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Old 10-24-2009, 06:12 AM

Sooo. I've been enrolled to take part in the National Novel Writing Month "challenge" to right 50,000 words by the end of november.. It'll be my first year taking it on, and I am sooooooo unbelievably excited for it.

(Yes, I noticed the other NaNoWriMo thread. This isn't copying thatttt.)

Anywhoo. After watching Watchmen (giggle) for the very first time today, I have been swayed toward writing something about a superhero.. A good friend of mine and I have been brainstorming for a while now (he's going to serve as my muse builder and somewhat editor), and we're kind of stuck.. We've already decided on a few things for our dear heroine, anddd.. I guess here'll be a (VERY) brief description of her..

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Name: Maria Alvarez
Age: 22
Race: Hispanic (Mexican)
Occupation: Retail
Supah Powah: Electrokinesis
And blah blah blah, whatever, not important. She's basically a.. smartass. She has a sense of humor, and she's very stubborn. She doesn't really get along with people very well.

Basically, the plotline will be.. She's around, she gets found somehow by a group of other supers, they go through some crazy crap, and they try to save the world.. from.. DUN DUN DUN, 2012 :B

Soo, to keep you from having to read anymore, here's my/our problem: how does she get found by the other supers? I was thinking she would make some sort of scene and get found that way, but that's where we got stuck.. It seems very generic, X-Men-y. We want something DIFFERENT..


So, uh. Halp? We need some assistance in how she should be found. Anything would be looooooved!

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Old 10-26-2009, 02:55 AM

Well, you could always do it in a funny manner instead of something dramatic/actiony.

Forgive my dirty mind, but I imagine if she was in a sexual situation and her parnter who was part of this superheo group got a shock he or she may have grounds for her joining.

I've always enjoyed the misuse of powers - you know, instead of being noble doing it for self gain or just trying to hurt people simply because you can.

Mostly - just avoid the whole "we've been looking for you" or she saves them or something along those lines. And try avoid making her more powerful than anyone else - I would actually enjoy a story more when the main character is just a contributor but not the top dog or the sole one to save the world.

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Old 10-26-2009, 03:44 PM

You could always opt for the 'superhero who has the power to find other superheroes'. That's not uncommon in the Superhero genre, so you could probably play it off without seeming too cheesy.

You could also go for something like a cerebro thing. Someone has a machine that finds supers, and the group is looking through all of these people to see who could actually help.

Those are just my two cents. Hope they help somewhat!

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Old 10-29-2009, 01:34 AM

You both have some reeeally great ideas. The sexual situation one -- PERFECT. I am definitely going to use that idea, if you allow me to steal it. xD~

..I really didnt even think of someone with tracking capabilities. I could use that, too; say, the group comes to the area to search for who they are detecting, and just HAPPEN to stumble apon her in the oddest of situations..

Thank you both sososososososososo much for your imput!

 


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