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What are some of the benefits of creative writing in EVE?

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Zoe Hook
State War Academy
Caldari State
#1 - 2012-10-10 14:36:48 UTC
Just wondering if there are certain benefits to creative/fiction writing in EVE. I really enjoy the way this games is setup as it allows for almost total immersion in your character and would like to capitalize on that but would it be for anything other than personal satisfaction?
Jim Era
#2 - 2012-10-10 14:37:29 UTC
nope

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Petrus Blackshell
Rifterlings
#3 - 2012-10-10 14:42:06 UTC
Personal satisfaction, fame, possibly ISK ingame, or whatever else you make of it.


The only forbidden thing is RL monetization, because Eve lore is copyrighted/protected.

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Zoe Hook
State War Academy
Caldari State
#4 - 2012-10-10 15:06:01 UTC
Cool, thanks! Definitely not intending RL currency but notability and in game isk are very intriguing.
ISD Athechu
ISD STAR
ISD Alliance
#5 - 2012-10-10 15:30:14 UTC
There is an ISD team called Mercury who's goal is to just write fiction. Might want to look into do that if you are interested.

Mercury is a small team of volunteers that have specialized in everything fiction. Our job is to work with the CCP storyline department in the creation of fiction in many shapes or forms, be it news articles, descriptions, full fictional documents or whatever else is needed. Next to that we also have the chance to tell our own stories set in the world of EVE.

We are looking for volunteers that have passion for the background story of EVE and a very detailed knowledge of it. Creativity as well as very good English and writing skills are an absolute must. You have to be able to write under a deadline and still maintain a high level of activity and a constant output of fiction. If you feel that you have what we are looking for then please apply now.

http://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/ISD_Mercury

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Kitty Bear
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#6 - 2012-10-10 19:00:29 UTC  |  Edited by: Kitty Bear
Start by looking at these

Chronicles & Shorts would make good reading, give you an idea of whats already out there, and where you can go with ideas.
ISD Athechu
ISD STAR
ISD Alliance
#7 - 2012-10-10 19:27:50 UTC
Removed some posts that weren't on topic to this thread.

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OT Smithers
A Farewell To Kings...
Dock Workers
#8 - 2012-10-10 21:04:18 UTC
Holy crap! Someone removed the TOTALLY AWESOME story I wrote just for this thread!

Whoever did this should feel really bad.
Zoe Hook
State War Academy
Caldari State
#9 - 2012-10-11 22:16:35 UTC
Thanks all!

I appreciate the feedback. I do actually have a corp that I'm loyal to but I am definitely interested in writing fiction within the game possibly for my own corp.
Nanatoa
#10 - 2012-10-11 22:47:18 UTC
If you write well and manage to engage the audience, you may even get Billions in donations.
INNOMINATE NIGHTMARE did it a few years ago, writing about the adventures of a noob in null sec.
Then there was Tarminic, who wrote absolutely awesome forum rants and whines on demand.
James 315 is doing it currently, writing about his miner bumping adventures.

As you can see, the actual subject doesn't have to be serious, style is more important.

"Stay the course, we have done this many times before." - (CCP) Hilmar, June 2011
funrollloops
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#11 - 2012-10-12 14:53:11 UTC
I rewrite my bio during boring parts of fleet ops. I wish it allowed more than 1000 characters though. Please change this CCP.
Shani Zera
Jin-Mei Mercantile Club
#12 - 2012-10-13 02:26:48 UTC
Mittani is another good example; he started out as a notable Goonswarm alliance member writing up forum propaganda, graduated to Ten Ton Hammer articles about espionage, and now has his own website which does pretty well, I believe. He landed an interview with the Sony Online Entertainment CEO recently, which seemed pretty big to me.

Writing in EVE can definitely take you places. Smile
Shani Zera
Jin-Mei Mercantile Club
#13 - 2012-10-13 02:27:40 UTC
P.S. We have an "EVE Fiction" forum section too where you can share. There's lots of fiction discussion here too: Backstage forums.
Velarra
#14 - 2012-10-13 22:52:43 UTC  |  Edited by: Velarra
Zoe Hook wrote:
Just wondering if there are certain benefits to creative/fiction writing in EVE. I really enjoy the way this games is setup as it allows for almost total immersion in your character and would like to capitalize on that but would it be for anything other than personal satisfaction?


PVP, via Contract descriptions. Pirate

Edit:

& lets not forget about the Market Discussions forum area if you have a creative bent for fictional financial advice and the earning of others' confidence! Big smile
Max Godsnottlingson
Viziam
Amarr Empire
#15 - 2012-10-18 15:51:58 UTC  |  Edited by: Max Godsnottlingson
Nanatoa wrote:
If you write well and manage to engage the audience, you may even get Billions in donations.
INNOMINATE NIGHTMARE did it a few years ago, writing about the adventures of a noob in null sec.
Then there was Tarminic, who wrote absolutely awesome forum rants and whines on demand.
James 315 is doing it currently, writing about his miner bumping adventures.

As you can see, the actual subject doesn't have to be serious, style is more important.


Lordy Lordy Lordy! There is a name from the past 'Innominate Nightmare'. What happened to the guy. I have a memory that he sort of fizzled out after a lot of people said that he was just scamming and making it all up. But whatever, he wrote a damned fine tale, and if it was infact a scam, then the guy should still be credited with running one of the best and most off the wall, and entertaining scams in Eve's history
Petrus Blackshell
Rifterlings
#16 - 2012-10-18 16:11:38 UTC
Nanatoa wrote:
James 315 is doing it currently, writing about his miner bumping adventures.

He does it so well, many people don't even see the RP. It just feels so natural, so in the context of Eve itself, and so immersive (you can't not be part of it once it touches you).

It's genius.

(I am a James 315 alt.)

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Nanatoa
#17 - 2012-10-18 22:45:32 UTC
Max Godsnottlingson wrote:
But whatever, he wrote a damned fine tale, and if it was infact a scam, then the guy should still be credited with running one of the best and most off the wall, and entertaining scams in Eve's history


The best and most entertaining scam in Eve's history was of course Nightfreeze's The Great Scam, a tale from the early history of EVE.


(INNOMINATE NIGHTMARE btw did not scam; he did sell shares for isk but made it clear that buyers should not expect any )return.

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Khanh'rhh
Sparkle Motion.
#18 - 2012-10-22 11:05:40 UTC
Nanatoa wrote:
Max Godsnottlingson wrote:
But whatever, he wrote a damned fine tale, and if it was infact a scam, then the guy should still be credited with running one of the best and most off the wall, and entertaining scams in Eve's history


The best and most entertaining scam in Eve's history was of course Nightfreeze's The Great Scam, a tale from the early history of EVE

This is a fictional account. You may see this as a good or bad thing.

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CCP Eterne
C C P
C C P Alliance
#19 - 2012-10-22 14:07:08 UTC
There just may be a contest with some nice prizes coming up soon that will involve creative writing.

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Jonah Gravenstein
Machiavellian Space Bastards
#20 - 2012-10-22 20:37:56 UTC
It'd be worth checking out the Eve Blog Pack, most of the writers write for the sheer joy of doing it and they do it well. They cover everything from ingame mechanics to game related fiction.

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