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Post by kegisak on Nov 22, 2014 1:16:01 GMT
Also, are Santa Claus parades not a thing in the states? IT probably won't come up in the story but I mentioned I was going to one offhandedly to an American friend last night, and he said he'd never heard of them. Seriously, blows my mind. Like, my hometown of 5,000 people put one on every year, so it's not even a major population centre kind of deal.
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Post by Mio on Nov 22, 2014 1:23:07 GMT
Well, Santa Claus is often in parades during the holiday season. Parade's specifically about him aren't really a thing though.
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Post by kegisak on Nov 22, 2014 1:57:55 GMT
It's just kind of a general term for a parade that features him as the kind of centrepiece. Usually lots of local businesses and charities and stuff take part, and some general Christmas-themed goodness, with Santa at the end. If there are seasonal parades though, I guess that's probably the same deal.
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Post by japaneseteeth on Nov 22, 2014 2:01:49 GMT
Well, in general, parades aren't really a big thing here outside of major holidays. Like Mio said, there are plenty of parades with Santa in there, but he's not exactly the centerpiece.
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Post by Mezzaphor on Nov 22, 2014 3:43:51 GMT
I think they used to be a thing, perhaps more so in the midwest. One is featured in the movie A Christmas Story, and Sufjan Stevens mentions one in passing in his song "Prairie Fire That Wanders About" (off the album Illinois).
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Post by kegisak on Nov 25, 2014 10:56:37 GMT
So, I got started on the story tonight. didn't get a huge amount done, only one page in about an hour, but it feels nice to be writing again.
Also, I was kind of toying around with the idea of Diamond Tiara accompanying Pip on his quest. Part of the idea is that it's am ore reasonable way to get Pip away from Tealove - Diamond tiara strikes me as the kind of kid who'd be more willing to run off from their parent than Pip does, so she could easily drag him along with her at the start. IT also serves as a way to add a bit of extra drama and flair - my strongest point in writing has always been my character interaction, so why not capitalize? DT serves as a good contrast to Pip in a lot of ways - temperamentally, emotionally and culturally. Of course Tannenbaum's animal friend would still be a part of the party, but I think it helps to add a bit of... pony interaction. Plus it adds to the theme of the ponies being the real good part about Hearth's Warming; if Pip can make friendly with DT of all ponies, then it is truly the season of good will to all.
So yeah, in short: I'm thinking of having DT tag along with Pip on his adventures to add some contrast and interactions.
... to be frank, the first page could be seen to building towards that already, sincei t's only given them and Cheerilee actual actions yet, and it hasn't focused in on any one character.
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Post by japaneseteeth on Nov 25, 2014 13:43:44 GMT
I think that would actually be really interesting, if only because DT severely needs some character development.
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Post by Mezzaphor on Nov 25, 2014 15:22:24 GMT
Yeah, I say go for it.
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Post by kegisak on Nov 25, 2014 22:57:45 GMT
Cool. And yeah, there'll definitely be some character development on DT's part. Which'll be interesting. I don't feel much like wringer her for sympathy, and I doubt I could even if I wanted to, so it'll just be a matter of her slowly warming up to Pip.
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Post by japaneseteeth on Nov 26, 2014 0:52:34 GMT
I think that could work pretty well.
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Post by kegisak on Nov 30, 2014 11:04:33 GMT
So I've reached the scene where Pip, Peeler and Tealove are having tea, and I was trying to write Peeler with an accent.
For the moment I think I'm gonna aim for a sort of roughish Bristol accent, but I was wondering if there's any sort of stereotypical 'cop' accent in England? since I mean, his name is basically 'cop cop cop', may as well go all the way with it.
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Post by Applelight Limited on Nov 30, 2014 15:25:34 GMT
So I've reached the scene where Pip, Peeler and Tealove are having tea, and I was trying to write Peeler with an accent. For the moment I think I'm gonna aim for a sort of roughish Bristol accent, but I was wondering if there's any sort of stereotypical 'cop' accent in England? since I mean, his name is basically 'cop cop cop', may as well go all the way with it. There is indeed. The stereotypical cop accent in the UK is a broad London accent, and there's a stereotype of them always saying 'ello ello wot's all this then?' as they catch the perp in the act. These days that accent has spread all over the Thames Valley. And remember, when someone's arrested, they've been 'nicked' (which is also used to describe the act of stealing. E.g, the car's been nicked). I here there's a Monty Python sketch or two that shows what this accent is like.
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Post by kegisak on Dec 5, 2014 11:23:17 GMT
Hmm... I'll probably have to take a solid editing sweep to Peeler's accent, then. I kept it the same in the draft just for consistency's sake, but I'll want to change it. For that matter, I need to make sure I'm writing Pip's accent at least reasonably consistently, too - I can justify a bit of it by claiming he slips back into it when he gets upset, but still.
Speaking of british-isms... is Geordie an offensive thing to call someone? Because I've named the Swallow who joins them Geordie. Or rather, Pip has. I've heard the term used casually before to refer to someone from... somewhere(the North, I guess, everybody in the british shows I watch makes fun of the north. Even the northerners.), but I know that a lot of british people will just casually insult other parts of the country or different classes, so I don't want a major character's name to be something that's actually an insult.
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Post by Applelight Limited on Dec 5, 2014 12:58:17 GMT
Hmm... I'll probably have to take a solid editing sweep to Peeler's accent, then. I kept it the same in the draft just for consistency's sake, but I'll want to change it. For that matter, I need to make sure I'm writing Pip's accent at least reasonably consistently, too - I can justify a bit of it by claiming he slips back into it when he gets upset, but still. Speaking of british-isms... is Geordie an offensive thing to call someone? Because I've named the Swallow who joins them Geordie. Or rather, Pip has. I've heard the term used casually before to refer to someone from... somewhere(the North, I guess, everybody in the british shows I watch makes fun of the north. Even the northerners.), but I know that a lot of british people will just casually insult other parts of the country or different classes, so I don't want a major character's name to be something that's actually an insult. Oh no, Geordie isn't an insult. It's just a slang term for somebody from the northern city of Newcastle, especially if they have the distinctive accent. There's even a show called Geordie Shore. It's literally the UK version of Jersey Shore. Also, another idea: The Princesses Speech. During Christmas here in the UK the Queen gives a speech on TV that's just about the good times and bad times of the year (the Pope does something similar). Maybe Celestia can do the same. Now that would be Equestrian wide, but for your story it would definitely help to set the tone I think.
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Post by japaneseteeth on Dec 5, 2014 13:55:12 GMT
Ugh, Jersey Shore. A pox on the houses of whoever thought that monstrosity was a good idea.
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