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On: WritingGood morning, afternoon, or evening, as appropriate. The guide contains advice on various aspects of writing in brief, with examples for each. I’ve divided up each aspect of writing into one of four categories: rules, guidelines, matters of style, and matters of plot and characterization. Hopefully this guide will be helpful to you in one way or another.
Rules
There are virtually no ironclad rules in writing; these aspects of writing come close, however. Even in dialogue or internal monologue, which is normally a space where the writer is free to do as they please, misspelled words are problematic. As such, it is important to master these aspects of writing, and do so early in your time as a writer.
Spelling. It’s always jarring to encounter a spelling mistake in the middle of an otherwise well-written story. Because some spelling mistakes will not be caught by a typical spell checker, and because you should be editing your story anyway, it is a good idea to p
On: Illustration, Comics, and Story TellingDon’t suck -- PK
I want to say first of all that sometimes I get people asking, or rather complaining, “why does it seem like the comics always get a better score?  This group seems so focused on comics.  What if I just want to draw pictures?”
Well, that ends up tying into narrative illustration, which is a pretty hard thing to do right if you’re used to drawing single shots of your character against a plain, white background.  Most people end up doing comics because it seems easier right away:  the characters can talk, you can set the scene, it doesn’t require a little description at the bottom...
But, even comics require some know-how to pull off really well.  It’s just harder to pull off illustrations in this story-based environment, because comics make it a little less apparent when it’s not doing a very good job at telling that story.
But, I’ll get to comics second. 
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Greetings. My name is Arthur. I know almost everything there is to know about this group. Ask me anything and I will have an answer... unlike my twin birdbrain.
HI! I’m Quinton. I uh... well, I don’t know a lot of things so I ask
Rogues Mission 7Ahoy,
Maybe all ye scallywags know 'bout it, or maybe not. If ye don't, ye need t' keep up with gossip more. For your sake, it bears a bit o' repeatin': Devonshire's missing. That leaves me in charge. Yep, ye heard that right, I'm in charge.
Y'know, it seems like summin' I'd be really excited 'bout, but.. really, I'm not. In fact, it makes me a bit mad. I ain't ready for this responsibility. Part o' me is interested, but.. Not yet. I just ain't prepared. And now it's thrust onto me. That don't seem too fair, do it?
Worse than me not bein' ready is just not havin' Devonshire around. We been business partners for so long, and now he's just.. vanished. It's makin' me feel a bit snappy, so if ye talk t' me and I bite yer head off, literally or metaphorically, well.. I ain't sorry. I warned ye.
On that note, I don't really know what happened t' him, he just kinda went poof, but.. I shoulda saw it comin'. I did see it comin'. Devonshire is pretty good for all that ominous sense of doom, and
Advice for our Artists and WritersI figure this is a much needed journal.  I know a lot of people want to know how to get better and how to rank better in the judging.  It's very tough to judge at all, believe us - there are so many great entries and it's hard to give out numbers that suggest "this one is better than this other one-" but I guess that's the reality of judging, huh?
Well, this group IS here to give people prompts about what to draw.  We like seeing improvement, and there was a good amount of it from people who entered Mission 2 after having done Mission 1.  I can only imagine how much more improvement we'll see with these next ones!
I suppose I ought to start at something that both the art and writing categories have in common:
Readability
For these two categories, readability means a separate but similar thing.
For art, ask yourself these questions...
1) Is my handwriting legible?
It's important that we can clearly and quickly read what you wr
Event 6.2 - Temporal Terror-Forming
: Okay, over here-- no, over there! Iceburg!  He’s over there!  
: What, where?
: He’s right behind the treehouse!  Mike! MIIIIKE! MIKE WE NEED YOUR HELP!
: ...what, what IS IT?!
: We got a real big problem guy, there’s something out-- well, it’s Jasmine, she’s been snatched, and we need to haul ass or she’s gonna die.  Get stuff rolling, I need as many teams as you can grab right now.  Rogues, Rescuers, doesn’t matter.  All of em.
: Are... what, are you serious?
: I’m not shitting you.  I wouldn’t kid around about this, we need to get moving this second.  C’mon, gather em up, I’m gonna start getting others, meet me right by the entrance to Creeping Forest, all right?
: …fine. But, before you go PK... I need to know something.
: What? What is it?! ...nevermind, I don’t have time for this
Rescuers Mission 7Ah, hello rescuers.
