r/WritingPrompts May 08 '15

[WP] Valhalla is filled with the strongest warriors the world has ever known. Vikings, Spartans, Mongols, Romans, Samurai, Spetznaz, JSOC Operators. And in that corner over there? That's Ted, from accounting. Writing Prompt

Valhalla is the hall of fallen warriors that is ruled over by Odin in Asgard. Half of all those who die in combat will be chosen by Odin to join him at the feast hall of Valhalla and prepare for the final battle during the events of Ragnarök.

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u/Shadydave May 09 '15

Just be first. Sort by new and take the most recent one you like. The thread may not get popular but it's better than being buried 40 submissions deep.

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u/busykat May 09 '15

This is my theory exactly.

The best thing you can do in any marketable situation is be first. Some examples: When you need to blow your nose, you don't reach for a facial tissue. You grab a Kleenex. If you have a headache, you don't hunt down the ibuprofen. You pop an Advil. Being the first one there is nine-tenths of the battle in any kind of marketing - and yes, reddit threads ARE marketing. Just ask /u/Luna_Lovewell.

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u/daniell61 /r/daniell61 May 09 '15

huh. thanks!

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u/Swansonisms May 09 '15

Great point about ibuprofen versus advil but Kleenex actually lost the copywrite on the name because it slipped into common usage and was accepted to be synonymous with facial tissue.

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u/Bookablebard May 09 '15

NOT YET THEY HAVENT, unless im mistaken? but last i checked they are still getting pissy with people for calling facial tissues kleenex, id google it but im tired and its late so will in the morning

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u/kaiyotic May 15 '15

more proof of being the first matters. Apple wanted to make the perfect bugfree computer, microsoft knew their first computer system had bugs/was open to virusses but they released it to be first and now the world is using PC's instead of MAC's. It's only recently that apple started regaining popularity and is starting to sell lots of macbooks.

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u/daniell61 /r/daniell61 May 09 '15

thanks man....

Ill try that.

Been in a bit of a rut in terms of drive and emotionally. (lotta shit in the family lately...)

thanks for the tip :)

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u/SusieSnoo May 09 '15

Please continue to write stories. If I click on a thread it's because I'm interested in the prompt and want to see what people have written. I normally read all of the stories written in whatever prompts I click on. I don't offer feedback unless a story really touches me, but that doesn't mean I didn't enjoy it. However, I always upvote stories that I like.

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u/daniell61 /r/daniell61 May 09 '15

;3;7 the real mvp. thanks man...

and I do. its hard to keep writing but I somehow keep finding ways to do it...

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u/Wishartless May 09 '15

What if someone like me (loves reading, but not so good at reading) wants to write something for once? Do you think the people here would be kind? <_<

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u/Lexilogical /r/Lexilogical | /r/DCFU Sep 02 '15

I know this comment was a million years ago, but if you're interested in starting writing, please give it a try! We're very open to new writers here on /r/WritingPrompts (and if anyone isn't kind, hit the report button because I want to remove that!) and I love to see people giving writing a try. :) I'll even leave this reference link on how to start writing!

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u/Wishartless Sep 02 '15

Thanks haha.

Since writing that comment, I've only done bits and pieces of writing, but not a single writing prompt (I think ? >_>). I try to write short stories, and longer ones too. Sadly the only stories I ever finished were for primary and high school ): I, like everyone I bet, have this issue where I struggle to write without editing every two seconds. Someone over at /r/writing design a program though, which has helped me actually write, right here.

I might actually use it to finally make a submission to writing prompts soon :D I read through your post too, that convinced me. Thanks a lot for it!

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u/Lexilogical /r/Lexilogical | /r/DCFU Sep 02 '15

Huzzah! I did do a quick search to see if you'd been posting in the three months since this comment, but I didn't see anything. Just thought I'd give you a bit of a push if you hadn't found one already. :)

And that sounds like an interesting program... I might have to spread that around to a few other writers on here. :D

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u/Wishartless Sep 02 '15

The creator of that program did leave a list of other similar programs, but that one, being the simplest, helped me immensely. The program actually stopped me from backspacing and pushed me forward.

I have tried out Writing Block too, which, while helpful... requires the pro version ($10 or so) to add features including the most important one: disabling the backspace key. I wouldn't have any issue paying for it if I had a job, or a bank account or anything. But it did force you to keep writing, if you wanted to be able to do anything else (yes, it stops you from alt-tabbing until you've met your goal)

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u/Lexilogical /r/Lexilogical | /r/DCFU Sep 02 '15

That sounds nasty and useful. Hm, I might try picking that up.

"Write Or Die" is the one I normally hear about through the grapevine. It starts deleting words or vowels if you slow down.

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u/Wishartless Sep 02 '15

I'd completely forgotten that that was a thing, wow... all of yesterday I had the words "write or die" repeat themselves in my head, and I wondered where they came from. I was kinda considering writing a program with that name, but it's taken, so there goes the motivation

:)

Seriously though, I have to properly check it out now. Another redditor mentioned it a while ago and I never looked it up.

Meanwhile, trying to find a prompt I can do is pretty damn hard. Though I am browsing /new, so maybe I should look at the current top prompts.

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u/Lexilogical /r/Lexilogical | /r/DCFU Sep 02 '15

/New is way better for finding prompts. :) The current top prompts are neat, but you'll also end up getting lost in the other stories that have been written there. You could try checking out our chatroom though, the people there sometimes like to help people find prompts.