TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted January 19, 2016 Posted January 19, 2016 I think that was the point, whats the point of being a god if you wont mess with mortals? That's a fine theme, but the way it's written treats Oedipus like a willing villain. Everyone in the story, including Oedipus himself, acts as though he sinned willingly and the gods are right to punish him.
Zathoth Posted January 19, 2016 Author Posted January 19, 2016 That's a fine theme, but the way it's written treats Oedipus like a willing villain. Everyone in the story, including Oedipus himself, acts as though he sinned willingly and the gods are right to punish him. Huh, guess Greeks didnt like people. I should be done with my secret story soon, maybe, anyone wants to read it before I post it and tell me why it is horrible?
Edgedancer he/him Posted January 19, 2016 Posted January 19, 2016 That's a fine theme, but the way it's written treats Oedipus like a willing villain. Everyone in the story, including Oedipus himself, acts as though he sinned willingly and the gods are right to punish him. Ah yes, deity centered morality. The great curse about many a pice of media that had them but wasn't about destroying them all.
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted January 19, 2016 Posted January 19, 2016 Huh, guess Greeks didnt like people. I should be done with my secret story soon, maybe, anyone wants to read it before I post it and tell me why it is horrible? I'm torn between getting a sneak preview and saying no to nightmares. Also, more Potterverse madness: Dolores Umbridge hums to herself as she enters her house, or her flat, or portal to Hell—not entirely sure where she lives but I know I don't want to be there. Wherever it is, she's going inside. She has had a good day, tormenting Muggleborns and otherwise doing Voldemort's bidding—but then she pauses. She thinks she hears something. She listens. Waits, hears nothing, moves on. She reaches the kitchen—and there it is again. A faint click-clack. Her heart increases its speed. That sounds like….but no. No, that's impossible. No one could get a centaur into her flat, even if she hadn't set up all of those spells. Click-clack-clack. Umbridge draws her wand and tiptoes toward the source of the noise. The bathroom. There's no centaur in there. No one could get a centaur into the bathroom. Clack-clack. Her heart feels as though it will leap from her chest as she reaches for the doorknob. Grasps it. Turns it. She pushes open the door, and is greeted by the last face she expected to see. GREETINGS FROM THE WEASLEY TWINS, DOLORES. I AM CELESTABELLEABETHABELLE, LAST OF MY KIND. 3
Edgedancer he/him Posted January 19, 2016 Posted January 19, 2016 (edited) I'm torn between getting a sneak preview and saying no to nightmares. Also, more Potterverse madness: Dolores Umbridge hums to herself as she enters her house, or her flat, or portal to Hell—not entirely sure where she lives but I know I don't want to be there. Wherever it is, she's going inside. She has had a good day, tormenting Muggleborns and otherwise doing Voldemort's bidding—but then she pauses. She thinks she hears something. She listens. Waits, hears nothing, moves on. She reaches the kitchen—and there it is again. A faint click-clack. Her heart increases its speed. That sounds like….but no. No, that's impossible. No one could get a centaur into her flat, even if she hadn't set up all of those spells. Click-clack-clack. Umbridge draws her wand and tiptoes toward the source of the noise. The bathroom. There's no centaur in there. No one could get a centaur into the bathroom. Clack-clack. Her heart feels as though it will leap from her chest as she reaches for the doorknob. Grasps it. Turns it. She pushes open the door, and is greeted by the last face she expected to see. GREETINGS FROM THE WEASLEY TWINS, DOLORES. I AM CELESTABELLEABETHABELLE, LAST OF MY KIND. I have only one thing to add. Edited January 19, 2016 by Edgedancer 2
Orlion Blight he/him Posted January 19, 2016 Posted January 19, 2016 That's a fine theme, but the way it's written treats Oedipus like a willing villain. Everyone in the story, including Oedipus himself, acts as though he sinned willingly and the gods are right to punish him. I don't know, I view it as a more Job like story. Oedipus was a good man that saved the town and was a hero. Despite that, bad things happened to him at the mere whim of the universe. So while the original myth may have had the lesson: You can not fight fate, the play seems to say: hey, bad things happen to good people and it isn't necessarily their fault.Another issue with the play is that we only have one part of it. It's much like having only one part of a trilogy, like only having The Fellowship of the Ring, our Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. It's hard to know Sophocles'intention because we do not have the complete work. 1
