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Title: How do you right such accurate Fan Fiction...? Post by: Tasardur on October 25, 2011, 04:21:40 AM I'd just like to say that i would love to right starwars fan fiction i just don't know enough about the universe. But ho! If you asked me to right a trilogy on LOTR or Halo I could pump that out like a factory. Where do you guys get all this info pertaining to the old republic Era. It is my favorite Era and yet...it's the era that i know the least about....
Title: Re: How do you right such accurate Fan Fiction...? Post by: Kham-Ryn Kurios on October 25, 2011, 04:25:00 AM I'd just like to say that i would love to right starwars fan fiction i just don't know enough about the universe. But ho! If you asked me to right a trilogy on LOTR or Halo I could pump that out like a factory. Where do you guys get all this info pertaining to the old republic Era. It is my favorite Era and yet...it's the era that i know the least about.... Here you go brother, http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page (http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page) Best site in the world for SW facts. I used this to find Battles and events in which I could place my character as to correspond to the EU events and would not be conflicting. Title: Re: How do you right such accurate Fan Fiction...? Post by: Big Boss on October 25, 2011, 12:24:40 PM yeah kahms right wookiepedia is the best place :) be careful through it can be a real time drainer cause you'll just keep reading and reading trying to absorb everything :D
Title: Re: How do you right such accurate Fan Fiction...? Post by: Yega on October 25, 2011, 02:50:24 PM Man, I go to that site for fun! Like Boss said, once you start reading, you just. keep. on. going. and. never. seem. to. stop.... I love that site. It has probably increased my knowledge of Star Wars by 80%. It is the place to go. Another fun thing you can do to learn about the Old republic (my favorite era in SW) is go to the SWTOR site and look at the timeline: http://www.swtor.com/info/holonet/timeline. (http://www.swtor.com/info/holonet/timeline.) They are fun to watch and very educational... lol
One more thing you can do is read the Old republic books that have come out. I have only read one as of now (I'm waiting for the Revan book!!!), and that is Deceived... That my friend, is a great read. I'm a Sith, but I felt for the Jedi in the book. Note, the Jedi is a female, so that helps...lol But still. The book entertains the Jedi and Sith, so it is unbiased. I love that about it. Anyways. I would suggest watching the timeline first, and if anything sticks out to you, look it up on Star Wars wiki. Heck, look it up on Google! The chances are, Star Wars wiki will be in the top results. Title: Re: How do you right such accurate Fan Fiction...? Post by: Kham-Ryn Kurios on October 25, 2011, 04:05:16 PM Man, I go to that site for fun! Like Boss said, once you start reading, you just. keep. on. going. and. never. seem. to. stop.... I love that site. It has probably increased my knowledge of Star Wars by 80%. It is the place to go. Another fun thing you can do to learn about the Old republic (my favorite era in SW) is go to the SWTOR site and look at the timeline: [url]http://www.swtor.com/info/holonet/timeline.[/url] ([url]http://www.swtor.com/info/holonet/timeline.[/url]) They are fun to watch and very educational... lol One more thing you can do is read the Old republic books that have come out. I have only read one as of now (I'm waiting for the Revan book!!!), and that is Deceived... That my friend, is a great read. I'm a Sith, but I felt for the Jedi in the book. Note, the Jedi is a female, so that helps...lol But still. The book entertains the Jedi and Sith, so it is unbiased. I love that about it. Anyways. I would suggest watching the timeline first, and if anything sticks out to you, look it up on Star Wars wiki. Heck, look it up on Google! The chances are, Star Wars wiki will be in the top results. You MUST watch the timeline Yega gave the link to. Very, very good for facts. TOR books with Malgus are some of the best. I don't like the Sith but Malgus was fun to read in Deceived. Title: Re: How do you right such accurate Fan Fiction...? Post by: Jammo on October 25, 2011, 04:07:45 PM Consult the Wookiee, always. I've got a cannon compatible Old Republic story that I used Wookieepedia as a source for.
Title: Re: How do you right such accurate Fan Fiction...? Post by: Manroon on October 25, 2011, 07:20:16 PM Also, there are reference books out there that are AWESOME. For example.....
Jedi VS Sith, the Essential Guide to the Force Essential Guide to Vehicles and Vessels The Jedi Path The Sith Path and of course the entire Essential and New Essential Guides Series, the various Encyclopedias, and Guide to Locations books are all wonderful as well. Be warned though, many of the Essential Guides are out of date and do not cover materials past Episode III. In some cases even past Episode II, and I think there are a few that go a little beyond Ep III, but not as far as Clone Wars. Title: Re: How do you right such accurate Fan Fiction...? Post by: lordgale119 on October 25, 2011, 10:58:30 PM Right?...OH, you mean WRITE!
Okay! Well, one sometimes....has to.....*looks around and leans in as if about to tell a secret* RESEARCH it. I myself have a VERY good memory for things I read and/or watch, and thus am able to write fanfiction based on details I remember, then fill in the blanks. I don't write fanfiction for Star Wars, really, but I'm thinking about it. The thing you need to do most is READ about the era/characters/events you want to center your story on. If this means reading a ton of novels, then so be it. By reading many of the expanded universe books, one eventually builds up an understanding of where the galaxy stands at that point in time. For instance: The Old Republic: A heavily divided, war-torn era that would eventually lead to the events of the prequels and original trilogy. or The Prequel era: an Antebellum age that suddenly and violently exploded into full-on galactic civil war, as well as being heavily saturated in politics. Title: Re: How do you right such accurate Fan Fiction...? Post by: Tasardur on October 25, 2011, 11:08:24 PM LOL TYPO!!!! thanks for the info :)
Title: Re: How do you right such accurate Fan Fiction...? Post by: Big Boss on October 25, 2011, 11:36:38 PM LOL TYPO!!!! thanks for the info :) LOL i feel like a tard too for not seeing your spelling mistake when i posted a reply earlier. The mind loves playing tricks on us doesn't it :DTitle: Re: How do you right such accurate Fan Fiction...? Post by: Jammo on October 28, 2011, 02:28:54 AM The Essential Atlas has a ton of great info.
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It's what I use. Title: Re: How do you right such accurate Fan Fiction...? Post by: Kham-Ryn Kurios on October 29, 2011, 06:37:29 PM ([url]http://roflrazzi.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/celebrity-pictures-robert-downey-imagination-spongebob.jpg[/url]) It's what I use. Imagination Imagination Imagination! Imagination Imagination Imagination Imagination Imagination Imagination Imagination Imagination Imagination Imagination Imagination Imagination Imagination Imaginatiooooooooooon! Title: Re: How do you right such accurate Fan Fiction...? Post by: Master Artorius Vidnyl on October 29, 2011, 07:31:43 PM Southpark...
Back on topic: Imagination is extremely important, but wookieepedia and other sources (like the books) are immensely helpful in writing your fanfic. Title: Re: How do you right such accurate Fan Fiction...? Post by: Kham-Ryn Kurios on October 29, 2011, 07:44:01 PM Southpark... Back on topic: Imagination is extremely important, but wookieepedia and other sources (like the books) are immensely helpful in writing your fanfic. Like Master said Books are great. I really enjoy the Audio Books, they use SFX and voice actors. It's engaging and it helps(me at least) write better sequences throughout. |