UnknowingWriter
03-23-2008, 01:35 AM
I have found some very interesting things about the elves. Mainly, never pull a Christopher Paolini. His stories are to cliche and unoriginal.
So, first off, when making a story think about somethings you already have. Is there something that contradicts what you stated earlier? Is the character a Mary-Sue? A Gary-Stu?
Arya. She wears a lot of leather, even though she claims that she is die-hard vegetarian and would never kill a beast without reason.Why the tight leather armor then? To make her sexy and unoriginal.
Eragon. The Original Gary-Stu. Paolini even admits that Eragon was originally himself. He just gave him a story and events that Paolini wants to do. He is extremely dumb and childish, but every once inawhile just goes ninja on us and turns into a different person.
Then we get to the fact that we haven't really proven something. The Empire in Eragon we never really prove is evil. Name one thing that they have done that is evil that was Galbatorix's direct order. The Ra'zac have done evil things, but Galbatorix destroyed what even the elves call a Corrupt system of riders that did nothing.
We can see that Paolini also plagiarized a lot in his stories. The Elves, they are fading away....why?He never explains, but we have something. J.R.R did. His elves started to fade away, and so do Paolini's
The entire plot is stolen from Star Wars...listen to this.
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"A boy of foggy origins lives with his uncle in a remote, backwater region of a vast empire headed by an evil Emperor and his right hand man, who was once prominent in an ancient order of guardians with mystical powers.
An object of vital importance to the rebellion against the Empire is transported from a princess under attack to the remote region of the Empire, where an old man lives who once belonged to the ancient order of guardians, and was part of the rebellion. The farmboy comes across the object through sheer luck. The boy seeks out the old man to learn about the ancient order, but eventually has to return to his uncle’s farm. The boy finds that it has been destroyed by fire by the Empire’s agents, and his uncle killed. The boy sets off with the old hermit, who gives him a weapon unique to the ancient order of guardians, a weapon that is also, coincidentally, the boy’s father’s.
As they travel, they train. The old hermit has the boy focus more on swordsmanship, but also teaches him a little bit about the ways of the mystical order of guardians. The boy meets up with a rogue who is full of surprises, but turns out to be fiercely loyal, for all his proclaimed selfishness.
The boy also begins having visions of a beautiful woman imprisoned and in need of help–the same princess who sent him the object of importance.
The boy decides that he needs to rescue her, even though he doesn’t know her; further, he thinks of her only as beautiful. The old hermit dies as a sacrifice so that the boy can escape from danger; the damsel is rescued, and they must set off to the rebellion. The Empire tracks them, and shortly after reaching the rebellion, they are attacked. A massive battle happens, one whose outcome will either save the rebellion or destroy them completely.
The boy proves his worth with heroics during the battle, but his crowning achievement is his destruction of one of the Empire’s most prized weapons. The boy is aided in this by one of his friends, who arrives at precisely the right moment.
The boy is lauded a hero.
The boy has a hallucination of a powerful master who can teach him more of the ancient order. The boy travels to the powerful master to learn the ways of the ancient order’s mystical power. While there, he grows very powerful. While he is away, the Rebellion regroups in a new area.
Just when the boy is on a roll with his training, and has grown very powerful, he has a vision of his friends in great danger. He decides he must go to help them. His master warns him not to go. The boy promises that he will return. He leaves.
He finds his friends just in time and is able to distract the enemy so that his friends will remain safe. He engages in one-on-one combat with a foe who is revealed to be family–he finds out that his father was the right-hand man of the Emperor–his father was the one who betrayed the ancient order and helped kill them.
The boy is shocked and ultimately defeated, but not killed. He loses his weapon and finds out that someone dear to him has been taken by a minor villain, and promises to find this person."
-Arget Hackslayer
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Eragon? Star Wars?!?!
This is why plagiarizing is bad. Just look at this.
The main thing that I'm trying to get across is that you need to get a solid outline of things, don't try to mix things up, think about what your saying before putting it in. Don't make your character wear leather if they are a hippie elf.
Also, who says that elves have to be perfect? Why Peaceful?I read a good book where the elves were perfect, but they loved to kill and wage war.
