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| 6806 | Casino movie. | Is Casino the one where they beat the guy to death with baseball bats in a corn field? That was disturbingly brutal. Either way Pesci scares me.<br> | vkimo | Feb 21, 2014 |  |
| 6805 | Second Annual Article Contest | Aww! Thanks! | pikachulover | Feb 21, 2014 | |
| 6804 | The Graveyard of the Unfinished | Excellent thread! Vaporman, I had no idea you were such a boss!<br><br>I have written some comic book scripts and novels, but like you said, as a visual person myself, it might not be the best medium. Also, novels are a tremendous undertaking that could easily soak up a year without a "return." I think when I return to writing I'm going to start off with short stories and some scholarly journals to get myself established.<br><br>As for writing tips, whether they were solicited or not, I'd recommend adding a brief description/introduction to your novels to give the reader a preview of what to expect. This can be especially helpful in the editing/peer review phase.<br><br>Also, I noticed that books like Hunger Games, Harry Pottter, and even Twilight excel because of one major commonality- <span style="font-style: italic;">relateable characters</span>. One of the biggest mistakes that beginning writers make is that they create a world brick by brick in specific detail without devoting much effort to building character.<br><br>The caveat to this is that you should avoid creating a character that is too specific or personalized to the writer, you want to leave enough room for the reader to fill him/herself into that character. I can't tell you how much fan fiction I've read that goes like "Darak, the 19 year old purple haired dragon tamer from El'jaban is approx five foot ten, 160 pounds, with olive skin, a scar above his right eyes, and wears shorts with black boots and a iron chain around his neck." See what I mean?<br><br>Lastly, you want to make sure that your characters change as the result of the conflict, undergoing a <span style="font-style: italic;">character arc</span>. A good place to start is to take a look at Joseph Campbell's "Hero's Journey." For example, maybe Darak wasn't always a dragon tamer. Maybe we started off as a musician who attracted a dragon's attention and then he rode the dragon into battle to save the princess from an evil army that took over the kingdom. See what I did there?<br><br>Hope that helps!<br><br> <br> | echidna64 | Feb 21, 2014 | |
| 6803 | Second Annual Article Contest | congratulations pikachulover!<br> | Benjanime | Feb 21, 2014 | |
| 6802 | Virtual Console Thursdays | it'd be nice if they started off with earlier gba titles, like pinobee or super dodgeball advance<br> | Benjanime | Feb 21, 2014 | |
| 6801 | Virtual Console Thursdays | Like I said before, Nintendo likes to double-dip their consumers for those who own the systems by releasing the games on all their systems without the decency of offering a crossbuy option. Considering how the Wii U and 3DS can operate on your own Nintendo Network ID, then I see no reason why they shouldn't include the option to download NES games on both systems without having to pay for the same game twice. As far as having that option for the original Wii... I wouldn't count on it. Nintendo already pulled the plug on the system so they can support the Wii U, so it's not likely that they'd do anything else with the system. The best I can say is that if Nintendo ever does give you the option to own games on the Wii U and 3DS is if you have all your Wii data moved to the Wii U, and upgrade your Wii Virtual Console games to the Wii U and you'll be able to upgrade for only a dollar. The only problem there is that not everybody owns a Wii U, but again, it is the best I can really hope would happen in the future.<br><br>Anyway, with that said. Here is this week's Virtual Console releases for the week of February 20, 2014:<br><br><br><span style="font-weight: bold;">Wii U Virtual Console:<br><br></span>Ice Hockey (NES)<br>$4.99<br><img src="/images/postImages/1392967734250px-Icehockeyvideogame.jpg"><br><br><span style="font-weight: bold;">3DS Virtual Console:<br><br></span>Sky Kid (NES)<br>$4.99<br><img width="300" height="300" src="/images/postImages/1392967931587625_80998_front.jpg"><br><br><br>Also, in the wake of the news about GBA games on the Wii U Virtual Console, Mr. Driller 2 and Klonoa: Empire of Dreams has been classified as part of the Australian Classification Board. Both games say multi-platform which means they could arrive on the 3DS Virtual Console sometime soon. I really do hope that's true. <br> | blueluigi | Feb 21, 2014 | |
| 6800 | Second Annual Article Contest | Congrats pikachulover.<br> | blueluigi | Feb 20, 2014 | |
| 6799 | Winter 2013/2014 | Whether or not the groundhog showed its shadow, the air will still be warm. | Mr Magic | Feb 20, 2014 | |
| 6798 | The Graveyard of the Unfinished | <p><img width="300" height="300" style="width: 814px; height: 412px;" src="/images/postImages/1392910106Battling Chars Complete Smaller Framed.png"></p> | Vaporman87 | Feb 20, 2014 | |
| 6797 | Second Annual Article Contest | Congrats :D<br> | ThatDudeintheHoodie | Feb 20, 2014 | |
