This is gonna sound dumb, but...
Anyone out there willing to give "The Simple Account of Sergeant Shea, Immediately Prior to the End of the World" a read for me, let me know if it's even mildly entertaining? Finished up the first draft edits tonight, wanted to get someone new's opinion on it.
Peace,
J.C. Tabler
Showing posts with label Lovecraft. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lovecraft. Show all posts
Thursday, June 5, 2008
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Heading out of character
It is very rare that I write anything without an eye on markets it could go in, but the Mythos piece was one of those. Of course, after finishing the first round of revisions, I find it nearly impossible to place it with any market. The narrative, the perspective, the light-hearted approach, and the short length seem to set it firmly outside of the boundaries established by most publications normally interested in Mythos sort of work. Instead, I have decided to do something else with it, and after final revisions will make a gift of it to a friend of mine who has a love of all things Lovecraft, as well as a strange sense of humor.
Knowing this, I decided concise titlings can go to hell. I have decided to name it:
"The Simple Account of Sergeant Shea, Immediately Prior to the End of the World."
So there. After revisions, I may just make it generally available to anyone who wants a chuckle of some sort, either at me or at the piece itself.
Peace,
J.C. Tabler
Knowing this, I decided concise titlings can go to hell. I have decided to name it:
"The Simple Account of Sergeant Shea, Immediately Prior to the End of the World."
So there. After revisions, I may just make it generally available to anyone who wants a chuckle of some sort, either at me or at the piece itself.
Peace,
J.C. Tabler
Saturday, May 31, 2008
Little Known Stuff
Stephen King's less exciting book: "Pet Seminary"
Alright, that's out of my system. Started work on the Mythos story today. Had to find a way around Lovecraft's destruction of Innsmouth, but I managed alright. Like how it's working, especially the narrative style right now. I know, I'm breaking a few standards of new Lovecraft stuff, but this isn't really Lovecraft...it's comedy with a Mythos slant on it. For it to work I had to have a familiar Lovecraft setting known pretty widely, and Innsmouth was the best one. So...I rebuilt Innsmouth.
That's my project this week, to finish and revise this piece, then get started on the revenge story.
Plus, to start a new thing, my daughter's quote of the day.
Sophie: "I broke your fan to make all my chocolate chips!"
My babygirl is weird.
Peace,
J.C. Tabler
Alright, that's out of my system. Started work on the Mythos story today. Had to find a way around Lovecraft's destruction of Innsmouth, but I managed alright. Like how it's working, especially the narrative style right now. I know, I'm breaking a few standards of new Lovecraft stuff, but this isn't really Lovecraft...it's comedy with a Mythos slant on it. For it to work I had to have a familiar Lovecraft setting known pretty widely, and Innsmouth was the best one. So...I rebuilt Innsmouth.
That's my project this week, to finish and revise this piece, then get started on the revenge story.
Plus, to start a new thing, my daughter's quote of the day.
Sophie: "I broke your fan to make all my chocolate chips!"
My babygirl is weird.
Peace,
J.C. Tabler
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