Forum Story: Commentary

[Hypes]

Let's keep the story post clean and post our comments here

 

[Sirathiel]

I know that I missed out on all the preparation for this project, but as you know I'm still quite new here and you did all this some time before I stumbled into your midst.

I hope it's okay if I participate in this story. The choices made in previous polls have led to a type of story that I simply adore. And I'd love to contribute.

Hope that's okay with everybody. I'll get over there and make my first post...

 

[polymorphikos]

Okay, Deutschy, just don't ham it up...

Joking, of course. I have no objections.

I do want to make a point about continuity: namely,can we keep the continuity accurate? That's all, really.

 

[Hypes]

Elaborate, please.

 

[polymorphikos]

I just meant that if one person says one thing in one post, can the next not turn around and say that they spoke or acted entirely differently.

 

[Hypes]

I second that.

 

[littlemissattitude]

Which is why someone needs to act as editor and clean things up at the end of every chapter. Make sure there are no contradictions (unplanned contradictions, I guess I should say), no blatant repeats, things like that. Sort of like a continuity person for a film.

 

[Hypes]

I should be able to do that.

Also, I can edit in pieces that missed their spot - like mine did.

 

[littlemissattitude]

Thank you, Hypes.

 

[Hypes]

No problem. By the way, you should get in on the story - it's getting rather interesting.

 

[littlemissattitude]

No problem. By the way, you should get in on the story - it's getting rather interesting.

In good time, Hypes. In good time.

 

[Hypes]

We'll be over the hills and far away by then.

 

[littlemissattitude]

Which is probably where my character will appear.

Seriously, they will meet her on the road. I don't think it will be too much longer. I'm just waiting for the right moment to jump in.

 

[Esioul]

I'm having a few poblems with this courier font thing, which might explain why I keep missing things and messing it up. My new glasses should be coming in a few days, though. I'm an idiot and I've put off the opticians for three years, and it turns out my eyes really are a lot worse.

 

[Hypes]

We have about eighteen pages of single spaced manuscript now (35 if double spaced), if anyone's curious.

 

[Esioul]

How many words is it? I can never visualise how long something is without knowing how many words there are. Is it time to start a new chapter yet?

 

[Hypes]

5,500 words.

We need a finish of sorts to start a new chapter, and the current plotline is nowhere near a constructive wrap-up point. Alvis commenting on walking off into the sunset would have been a decent stopping point, but then we turned around completely and went the other way.

 

[polymorphikos]

Actually, the post where Judith and Vey bugger-off on horses would be a good chapter end.

 

[Hypes]

I suppose so.

Is everyone all right with me editing what we have so far?

 

[Esioul]

Yes.