Samia says:

I think it would make for an interesting story if the character learned after the journey that the goal wasn't really what s/he wanted/needed. Would you find it disappointing if the character didn't grow/change in the end? I'm not sure how I would feel.

Samia says:

If I drew a picture of the beginning to end, there would be little waves going up and down, no great conflict-- after reading a few chapters, I just knew the protagonist would be able to get out of anything. All in all I was disappointed. I guess making obstacles is difficult in a way because I don't want little waves :P.

Samia says:

You're so right, mostly all the books mention that. When I started writing the same story that I'm trying to rewrite now for probably the fourth time, there were so little obstacles and complications that I just hit a dead end. I guess it's easy to forget something so basic as that. I remember reading Lost Years Of Merlin a long while ago and in it there were obstacles the protagonist was facing but he was getting out of the obstacles so easily.

Samia says:

The chapter I was reading stated that character must have a moral need (which hurts other characters) as well as a psychological need (which hurts only the character himself), and both should be linked together. The desire of the character must also be linked to the needs. I don't think I thought so deeply about character needs before. Do you ever read books about story writing? I need to get back in the habit of reading but at the same time I'm trying to set aside some time to write

Samia says:

Yes it was extremely annoying to wait but the fact that the volumes still have not been released may mean that they never will be. I think I'm sort of used to the idea of them never being released and because the manga doesn't seem popular, I probably won't find any fan translations either. It's unfortunate that some manga series r nvr completely translated; do u think you'll ever find out the end of Alichino? For the past two days I've been reading parts of 'anatomy of story'

Samia says:

How was the Looking Glass Wars? I noticed it has characters from Alice Wonderland. Also how is "Dawn of the Arcana"? I've never heard of it. I read a manga called "Arcana" that I really liked, however, I've been waiting two years for the next volume to be released, so it's probably not a good idea to get started on it. It had a really complex story about the protagonist's many past lives. I really gotta start reading again. I finished my last exam yesterday so maybe I'll get started today.

Samia says:

I recently found out that there's a movie for 'I capture the castle'. I watched it yesterday while doing math problems so I must have missed quite a few parts, but over all it was good. The father of the protagonist was really weird. And because they lived in a castle isolated from society, the girls just wanted to get married and leave. I really could not understand why none of them went to school in the film.

Rachel says:

No magic for me neither! When I saw comments saying "Harry Potter for adults" I was like ...are we reading the same thing here?

Samia says:

Have you been reading anything good recently? I'm afraid to read any novels at the moment in case I start neglecting my textbooks. I really want to read some classic romance novels such as "I capture the castle" by Dodie Smith, "a room with a view" or "the forsyte saga". I recently watched the film "Rebecca" (1940) which is based on a classic romance novel by Daphne du Maurier that I wanted to read. It was really good especially because of the twist that it had at the end.

Samia says:

I like how there's a bit of comedy in Merlin. You'll be surprised how much things change by the end of the third and fourth season. I'll have to check out Camelot after my semester finishes. I know if I like it too much, I'll want to watch it all in one day :P.