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Subj: The Worldwide Debating Federation? Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2011 at 10:55:29 am EDT (Viewed 3 times) | Reply Subj: There is nothing like free and open conversation to settle differences. Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2011 at 01:23:28 am EDT (Viewed 727 times) | ||||||
Quote: And this, of course, was nothing like it.Quote: Lots of guarded meetings in this chapter, even more than last one perhaps. As usual with your stories, we have the tangle of multiple motivations (often within the same character) all snarling together into one sprawling plot... and the more these characters bounce off each other, the tighter that net grows pulling them all together.Well, the advantage of this and Tom Black's and Vinnie De Soth's series is that most of the characters are created by me or are characters whose posters have ceded me wide latitude to use, develop, or dispose of. Rather more than with Untold Tales, which has to conform to a wider writership with more vested poster interests, these casts can be arranged however I want the stories to go. And I don't need to negotiate with anybody about doing terrible things to them. Quote: Or something. It's well past 1 am here and I just finished my taxes. I need me one of those undead accountants next year... although somehow I don't think I could afford the services of any that show up in this story.Yes, this was going to be a very lucrative year until the lawsuit arrived on my doorstep. Now I'm in dispute over around £20,000 plus costs; I'll probably win eventually, but it's a drag I could have done without. Quote: It's certainly upsetting to see Asil (and tangentally Tandi) being drawn into things here. Someone may need a severe chastising. Quite often, Asil is underestimated to the point of providing said chastisement herself. Considering Mr. Black's interest in her as well as the crushing might of the Legion that will be ready to drop on those involved, I think perhaps they might have picked the wrong sacrificial lamb, despite specifically picking her to draw the Legion into things. Mayor Klein never was good at leaving well enough alone.We first got wind of this plot in Deadeyes #3, which appeared more than a couple of years ago. As an aside, I always assumed the the PVB progressed in real time up to about 2007. I aged Sam Featherstone and Kerry annually. Since then I think PVB time has passed quite a bit slower than real time. We're probably a little over a year past the Parody War now, which puts Sam at 14 and Kerry at 19. And Asil at 11. And yes, Klein has made a tactical blunder going near Asil. Several blunders. Possibly hemigod/loathesome elder being/Destroyer of Tales level blunders. Quote: I'm looking forward to seeing these threads get pulled some more next chapter! I'm dreading having to do it. That said, I'm motivating myself to write it by saying "If I do this I don't need to finish the next chapter of Untold Tales yet". | |||||||
