The Great Rigorous COLLECTIVE Intuition Book

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The Great Rigorous COLLECTIVE Intuition Book

Postby 82_28 » Sun Jul 11, 2010 5:35 pm

Here's my meager idea. It will take a little bit of planning and strategy in order for the story to have any flow. But I envision a book written by us all. We all take turns. I nominate Jeff or Barracuda to begin things out. Or maybe a Nordic for anger or Simulist for clear headed otherworldlyness or Justdrew to start things out with some sarcasm. I dunno, whoever. Believe me, I ain't leaving anybody out. But this place could put out a kick ass collectively written sci-fi, fantasy, fiction book if there ever were one.

However, flow would have to be maintained. Voice would probably have to be maintained. It could go wherever. It could be fun. I say those who are interested try it. It just has to be delineated though I think, as of order of authorship to craft one whole book.

In fact, I nominate Montag to start it out and begin with the fish she is holding. Let's make up some ground rules now. Anybody in?

I will write as the character of "Jennifer Wolf PI". That's my call for me.

What do you guys think?
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Re: The Great Rigorous COLLECTIVE Intuition Book

Postby Stephen Morgan » Mon Jul 12, 2010 1:09 pm

I'm afraid I don't understand what you're talking about. A round-robin fiction?
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Re: The Great Rigorous COLLECTIVE Intuition Book

Postby Nordic » Mon Jul 12, 2010 3:52 pm

Didn't Jeff already write a book?
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Re: The Great Rigorous COLLECTIVE Intuition Book

Postby 82_28 » Mon Jul 12, 2010 8:21 pm

Yeah, a round robin type book. It was a dumb idea. Forget I brought it up.

But if anybody is still down, I'm down. I tried to write a book like this with another friend of mine. I happened to give up because of some personal things and I just couldn't bring myself to write what was needed at the time to send off to her and have her expound upon. So I just dropped it.

Anyways, that's it and that's all. Just an idea. See ya all in "general discussion" in a bit!
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Re: The Great Rigorous COLLECTIVE Intuition Book

Postby 8bitagent » Tue Jul 13, 2010 3:40 am

82_28 wrote:Yeah, a round robin type book. It was a dumb idea. Forget I brought it up.

But if anybody is still down, I'm down. I tried to write a book like this with another friend of mine. I happened to give up because of some personal things and I just couldn't bring myself to write what was needed at the time to send off to her and have her expound upon. So I just dropped it.

Anyways, that's it and that's all. Just an idea. See ya all in "general discussion" in a bit!


Dumb? You mean GENIUS!

I love anthologies of short stories, from William Gibson to all the stuff Alan Moore has done in graphic novel form. Over the three years or so on here Ive seen some seriously mind blowing writing, often bitingly humorous from all manner of life experiences and perspectives. I think it's a solid idea.
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Re: The Great Rigorous COLLECTIVE Intuition Book

Postby Simulist » Tue Jul 13, 2010 1:39 pm

I agree. It's a unique and "novel" idea. Might even be fun, too.
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Re: The Great Rigorous COLLECTIVE Intuition Book

Postby Sweejak » Wed Jul 14, 2010 6:23 pm

I tried this with a bunch of online friends a few years ago, it was very funny with bizarre time shifts a sub plots suddenly surfacing out of nowhere. We lost interest quickly though, but this site has some real writers, I'd love to watch and I've always loved the Dada Exquisite Corpse.
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Re: The Great Rigorous COLLECTIVE Intuition Book

Postby Project Willow » Wed Jul 14, 2010 6:38 pm

I think it would be even more fun if it were done Exquisite Corpse style, as in the next writer only got to read the last paragraph of the proceeding chapter and had to take his cue from that.

Er, well, maybe.
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Re: The Great Rigorous COLLECTIVE Intuition Book

Postby lucky » Thu Jul 15, 2010 8:38 am

Project Willow wrote:I think it would be even more fun if it were done Exquisite Corpse style, as in the next writer only got to read the last paragraph of the proceeding chapter and had to take his cue from that.

Er, well, maybe.


Now THATS a plan - count me in (of course the last paragraph could be crafted in such a way as to at least give a clue to whats happening .. allthough characters would simply disappear and the plot lines remain un finished.... uh maybe not- just a 1000 words or so per writer with a list of who's next, sounds exciting.
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Re: The Great Rigorous COLLECTIVE Intuition Book

Postby freemason9 » Thu Jul 15, 2010 11:33 pm

but sometimes, in the effort to be clever and shifty, such stories become exercises in vanity

whereas they could otherwise be exploratory and enlightening
The real issue is that there is extremely low likelihood that the speculations of the untrained, on a topic almost pathologically riddled by dynamic considerations and feedback effects, will offer anything new.
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