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General Manga writer discussions / Re: Writer Discussion Table

« on: February 19, 2017, 12:04:29 AM »

Another thing I forgot to mention (just as an interesting side-note), I actually got most of my references from other animes and mangas, and most of my characters are based off of people that I know in real life. The animes that kind of strung this all together for me were Fate/Stay franchise, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Bleach, Naruto, Hunter x Hunter, One Punch Man (I am determined to make Seth stronger than Saitama at the end of the story), Akame Ga Kill, and one of the largest driving factor has got to be Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete. If you look hard enough, you can probably find aspects of all of these in the Infinity Flame storyline.

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General Manga writer discussions / Re: Writer Discussion Table

« on: February 18, 2017, 11:54:09 PM »

I've just been organizing my thoughts for the Infinity Flame story. I decided that I want to set up an interesting story aspect for it though. A lot of things are left unclear at the end of the main story. I did this intentionally so that those who enjoy the original story can stick with that, meanwhile, I will be working on a pre-cursor to Infinity Flame called The Song of the Flame, that explains how the world got to the shape it's in as well as the cause for the existence of the Infinity Flame. I actually got this idea from the Fate/Stay series, as I watched Unlimited Blade Works first, then realized that Fate/Zero existed as well. Fate/Zero was actually made first, but the order that I watched the two series in gave me the idea for Infinity Flame and Song of the Flame.

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General Manga writer discussions / Re: Writer Discussion Table

« on: February 15, 2017, 07:31:36 PM »

Whenever I come across a writer's block, writing it out does help, but another thing that I do (and this is probably just me) is draw character sketches of certain scenes that I have plotted out in my head. Yes, getting the writing on paper is a great idea, but I just like to bear in mind that it's going to be in a visual format eventually, so I just write basic plots of scenes with a lot of detail. It's a weird way to write, but it works for me. What kind of story are you writing?

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General Manga writer discussions / Re: Writer Discussion Table

« on: February 03, 2017, 08:58:39 PM »

Thanks a bunch for the ideas. My name is Miles by the way. And I already have most of the story figured out, I just did a skimming of the story. As far as time period and technology, I see it sort of in terms of Final Fantasy, in the past, but with newer age technology. As far as Seth being able to wield the Infinity Flame, it is its own entity, basically starting as an undying flame and is only compatible with a few different people. I do need to figure out exactly how that compatibility works, but again, it's a work in progress. 

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General Manga writer discussions / Re: Writer Discussion Table

« on: February 03, 2017, 05:05:03 PM »

Hey guys, I'm working on my own manga, but unfortunately have nobody that I've met where I live that is interested in this. I've been working on this manga since I was about twelve or thirteen and want to start getting some real work done with it. I'll put up a story summary and if you can let me know if it sounds to much like another anime or manga, or if there's any story premise that I should fix, I'll take any suggestions. The story is called Infinity Flame btw.

To summarize: A boy named Seth has received one of the last sources of magic left in his known world. This source of magic is called the Infinity Flame. It was given to him by his brother, Chris, to keep it out of the hands of the government, who was and still is searching for it. The country's leader, a dictator figure named Garth, has built the Council of Flame (an elite group of five people who are trying to retrieve the Infinity Flame for Garth), and is attempting to use the flame to open a portal to another dimension for reasons unknown to Seth. Seth, who is 17 at the start of the story, has joined a resistance group led by a 23-year-old named Spike. This resistance group is trying to overthrow the terrible dictatorship that Garth has set up, while protecting Seth at the same time. As the story progresses, Seth and the Infinity Flame begin forming together to create one being (not a change in shape or form, but in power), and meanwhile, a mad scientist is working on recreating the power kept in the Infinity Flame for Garth, and has made two attempts: one failed and one partially successful.

That's all I'll go into for now. Again, I'll take any suggestions. Thanks for taking the time to read my story!