Welcome… I’m New Here! Nice to be here

[JohnBertel]

Hello,

I found the PopUp Submissions on YT and that brought me here.

I live in Copenhagen. My avourites are the great storytellers, Ken Follett, Stephen King, Anthony Horowitch. I like fantastic settings, but not the magical elements that usually comes with these settings. Star Wars would be so much better without The Force.

Writing is a hobby.

Vegetarian coffee addict.

London and Italy are favourite destinations. The countries and cities of middle Europe I only began visiting before you-know-what.

Airship lover, and yes, I have flown in one.

 

[Vagabond Heart]

Hello John, and welcome.
Gonna disagree with you about the Force, lol, but hope you enjoy being part of the colony.
X VH

 

[RK Wallis]

Welcome aboard @JohnBertel I'm going to have to agree to disagree about the force too, and I'm just a casual watcher of Star Wars, but I'm a geek of structure and stories, and it's one of the best. Bear with me, the main theme in Star Wars wouldn't have existed without the force i.e. technology v the force, because at that pivotal moment in the climax Luke completes the theme and chooses the force.

I hope you like it here

 

[Barbara]

Hi John

Welcome to the Colony! Great to have you on board. Any questions about the site, please message me. I'm one of the Guardians and always happy to help.

Do check out the Colony Notices to familiarize yourself with how the site works – The Prime Directive is the foundation of our ethos. For literary chat and general socializing, Café Life is THE place to be. We also have a Flash Club to stretch your writing muscles, and a poetry area, plus much more.

So get stuck in. You'll see that the more you put in, the more you get out.

 

[JohnBertel]

Welcome aboard @JohnBertel I'm going to have to agree to disagree about the force too, and I'm just a casual watcher of Star Wars, but I'm a geek of structure and stories, and it's one of the best. Bear with me, the main theme in Star Wars wouldn't have existed without the force i.e. technology v the force, because at that pivotal moment in the climax Luke completes the theme and chooses the force.

I hope you like it here

Thank you so much RK!

I agree the story structure in SW is one of the best and that the force is a perfectly integrated part of the story and theme. But on a more plot mechanical level, it becomes iffy. It only works on the weak-minded, but who is weak-minded or not seems to depend a lot on the need of the plot. And it can do an awful lot of things like lifting a spaceship, but it can't release it from a tractor beam.

It would be another story but you could still have the spaceships, the planets and even the Jedis without the force.

 

[Paul Whybrow]

Welcome to the Colony!

 

[Nikky Lee]

Hello and welcome!

 

[Jonny]

Hi @JohnBertel

A very warm welcome to Litopia.

The link below is a great place to start and will assist you as you navigate around the site. It should help you find some things you might like to get involved with.

https://colony.litopia.com/threads/the-litopia-how-to-guide.7975/

Hope you enjoy it here.

 

[Ancora Imparo]

Hello and welcome, @JohnBertel Glad Pop-Ups brought you here – I'm sure you'll find lots to keep you interested, whatever you write. We're a friendly bunch

 

[gbhunt]

Welcome @JohnBertel . Look forward to trading ideas!

 

[KateESal]

Great to have you on board, John!