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Post by soullessminion on Aug 23, 2021 13:47:24 GMT -5
Hi there, what kind of advice could you amazing guys give for writing fed results, how do you flesh out the detail, dealing with adding dialogue, etc
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Post by MystMotone101 on Aug 24, 2021 20:49:46 GMT -5
To take a quote from another game, "It's up to you Promoter".
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Post by Thumper Moore III on Sept 1, 2021 11:12:59 GMT -5
Write what you like. If you’re passionate about it, it will come through for the reader.
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Post by Thumper Moore III on Sept 2, 2021 10:44:47 GMT -5
Upon reflection, I decided to expand my answer. I’ve been writing about feds here for almost three years now (wow), and I have evolved my style so much.
I started out doing blow by blow recaps of matches. I enjoyed it, but it slowed my pace down to somewhere between a snail and a glacier. So, I did a semi-reset, and changed to focus more on the characters, specifically their motivations. Why was Chet Skye facing Dizzy Lixx? What is Skullgore going to say in his promo to try to get Dirk Dungeon to fight him?
After a while, guys started to develop catch phrases for me. Characters became more developed as they created a history. Storylines in my present were able to reference storylines in the past. Did the real life counterparts to the parody wrestlers have to act the same as their inspirations? What if Jessie Wild turned on Chet instead of the other way around?
And then I started thinking about what was happening outside of the arena. Does O’Hooligan run a bar where all the wrestlers hang out? Does Mr. Fantasy open an ill-fated restaurant like McMahon did with WWF New York? What about the dirt sheets— do they exist in this world? Who gets to go on the game show? The radio show? So, the world building became a bigger part of what I did than the actual in-ring stuff.
Finally, Modern Mania allowed me the opportunity to have the wrestlers use social media to hype their matches. What did they put on Digifoto? Who Chirped at who?
Basically, you’ll develop your own style naturally. The key is going to be volume, creativity, and self-critique. Keep writing, the more you do the better you get. Try new things, because you never know what will work. And be honest with yourself. If something isn’t working, don’t be afraid to change it. If it is working, why? Do you write that better? Are you more passionate about it?
Anyway, the TL;DR of this is write what you like, incorporate new ideas, build off what you’ve already done, and have fun.
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