Zathoth Posted January 19, 2016 Author Posted January 19, 2016 I'm torn between getting a sneak preview and saying no to nightmares. Also, more Potterverse madness: Dolores Umbridge hums to herself as she enters her house, or her flat, or portal to Hell—not entirely sure where she lives but I know I don't want to be there. Wherever it is, she's going inside. She has had a good day, tormenting Muggleborns and otherwise doing Voldemort's bidding—but then she pauses. She thinks she hears something. She listens. Waits, hears nothing, moves on. She reaches the kitchen—and there it is again. A faint click-clack. Her heart increases its speed. That sounds like….but no. No, that's impossible. No one could get a centaur into her flat, even if she hadn't set up all of those spells. Click-clack-clack. Umbridge draws her wand and tiptoes toward the source of the noise. The bathroom. There's no centaur in there. No one could get a centaur into the bathroom. Clack-clack. Her heart feels as though it will leap from her chest as she reaches for the doorknob. Grasps it. Turns it. She pushes open the door, and is greeted by the last face she expected to see. GREETINGS FROM THE WEASLEY TWINS, DOLORES. I AM CELESTABELLEABETHABELLE, LAST OF MY KIND. Im nowhere near scary enough to give anyone nightmares... am I? I love everything that has bad things happening to Umbridge!
ChickenPlague he/him Posted January 19, 2016 Posted January 19, 2016 Anyone is scary enough to give me nightmares.
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted January 19, 2016 Posted January 19, 2016 Im nowhere near scary enough to give anyone nightmares... am I? I love everything that has bad things happening to Umbridge! Not you, but your stories have made me turn the light on to make sure there was nothing evil lurking in my room, so there's that. As do we all.
Zathoth Posted January 19, 2016 Author Posted January 19, 2016 Not you, but your stories have made me turn the light on to make sure there was nothing evil lurking in my room, so there's that. As do we all. Oh, thats a compliment of the best kind Thank you. Sad thing is that Umbridges are very real...
ChickenPlague he/him Posted January 19, 2016 Posted January 19, 2016 Hey Morzathoth. Write a horror story about pink sugar. This should be a challenge. 1
Zathoth Posted January 19, 2016 Author Posted January 19, 2016 Hey Morzathoth. Write a horror story about pink sugar. This should be a challenge. Challenge accepted.
Kaymyth she/her Posted January 19, 2016 Posted January 19, 2016 Im nowhere near scary enough to give anyone nightmares... am I? New story idea kicking around in my head that you might find nightmare-worthy. 3
Zathoth Posted January 19, 2016 Author Posted January 19, 2016 New story idea kicking around in my head that you might find nightmare-worthy. Now I am curious, for real.
Kaymyth she/her Posted January 19, 2016 Posted January 19, 2016 Now I am curious, for real. Young woman in a mental hospital who has been seeing...things. Best-case scenario is that she's crazy. Worst-case is that fairies are real. And terrifying.
Zathoth Posted January 19, 2016 Author Posted January 19, 2016 Young woman in a mental hospital who has been seeing...things. Best-case scenario is that she's crazy. Worst-case is that fairies are real. And terrifying. I never get tired of "Seeing things that may or may not be real" XD Subtle horror is my favorite.
Stormgate he/him Posted January 19, 2016 Posted January 19, 2016 She convinces the entire hospital that she's right. But she isn't. It's a trap.
Kaymyth she/her Posted January 19, 2016 Posted January 19, 2016 I never get tired of "Seeing things that may or may not be real" XD Subtle horror is my favorite. There'll be more layers to it than this, but that's the basic premise.
Zathoth Posted January 19, 2016 Author Posted January 19, 2016 There'll be more layers to it than this, but that's the basic premise. I like it. Now you just need to finish Swift as Steel so you can write it XD
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted January 19, 2016 Posted January 19, 2016 "What do you mean there's no one available? I need help, so I shouldn't have to wait!" #customerlogic
Kestrel she/her Posted January 19, 2016 Posted January 19, 2016 Cat keeps coming up and rubbing my leg while I play flute Bad cat, not your flute.