It seems we have hit, er, yet another crisis. I’m sure many of you are already well aware of this though, and are wondering what exactly has happened here. Unfortunately… I am just as clueless as you are. Mike hasn’t returned. Winston seems to have vanished (although at first I thought he might have run off). And it appears that half of our village’s populace has disappeared without a trace. And… ngh.
Just one thing after another with this place. It's just absolutely astounding how....
…I, ahem-- er, sorry. This really isn’t the time for me to be cynical. We have to keep our spirits up! Hope is something we really can’t lose at a time like this, after all. I’m sure everyone that vanished will return safe and sound. It’s just a matter of when. They’ll be back soon, though. I’m sure of it!
Ehehe, yeah… It was probably just... someone’s Teleport backfiring, and they
??? Mission 7READ FIRST:
Foo!? Where are you?! Oh, dang you're fast! Thanks for that save back there, but what the heck was up with that rex of a Pokemon?!
I... I’m not really sure what his problem is, but this jungle’s always been pretty harsh.  But enough about that.  We need to find where all of the villagers scattered off to.  I’m pretty certain we’re actually in the middle of an island, with all this water around us no matter where we go...
Island?! But we're not in the middle of an ocean... are we?
No, it’s not like that.  I think we’re next to a giant pond.  Rather, in the middle of it.  I know Prismatic Jungle has one of those, so I think that’s where we might be.  It’s colorful enough for that, anyway.  My grandfather did more traveling than I ever have...  he would know for sure.  Hmm, well, we
Newbie Guide to Joining PMD-eI want to join PMD-E:
Want to join PMD-E? Go ahead! Anyone can join at any time, regardless of current skill level, interest level, intended participation level, or language. Anyone! Any time!
I just joined PMD-E:
Now that you’ve joined PMD-E, welcome! What should you do aside from reading the FAQ? You should decide whether or not you’d like to participate via art or writing, as each one requires you to fill out a different application.
The art application is here, and the writing application is here. You would do well to use a program a bit more advanced than MSPaint to edit the art application, such as GIMP, Photoshop, Paint Tool SAI, etc.
Filling out an application:
Now that you’re about to make your application, be it writing or art, you need to decide on a
Event 6 - Temporal Terraforming“Oh man! You again!? I swear I was JUST HERE!” She looked at Devonshire sternly, as if she could somehow divine the answer she sought from his equally stern gaze. Her appearance in his office was not _totally_ uncalled for, she had been summoned by the blowing of the Thistle Whistle, an amazingly powerful (if not a bit mysterious) instrument that now lay safely in the possession of Arianna.  While much more could be said about Arianna and the Thistle Whistle, that’s not relevant to the task soon to be on hand. It’s Jasmine we’re interested in.
“Ah, yes, you must be the girl Arianna mentioned! We were beginning to think you weren’t going to show, what with you taking so long.” Devonshire really didn’t know how she abruptly appeared in front of him, and didn’t much care. What he did care about was the fact that she had knocked over several papers he’d been meaning to look at, and it would take him upwa
Mission 8 Present (Rogues)PLEASE WATCH THIS FIRST:
Hello everyone!
No, no, you’ve got it wrong! Don’t look for Gunpowder! He asked me to help out this month while he takes care of some other business for Devonshire.  Really!  Dmitri here can attest to that!
Okay, now that I’ve got your attention... well, honestly, I need help from a lot of you.  It’s a really important mission, and I’ve gotten the okay from Gunpowder.  Again, just confirm with Dmitri! I think Dmitri is actually the one who’s collected most of you to help out with this, so you probably already know.
So... I suppose I’ll cut to the chase.  It’s very, very important that what I tell you not be repeated until after we’ve completed our goal.  Shh, don’t be so loud! We need to be quiet and discreet. I’m not joking.  If you can’t handle that, please leave until I discuss the other missions at hand.
Who’s left? Hmm... I gues
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Arc 1 SummaryHello again, everyone! It seems that Callahan can’t seem to leave well enough alone, and has bugged me to compile a list of the more important goings-ons that each of the three guilds here in Tao have been up to since the past year or so. I was hoping it wouldn’t be too much, but it looks like I was wrong... In fact, it looks like all the guilds here have managed to accomplish a great deal since the beginning, much to my dismay. You guys have no idea how cluttered Callahan’s office is, he doesn’t organize anything! He told me to do it myself if it bothered me so much, but he’s not getting free labor out of me. Well, additional free labor, I guess, as I’m not really... being paid to do this. Not with money, anyway; he says that the opportunity to “pore over and absorb such a rich and vibrant history following the creation of the three guilds should be more than enough payment”. He’s full of it, but I can’t complain.
 
