McAnally's (The Community Pub) > Author Craft

Xyxyx (and other) updates

<< < (11/14) > >>

R. S. Leergaard:
I have an idea for part 10 and even a couple of pages written. I do know I can't force it though. I found that out early with these stories . . . when I try to force it, it's not funny. It probably sounds stupid, but when the story is ready it'll come to me.

I do have another idea in the works, but that's going to take some time. The good news there is I'll probably have a couple more volumes of Xyxyx done before the other idea is ready. Sometimes the two ideas feed off each other and I end up writing two stories simultaneously, which is very strange experience.

shades of grey:
Well, as we all know:
Full assed for the win.

R. S. Leergaard:
I have a couple title ideas for Xyxyx vol. 5 but no specific story inspirations, yet. Tentative titles . . .

Part 10 - In the Land of Canon
Part 11 - The Horse of Babylon

____________________

On the other project, it's based on an old NaNoWriMo entry I did in 2004 (I may have mentioned this). I am updating and adding to the story, but I think I may encounter a problem.

WhenI wrote this story I had never read any of the Discworld books (it was one one my reviewers who mentioned this story reminded them of Terry Pratchett, which made me go read his books, and now he's on my list of all-time favorite authors).

Anyway, this story also has a Death character. At first it was just a one-off pun about Death lurking behind every door, and then a door opened and Death was there. That was going to be the end of it, but, as the story went on, doors were unavoidable and Death kept popping up. At one point there is a door, all by itself, in the middle of a prairie.

So the Death guy gradually became part of the story, but I'm afraid no one is going to believe I made him up before I knew about Discworld. Hell, if someone else was telling me this I'd be hard-pressed to believe them.

If I remove the Death character, however, I lose a germaine (and fun) bit of the story.

This is my dilemma.   :-\

mdodd:
Best thing I can think of is something representing Death. A clown comes to mind but that had been used as well. What about something that possesses the "fickle finger of fate"? I'll let you know if I think of something else but that's just off the top of my head.

Paynesgrey:
I just had a bizarre notion.  Death is an Avon lady.

Navigation

[0] Message Index

[#] Next page

[*] Previous page