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Advertising for an idea bouncer. by Artic Blade on 2008-09-30 15:47:00 UTC Reply

I was just wondering if anyone would like to help me with a fanfic I'm writing? At this point, I have most of it planned out, but there are some changes and things that I wanna run by other people to ensure I'm not creating 'Sues, God!Sues or anything like that. The story is an epic crossover, which goes into several genres. If you don't wanna be an 'Idea Bouncer' for the entire thing, then it's ok if you wanna help with a particular section.
Involved in the cross over are the following continuums:

Spira - Final Fantasy X / X-2
Hogwarts - Harry Potter Series
East High - High School Musical

For the most part, I just wanna leave a majority of the storyline intact. If you wanna offer, give me a yell, and I'll write up an explanation. I've been planning this for about three years, so there's a lot of preparation and background notes, AKA, there's a LOT of reading.

Thanks everyone. I'm still open to be a Beta for anyone who needs it!

I could help with the Harry Potter part by lynxihez on 2008-09-30 17:32:00 UTC Reply

as long as you don't mind poking me a lot. I tend to procrastinate, but I definitely won't mind reading, since reading is fun. So, yeah. I can't say how long it'll take before I think of anything, but I'm here if you want me.

Oh, and if you need it, by lynxihez on 2008-09-30 20:28:00 UTC Reply

my email address is webmaster(at)lynxihez(dot)co(dot)uk.

Awesome, I'll send it along when I'm done then by Artic Blade on 2008-10-01 04:37:00 UTC Reply

That is, when I have the basic plot written up, as well as the characters. And feel free to be absolutely and brutally honest. And I honestly mean that. I can't improve unless I know where I'm going wrong.

Alright, cool. by lynxihez on 2008-10-01 13:33:00 UTC Reply

I'll read it as soon as possible after it's been sent, and beta/offer ideas as appropriate.

Is that the right email? by Artic Blade on 2008-10-01 13:45:00 UTC Reply

Or format? I'm with Hotmail, or Windows Live, whatever you wanna call it, and it gets confused with it.

Yep. by lynxihez on 2008-10-01 17:23:00 UTC Reply

Technically, I'm with hotmail as well, but I registered a domain name 'cuz I'm *speshul*. If it's not working, tohugh, try kasia.shaw(at)gmail(dot)com or shawk001(at)suttonlea(dot)org .

Great, the email has been sent. (nm) by Artic Blade on 2008-10-02 03:10:00 UTC Reply

Cool, recieved. (nm) by lynxihez on 2008-10-02 21:00:00 UTC Reply

Umm... by thejadefalcon on 2008-09-30 16:37:00 UTC Reply

what's a God!Sue? I'm going to go out on a limb here and say it's worse than a regular one.

It's pretty much in the name. by Artic Blade on 2008-10-01 04:36:00 UTC Reply

Essentially it's a Sue who has Godlike, or very extreme powers. AN example of this is Robecca, the Mary-Sue who 'created' Narnia with her Cute Animal Friend 'Aslan'. Essentially, the difference is the level of power. WHile Mary-Sues do often have world destroying powers, they tend to keep these 'Quiet', showing them off when they need to. And these powers tend to be very mystical, with no solid basis for their power source. I.e.: Mary-Sue who can destroy the world by falling in love. There's no reason to it, and we have no reason why it would destroy the world.

God!Sues on the other hand have very blatant powers that they show off very regularly. Whats worse is that they tend to have a reason to their power, which is usually 'They're a God, duh!'. The God!Sue is usually specifically named to be a God, like that Horse Goddess Sue that was recently dealt with.

I see... by thejadefalcon on 2008-10-01 11:32:00 UTC Reply

I was thinking that most Sues had devastating powers (mine included). I still have some Sues in my fics, but they don't show off their powers and I have slight reasoning for their mega-powers. At the moments when they most need them, something cancels out their advantage. Whether that is an enemy of the same strength (or worse, as is more usual) or just something that nullifies their magic or whatever it is.

But I haven't created a God!Sue for a long, long time, thank God. I've created a character who becomes a god when he dies but, like the Ancients in Stargate, is forbidden from helping the mortal plane. It annoys him to no end.