I guess Lennox's proposal and Shannon's breaking up with him are pretty big as far as the 'plot' goes, but I do have all these little bits of information that don't really fit in much. For example, Jarrett (who is transgendered and used to be Cassandra) has a sister named Anna, who is an art student who specialises in murals with political statements.
XD There is the added benefit of us becoming familiar with the other's world and could probably help each other work things out if we get stuck. (Maybe you can help me figure out an actual plot.)
I don't think either of those plots needs to be more important than the other. They are completely separate kinds of stories... what I like to call The Big Picture (stories that are seen more from the outside like the band becoming an internet sensation), and The Little Picture (interpersonal relationships and conflicts, which are seen from the inside, such as the Michael/Liam plot). A good story needs, IMO, a Big Picture and a Little Picture, or it runs the risk of being impersonal (no Little Picture), or melodramatic, like a soap opera (no Big Picture). You just have to balance them both.
I'll go make my LJ filter right away so I don't forget. Maybe long with writing actual stories we could use it to bounce ideas off each other or post paragraphs that we wanna work in somehow, just stuff that will help with the actual stories.
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XD There is the added benefit of us becoming familiar with the other's world and could probably help each other work things out if we get stuck. (Maybe you can help me figure out an actual plot.)
I don't think either of those plots needs to be more important than the other. They are completely separate kinds of stories... what I like to call The Big Picture (stories that are seen more from the outside like the band becoming an internet sensation), and The Little Picture (interpersonal relationships and conflicts, which are seen from the inside, such as the Michael/Liam plot). A good story needs, IMO, a Big Picture and a Little Picture, or it runs the risk of being impersonal (no Little Picture), or melodramatic, like a soap opera (no Big Picture). You just have to balance them both.
I'll go make my LJ filter right away so I don't forget. Maybe long with writing actual stories we could use it to bounce ideas off each other or post paragraphs that we wanna work in somehow, just stuff that will help with the actual stories.