Kaymyth she/her Posted January 19, 2016 Posted January 19, 2016 (edited) I like it. Now you just need to finish Swift as Steel so you can write it XD It's close. I still have a couple stray beta readers to round up, and then February is going to be the final revision. I want to start putting it up at the start of March. But so long as we're on the subject, I have to decide exactly how that's going to work. I know the structure I'm going to use (a thread in Creator's Corner, first post a table of contents, following pieces go up one chapter per post to avoid overflowing the character limit), but I need to work out the timeframe. 1. Post it up in one big chunk. I have assurances from admin that I can have the thread start out hidden until I get all of the chapters up. Pros: * Once it's up, it's all there; no worrying about whether it's going to become an abandoned work. * People can read at their own pace. Cons: * I have to slog through formatting everything all in one big chunk. Ugh, formatting. * Potential readers might be intimidated by the size. Maybe? I don't know. 2. Post it chapter by chapter, with something like a thrice-weekly update. Pros: * I only have to format one chapter at a time. * I get to read all the feedbacks! * Readers can have sort of a real-time chapter discussion. * The first chapter will be available sooner, and you won't have to wait to start reading. Cons: * People might not be patient with waiting and be annoyed with how slowly it's going up. * I might be totally overestimating how many people give a fat fig about my fic, and will be disappointed by no feedback. Oh, woe, the bruising of my fragile ego! So...I dunno. What do you guys think? Edited January 20, 2016 by Kaymyth
Zathoth Posted January 19, 2016 Author Posted January 19, 2016 Cat keeps coming up and rubbing my leg while I play flute Bad cat, not your flute. Im honestly starting to read all your posts like "Can I write a horror story out of this?" Cat stealing flute... not sure... It's close. I still have a couple stray beta readers to round up, and then February is going to be the final revision. I want to start putting it up at the start of March. But so long as we're on the subject, I have to decide exactly how that's going to work. I know the structure I'm going to use (a thread in Creator's Corner, first post a table of contents, following pieces go up one chapter per post to avoid overflowing the character limit), but I need to work out the timeframe. 1. Post it up in one big chunk. I have assurances from admin that I can have the thread start out hidden until I get all of the chapters up. Pros: * Once it's up, it's all there; no worrying about whether it's going to become an abandoned work. * People can read at their own pace. Cons: * I have to slog through formatting everything all in one big chunk. Ugh, formatting. * Potential readers might be intimidated by the size. Maybe? I don't know. 2. Post it chapter by chapter, with something like a thrice-weekly update. Pros: * I only have to format one chapter at a time. * I get to read all the feedbacks! * Readers can have sort of a real-time chapter discussion. Cons: * People might not be patient with waiting and be annoyed with how slowly it's going up. * I might be totally overestimating how many people give a fat fig about my fic, and will be disappointed by no feedback. Oh, woe, the bruising of my fragile ego! So...I dunno. What do you guys think? I like the serial approach. You are pretty famous on the forum, so you will at least get a couple predictions. So thats one vote for the serial approach. How many chapters do you have anyway?
Kaymyth she/her Posted January 20, 2016 Posted January 20, 2016 Im honestly starting to read all your posts like "Can I write a horror story out of this?" Cat stealing flute... not sure... I like the serial approach. You are pretty famous on the forum, so you will at least get a couple predictions. So thats one vote for the serial approach. How many chapters do you have anyway? 22, including the prologue and epilogue. The epilogue is actually super-short, but most of them run between 4,000 - 5,000 words each. I have one double-length chapter in there that I really ought to find a way to break into two. So that'd make 23.
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted January 20, 2016 Posted January 20, 2016 22, including the prologue and epilogue. The epilogue is actually super-short, but most of them run between 4,000 - 5,000 words each. I have one double-length chapter in there that I really ought to find a way to break into two. So that'd make 23. Yeah, I vote the serial method. (You write long chapters. Most of mine run in the 1,000 to 2,000 word range. )
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