February Tasks
It brings me great pleasure to announce to you all that the unveiling of our task system has been met with much success, so much so that other villages have gotten wind of what we’re doing and have started filing their own requests! I have a letter sent to me from the Pokemon inhabiting Mossy Village with some tasks, so without further delay, allow me to read them off!  Each one of these tasks is worth one point.
Looks like the Merchants here are rather popular, seeing as the first two requests are for them. First off...
Mossy Village’s richest and most eccentric (they’re always both, and not just the first one, huh?) citizen wants her already opulently decorated home to be a “symbol of even greater excess than it currently is”. Evidently the walkway leading up to her house is pure silk, and she would like it decorated with the most luxurious, most colorful l
Mission 5: Evacuation EffortPLEASE READ THESE FIRST!!!!!

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: Waauauauauauuuuuuuu!! Someone! Anyone! Do something!! There's a horrible dragon gone all cuckoo!! And not just anything, nonononono, but I'm practically begging for some heroism here! Don't tell me this village is all fresh out of that!!
: If you would calm yourself, barkeep, you’ll be pleased to know that I have two somewhat ideal candidates here, ready to spring into the heroism you so desire.
: Eh? What’s all this ‘bout heroism? That word ain’t written in me book, if’n I had a book, that is.
: As I was saying, barkeep, if you find the current condition of Tao Village to be a bit too.. hostile, I have an escape route underneath my headquarters, for this very type of emergency.
: Uowawowa... That sure sounds like a plan there!! It would've rivaled the original plan I had to shelter everyone in my cafe, but since it cav
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Merlot-sponsored accessories for Mission 5

Sun Mar 18, 2012, 1:49 AM by !CubeMelon:iconcubemelon:
Oh!
...Chloe? Is that you?

Oh....
Chrys..! I can’t believe you finally came!

Oh!
Oh my gosh, how you’ve grown! How long have you been a pupa!?

I'm actually not surprised...
This? This happened just last night. It came on really sudden, I couldn’t really hold it off any longer... I guess I was just ready.

Oh my!! I don't like this at all!!
Ohhh, I can’t believe I missed it! I feel terrible!

It must have been so traumatic for you, evolving all alone with no idea what was happening to your body or why you were getting all fat or what those little yellow things on your...

Ah, feels good...
U-um...

Well, actually, I feel fine! Being a Swadloon is much... cozier.

W-well...
Oh... really? Well, that’s a relief! I wish I had your attitude when I was your age! I was quite a mess, myself, hahaha...

I'm actually not surprised...
…

Brother, your dress. It’s in tatters...

Yay!!
Oh, haha, so it is! We’ve been through a lot down at the village tonight.

But repairs can wait, I think. This heavy old thing is just slowing me down. What I really need is a brand new one that’s better for moving around...

Oh....
Oh, please, let me try! While we’re still at my sewing machine, I want to show you what I can do now! Miss Magnolia taught me a fair bit, and Merlot’s orders have given me quite a lot of practice...

While I’m at it, do you want to see what other clothes we have here? It’s really quite something.



Yay!!
Oh... Well, these certainly are something! We should ask Merlot if we could keep some of them. I’m sure they’d be quite a hit with the villagers!

Come to think of it, I’m not sure at all about the state of the shop... We might not have much of a stock at all, other than these.

I'm actually not surprised...
You’ve been doing that poorly without me, huh?

W-well...
Oh, of course not! Aside from tonight’s dreadful calamity, that is. But I’ve hired on a couple of new clerks to fill the gap since you’ve been--

Oh!
Oh no! Winston! He’s still trapped in the shop with that ghost doll! Oh dear, oh dear oh dear!

T-that's not right...
...Sounds like I missed a lot.


~~~SUMMARY~~~

- While we’re at the castle, we have a new set of limited-edition maid themed accessories! [link]
- We have no idea of the state of the shop back home, so our regular inventory isn’t available.
- Any item with a star next to it is available in any two colors you choose.
- Your team will receive one accessory voucher for Mission 5, and any vouchers you already have can be exchanged for these accessories. You can also trade in any of your own accessories for one of these, if you want.
- Look at the new dress Chloe made for me! Isn't it gorgeous? [link]

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=RiuKoi Jul 26, 2012  Student Digital Artist
so, mission 6 is technicly over correct? am i aloud to use my voucher now? or must i wait till they judge them :)
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*MarlKitty Jul 26, 2012
what voucher?
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=RiuKoi Jul 26, 2012  Student Digital Artist
well, like after we compleat a mission we get a voucher dont we???? so we can get an item?
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*MarlKitty Jul 26, 2012
You have to wait until we announce the prize for completing this mission.
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=RiuKoi Jul 26, 2012  Student Digital Artist
ohhhhh ok thank, ive never compleated a mission before so i didnt know :D
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*MarlKitty Jul 26, 2012
Yeah just hang in there and see what we announce for prizes this time, it shouldn't be too long.
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=RiuKoi Jul 26, 2012  Student Digital Artist
ok thank you very much :D
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~Amalaka1 Jul 16, 2012  Hobbyist Digital Artist
Does the maid accessory are still available?
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*MarlKitty Jul 17, 2012
No!
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~Amalaka1 Jul 17, 2012  Hobbyist Digital Artist
ok thx
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