[Gossamer's Scrapbook] The Ethereal Canyon I

[Gossamer]

. Abuse of Trust This is what happens when I give out Kavala's model's super secret website. It gets abused. Horribly. *is still laughing* You two just make me appreciate Coltyn even more. He did wonderful things with it. You... you just... make signs with SFCS and guns! .

[Elysium]

Lies and propaganda.

[Abashai]

bwahahaha!!!! love it!

OK...Kav is now in charge of Sanctuary security...

[Gossamer]

. Pardon My Lack Of Patience Lately But you guys are all bugging the shit out of me in so many ways... PMs, HD, Chat, etc. So I made a sign. It's really for Jules. She needs to take this advice. It's great advice. For me, work has just been running me ragged. And honestly, there's been a lot of PMs in my box lately filled with absolutely random and sometimes offensive questions. And I keep getting THE SAME questions over and over again but either asked different ways or asked then the person turns their attention away. It's offensive. It takes a lot to offend me. But lately everything seems to be. And well, there's a group of people out there that I frankly feel I have had little or no impact on and tend to just waste time and energy putting too much hate into their lives especially when it comes to me. Congratulations people. You're official dumb giving someone else that kind of power over your life and more importantly your happiness. It's a bit annoying to hear about it second or third hand, but it reminds me inherently that initial decisions and assumptions were correct. If someone is teaming with hate, get them the hell out of your life. You don't need it affecting you. And you don't need them dragging you down. And people? If you do something, do it full fledged whole heartedly. Don't half-ass your life, your relationships, or your opinions. Live fully. Don't let others, even me, drag you down. .

[Coltyn]

I rounded up a few friends who would like to color with you...

Secret :

Cheers,
Coltyn

[Gossamer]

. Response *laughs* That certainly made me giggle. Thanks Coltyn! But you know, I think you misunderstood "coloring" as a euphemism for something else... You should take a girl at her word. When she's not willing to be an adult, she's more interested in these guys. The Correct View! : .

[Gossamer]

. I Don't Want To Be Boring And yet sometimes I feel like everything has been done already. But the truth is it hasn't. What we really need to be doing, as staffers and as players, is looking beyond what is written. Being creative isn't about regurgitating plots we've seen in books, movies, and on TV. It's about forging your own pathway and thinking outside the box. I often wonder what draws people to the rpg writing environment. Do they use it as an escapism? Do they just want to improve? Do they have all this creativity inside them and need to let it out? It could be one of those things, a combination of those things, or something completely different. I know for myself, I needed a creative outlet. I have ideas and dreams and ask a lot of 'what ifs' in life that boarder on outrageous and fantastical but seem to work in this sort of environment. I'm also opinionated and stubborn, which also works in this sort of environment in the position I'm in. You would perhaps think it would not work so well when it comes to being a player, and that is understandable, but hugely untrue. Some of our best storytellers and truth be told worst storytellers are similar in mindset to me. But one thing we do have in common is passion. To be successfully creative and original, we need to know a few things about what we are writing about. Those that don't say have a firm goal in mind get lost along the way. It seems to me that if you just write to write without a goal then things get rambled and scrambled and make little to no sense - be they simple threads or even entire character concepts. But if you write with a firm goal... any goal, things go better, muses don't vanish, and you can stay truer to yourself and to all the reasons you are here on Mizahar. You need to give your character goals, driving needs, moral choices and significant consequences. Sometimes I think they need to be half crazy and sometimes I think they have to be bold as hell. The better part of the truth is that they need to be somewhere in between or significant in there lack thereof. And one thing I've found, which I suspect you either know or will find out if you are successful, is that achieving the little goals you set for your PC is fantastic. There's no better incentive and kick-in-the-pants (in a good way!) than a job well done be it a thread, a skill increase, an acquisition in game, or achieving something else you started out to do. Live for that. Want that feeling. Need that sensation. And when you get to that place you can manage to make things work, then you'll see first hand that you can't in many ways live without it. And be creative. Be unique. Be unusual and be everything that other people are not. Truthfully that is not hard... not hard at all. If you are having trouble getting started, look out the window. The whole world is a story, and every moment is a miracle. -Bruce Taylor .

[Paragon]

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Love this

I've always been told there is nothing you can come up with that is totally new and original. Literally every conceivable plot and drama has been done before. (Just take a look at the Greek myths!) but your own willingness to create is what makes it original.

The only thing that separates us is our voice. With passion and truth our voice forges creativity, and makes those stories fresh and new to the audience. Never imitate others or try to fit a certain writing style, because that's what makes you just the same as everyone else.
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[Coltyn]

By the way, I forgot to show you the new box of crayons I bought you...

Secret :

However, after reading your response, I decided to return them.

Sorry,
Coltyn

[Accolade]

be creative. Be unique. Be unusual and be everything that other people are not.

Since when did we start doing this? This is still Mizahar right?

*runs*