... by
on 2010-12-02 15:13:00 UTC
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The ability to actually remember all of the stuff the teachers are pushing at you. Friggin' O-Chem...
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Ah, yes. by
on 2010-12-03 04:01:00 UTC
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Good point, o fellow flaming thing. Although I need time instead, to write essays and seminar papers and such.
*puts on chem tutor hat*
Hints for o-chem: draw out the mechanisms a few times, put them into categories and find patterns, and don't forget your molecular modeling kit.
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Depends how literal the wishes need to be... by
on 2010-12-02 07:27:00 UTC
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Because if you said, say, 'I wish I could sing', and you just get a cop-out like 'Oh, well everyone can sing, can't they, just not well', you'd be a bit mad.
I would wish for the ability to draw well. It's always something I've wanted to be able to do, but I draw worse than a duck with no wings. =(