Thread: Chapter Writing Department

Originally Posted by Kromoh

(long post)

I don't mind at all, those are some great ideas. Just let me get started on them
However, I do think that the reader needs to be told about the acronyms beforehand. It's an important part of the community and helps the dreamer to get started quickly.
Thanks for the compliments, I appreciate it.

EDIT: It automatically republishes when I edit it. As of now, I've made some small changes. Maybe we should explain the really scientific concept of dreaming more?
http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddm75ss6_29d5r3n7d4

Well, I just meant that it'd be better to explain the acronyms as they are needed, e.g: teach the DILD acronym in the DILD-related chapter. I mean, acronyms like VILD, DEILD, WBTB, WILD and DY are all different variations of the wake-induced method - and for that reason I believe they should be grouped into a single chapter.

Just wanted to remind everyone that when you write this book, you are writing to someone who doesn't know what lucid dreaming is.

Keep that in mind.

ok, that is good info

Originally Posted by ThreeLetterSyndrom

I don't mind at all, those are some great ideas. Just let me get started on them
However, I do think that the reader needs to be told about the acronyms beforehand. It's an important part of the community and helps the dreamer to get started quickly.
Thanks for the compliments, I appreciate it.

EDIT: It automatically republishes when I edit it. As of now, I've made some small changes. Maybe we should explain the really scientific concept of dreaming more?
http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddm75ss6_29d5r3n7d4

So far this looks very good. I think it deserves its own thread, though.

I love the webcomic, but do we have permission to use it?


As a general (and very important) question to all our writers--how long to make these chapters? If they're only a page or two each, this will be more of an e-book or pamphlet.

If we want to make this a full length book, these chapters need to be at least 10-20 pages each, depending on how many chapters there are. The introduction doesn't need to be as long, but it should be at least 1-3 pages.

I think It would really depend on the subject within Lucid Dreaming you're writing. If it's a big subject then it should be pretty detailed meaning more pages. If it's smaller then you wouldn't have to write as much as you would for the bigger subjects.

Originally Posted by Naiya

If we want to make this a full length book, these chapters need to be at least 10-20 pages each, depending on how many chapters there are. The introduction doesn't need to be as long, but it should be at least 1-3 pages.

Agreed.

To all: This is one reason why thoughts of lengthening the chapters (already completed by the original staff ) have crossed my mind more than once. Either we can do that or nitpick at what they have and just finish off the rest ourselves. But the chapters already in place...are hardly chapters at all. Therefore what I'd like to do is start assigning chapters and subheadings to the writers in our department and have them get started on that. First, we'll need to know (and probably figure out first) what chapters it is that we're going to write about exactly. Delphi's outline was great and I love it, however, - I think it could use a bit more polish.

Let's get some thoughts flowing in here guys, it'll be time to start assigning chapters pretty soon. =)

Originally Posted by Naiya

So far this looks very good. I think it deserves its own thread, though.

I love the webcomic, but do we have permission to use it?


As a general (and very important) question to all our writers--how long to make these chapters? If they're only a page or two each, this will be more of an e-book or pamphlet.

If we want to make this a full length book, these chapters need to be at least 10-20 pages each, depending on how many chapters there are. The introduction doesn't need to be as long, but it should be at least 1-3 pages.

I'll send the author a note
I was wondering about the length, too

Originally Posted by Naiya

So far this looks very good. I think it deserves its own thread, though.

I agree. Once all the necessary revisions have been made and the way it has been set up has been agreed upon, we can lock it (and finished chapters in the future) up in a thread of its own.