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Date Posted: 09:20:55 05/11/09 Mon
Author: Grumpy
Author Host/IP: 67-61-232-104.cpe.cableone.net / 67.61.232.104
Subject: Re: Editor's fingers a'twitching here
In reply to: SunFlare 's message, "Editor's fingers a'twitching here" on 15:22:15 05/10/09 Sun

The basic problem is I'm more a teacher than a story teller, to the extent I can be described as either. I know Glass Eye, and Paco too, have strayed from their original characters, but I find that I can't sustain that sort of dialogue. The astronauts were a poorly developed means of exploring the capabilities and limitations of the time machine, and I need to do more work on that.

I've been relying on the abilities of R to inject copious quantities of the ridiculous into the story - my text and dialogue should be viewed as a skeleton for him to flesh out as he chooses.

I'm conflicted in various ways here. Are we writing a serious story in a frivolous setting? Is our purpose to draw a blueprint for saving the world? Is it political or social satire? Or should it be seen as simply an adventure story with no redeeming social value?

I don't see myself as the principal author here; it's R's concept and I'll contribute in whatever way he wants or needs within my limitations. On its present course, I can see this epic reaching 100,000 words with no resolution in sight. Prune, fertilize, rearrange to your heart's content; add filler to flesh out the Nazis, and wherever else you see a need.

I'll keep thinking about it and try to decide what it is that I'm doing.

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