So here is a checklist:
1) Don't be a Plagiarizer
2) Don't make a Gary-Stu ((Yourself with superpowers))
3) Don't make Mary-Sues. (( Perfect characters))
4) Don't be like Christopher Paolini
5) Have fun
So, first off, when making a story think about somethings you already have. Is there something that contradicts what you stated earlier? Is the character a Mary-Sue? A Gary-Stu?
Arya. She wears a lot of leather, even though she claims that she is die-hard vegetarian and would never kill a beast without reason.Why the tight leather armor then? To make her sexy and unoriginal.
Eragon. The Original Gary-Stu. Paolini even admits that Eragon was originally himself. He just gave him a story and events that Paolini wants to do. He is extremely dumb and childish, but every once inawhile just goes ninja on us and turns into a different person.
Then we get to the fact that we haven't really proven something. The Empire in Eragon we never really prove is evil. Name one thing that they have done that is evil that was Galbatorix's direct order. The Ra'zac have done evil things, but Galbatorix destroyed what even the elves call a Corrupt system of riders that did nothing.
We can see that Paolini also plagiarized a lot in his stories. The Elves, they are fading away....why?He never explains, but we have something. J.R.R did. His elves started to fade away, and so do Paolini's
The entire plot is stolen from Star Wars...listen to this.
-----------------------------------------------------
"A boy of foggy origins lives with his uncle in a remote, backwater region of a vast empire headed by an evil Emperor and his right hand man, who was once prominent in an ancient order of guardians with mystical powers.
An object of vital importance to the rebellion against the Empire is transported from a princess under attack to the remote region of the Empire, where an old man lives who once belonged to the ancient order of guardians, and was part of the rebellion. The farmboy comes across the object through sheer luck. The boy seeks out the old man to learn about the ancient order, but eventually has to return to his uncle’s farm. The boy finds that it has been destroyed by fire by the Empire’s agents, and his uncle killed. The boy sets off with the old hermit, who gives him a weapon unique to the ancient order of guardians, a weapon that is also, coincidentally, the boy’s father’s.
As they travel, they train. The old hermit has the boy focus more on swordsmanship, but also teaches him a little bit about the ways of the mystical order of guardians. The boy meets up with a rogue who is full of surprises, but turns out to be fiercely loyal, for all his proclaimed selfishness.
The boy also begins having visions of a beautiful woman imprisoned and in need of help–the same princess who sent him the object of importance.
The boy decides that he needs to rescue her, even though he doesn’t know her; further, he thinks of her only as beautiful. The old hermit dies as a sacrifice so that the boy can escape from danger; the damsel is rescued, and they must set off to the rebellion. The Empire tracks them, and shortly after reaching the rebellion, they are attacked. A massive battle happens, one whose outcome will either save the rebellion or destroy them completely.
The boy proves his worth with heroics during the battle, but his crowning achievement is his destruction of one of the Empire’s most prized weapons. The boy is aided in this by one of his friends, who arrives at precisely the right moment.
The boy is lauded a hero.
The boy has a hallucination of a powerful master who can teach him more of the ancient order. The boy travels to the powerful master to learn the ways of the ancient order’s mystical power. While there, he grows very powerful. While he is away, the Rebellion regroups in a new area.
Just when the boy is on a roll with his training, and has grown very powerful, he has a vision of his friends in great danger. He decides he must go to help them. His master warns him not to go. The boy promises that he will return. He leaves.
He finds his friends just in time and is able to distract the enemy so that his friends will remain safe. He engages in one-on-one combat with a foe who is revealed to be family–he finds out that his father was the right-hand man of the Emperor–his father was the one who betrayed the ancient order and helped kill them.
The boy is shocked and ultimately defeated, but not killed. He loses his weapon and finds out that someone dear to him has been taken by a minor villain, and promises to find this person."
-Arget Hackslayer
-------------------------------------------------------------------
Eragon? Star Wars?!?!
This is why plagiarizing is bad. Just look at this.
The main thing that I'm trying to get across is that you need to get a solid outline of things, don't try to mix things up, think about what your saying before putting it in. Don't make your character wear leather if they are a hippie elf.
Also, who says that elves have to be perfect? Why Peaceful?I read a good book where the elves were perfect, but they loved to kill and wage war.
So here is a checklist:
1) Don't be a Plagiarizer
2) Don't make a Gary-Stu ((Yourself with superpowers))
3) Don't make Mary-Sues. (( Perfect characters))
4) Don't be like Christopher Paolini
5) Have fun