I'll be writing more in a week or two

[cyrano]

The problem, he said, in a thoughtful manner, is that there are things one doesn't need to bother one's self with when a short story is just a short story. But when a short story wants to become... a somewhat longer story, then suddenly you have to concern yourself with all sorts of fiddly bits and details. Like, what is the relationship between the magical world and the mundane world. And I don't so much *care* about that relationship, because there's this *story* that wants telling, and it does keep nagging me. And so I think to myself, self, if I can tell this story then maybe it will go away and I can do something else. Like playing a few more games of Arcanom before bedtime. But things like that relationship have suddenly become *important* in the telling of the story and they're all underfoot and inconvenient.

I wasn't going to say anything, but there it is.

Comments

[cyranocyrano.livejournal.com]

I'm going to revel in a mixture of glee, preening and disbelief. I figured that since Jeeves gets killed, he'd be your kind of man. And I'm hoping you still like him when he comes back in Chapter 3.

[ebonlock.livejournal.com]

I think I'll maintain Jeeves as my favorite one because it's just safest for everyone involved. However, I will admit that I've always had a bit of a thing for men named "Martin". I blame most of it on a rather dashing boy in my school by that name and the tv mini-series "V".

[cyranocyrano.livejournal.com]

Martin should be around for a while too. Although he needs more depth, because when it was a short story, all I needed was a human face for the Witches.

[ebonlock.livejournal.com]

Well I already approve of him if for no other reason than his name ;)