I'm back to shamelessly stealing ideas from other forum members! This one came from PluggFiretail. ;D
The intent of this thread is twofold: to provide prompts and ideas to fic writers looking for ideas, and to provide an opportunity for members who aren't inclined to write to see their ideas brought to life. Same as making art requests/trades.
Fic requests work like so: if you have an idea you want to see in a fanfiction, post your idea here -- request somebody to write it for you! If you write fanfiction and are interested in an idea posted here, write a fic for it!
For example, let's say I want to read a Redwall fanfiction about Brocktree and Gulo having a staring match involving a piece of cake. I would put that idea up in this thread and wait patiently to see if anybody wants to write it.
Now let's say I'm an author looking to write me some Redwall fic, but I don't have any particular ideas. So I can come over to this thread, look at some ideas, and if any of 'em spark my interest (such as a story involving Brocktree and Gulo having a staring match over a piece of cake) I would then proceed to write that fic. Because I am a sweet, generous author who enjoys spreading the Redwall fanfiction love therefore everybody loves me and I am constantly showered by cookies and merengue pie every second Thursday for life due to my abundance of authorish lovingkindness.
Fic trades are also self-explanatory. It's like a request, only you both get a story out of it!
And quick reminder: if you write a Redwall fanfiction, make sure to post it in its own thread in the main Fanfiction board. You may also share it here provided you do so in one post only.
LET THE REQUESTING AND WRITING BEGIN!
I want to see a story from a moles perspective. There aren't very many of those around on the forum! It could be an adventure, a battle, the viewpoint of a lesser mole character living at redwall during one of the books, maybe a peek inside a mole family's culture, or why deeper n' ever turnip n' tater n' beet root pie is how it is?
well, in my fan fic, Evil, it is from the evil moles perspective of the story. I will also do any fanfics!!
I actually really do want to see a random story about Brocktree and Gulo having a fight over the last piece of cake. No lie, I think it sounds fabulous (and potentially hilarious!)
How about a poem? Or a ballad telling the tale? ;D
Quote from: The Skarzs on February 24, 2014, 10:20:02 PM
How about a poem? Or a ballad telling the tale? ;D
Yes do it!
I shall begin!
Sorry for double post, but the Ballad of the Last Slice is finished and here on the Fan Fiction page! ;D
I like it!
I'm open for fanfic requests. ;D
I might start a new fanfic soon. I don't know yet :-\
i have been thinking and i have come up with two ideas:
1.how about a story about the first badger lord of salamandastron,called Urthfyre(aso name of the story).it would be when the mountain was still an active volcano!there would be an element that is not seen much in Redwall-three way war (with one side being Salamandastron led by lord Urthfyre, another being a vermin horde led by an evil pine marten,with the last side being a massive horde of reptiles and amphibians led by a massive neutral green lizard called King Anaconigua ;) )the big battle will have lord Urthfyre calling on the mountain to let forth its final eruption(thus hollowing out the mountain for later generations to live inside the mountain)
2.a quest involving Calla and Urfa,maybe drawn into combat by a deadly vermin band!!!!! :)
Quote from: willruth on March 18, 2014, 03:55:04 PM
i have been thinking and i have come up with two ideas:
1.how about a story about the first badger lord of salamandastron,called Urthfyre(aso name of the story).it would be when the mountain was still an active volcano!there would be an element that is not seen much in Redwall-three way war (with one side being Salamandastron led by lord Urthfyre, another being a vermin horde led by an evil pine marten,with the last side being a massive horde of reptiles and amphibians led by a massive neutral green lizard called King Anaconigua ;) )the big battle will have lord Urthfyre calling on the mountain to let forth its final eruption(thus hollowing out the mountain for later generations to live inside the mountain)
2.a quest involving Calla and Urfa,maybe drawn into combat by a deadly vermin band!!!!! :)
Sounds interesting! :D
I might write about the badger one, but all of the 3 way war would be tuff.
Yep, but I am writing one myself,
I also think that there are not enough fanfictons that are as long as the original books! ;D ;D ;D
Art requests you say?
