| [by Tendal] Story Guy and I have been friends for about 2 years now, helping each other with stories, editing for each other, proofreading, and just generally enjoying each other's mental thought processes. Now I'm the first to admit that he's a better writer than I am; more prolific, and with a better grasp of how to present a story to readers that brings them back time and again. But to my mind, he does have one little flaw. All his stories follow the same general pattern. I have tried to get him to try new things and different approaches to stories without success. This is another example of that but he turned the tables on me. I tried to get him to go in a different direction with the story than he had planned. Instead, he started just using my ideas for the plot. The best analogy I can come up with is that he is like a puppet-master, controlling the strings to the puppets (his characters) and I just present him with the music (plot). It's up to him to make the puppets dance to it. It's an interesting intellectual exercise for both of us. I can let my imagination run wild, and he can concentrate on just writing without having to worry about what happens next. I think it is given each of us a better understanding of our own abilities and a deeper appreciation for what the other has to offer. |
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Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
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