The Course of Superhero Romance... (Discussions)

Aaah. There we go, now I can put it in the site

Even if it's a little late, Merry Christmas everyone

Been almost a month...

NEED MOAR NOW.

totally missed NOVWRIMO or whatever it's called.

Seems I got a belated Christmas present from two CoH players!



Sora and Raymond celebrating New Year's together... awwwwww!

Michelle
aka
Samuraiko/Dark_Respite

Samuraiko/Dark_Respite,

Your wonderful "City of" videos amazed me with the level of storytelling, humor, and pure technical skill. Imagine my delight when I stumbled across this offering. I've read fan fiction before, and really enjoyed some of the "what ifs" they provide...but I have to say, this is an entirely different creature.

I waited to post until I had read the first story arc of "The Course of Superhero Romance" IN ITS ENTIRETY, and I'm glad that I did! This goes beyond fan fiction, into the realm of the true writer...the heart of storytelling. You took characters I felt I already knew (at least somewhat), and truly HUMANIZED them. Your characterizations were SPOT ON! I found myself actually CARING about what happened, rooting for the heroes, cheering their triumphs, and sharing their sorrows.

You are a truly creative and talented person. I wish you every success, and thank you deeply for such a touching experience!

Okay, how did I miss this for so long?

I had seen the little banners on occasion but I never actually was inspired to find out what they were talking about. I can't say what possessed me to actually start reading it but once I did I was hooked. Hooked I say!

The biggest weakness of the so called "signature" heroes of the City Of universe is that they're flat and lifeless stereotypes. In this story you have actually made the Freedom Phalanx personable and sympathetic, even Statesman (which takes some doing, as he's pretty much come across as a complete d**k in every other place we've seen him). Positron and Synapse are of course the standouts. They are the classic comedic duo, the straight man and the joker, but in your characterizations, they work really well in those roles.

And my favorite scenes are when Posi and Sorina are setting up their kissing experiments. Wonderfully charming.

So yeah. Good stuff. Write more.

Ask and ye shall receive... the newest chapter of THE COURSE OF SUPERHERO ROMANCE II is now available.

Michelle
aka
Samuraiko/Dark_Respite

Awesome Work! You never disappoint, not in writing, video's, or the chance team-up in game! Keep up the amazing work

Thor.. aka PseudoCool

There's only one small difficulty: The world's problems NEVER wait for tomorrow when you're a super hero!

Be prepared for a rather large explosion soon...

Never cease to amaze me Mich.

and all I can say for what is in store for the Future is hehehehehehe >:-)

*laughs*

Who added the "tomorrow never comes" tag?

Michelle
aka
Samuraiko/Dark_Respite

To my shame, it wasn't seeing you (or somebody, I wasn't logging the convo) ask Posi about Sorina last night in the D that got me to read TCoSR1. It was seeing it linked from your .sig in, I think, the sixth anniversary memories thread.

Wow. Just... wow. I am in awe. I read it in a number of small but no less swell foops, and I am through the wringer in a good way.

*applauds*

Hey Mich you snagged another one.

you better start cranking out the chapters again. The natives are gonna get restless.

and Did you get the email I sent you about JJ?

And now, because I was asked to link it here, I present you all with a cute image of Tava:

http://tygenco.deviantart.com/art/Pr...Exam-162904748

Inspired most specifically by part 31, in which the mention of a private lecture with a practical exam leads to that white orchid being put back in her hair--which then leads to a time break and, I'm certain, a good deal of "it's about freakin' time!"

I've run into one of the irritating problems when it comes to writing about characters that aren't mine. My characters, I know. I understand. I can usually guess how they'd react to things. But other people's characters? Not so easy. And it's even worse when it's someone's character that I can't just go ask the someone, "Hey, would your character do this or that?" *coughcoughmattcoughcoughhackwheeze*

Most of the Star Patrol/Nova Dominion, no problem. I know all the players, and they're cool about stuff like this. But I'm gonna be throwing Posi and the Phalanx into some really rough situations, and it's proving really hard to figure out which way they'll jump.

Any other CoH fandom writers have the same problem? Help?

Michelle
aka
Samuraiko/Dark_Respite

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FIRST!!!


And I didn't even peek.

Thanks, Shadowe. As a general rule, I've got the mindsets of the Phalanx pretty well-covered... when they're in situations that they'd be accustomed to finding themselves in. But they're going to find themselves in a situation that is WAAAY beyond their experience (actually, in several, now that I think about it), and so far, I've managed not to scare more than one or two people off with the reaction of, "Oh God, Positron/States/whoever would never do that."

Oh, well - I shall muddle along as best I can and see who sticks around for the rest of the story.

BTW - I heard an interesting rumor that not only has a good chunk of the GM team (the customer service guys) read this story and follow it, but so do the mods! I wonder if I should bring a SuperHeroRomance.com t-shirt to PAX for Ocho?

Michelle
aka
Samuraiko/Dark_Respite

I'm pretty sure their reactions to the realms of the weird would still devolve to their basic nature, though.

Certainly not going to argue that you have their personalities pretty much down pat.

I guess it really depends on what you're going to be putting them through, and how far outside their comfort-zones it takes them. I'm sure as heck going to keep reading.

Oh, and a big yes from me on the t-shirt idea.

Michelle you tease I saw in my subscribed threads a new post in the story thread...

no i was just some goober who can't read the instructions.


Obligatory NEED MOAR NAO!!!!