Quote from: willruth on March 27, 2014, 04:51:57 PM
Yep, but I am writing one myself,
I also think that there are not enough fanfictons that are as long as the original books! ;D ;D ;D
I'm writing one... but 350-400 pages just takes time.
Quote from: Wylder Treejumper on April 10, 2014, 09:09:15 PM
Quote from: willruth on March 27, 2014, 04:51:57 PM
Yep, but I am writing one myself,
I also think that there are not enough fanfictons that are as long as the original books! ;D ;D ;D
I'm writing one... but 350-400 pages just takes time.
How do you go about writing the Fan-Fic?
Do you imagine how the characters would act and create a story from that?
I was wondering if someone could write a ballade, or a poem about a frog's crazy birthday party. I love crazy ballades, and poems, so this would make me be happy. ;D
Consider your request. . . accepted. ;D
Quote from: U.N.K.N.O.W.N. on April 13, 2014, 07:15:48 AM
Quote from: Wylder Treejumper on April 10, 2014, 09:09:15 PM
Quote from: willruth on March 27, 2014, 04:51:57 PM
Yep, but I am writing one myself,
I also think that there are not enough fanfictons that are as long as the original books! ;D ;D ;D
I'm writing one... but 350-400 pages just takes time.
How do you go about writing the Fan-Fic?
Do you imagine how the characters would act and create a story from that?
Yes, also you can make up your own characters. Maybe you could take a look at some fanfics on here to get some ideas. :)
Anyway, what if someone wrote a fanfic in which a young rabbit sneaks off to join the Long Patrol (you all know how much they deride rabbits!). He manages to pass himself off as a hare, but some are suspicious of him. Eventually the truth gets out, but then the rabbit proves himself a hero and is allowed to stay as part of the Long Patrol. ;D What do you guys think? :D
Quote from: Jukka the Sling on April 21, 2014, 10:59:28 PM
Anyway, what if someone wrote a fanfic in which a young rabbit sneaks off to join the Long Patrol (you all know how much they deride rabbits!). He manages to pass himself off as a hare, but some are suspicious of him. Eventually the truth gets out, but then the rabbit proves himself a hero and is allowed to stay as part of the Long Patrol. ;D What do you guys think? :D
Seconded! I would love to see rabbits in the Long Patrol!
Quote from: The Skarzs on April 21, 2014, 05:36:44 PM
Consider your request. . . accepted. ;D
Thankee very much!
Sorry for the wait; I'm working on it.
EDIT: It's done! Go check it out!
Could someone write a story about Dark Forest? I've always had this idea that there are still battles going on there, and it would be cool if all the dead characters could get together, and fight an epic war!
Quote from: rachel25 on May 09, 2014, 06:05:12 PM
Could someone write a story about Dark Forest? I've always had this idea that there are still battles going on there, and it would be cool if all the dead characters could get together, and fight an epic war!
Y'know, I've been thinking about this. A sort of death-spilling-over thing such as in the Warrior Cats series would fit, I think, without too much canon divergence in the world of Redwall. The thought of a warlord so evil he refuses to accept death and can't be killed permanently is just a creepishly cool premise.
Then there's the thought of Martin and all of the later sword carriers having deep philosophical conversations together. Or just partying together, haha. Dark Forest is a great place to start for a story, I'm a little surprised there isn't more fanfiction dealing with the subject.
Quote from: rachel25 on May 09, 2014, 06:05:12 PM
Could someone write a story about Dark Forest? I've always had this idea that there are still battles going on there, and it would be cool if all the dead characters could get together, and fight an epic war!
I'll try it, though it might not come out as you expect.
Quote from: U.N.K.N.O.W.N. on April 13, 2014, 07:15:48 AM
Quote from: Wylder Treejumper on April 10, 2014, 09:09:15 PM
Quote from: willruth on March 27, 2014, 04:51:57 PM
Yep, but I am writing one myself,
I also think that there are not enough fanfictons that are as long as the original books! ;D ;D ;D
I'm writing one... but 350-400 pages just takes time.
How do you go about writing the Fan-Fic?
Do you imagine how the characters would act and create a story from that?
The way I did it was I just thought of a few characters and drew them, made little bio's for each-- just a few sentences. Then I just imagined a fun adventure for them to go on without the intention of creating a fanfic and some time later, I was working on Book II of my very own fic!
