| 2013-01-19 13:07:57 |
Modern Mage Chapter 19
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To be honest, yes the cliffhanger was necessary. I say this because that's where it felt natural to end the chapter as I was typing it. I don't write and then re-type. I type the story into a word processor and edit as I go. I then re-edit after I complete the chapter. Once I feel that everything is right for it to be posted I do so. Remember that Arthur and his people are friends, but they are fighting an all together different war. Arthur was my personal character in a gaming group and the rest of the staff was inspired by the other players in that group's characters. I am glad that people are enjoying the stories as I continue to post them. There will be gaps in post as I write only when the inspiration strikes me. I won't force a story because that only causes poor writing and horrible plot. |
| 2013-01-19 13:08:37 |
Modern Mage Chapter 19
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To be honest, yes the cliffhanger was necessary. I say this because that's where it felt natural to end the chapter as I was typing it. I don't write and then re-type. I type the story into a word processor and edit as I go. I then re-edit after I complete the chapter. Once I feel that everything is right for it to be posted I do so. Remember that Arthur and his people are friends, but they are fighting an all together different war. Arthur was my personal character in a gaming group and the rest of the staff was inspired by the other players in that group's characters. I am glad that people are enjoying the stories as I continue to post them. There will be gaps in post as I write only when the inspiration strikes me. I won't force a story because that only causes poor writing and horrible plot. |
| 2013-01-20 17:21:35 |
Modern Mage Chapter 19
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I didn't really make her a daywalker as much as she was one in the story we had played. I will surprise you with some of the things I bring into the story as some of them come from the Games I;ve played and other from reading books and my imagination. There are more types of vampires than those I have brought in thus far just as there are other types of magic, shapeshifters, were creatures and other things that my twisted imagination can create. I can't wait to introduce you to beings that I call Aspects, they were a mind trip when I thought them up. |
| 2013-01-26 13:13:04 |
Modern mage Chapter 21
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I accept both of your opinions and respect your right in forming them. As to why I have written the story this way is that the narration is first person, from the mind of the character. His overriding thoughts are about her. Not everyone is going to like my writing style or story and I accepted that before making my first post. As for the number of reads, I'm not trying to write the most popular story on the site, just a tale I want to tell and hope others enjoy. For the most part, that is what I've done. I appreciate those that have read and enjoyed as much as those who have stopped reading as the writing was not to a style or format that they enjoyed. Thank you to everyone who reads the stories and leaves me feedback or comments both here and those who joined the site to PM me so I could reply and speak with them. |
| 2013-01-29 17:15:21 |
Modern Mage Chapter 23
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I do use a word processor with spelling and grammar editing. I also reread the chapters prior to posting them. Unfortunately, neither process is perfect. I will continue to work more on my editing. I am also putting serious consideration into attempting to write an actual book for publication based on some of my other ideas. As it stands, I've written, edited and posted all of this on my own. I don't have any support staff so to speak that would be able to look over and see what I missed. Thank you all for reading and I'm glad you enjoyed the story. As for other stories involving these characters, maybe. Depends greatly on inspiration. If I do write and publish a book, it will not be in this fictional world but one I'll need to flesh out as the inspiration for this story came from a copyrighted role playing game universe with changes made to suit the story I wanted to tell. |