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« on: October 28, 2006, 04:38 »

Well everyone, I decided to throw my hat into the ring and post my story. It is nowhere near done, but it will give you a good idea of what is to come.

One thing has been nagging me for the past few weeks though and because of it I wanted to get a few opinons on what I should do (Dont worry, you dont need to read the story to tell me your thoughts). The Question is this: "Should I change my story to be many short stories using the characters or should I keep working on the long version?"

I am beginning to think that the short stories would be better and more fulfilling for my mind, but I know there is the problem of dealing with my own personal characters. Those problems being things like, "Will the reader know who he is, or will the story continue and make one long story in many parts?"

It is those questions that make me wonder what would be better. Please help me and tell me what you think. Smile (Laguna bends down on knees and begs)

* life_on_tisbury_lane.doc (74 KB - downloaded 112 times.)
* Can_You_Spare_an_Angel.doc (29.5 KB - downloaded 85 times.)
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« Reply #1 on: November 05, 2006, 00:15 »

Sorry for the delay as I've been meaning to reply to this!   Bearing in mind that I haven't written anything other than lyrics for about ten years, here's my 0.02 of random decimal currency...
I think if you have a clear idea of a plot and how it will progress, it's probably worth pursuing the long version.   There's certainly a connection between the two episodes you've posted here and it gets rid of any concerns of the reader being unfamiliar with your original characters as they will be introduced as the story progresses.   
If on the other hand you just have some loosely connected scenes in mind without a plot to tie them together then they probably would work better as short stories but I suspect that you do have an idea of where you want the plot to go.
I'm afraid I'm hedging my bets on this but I think it really does depend on that question of plot.
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« Reply #2 on: November 15, 2006, 23:20 »

Yeesshh. I have been away for far too long. I just read this today and i want to say thanks for the review. I intend to make the story long, but the problem that i have is the fact that i write chapters that are all over the story. I just can't write in sequence, that is why i wondered if I should make it a bunch of short stories.

Anyway, i will hopefully have some more up soon. I have written a bit more, but i am focusing on a really awsome and jaw dropping ending. I do however have a special feature for it that will be put on a different topic later. I have reformatted my hard drive and need to find the saved data containing it.

Be Back Soon.
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« Reply #3 on: November 27, 2006, 15:44 »

My opinion about the "Can You Spare an Angel" fragment... it's nicely written. I liked this part, and judging on it, you can write quite well. Didn't like the angst... the whole fragment was very angsty and you can't deny that. But to my surprise, even the little bit from your story fitting on two pages, made good sense to me and looked like a separate story. You seem to be a good writer - keep it up, I'm looking forward to read more. (yes, yes, I know there is another attachment there. I just need more free time. Smile)
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« Reply #4 on: February 08, 2007, 06:05 »

I've only glanced over the first few sentences, since I'm heading to bed in a second, but I do plan to read them tomorrow.

A question I have - What is this health problem that Lisa needed an operation for? (If it's explained in the story, then just tell me so) But I'm quite curious.
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« Reply #5 on: February 08, 2007, 06:20 »

look to FLWS for answers. but beware, it is a very long story and well worth the read.
my story is a continuation of it and there will be more up in about a day or so
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