Ideas and Writers Block

A recent post by CaterpillarKing

CaterpillarKing said:

Sometimes it just happens. It took me 7 months to end my very first story (in fact, it didn't have any pictures either) just because I could not get into the feel of it. As soon as I sat down to finish it, my mind went totally blank. .

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has made me even more resolved not to abandon my story...
So with that I wanted to create a forum for those of us who have writer's block.

This will be a forum to share our problems; how to turn an event into a story and/or update. Anyone can post their problems with events and/or writers block here.

The format will be as such:
Turn/Year (with AD or BC):
Event you are having difficulty with:
Other Relevant Events: *(optional)
Story (With Link):
Mods: (If Applicable)

*Other relevant events is anything you deem to be relevant to the story

The response format will be as such:
Post #:
Possible solution 1:
Possible solution 2: (optional)

I'll start us off:
Turn/Year: 108/175 BC
Event you are having difficulty with: Drama discovered
Other Events: None
Story (With Link): [BTS] Assent and Betterment of Rome
Mods: Beyond the Sword

As far as the story goes, I think you can ignore some techs, or just mention in passing some new discovery. Not everything that happens in the game is necessarily relevant.

Awesome, thanks.

Niccolo Edwards said:

I'll start us off:
Turn/Year: 108/175
Event you are having difficulty with: Drama discovered
Other Events: None

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I'd like to help, but that's not a lot to go on. What's the drama with Drama?
Solution 1 (preferred): your squad capture/are accosted by an eccentric man/woman who carries on most theatrically and tries to interest them (or cast them lol) in this weird new thing (s)he's just made up called a play.

(I had another much more toned-down suggestion, but this one turned out so well I see no need for others...)

Good idea for a thread anyhoo...

Is it AD or BC? I do agree with Noyyau, in my Brazil story I thought it was necessary to show every single battle when taking a city, but that was just boring and redundant Some things are just ignorable.

Niccolo Edwards said:

I'll start us off:
Turn/Year: 108/175 BC
Event you are having difficulty with: Drama discovered
Other Events: None
Story (With Link): [BTS] Assent and Betterment of Rome
Mods: Beyond the Sword

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I'd signify that with either a video or gif, but thats just me.

Yeah that's just you

Because I couldn't find any relevant gif.

That should be your avatar clanky

Usually I just skip over techs unless the update is boring, or if I am researching quickly.