Luya Sevrein
December 10th, 2010, 01:07 PM
Hey hey guys.
So, as you know, we all expirience such different things in our lives, most of us know a whole lexicon of different - usually unhelpful - information, but like they say, 'One man's trash is another man's treasure,' and all that.
This is a thread for writers to ask other writers and readers for help with certain problems they are having in writing about a particular object, society, process, emotion, etc.
I have seen a whole bunch of threads around asking 'Who knows about Weaponary?', 'I need to know about ships.' or, in my case, 'One of my characters is going to be pregnant - what the heck is that gonig to be like for them?' Because I don't know!
So, I figure - let's combine them. Save mess.
If you have done your research and fonud nothing helpful, or it is to do with an emotion you can not portray, etc. Come here!
NOTES
This is not a thread to come in and ask, 'I need a plot, please help!' or 'I need help making up a whole culture based on the Vikings!' You do have to actually write the novel yourself. ; )
An example of something acceptable would be, 'I want to describe how one of my character's weapons was forged. It's a pretty simple steel blade, but I don't know the process.' or 'How are some ways (or basis ways) my makeshift Ship-world would shield itself from the nearest Star?'
Feel free to give people links to sites they might find helpful; as long as all the credit is given to authors.
OUR COLLECTIVE KNOWLEDGE
PeteMC
Martial Arts (traditional and modern, especially Chinese, not MMA).
Taoism.
Modern Occultism (Hermetic / Ceremonial / Pagan).
Historical / Medieval Occultism (a bit, not so much).
Bodybuilding & Powerlifting.
Sonja Ravenscroft
Character Identity.
Masks - metaphorical and physical.
ADHD/OCD.
Eccentric personalities!
goldhawk
Computers (General, no Windows.)
Mr BF1V3
Windows and Drywall.
Pumbing
Building Code
Modern Tools.
Luya Sevrein
Classic cultures (General sense) - Norse, Greecan, Roman, Eygptian, Celtic
Archaeology
Prehistoric-Medieval Medicine (vaguely, mostly on the battlefield.)
Philosophical Theories
Modern Wicca/Paganism
Islam - well, I did it for 2 years in RE. XD I don't know how in depth that one'll be.
Unique/Strange Martial Arts and Sports
Gaming... If anyone ever needs that. xD
Dealing with OCD and Anxiety disorder, possibly other mental dissorders.
Having visual problems and problems that arise from that, plus feelings.
Female 'tomboy' characters - motivation.
Ethical hacking attitudes.
Coning/picking marks/Pickpocketing 'tactically.'
MLSawyer
Taekwondo
Archery
The Lord of all Things Inane
Improvised Weaponary
Tactical use of Terrain (urban or other.)
Tactical attacking - single or multiple attacker.
Crippling and maiming.
General Survival - how long without food/water, wound management, dysentry, etc.
How effective a sock with three rolls of pennies inside can be in a fight.
Interesting death ideas.
Mental - The pain barrier + ignoring it.
Welding.
...Worrying, 'ent it?
Aurian
Art, especailly ceramics.
Mythology - Dragons.
Deafness + Tinitus.
Training dogs to be hearing ear dogs.
Fung Koo
Booze, foo.
plblair
Newspapers/Media - interviewing process.
Courts
Folklore and mythology - General.
Horses, cats and dogs.
Queen Aurora
Children/Pregnancy
Mythology
She's your girl for Stain removal.
NickeeCoco
Opera
Classical Civilizations (the study of Ancient Greece and Rome, which includes linguistics, cultural history, political history and literature, though I focused primarily on ritual in Greek poetry.)
Augustan period English literature
Broadway
Theatre
Cooking
Modern Dance (studied Martha Graham technique)
Comparative Mythology
Sterling13
'Refrigeration' (Generic: thermodynamic cycles, heat transfer. Specific: room cooling, product cooling/freezing)
Project management/Contracting
Generic 'construction site' questions
Generic 'food processing facility' questions
Beer
Poker
Football
IN NEED OF KNOWLEDGE
Luya Sevrein
Pregnancy - Feelings, emotions, physical stages/problems, medieval herbs and remedies. P#1 more details.
PeteMC
Modern Handgnus - For a bodyguard to a highly influential CEO, with a massive budget. P#2 more details.
