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Subject: Collecting Ideas for my next Fanfic - Help please?

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Well, I just finished my first "official" story. I might put up a PDF later. But now I want to do more.

Ever since I bought Halo3 ODST I wanted to write about ODSTs. Ever since I first went into the depths of the Halo Universe, sicne I heard about the Covenant and the Elites' ideas, I wanted to write about Elites and their peculiar sense of honour.

Some of you see the problem now I guess. Those ideas have been taken already and I'm afraid that my stories would just show too many parallels to the amazing work of Mr. Wolvers. I'm afraid I'd just be lost somewhere in his shadow...

What else could I write about? Normal Marines are "too boring", Spartans are just not my cup of tea. I'm not intelligent enough to write about the ONI people and lack ideas of civilian based stories.
And as for the Covenant, I just don't like any of the other races too much...

What could I write about? I'd like some ideas please, if you don't mind.

  • 07.10.2010 2:12 PM PDT

Don't worry about them being similar to my fan fictions, I'm sure that the general ideas were done to death before I wrote mine.

As long as it's unique in some way, it's absolutely fine. Giving someone an idea for a story is a little counter productive, since the thing that makes it great is that it sprung from your own mind.

  • 07.10.2010 2:20 PM PDT

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I know what you mean. But I just need a little push in the right direction. What other unit-types are cool and interesting? There can't just be ODSTs...

  • 07.10.2010 2:29 PM PDT

The Razor.

For the honour of the Mirratord.

You can write about ODSTs, but if you want it to be unique there are two things you need.

1.) The characters MUST be interesting. They have to be human, they have to be flawed and make mistakes just like real people and they have to have internal and external conflicts. Remember: the story must always serve the characters, NEVER the other way around.

2.) You should make your portrayal of war extremely realistic. Most ODST fan fictions are more akin to the style and tone of the games, which is far from real life war. The ODSTs drop straight into hell, into the heat of combat. You must convey the horrors of war realistically for it to be unique.

For both of these points, look to war films such as Black Hawk Down or Saving Private Ryan. That's what I did when I wrote my ODST story, "No Heroics", and the few comments I got all said that it was very realistic.

Just because I have written ODSTs like this, doesn't mean you shouldn't. As long as you make the characters unique, it'll be great :D

Good luck!!! :D And Wolvers, you really need to stop influencing people :P (Kidding).

  • 07.10.2010 2:36 PM PDT
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Posted by: DataBase90
[...] Normal Marines are "too boring" [...]

Well, make them interesting then! :D

Marines are part of the war too, and they far outnumber Spartans and ODSTs. They must have had seen so many amazing and horrifying things. Think about their feelings and reactions toward the war, or toward their fellow soldiers. How might a marine feel, fighting alongside the much more powerful and valuable Spartans? Would he be inspired by them (as the games would imply), or would he feel useless or threatened by comparison? What parts of the war might marines see that ODSTs or Spartans never would? How do they feel when they first land on a beautiful, untouched alien world?

I wouldn't worry about your stories having similar ideas to anyone else's. As long as you make it unique, and show us your spin on it, it's all good. Though, personally, I think ODSTs are boring and I wish people would write more about other aspects of the universe. In particular, I find AIs intriguing and would like to read more about them. :)

  • 07.11.2010 4:03 AM PDT

By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.

Characters are only as interesting as the writer makes them, keep that in mind when you choose what to write about - this should also be an influence over your decision. You say normal Marines are boring, well make them exciting then.

[Edited on 07.11.2010 4:09 AM PDT]

  • 07.11.2010 4:08 AM PDT

The Razor.

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Posted by: Melz
Well, make them interesting then! :D


Posted by: ajw34307
You say normal Marines are boring, well make them exciting then.


I didn't think of that. Good advice here, man. To this day, I have never seen a Halo fan fiction purely about normal Marines. Never.

  • 07.11.2010 4:56 AM PDT

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Posted by: Mr Evil 37
Posted by: Melz
Well, make them interesting then! :D


Posted by: ajw34307
You say normal Marines are boring, well make them exciting then.


I didn't think of that. Good advice here, man. To this day, I have never seen a Halo fan fiction purely about normal Marines. Never.
Well make one then! :-D

Thanks for the advice guys! I think I've come up with an idea now... YOu'll be hearing from me soon. lol

  • 07.11.2010 10:00 AM PDT

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If you need another idea, try making a diary of a marine on alpha halo.

  • 07.11.2010 10:52 AM PDT

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I do think this would go in the Bungie Universe forums, since their are no pictures, videos and you are talking about a story within the Halo universe.

I would say write about the every day life of a normal marines.

  • 07.11.2010 6:33 PM PDT

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  • 07.11.2010 10:40 PM PDT