And never get down to details as intricate as dialogue. Ever.
Word. And sometimes, that's really hard. I very nearly succumbed in this one.
Who died and made you Elvis?
Cordelia ,'Storyteller'
The Great Write Way, Act Three: Where's the gun?
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Barb - Jan 16, 2011 9:30:07 pm PST #3858 of 6690
“Not dead yet!”
Gudanov - Jan 17, 2011 9:21:55 am PST #3859 of 6690
Coding and Sleeping
Getting down to dialogue isn't a problem. Where I get sucked down is trying to tie together the plot points so it doesn't seem disjointed, then it becomes a list of things that happen without really conveying the story. It's tough.
I decided to start over completely for the fifth time, at least I think it's getting better.
Barb - Jan 18, 2011 11:22:22 am PST #3860 of 6690
“Not dead yet!”
I'm pondering new projects to play with and my mind keeps coming back to playing with some variation of Dorian Gray. I've always been fascinated by the story and it seems like it could be extremely relevant given our society's obsession with beauty at all costs.
What do y'all think?
Typo Boy - Jan 18, 2011 11:49:17 am PST #3861 of 6690
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
I say yes! I could never pull it off in a billion years, but that is one of many reasons you are a novelist and I am not.
Polter-Cow - Jan 18, 2011 11:52:38 am PST #3862 of 6690
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I haven't read it, but I say go for it! It's one of those stories that hasn't been done to death, so strike!
Ginger - Jan 18, 2011 11:55:08 am PST #3863 of 6690
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Suppose you stayed beautiful by having an avatar age in cyberspace and then there's a cascading blackout....
Amy - Jan 18, 2011 11:57:04 am PST #3864 of 6690
Because books.
Are you thinking YA, Barb?
I think it'll work best if you already have a character in mind to hang the story on.
Connie Neil - Jan 18, 2011 11:59:35 am PST #3865 of 6690
brillig
Suppose you stayed beautiful by having an avatar age in cyberspace and then there's a cascading blackout....
I like it! Or the reverse, where you start showing some of the damage of your avatar, and you don't dare stop playing the game or you'll starve/die/etc. (that sounds damned familiar, it must have been done)
Barb - Jan 18, 2011 12:25:23 pm PST #3866 of 6690
“Not dead yet!”
Are you thinking YA, Barb?
Dunno, Amy-- it certainly could lend itself to YA, however, if I really want to play up the hedonistic aspect of it, which is one of the things I adore about the original, I think I'd have to take it adult.
Like I said, I'm still in very early stages of playing with the idea-- just waiting for Adrienne to get back to me on the ghost story proposal & the 60s story (for which, I suspect, the news might not be good... just a feeling I have). I'd really, really like to sell an adult novel. Eventually. Someday.
Gudanov - Jan 18, 2011 12:37:36 pm PST #3867 of 6690
Coding and Sleeping
It'll happen.