So bottom line, let it come naturally! If it doesn't feel natural, you're probably not doing it right ;)
Quote from: Osu on May 23, 2014, 05:13:19 AM
Quote from: rachel25 on May 09, 2014, 06:05:12 PM
Could someone write a story about Dark Forest? I've always had this idea that there are still battles going on there, and it would be cool if all the dead characters could get together, and fight an epic war!
Y'know, I've been thinking about this. A sort of death-spilling-over thing such as in the Warrior Cats series would fit, I think, without too much canon divergence in the world of Redwall. The thought of a warlord so evil he refuses to accept death and can't be killed permanently is just a creepishly cool premise.
Then there's the thought of Martin and all of the later sword carriers having deep philosophical conversations together. Or just partying together, haha. Dark Forest is a great place to start for a story, I'm a little surprised there isn't more fanfiction dealing with the subject.
That is a really, really good idea. We should do a contest.
Quote from: willruth on March 27, 2014, 04:51:57 PM
Yep, but I am writing one myself,
I also think that there are not enough fanfictons that are as long as the original books! ;D ;D ;D
LOL --- You obviously haven't seen Highwinger's Crimson Badger series. Think each of them would rival the original in length. I'm not sure how long the books are, but I know several of mine exceed the 100K word length. So there are such long stories out there.
Quote from: The Skarzs on August 12, 2014, 12:34:03 AM
Quote from: rachel25 on May 09, 2014, 06:05:12 PM
Could someone write a story about Dark Forest? I've always had this idea that there are still battles going on there, and it would be cool if all the dead characters could get together, and fight an epic war!
I'll try it, though it might not come out as you expect.
I have written a poem on the topic of the Dark Forest, and it is here on the Fan Fiction board!
Quote from: cairn destop on August 28, 2014, 05:47:36 PM
Quote from: willruth on March 27, 2014, 04:51:57 PM
Yep, but I am writing one myself,
I also think that there are not enough fanfictons that are as long as the original books! ;D ;D ;D
LOL --- You obviously haven't seen Highwinger's Crimson Badger series. Think each of them would rival the original in length. I'm not sure how long the books are, but I know several of mine exceed the 100K word length. So there are such long stories out there.
Yeah writing a full lengthed book is a tough thing to do! Together, my two fanfics are probably only around the 80,000 word mark or less. Does anyone know how many words are in the average Jacques book?
Figure 250 words to a page as average and 300 - 400 pages for a full length book. That would be anywhere from 75K to 100K in length. My guess is that the initial draft might run double that. Always fascinates me how much of my material gets pruned from the first draft.
As an example, my first paragraph in "The New Arrivals" is about 75 words. My first draft had it four paragraphs and 200 words.
Quote from: Captain Tammo on September 06, 2014, 11:35:50 PM
Quote from: cairn destop on August 28, 2014, 05:47:36 PM
Quote from: willruth on March 27, 2014, 04:51:57 PM
Yep, but I am writing one myself,
I also think that there are not enough fanfictons that are as long as the original books! ;D ;D ;D
LOL --- You obviously haven't seen Highwinger's Crimson Badger series. Think each of them would rival the original in length. I'm not sure how long the books are, but I know several of mine exceed the 100K word length. So there are such long stories out there.
Yeah writing a full lengthed book is a tough thing to do! Together, my two fanfics are probably only around the 80,000 word mark or less. Does anyone know how many words are in the average Jacques book?
Around 100-120k, from what I can remember.
I sometimes wonder if the number of chapters, as well as the length of these chapters, can scare off potential readers. I've learned from experience on another writing site that material over 3K words tends to have fewer comments than works below 1K. Same thing with multi chaptered works. If readers don't discover your material before the fourth or fifth chapter, the sheer number of chapters can discourage readers.
While that is true, the comments you do get have a decent chance of actually being useful, rather than simply 'wow thats a great story i think its really cool and i like it alot'. (With no punctuation or capitals)
Personally, I look for longer stories. If I'm running short of time, I'll follow or favourite the story so I can still find it later.
Anyway, anybeast have story requests?
