Although I have a million things to do, I've started writing again. A little seed of a story is growing in my head. It's so small, I have no detailed idea where it'll go. I have a general idea, but I think it'll be similar to the new novelette in terms of POV, but maybe 2 rather than 1, with the 2 main characters' thinking. Hobgoblins, of course, and a few angels.
Watch this space...(as you do, something might happen sometime, there's always a chance...)
Thursday, September 20, 2012
My preference...
I've had to read a few short stories for a course recently, some classics from Woolf, Forster and DH Lawrence. All three were fantastic, though a acquaintence said otherwise (of course).
Woolf's 'The Mark on the Wall' is so good...but not my preference. I found it way too 'greasy', if I had written something in that style...I did, many years ago, and I deleted it. I couldn't read it, I couldn't 'see' myself in it. Woolf is damn good, though.
EM Forster's 'Road from Colonus', now there's a great thing. Still, not my preference, a little too 'smooth', but fantastic back story of Greek tragedy gone wrong due to non-awareness of others.
Now, DH Lawrence 'The Rocking-Horse Winner'...much more my thing in terms of style, though it felt quite dated with the language, and so so predictable. Terrible endline, too, but a great story of a well-to-do family living on hard times.
So, my preference? I read a few chapters of my 3rd book after reading these. Isn't it great when you like your own stuff? Sometimes I think where did it all come from? How did I do that? And my new novelette...still waiting on some 'reaction' from the competition. Probably nothing - who goes for comedy fantasy?
Of course, my writing style is NOTHING compared to these GIANTS in literature, but this shows I'm such a fussy reader. I bow to their memory.
Woolf's 'The Mark on the Wall' is so good...but not my preference. I found it way too 'greasy', if I had written something in that style...I did, many years ago, and I deleted it. I couldn't read it, I couldn't 'see' myself in it. Woolf is damn good, though.
EM Forster's 'Road from Colonus', now there's a great thing. Still, not my preference, a little too 'smooth', but fantastic back story of Greek tragedy gone wrong due to non-awareness of others.
Now, DH Lawrence 'The Rocking-Horse Winner'...much more my thing in terms of style, though it felt quite dated with the language, and so so predictable. Terrible endline, too, but a great story of a well-to-do family living on hard times.
So, my preference? I read a few chapters of my 3rd book after reading these. Isn't it great when you like your own stuff? Sometimes I think where did it all come from? How did I do that? And my new novelette...still waiting on some 'reaction' from the competition. Probably nothing - who goes for comedy fantasy?
Of course, my writing style is NOTHING compared to these GIANTS in literature, but this shows I'm such a fussy reader. I bow to their memory.
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Surfing, a few surprises
Well, I went surfing, and I found myself on...
WritersNet
Moly (Bethlehem Fiasco)
And here, they've used a quote from my 2nd book 'The Bethlehem Fiasco', to head the page!
"Is there a right end of a camel for your head to be in?"
I think that's amazing. There are some really nice pictures of camels too :-)
WritersNet
Moly (Bethlehem Fiasco)
And here, they've used a quote from my 2nd book 'The Bethlehem Fiasco', to head the page!
"Is there a right end of a camel for your head to be in?"
I think that's amazing. There are some really nice pictures of camels too :-)
Guide to 'Rage' 5 - Euristhos, Euryales and Iolus
Japan and Sri Lanka, Hello! Japan is definitely a new hit :-)
Euristhos, Euryales and Iolus - the fallguys.
There has to be someone to do the dirty work, there has to be someone who you can rely on to be stupid.
Iolus is the boss, he gets his orders from Plagamus and does as he's told, hoping in the end for some glory and profit.
Euristhos and Euryales are the stupid twins. Euryalesis the stupidest, there's even a scene where his head is so empty that the music from his walkman is louder in a room when he's wearing it...the empty space amplifies the sound.
In 'Man by a tree', it was the two following hobgoblins, Sniff and Grint. In 'Bethlehem Fiasco', it was the three thieves, and in 'Rage of Atlantis', it's these guys. Read what happens to them, they are a core to the whole action....they ARE the action.
Euristhos, Euryales and Iolus - the fallguys.
There has to be someone to do the dirty work, there has to be someone who you can rely on to be stupid.
Iolus is the boss, he gets his orders from Plagamus and does as he's told, hoping in the end for some glory and profit.
Euristhos and Euryales are the stupid twins. Euryalesis the stupidest, there's even a scene where his head is so empty that the music from his walkman is louder in a room when he's wearing it...the empty space amplifies the sound.
In 'Man by a tree', it was the two following hobgoblins, Sniff and Grint. In 'Bethlehem Fiasco', it was the three thieves, and in 'Rage of Atlantis', it's these guys. Read what happens to them, they are a core to the whole action....they ARE the action.
