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nicely done Ceratos, Al winning the science fair was classic, Hammond is a pisser, this is quality
~Dark Hunter
At 7:04:40 PM on 2/20/2003, Vito Hardy said:
Another great chapter man. I like your steps to making this fan fic man. That was the best part for me to read actually. The second best part was Malcolm's ant farm. I loved that man. Great job with Malcolm's explanations of Chaos Theory.
At 3:24:01 PM on 2/17/2003, Ratite said:
Hey wait, I thought Nash and Cooper were church goin' folk! Perhaps they were steered off the path onto drugs and punk rock by Amanda and Paul! ;)
At 9:22:59 AM on 2/17/2003, CeratosPit said:
Well, General, I'm glad you take the time to read and comment. How I came up with the story, as I said in my disclaimer, It's sort of based on X-Men Evo and Clone High, But the characters are Jurassic Park's. So I guess it boils down to...
Step one: Some people change since high school, other people don't. So while Ian may be a tall stuttering guy who sees chaos in everything, Amanda's just a punk rock girl who eventually grew out of her wild ways. Other characters, such as Nash and Cooper, were high school bullies early on, which sort of desensitized them into becoming mercenaries. The JP Universe is filled with characters that can be messed around with. But even ones that seem farfetched from their movie/book counterparts are still pretty faithful to 'em in little ways.
Step 2: Don't worry about the timeline. Sure Alan Grant might not seem to be 8 years older than Billy Brennan, but Gerry Harding didn't sem old enough to be Sarah Harding's dad either. The ages were never really reavealed in the movies, so you can say certain people were older or younger than they looked. Also, desPite certain clues as Computer and Car models, a definitive timeline was never given. They could always take place in the early 90s or near future.
Step 3: Always have a sPecific plot in mind. Always have a sPecific goal for each scene. And make sure all the characters contribute to it. If you just write a story about Alan Grant and Ian Malcolm, and just throw in all the other 15-20 characters in as comic reliefs with toilet/sex/foreshadowing jokes, it won't go anywhere.
Step 4: Don't overthink it as you write it. Most of my best ideas come to me when I'm in the train station and I elaborate as I write. But if you get stuck writing, and just try and think up something funny, 2 times out of 3, it'll be lame. And you won't know it's too late.
Step 5: Running gags are always good in 3s. 4s at most. Whether it's Hammond taking blood samples or Gennaro stuck in a locker a familiar joke is usually welcomed at moments it would be forgotten.
At 12:57:53 AM on 2/17/2003, General Rancor said:
I see you did work the boobs into the story. How do you come up with this, from one author to another? And do you still find your work funny even though you wrote it?
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