Comments on: From the Archives: Sign of the Usurper http://InDarkness.darkicon.com/2007/09/14/from-the-archives-sign-of-the-usurper/ All of us... even the world itself... began in darkness. Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:25:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: DarkIcon http://InDarkness.darkicon.com/2007/09/14/from-the-archives-sign-of-the-usurper/#comment-31 DarkIcon Mon, 17 Sep 2007 13:27:52 +0000 http://InDarkness.darkicon.com/2007/09/14/from-the-archives-sign-of-the-usurper/#comment-31 Thanks. I remember writing this story took a lot of effort. I had to force my wording to sound "lofty" and "Lovecraft-ish"... which is not my normal style at all. I have the same memory of writing the flashback sequence in Inquisitors, which was supposedly done in the same style as this fragment. I guess its akin to having a lengthy conversation while using a fake accent. It can be done... but only with effort. And everybody knows I'm a lazy bastard. The "mythos" is alive and well, and what I was trying to do with this story will get done in other tales, hopefully. There's no guarantee that I won't finish any of the abandoned projects I'm posting here... but if they haven't been worked on in years, the probability is pretty low. Thanks.

I remember writing this story took a lot of effort. I had to force my wording to sound “lofty” and “Lovecraft-ish”… which is not my normal style at all. I have the same memory of writing the flashback sequence in Inquisitors, which was supposedly done in the same style as this fragment. I guess its akin to having a lengthy conversation while using a fake accent. It can be done… but only with effort.

And everybody knows I’m a lazy bastard.

The “mythos” is alive and well, and what I was trying to do with this story will get done in other tales, hopefully.

There’s no guarantee that I won’t finish any of the abandoned projects I’m posting here… but if they haven’t been worked on in years, the probability is pretty low.

]]> By: nate http://InDarkness.darkicon.com/2007/09/14/from-the-archives-sign-of-the-usurper/#comment-30 nate Mon, 17 Sep 2007 13:17:25 +0000 http://InDarkness.darkicon.com/2007/09/14/from-the-archives-sign-of-the-usurper/#comment-30 I disagree. I don't find this a failure, but an interesting introduction that I fervently wish had been finished. It does closely resemble some of HPL's stories, but was much easier to read and follow. I disagree. I don’t find this a failure, but an interesting introduction that I fervently wish had been finished. It does closely resemble some of HPL’s stories, but was much easier to read and follow.

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