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  1. zion of arcadia

    Pokémon Rigged from the Start

    a/n: So I wrote this for a PMD prompt back in January, but I debated for a long time if I wanted to publish it. It's off-the-cuff, tangential, unbetaed, partly based on an old concept which makes it muddled, and my frame of mind wasn't exactly sunshine and rainbows at the time of writing. But I...
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    Pokémon Gifts of the Mountain

    Thanks for the review! Much appreciated! Mmm, memories. This wasn't something I'd even considered. The main reason being Cinderblock would be too scared to head home alone (and because it's dangerous to go alone, don'tchya know). The crevice was reasonably nearby and somewhat defensible. Or...
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    Review Blitz: New Years Re-view-lutions!

    Understood. Thanks for the heads up. Oh, but also, do you prefer a single master post from users or continual updates like what we've done so far? Left a review on Damaged Goods. Base: 3 Theme: 4 Word count (777): 3 Total: 10 Running total: 21
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    Pokémon Damaged Goods [one-shot]

    This was good. I've always had a soft spot for Orre and the way it presents a kid-friendly, fantasy version of the wild west. Wes is the prototypical cowboy; a laconic, maiden-saving figure who swaggers through grimy, broken down locales with a grace that can only be described as badass. I like...
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    Pokémon Gifts of the Mountain

    Thanks for sharing your thoughts, much appreciated. Yeah, I've had a couple of people comment on the beginning in particular. I'll probably look it over... one day... I'm working on other projects though, so I'd rather focus on those than get stuck in an editing loop, haha. Wanderer was...
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    Review Blitz: New Years Re-view-lutions!

    Is there any possibility my review of Outside the Frame could count toward this? I posted it only a couple days before the blitz started and if I'd known, I would've held off to get those sweet, sweet points. Also, do you want us to post every time we review something, or edit our original post...
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    Pokémon Casting Off

    All three chapters were much longer than necessary. There’s a lot of filler action, repetitive dialogue, unimportant scenes, and miscellaneous detail overstuffing the chapters and making them a tedious slog to grind through. I will say this: I enjoyed the setting. I’ve always loved a good...
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    Pokémon Outside the Frame (One-Shot) [The Manifold Curiosity]

    You describe the computer as lonely, but in the next sentence, you say there are possessions all around it. You also describe the room as dusty but the computer (pretty sure it's the computer anyway; the way the sentences flow into each other there's a bit of an unclear antecedent going on here)...
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    Pokémon Gifts of the Mountain

    Believe it or not, before Namo and I went over the rough draft, character interactions were even more spartan than they are now. It was a conscious decision I made, because I was worried I'd lose tension. They're constantly stressed and nervous, and I didn't want to disrupt that with a slower...
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    Pokémon Gifts of the Mountain

    Submission for Small PMD Writer's Union October prompt: General: "Look. I know this may be hard to believe, but I'm on your side." Specific: A routine trip to buy dungeon supplies goes horribly wrong. a/n: This oneshot was based on a concept I wrote a few years back but tweaked to better...
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    What do you like about fanfiction?

    Passion, probably. Fanfiction is a platform for people to explore writing with a natural audience built into the equation. There aren't the same pressures to earn a living or meet a deadline, either, which means fanfiction can be enjoyed purely as a hobby. Plus it gives you a base to work off of...
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    Ways to Improve Prose

    Sounds good. It's amazing how many people are unaware of something so simple. I blame the English education system, haha. Too much focus on formal writing over creative writing, at least when it comes to discussing technical aspects. Don't get me wrong, analyzing the characters and themes of...
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    What Pokémon would you be in the PMD-verse?

    A gastrodon. Because I'm lazy. In all seriousness, cinderace is pretty close to perfect given how much of a hardcore soccer geek I am. If only it didn't have such teeny, tiny hands, haha. In terms of what I'd pick based purely on what I like... hmm... probably growlithe or rockruff. Puppers are...
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    Ways to Improve Prose

    If you're in one of the PMD discord servers with me you're probably seen this before, although I made a few tweaks and clarified a few points based on feedback. Ways to Improve Prose “The most important single notion in the theory of fiction I have outlined—essentially the traditional theory...
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    Intro Thread

    Hello. Most people call me Zion, although I've also gone by Anna in the past. I've been involved in Pokémon since the games released in 1996, and the Pokémon fandom for over ten years now, from PTS to TiNa to PMDWU. Currently spend the majority of my time on Discord because it's convenient and...
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