Quote from: shisteer of nothing much on April 10, 2020, 06:22:58 AM
While that is true, the comments you do get have a decent chance of actually being useful, rather than simply 'wow thats a great story i think its really cool and i like it alot'. (With no punctuation or capitals)
The bane of fanfic reviews eeeeeverywhere XD
I don't have any ideas per say (at least, none I'd be willing to share ;D) but I am curious... did anyone do the rabbit in the Long Patrol story?
Quote from: The Grey Coincidence on April 15, 2020, 04:32:11 PM
Quote from: shisteer of nothing much on April 10, 2020, 06:22:58 AM
While that is true, the comments you do get have a decent chance of actually being useful, rather than simply 'wow thats a great story i think its really cool and i like it alot'. (With no punctuation or capitals)
The bane of fanfic reviews eeeeeverywhere XD
Lol. Yeah. (Though I'd rather take those than nothing! XD)
Quote from: The Grey Coincidence on April 15, 2020, 04:32:11 PM
I don't have any ideas per say (at least, none I'd be willing to share ;D) but I am curious... did anyone do the rabbit in the Long Patrol story?
I don't know. *Puts radar on for potential rabbits in Black and White's Long Patrol* :P
I'd like to read a story with some really strong family relationships. (Father-son sort of thing) I feel like, in Redwall, the young beasts don't really get much upbringing directly from their parents. It's normally the badgermum or somebeast who takes care of all the dibbuns, rather than each young one being personally mentored by their parents. I think it would make a good story to have two young beasts that both get brought up by their dad. Both dads are good fathers but they each have different strengths and weaknesses. Then show the young beasts when they're adults and how their father's upbringing has shaped each beast. (I'd like to write a story like that too but I have heaps of stories on the go already so I doubt I'll ever get 'round to it)
Quote from: shisteer of nothing much on April 24, 2020, 04:39:20 AM
I'd like to read a story with some really strong family relationships. (Father-son sort of thing) I feel like, in Redwall, the young beasts don't really get much upbringing directly from their parents. It's normally the badgermum or somebeast who takes care of all the dibbuns, rather than each young one being personally mentored by their parents. I think it would make a good story to have two young beasts that both get brought up by their dad. Both dads are good fathers but they each have different strengths and weaknesses. Then show the young beasts when they're adults and how their father's upbringing has shaped each beast. (I'd like to write a story like that too but I have heaps of stories on the go already so I doubt I'll ever get 'round to it)
*Becomes a salesman* Boy do I have a story for you! It's called Good Fences and it's by Airan (not sure if that's his FFN username it's just what I know him as...) The plot centers around a family of foxes and a family of otters who are made to live together due to circumstances. It's winter, they both have young ones and what will you and somewhat... different... methods of teaching them and raising them. It's very well-written and does focus heavily on the father-son relationship (though the mothers are still around and display common sense).
It's unfinished, and is one of those hiatus fics buuuut Airan is still alive and well so hopefully he'll manage to scrape something together. In the er- far future. :)
I'm sold. What is it called and where do I find it? (You make a great salesman, just saying)
You should be able to find it on FFN if you search up 'Good Fences'. Don't forget to leave a few reviews ;) I'm also not sure about the total word count but it's shorter than the Grey Warlord so you should manage.
So. Fanfic requests. Redwall/Welkin Weasels crossovers anyone? I thought of one that sounds pretty fun and would like to hear any suggestions you lot had in that regard.
Sweet, thanks. I won't forget the reviews.
so I guess my works not getting read then because I go for the longer content
Quote from: Kolman on April 27, 2020, 02:14:46 PM
so I guess my works not getting read then because I go for the longer content
Possibly, but it's not always true. Black and White is over two hundred thousand words long and still ongoing and I like to think has garnered a large audience. There are other factors to consider as well when it comes to viewership. How active is the fandom? What site are you publishing on? What stories are you (in theory) competing with?
well I am publishing it here actually I am working on finishing chapter 2 right now
Well the fanfiction section *here* has never been all that active so that may be why it seems 'noone' is reading it. Regardless this is getting a bit off-topic. Got a request Man of Kol? Wanna trade?
not at this moment