araeph
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Post by araeph on Feb 27, 2010 14:44:12 GMT -5
All right, guys. It's been a while since I finished my last "Mulan" fanfic. I was holding off on thinking about it too much because I've been busy working on another story. But, since that one is almost complete...it's sequel time! (Also, Levy and Buta have been very generous with their reviews. Thanks! And, Levy, for more about Thunder God, click here.) So, for those of you who have read Leap of Faith, what would you like to see happen (or not happen) in a sequel? And, most importantly, what should I call it? Titles are the hardest for me. Thanks in advance for your help! ~Araeph
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levy120
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Post by levy120 on Feb 27, 2010 18:25:18 GMT -5
Ooooh Thunder God info - that helped ^^
Basically the name of the story is the least thing to worry about. You can temporarily call it "Leap of Faith 2" until you have a basic concept and then go with that to decide upon a name, though all in all I doubt that this story has sequel potential.
If you still insist though - Plotwise... I dunno. The Clay-Soldier issue pretty much seems settled, but there are definitely some characters that should have a reappareance like the Thunder God, the lastest "Guan" member or that little girl. And if it only is a cameo - it will help to have a connection to the main-story after all. The theme should be the same as well with the slightly mythological touch, because if now an "ordinary" war breaks out, it will be hard to "top" the events of LoF, which actuall found rather heavy already. You will have to be very careful to not go OVER the top with it.
Also, it all depends on how old you want Mulan's child to be. Newborn would probably be rather unhandy. Baby... MIGHT work Child or Teenager, may too. Depends on the plot and what you're going to do with it, yet I wouldn't recommend to push the newcomer too much into the spotlight, there are far too much fanfics out there that center around Mulan and Shang's offspring and I appreciated the originalty the Main story had. I definitely dissuade from making her Pregnant throughout the story though, this is not stuff to put in a fanfic about a DISNEY movie after all...
And on a random note After the epilogue I was actually haunted from the mental picture of Mushu and Mushu in a little... quarrel and Mulan bursting in. The classical "He started it" situation ~ "I told you, no fire in the living room! And this is your guardian, not a football!"
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Buta
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Post by Buta on Feb 28, 2010 3:23:58 GMT -5
I had a feeling you got Thunder God from an actual figure in Chinese mythology.
For a sequel, I have no idea, plot or title-wise.
(I read your fic in five hours... which puts my reading speed at roughly 22000 words/hour.)
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