HELPFUL LNIKS
n/a
So, as you know, we all expirience such different things in our lives, most of us know a whole lexicon of different - usually unhelpful - information, but like they say, 'One man's trash is another man's treasure,' and all that.
This is a thread for writers to ask other writers and readers for help with certain problems they are having in writing about a particular object, society, process, emotion, etc.
I have seen a whole bunch of threads around asking 'Who knows about Weaponary?', 'I need to know about ships.' or, in my case, 'One of my characters is going to be pregnant - what the heck is that gonig to be like for them?' Because I don't know!
So, I figure - let's combine them. Save mess.
If you have done your research and fonud nothing helpful, or it is to do with an emotion you can not portray, etc. Come here!
NOTES
This is not a thread to come in and ask, 'I need a plot, please help!' or 'I need help making up a whole culture based on the Vikings!' You do have to actually write the novel yourself. ; )
An example of something acceptable would be, 'I want to describe how one of my character's weapons was forged. It's a pretty simple steel blade, but I don't know the process.' or 'How are some ways (or basis ways) my makeshift Ship-world would shield itself from the nearest Star?'
Feel free to give people links to sites they might find helpful; as long as all the credit is given to authors.
OUR COLLECTIVE KNOWLEDGE
PeteMC
Martial Arts (traditional and modern, especially Chinese, not MMA).
Taoism.
Modern Occultism (Hermetic / Ceremonial / Pagan).
Historical / Medieval Occultism (a bit, not so much).
Bodybuilding & Powerlifting.
Sonja Ravenscroft
Character Identity.
Masks - metaphorical and physical.
ADHD/OCD.
Eccentric personalities!
goldhawk
Computers (General, no Windows.)
Mr BF1V3
Windows and Drywall.
Pumbing
Building Code
Modern Tools.
Luya Sevrein
Classic cultures (General sense) - Norse, Greecan, Roman, Eygptian, Celtic
Archaeology
Prehistoric-Medieval Medicine (vaguely, mostly on the battlefield.)
Philosophical Theories
Modern Wicca/Paganism
Islam - well, I did it for 2 years in RE. XD I don't know how in depth that one'll be.
Unique/Strange Martial Arts and Sports
Gaming... If anyone ever needs that. xD
Dealing with OCD and Anxiety disorder, possibly other mental dissorders.
Having visual problems and problems that arise from that, plus feelings.
Female 'tomboy' characters - motivation.
Ethical hacking attitudes.
Coning/picking marks/Pickpocketing 'tactically.'
MLSawyer
Taekwondo
Archery
The Lord of all Things Inane
Improvised Weaponary
Tactical use of Terrain (urban or other.)
Tactical attacking - single or multiple attacker.
Crippling and maiming.
General Survival - how long without food/water, wound management, dysentry, etc.
How effective a sock with three rolls of pennies inside can be in a fight.
Interesting death ideas.
Mental - The pain barrier + ignoring it.
Welding.
...Worrying, 'ent it?
Aurian
Art, especailly ceramics.
Mythology - Dragons.
Deafness + Tinitus.
Training dogs to be hearing ear dogs.
Fung Koo
Booze, foo.
plblair
Newspapers/Media - interviewing process.
Courts
Folklore and mythology - General.
Horses, cats and dogs.
Queen Aurora
Children/Pregnancy
Mythology
She's your girl for Stain removal.
NickeeCoco
Opera
Classical Civilizations (the study of Ancient Greece and Rome, which includes linguistics, cultural history, political history and literature, though I focused primarily on ritual in Greek poetry.)
Augustan period English literature
Broadway
Theatre
Cooking
Modern Dance (studied Martha Graham technique)
Comparative Mythology
Sterling13
'Refrigeration' (Generic: thermodynamic cycles, heat transfer. Specific: room cooling, product cooling/freezing)
Project management/Contracting
Generic 'construction site' questions
Generic 'food processing facility' questions
Beer
Poker
Football
IN NEED OF KNOWLEDGE
Luya Sevrein
Pregnancy - Feelings, emotions, physical stages/problems, medieval herbs and remedies. P#1 more details.
PeteMC
Modern Handgnus - For a bodyguard to a highly influential CEO, with a massive budget. P#2 more details.
HELPFUL LNIKS
n/a