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Post by Valhalla Erikson on Mar 19, 2023 17:48:50 GMT -6
I don't mean in a canon sense but in a sense that you sometimes feel the chemistry between two of your characters are so good that you'd sometimes ship them in your head, even if they aren't canon in your story.
Two of my characters in a urban fantasy story I am working on, a dhampire who is a knight in a vampire court she's part of and the other is a veteran assassin. The former is a lesbian who is already in an established relationship with someone yet the chemistry between her and the assassin, who is also her friend, has made me entertain the idea of them as a couple. Despite the fact the assassin in general is a male. Interestingly enough when I was showcasing the story in my writing class some of the writers in my circle thought they make a nice couple.
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Post by RAVENEYE on Mar 20, 2023 10:54:00 GMT -6
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Post by Valhalla Erikson on Mar 20, 2023 11:22:11 GMT -6
I guess I'm having trouble understanding what the phrase "shipping a character" means.  Any definition you can offer? It is a term that is birthed from Fanfiction. Have you ever watched a movie, tv show, or read a book and liked the chemistry between the characters too much that you feel they'd make a good couple? Basically that but with original characters, you write. For example I had to do an superhero urban fantasy story for writing class and one of my classmates liked the chemistry between my sibling main characters. The thing is he swore that they're a husband and wife couple than actual siblings. I swear that made me want to double check on how I wrote them to see if I unintentionally left any hidden inuendos  |
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Post by RAVENEYE on Mar 20, 2023 15:35:21 GMT -6
Oooooh! LOL, nope, can't say I have... Though this may also be why some of my characters did end up together when relationships weren't planned from the beginning... hmm... now I'm looking back and wondering about this ... in some cases looking waaaaaaaay back.
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Post by Bird on Apr 5, 2023 2:00:25 GMT -6
I guess I'm having trouble understanding what the phrase "shipping a character" means.  Any definition you can offer? Wait, you didn't know what it meant? Then all this time when I mentioned it, you just went with it? ah hahahah.
An example from Legend of Korra. We got four main characters: Korra, Asami, Mako, and Bolin. There's some side characters: Opal, Wu, etc.. So a ship isn't always canon. At the end of LoK, the canon ship is Korra and Asami (written as: Korra/Asami or Korrasami). But some deluded people think the best ship is Korra and Mako (utterly delusional, seriously), which is a non-canonical ship. Non-canonical ships are the most common in fanfiction. (There's a decently sized group that adore the idea of Mako and Wu getting together. Which I'm fine with that ship).
It's generally meant for romantic relationships.
The term "ship" is just shorthand for the word 'relationship.' People, being people, then turned it into a verb.
So now when your books become famous and you start seeing stuff like the above, it'll make sense!
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Post by RAVENEYE on Apr 5, 2023 9:47:01 GMT -6
I guess I'm having trouble understanding what the phrase "shipping a character" means. Any definition you can offer? Wait, you didn't know what it meant? Then all this time when I mentioned it, you just went with it? ah hahahah.
An example from Legend of Korra. We got four main characters: Korra, Asami, Mako, and Bolin. There's some side characters: Opal, Wu, etc.. So a ship isn't always canon. At the end of LoK, the canon ship is Korra and Asami (written as: Korra/Asami or Korrasami). But some deluded people think the best ship is Korra and Mako (utterly delusional, seriously), which is a non-canonical ship. Non-canonical ships are the most common in fanfiction. (There's a decently sized group that adore the idea of Mako and Wu getting together. Which I'm fine with that ship).
It's generally meant for romantic relationships.
The term "ship" is just shorthand for the word 'relationship.' People, being people, then turned it into a verb.
So now when your books become famous and you start seeing stuff like the above, it'll make sense!
Crack me up! I guess my ear didn't even process this word, since I had never encountered it before, so I didn't even know you had said it during chat. How bizarre. I'd have been like, Wait, what the heck are you talking about, and you could have explained it to me, lmao! But you did a great job here. And I've learned something. That "shipping" is NOT boxing up your characters and mailing them overseas to new stories. And that humans are weird when it comes to making up new terms.  |
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Post by saintofm on Apr 28, 2023 20:18:22 GMT -6
I guess you mostly see this in more nerdier circles, regardless if you want to or not. Heavy help you with the wrong ship in some fandoms. Sometimes the shipping can get nuts because its just downright weird (like say two characters are mortal enemies, so therefore they must have unresolved sexual tension). Avitar: the Last Airbender actually poked fun of this. Personally I think a writer needs to focus on what feels right. If you think this is where it needs to go do so, but do not force it. |
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Post by RAVENEYE on May 1, 2023 9:52:51 GMT -6
... Personally I think a writer needs to focus on what feels right. If you think this is where it needs to go do so, but do not force it. Oh, agreed! It's terrible to run across a story whose plot developments feel contrived or forced. Lots of eye rolling results and generally a toss into the donate bin. |
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Any definition you can offer? 
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