Comments on: Cota: Page 30 http://InDarkness.darkicon.com/2008/07/18/cota-page-30/ All of us... even the world itself... began in darkness. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:22:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: coops200ad http://InDarkness.darkicon.com/2008/07/18/cota-page-30/#comment-704 coops200ad Tue, 22 Jul 2008 09:48:50 +0000 http://InDarkness.darkicon.com/2008/07/18/cota-page-30/#comment-704 Flying blind, huh? At least that way you aren't in any danger of getting bored with what you write. Helps keep you fresh. Over thinking and over structuring kills creativity. I prefer fleshing out my stories as I go as well. I've never understood the index cards and timeline approach some people use. Your dialogue is exceptional. Simple, flowing and natural. Makes reading your stuff a pleasure. Flying blind, huh? At least that way you aren’t in any danger of getting bored with what you write. Helps keep you fresh. Over thinking and over structuring kills creativity. I prefer fleshing out my stories as I go as well. I’ve never understood the index cards and timeline approach some people use.

Your dialogue is exceptional. Simple, flowing and natural. Makes reading your stuff a pleasure.

]]> By: DarkIcon http://InDarkness.darkicon.com/2008/07/18/cota-page-30/#comment-699 DarkIcon Mon, 21 Jul 2008 11:23:50 +0000 http://InDarkness.darkicon.com/2008/07/18/cota-page-30/#comment-699 Thanks. BTW, today's (Monday) page won't be posted until much later, as I'll be too busy to edit/convert/upload it until after working hours. Should still be today, though. Thanks.

BTW, today’s (Monday) page won’t be posted until much later, as I’ll be too busy to edit/convert/upload it until after working hours. Should still be today, though.

]]> By: nate http://InDarkness.darkicon.com/2008/07/18/cota-page-30/#comment-698 nate Mon, 21 Jul 2008 10:16:52 +0000 http://InDarkness.darkicon.com/2008/07/18/cota-page-30/#comment-698 However it's happening, it works. However it’s happening, it works.

]]> By: DarkIcon http://InDarkness.darkicon.com/2008/07/18/cota-page-30/#comment-694 DarkIcon Sun, 20 Jul 2008 15:26:27 +0000 http://InDarkness.darkicon.com/2008/07/18/cota-page-30/#comment-694 Like almost everything I write, Court of the Abominatrix is sort of a collaborative effort between myself and the characters. Since this is intended to be a short story rather than a novel, the character's aren't as developed and don't have as much free reign as some of the longer stories. But they have still managed to through some surprises into the story. I didn't know Owen was a genius until he said it! But the story as a whole is mostly planned. I went in knowing what it was about, how it was going to end, and a few stops I wanted to make along the way. I left the details open... such as the creatures they are encountering. The Abominatrix and one other one that you won't see until much later are the only ones that were planned beforehand. Everything else just sort of happens as I write. Like almost everything I write, Court of the Abominatrix is sort of a collaborative effort between myself and the characters. Since this is intended to be a short story rather than a novel, the character’s aren’t as developed and don’t have as much free reign as some of the longer stories. But they have still managed to through some surprises into the story. I didn’t know Owen was a genius until he said it!

But the story as a whole is mostly planned. I went in knowing what it was about, how it was going to end, and a few stops I wanted to make along the way. I left the details open… such as the creatures they are encountering. The Abominatrix and one other one that you won’t see until much later are the only ones that were planned beforehand. Everything else just sort of happens as I write.

]]> By: Kragon http://InDarkness.darkicon.com/2008/07/18/cota-page-30/#comment-693 Kragon Sat, 19 Jul 2008 02:39:38 +0000 http://InDarkness.darkicon.com/2008/07/18/cota-page-30/#comment-693 Awesome man, really awesome. I'm really digging where this is going. Now do you have everything all laid out as to where the story is going? Or are you letting the characters pretty much tell the story and your going part by part? Because either way the story is fucking awesome and as far as I am concern your little experiment is working out great. Awesome man, really awesome. I’m really digging where this is going.

Now do you have everything all laid out as to where the story is going? Or are you letting the characters pretty much tell the story and your going part by part?

Because either way the story is fucking awesome and as far as I am concern your little experiment is working out great.

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