my short story: hollow
i finally got off my ass and put "hollow" up on my website.
**SPOILERS - READ THE STORY BEFORE READING THIS**
i like it. i think it conveys what i want it to convey. it's not perfect, 'cause no story is ever perfect, but you try writing a time spiral. it'd probably be a lot easier to do it in a visual medium, like animation. there was an aeon flux episode that fucked with time and reality; it's the one where aeon is looking for the baby (you'll either know what episode i'm referring to or you won't). i talked about this story in a previous livejournal entry. you should go read it, 'cause it's a good entry. also, i explain a shitload more about the story in that journal entry (i start talking about it in the fourth paragraph down).
the whole point of the story is that the girl is lonely and losing herself. she's trapped in time, never progressing, never moving forward. sam is broken, and the doll shattering is a great metaphor for that.
the story is written in first person because it needs to be. i'm not one of those people who writes everything in first person, even when it adds nothing to the story (and sometimes it detracts from the story and fucks it up). i prefer writing in third person, usually.
i'd also like to point out that my short stories that are all abstract like this are not about insanity; sam is not insane. my stories are oftens explorations into different realities and different perceptions that actualy re-shape that person's reality. blah blah at this point all my rambling is just making me sound pretentious.
oh, and for anyone who was wondering, i listened to green day's "blvd of broken dreams" on repeat while i wrote "hollow."
**END SPOILERS**
i hope you enjoy my story, that'd be cool, but honestly my short stories are written for me, not for my audience. i'm happy with this story, and that's what matters most.
i finally got off my ass and put "hollow" up on my website.
**SPOILERS - READ THE STORY BEFORE READING THIS**
i like it. i think it conveys what i want it to convey. it's not perfect, 'cause no story is ever perfect, but you try writing a time spiral. it'd probably be a lot easier to do it in a visual medium, like animation. there was an aeon flux episode that fucked with time and reality; it's the one where aeon is looking for the baby (you'll either know what episode i'm referring to or you won't). i talked about this story in a previous livejournal entry. you should go read it, 'cause it's a good entry. also, i explain a shitload more about the story in that journal entry (i start talking about it in the fourth paragraph down).
the whole point of the story is that the girl is lonely and losing herself. she's trapped in time, never progressing, never moving forward. sam is broken, and the doll shattering is a great metaphor for that.
the story is written in first person because it needs to be. i'm not one of those people who writes everything in first person, even when it adds nothing to the story (and sometimes it detracts from the story and fucks it up). i prefer writing in third person, usually.
i'd also like to point out that my short stories that are all abstract like this are not about insanity; sam is not insane. my stories are oftens explorations into different realities and different perceptions that actualy re-shape that person's reality. blah blah at this point all my rambling is just making me sound pretentious.
oh, and for anyone who was wondering, i listened to green day's "blvd of broken dreams" on repeat while i wrote "hollow."
**END SPOILERS**
i hope you enjoy my story, that'd be cool, but honestly my short stories are written for me, not for my audience. i'm happy with this story, and that's what matters most.
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haven't seen many on here. I think theres an SG on here with Mucha tat.
So a friend of mine who knew i enjoyed Buffy and Angel suggested i read the Anita Blake series. i picked up Guilty Pleasures which i'm assuming is the first one and am having a hard time getting into it.
Not sure if its becuase its not Buffy (which is fine) or that i read an Anne Rice book before i started reading this one. perhaps the different writing styles is whats throwong me off.
But i really think its more of dialog thing. I don't find the way Anita talks to be believable. Its almost obnoxious. maybe it gets better over the next few books as Hamilton writes the characters more.
I dunno.
anyway....Hi.
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