Monday, September 17, 2012
Guide to 'Rage' 4 - Kang Dee
Kang Dee is the sole 'alien' in the Atlantean society who has some power, due to her ancestral right of command over the Letherians (huge monsters of the sea). Her race, the dolphins, represent every type of prejudiced group which ever existed: skin colour, cultural difference, disability. Saying this, it is the dolphin race who not only holds the answer to humanity's problem (the lack of intelligence in human DNA) but they also survive the 'rage' of God to de-evolve into the lovable rogues we know today. I could go on about prejudice, etc. but hey, it's late.
It's really surprising who reads this blog. Not much interest, but what there is, is spread right across the globe :-) Thanks.
If you can, get a hold of 'Rage of Atlantis', you just might like it.
It's really surprising who reads this blog. Not much interest, but what there is, is spread right across the globe :-) Thanks.
If you can, get a hold of 'Rage of Atlantis', you just might like it.
Sunday, September 16, 2012
Guide to 'Rage' 3 - Oediouspelus + Plagamus
Oediouspelus and Plagamus are a mix of many politicians. There are two main figures for each, though they are also parts of others, too.
(I've had to censor this post, as all stories are fiction and not based on real people or events, etc. :-) Yeah, right.
Oediouspelus...
First and foremost, Oediouspelus is ......, a Prime Minister and a 'man of the people'. He is the only PM in .......... history who uses informal speech. He also treats his citizens like goldfish with short attention spans, and for his followers, he's not far off. For example, only a week ago, he blamed the EU for getting us in this needed huge loan mess with the IMF. What he forgot to say was that he was the one who got his country into the bad situation with the EU in the first place, therefore losing all financial backing from the EU, and getting the country into deep shit with the IMF.
Secondly, Oediouspelus is ..........., the man who walked away from a very stinky historical event. His father was not only President, but also Head of 'a special operations force'. And he always had his hands in the oil business. Something went on there, I'm telling ya. And he walks away a 'hero'. Are people dumb or what?
Plagamus...
Firstly, Plagamus is ............, ex-President, accused of genocide in a war. Trials are still ongoing for some former leaders.
Secondly, Plagamus is ........., a resigned President. The reason he resigned? It was found that his dissertation was in fact a 100% word-for-word translated copy of a dissertation by someone else. So, after receiving his degree, he had 20 years of rising up in the ranks of sports committees and politics, all based on a lie.
In my book 'Rage' Oediouspelus and Plagamus make a deal with Satan for immortality, something he can't actually give...
(I've had to censor this post, as all stories are fiction and not based on real people or events, etc. :-) Yeah, right.
Oediouspelus...
First and foremost, Oediouspelus is ......, a Prime Minister and a 'man of the people'. He is the only PM in .......... history who uses informal speech. He also treats his citizens like goldfish with short attention spans, and for his followers, he's not far off. For example, only a week ago, he blamed the EU for getting us in this needed huge loan mess with the IMF. What he forgot to say was that he was the one who got his country into the bad situation with the EU in the first place, therefore losing all financial backing from the EU, and getting the country into deep shit with the IMF.
Secondly, Oediouspelus is ..........., the man who walked away from a very stinky historical event. His father was not only President, but also Head of 'a special operations force'. And he always had his hands in the oil business. Something went on there, I'm telling ya. And he walks away a 'hero'. Are people dumb or what?
Plagamus...
Firstly, Plagamus is ............, ex-President, accused of genocide in a war. Trials are still ongoing for some former leaders.
Secondly, Plagamus is ........., a resigned President. The reason he resigned? It was found that his dissertation was in fact a 100% word-for-word translated copy of a dissertation by someone else. So, after receiving his degree, he had 20 years of rising up in the ranks of sports committees and politics, all based on a lie.
In my book 'Rage' Oediouspelus and Plagamus make a deal with Satan for immortality, something he can't actually give...
Saturday, September 15, 2012
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Have to read Brave New World for about the fifth time in my life, which is not a bad thing, and I realised that there are HUGE similarities between this fantastic piece of writing and my 3rd effort 'Rage of Atlantis'. The only difference (other than in writing proficiency) is that Huxley set his Utopia criticising the present in the future, and I sent it right back to the beginning of humanity. I'm quite happy I have a book like this. If you're going to 'copy' an idea, choose a great book to do it with. It wasn't planned, I just thought that it was the best way to criticise the things that have happened in our society in the last decade/year, things that people just take for granted, terror, prejudice, progress.
So, comparisons can be made. Of course, Huxley's in another class.
So, comparisons can be made. Of course, Huxley's in another class.
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