11/09/2018 01:54 PMPosted by Morician11/08/2018 10:57 PMPosted by FisthookCool, I find it rediculous that a few people have already warned you off against writing about WoW when you are probably just talking about putting down the gist of your wow character in a different setting.
And speaking of your character, tell me about him.
Oh and whether you stick to the wow universe or not, Id probably find another site thats more serious about writing and less serious about online cornholing.
Also, Writing up an entire world is half the fun of writing.
Creativity is a wonderful thing, and more power to those who pursue it. I don't see anyone here actively trying to discourage the OP from writing his story. Writing a story is fine but the main issue comes with monetizing it and copyright laws. The OP did not specify whether they were trying to make a saleable product or not, only that they were writing a book. Without having more specifics it's not a stretch to infer that if they are putting in the work of writing a book that they might want to profit from it, hence the advice about copyrights and monetization. Without more specific questions and information it's hard to provide a less generalized answer though.
I will also note that we have had past dealings here with others wishing to write books about their character. I won't delve into those incidents too deeply, but suffice it to say the person wasn't pleasant to deal with and was insisting on writing and selling their...um...fanfiction...as a novel. OP doesn't seem to be this sort thankfully, but that incident left an impression and I daresay may be contributing to some of the more guarded responses.
To try to end on a somewhat positive note and offer another bit of advice--don't be afraid of constructive criticism. Sometimes it hurts to hear, but it will help you improve your work and better tailor it to deliver your message to your audience. It's also not something you have to absorb all at once either. Write it down, think on it, let it marinate in the back of your mind a few days before making a concrete decision. This helps determine how to best utilize it without being influenced by the heat of the moment. Not all criticism has to be heeded either--the usefulness will vary.
Fair enough. Hope I wasn't the nasty individual.
And fwiw, the original question is very broad. Hence my overall answer or impression I wanted to give them was to have fun writing.
I did discourage making the story lucrative with Blizzard's IP. However, publishing it privately through Amazon would only be an idea IF they wanted a book for their OWN collection and personal use. I've done it once before and after seeing what I could do with my character after taking him out of Azeroth (and making him a werewolf), I got the confidence to make my own world with its own lore.
It's a pretty awesome experience I think and I am all for the OP cutting their writing teeth with Azerothian denizens :)