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Reply Subj: Re: A Novel Problem Posted: Wed May 18, 2011 at 08:09:33 pm EDT (Viewed 2 times) | |||||||
Quote: I think you have to treat the episodic postings as a first draft for comment. It worked for Dickens and Stevenson.The trick is to work up the resolve to re-write it all. Usually when I write stuff it's in the past as soon as I'm finished with it, and I generally don't revisit it. Quote: Quote: I should correct myself there; we all need a personal non-poster-character cast we're willing to walk away from. Admittedly, as much as I like Lara Night as a character, adding her was probably the biggest mistake I made. Because she has other places to be, she's sort of tethered to me, and most writers would be afraid to use her at all, let alone in my absence. I'm not saying I'm removing her from the field,. just that I didn't think it through. I did think through the World Class characters, which is why they aren't here.Quote: I'd attribute the Lara issue to her really being designed as a star player in her own setting rather than a team player in a shared universe. It's the "superman" problem.I've been careful to present Lara here as a "guest star" - a lot like when a seasoned movie/TV star visits the cast of a modern television show. You don't want them taking over the show, but their presence should be a draw. Likewise, Lara is a seasoned hero who's therefore very patient and does not need to get involved in every situation. But she's around if anyone needs help or advice. FYI she used to be a star player in a separate series that was discontinued due to lack of interest. I'm making another attempt at that but haven't posted a preview of it yet. Quote: Quote: From what I've seen with message boards in general, quite often it starts very subtly with someone taking a chunk out of leisure time for "family time", and then that balloons out a bit with things like playdates, days are the park, family vacations, etc. Then they get a job where reading the PVB is either frowned upon or not allowed due to firewall controls. Pretty soon they live in a world where the PVB is seen as the equivelent of sneaking a cigarette, and it's not worth the risk or the time to stop by anymore, and they've been gone so long anyway it's tough to get back in.Quote: Yes. That's why these kinds of online communities usually have a "lifespan". We've been fortunate in attracting occasional new posters and a few returning ones over the years.I'm hoping we get another resurgence. | |||||||
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