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Post by Celera on Aug 8, 2007 18:10:13 GMT -5
Awesome, I've added you to my bloglines list so I can keep up with your stories!
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Post by Robbyn Jonathan on Nov 22, 2007 19:05:49 GMT -5
((Great buildup man!! Still jumping on every installment, keep it up.)) Thanks Fech. As always, it means a lot to me to get the encouragement. I'd like to take this moment to cast the net out for input. If you've been reading along like Fech, you know that this is an important moment in the Tale. Frankly, I haven't made up my mind which way I'm going to go. What I mean is, at this point it's a toss-up whether or not I kill Copper, or save her. The pieces are all in play, and it could really go either way. With the obvious proviso being that I'm going to write whatever way seems more true to my muse, and assuming you care, what are your thoughts? Which way would you like the story to go? You want her to hang? Or do you want her to be saved? |
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Post by Sorcha'Rei on Nov 23, 2007 1:48:09 GMT -5
Keep her alive.
If you kill her, there is little to no chance that Robbyn will ever get past his idealization of her and come to love her as a real, strong, flawed woman. I think that this would be a disaster for him. Whether they end up together, I'll be sad if he doesn't get a chance to look at her with the eyes and wisdom he's grown in the Tale and see her clearly -- and love her still.
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Post by Vangelis on Nov 23, 2007 3:04:24 GMT -5
To borrow from Tolkien - I always prefer "eucatastrophe" to catastrophe. Sure, it was cool (in a horrible sort of way) when George RR Martin killed off what seemed to be his main character, but I'd rather that stay the exception rather than the rule.
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Post by Fechak on Nov 25, 2007 3:41:24 GMT -5
Sorry I've been absent the last few days, it's been a hectic holiday... anyway, I don't want to know what's going to happen, and I don't want to write what I would do... well I do want to, but I don't if that makes sense. No matter which way, this isn't the end of the tale I expect, but just the first book in a series... so it really can go either way and Robbyn can fall down and dust himself back off no matter what happens. Because at this point, Copper isn't much of Copper any more, although she does really love him which I wasn't sure about for a while.
Regardless, hurry up! Climaxes kill me.
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Post by Robbyn Jonathan on Nov 25, 2007 19:00:20 GMT -5
Finished the first draft of A Coward's Tale! Woot!
Unless, of course, there needs to be a denoumente. And kissing. Let me know what you think.
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Post by Fechak on Nov 25, 2007 20:02:49 GMT -5
Firstly, bravo and well done. Aside from polish, she's ready to go. That said, the last portion of chapter 15 felt rushed to me... considering how detailed the rest of the story is. That said, I do love how you left it... the adventure has only now begun.
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Post by Val on Nov 25, 2007 22:37:21 GMT -5
That was tremendous work man, I really can only hope that I have that kind of patience and devotion to a story as you do. You did an AMAZING job, really.
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Post by Celera on Nov 27, 2007 1:38:36 GMT -5
I do care, but I have also fallen behind on the reading, I've had so many things to read these last couple of weeks. I will catch up in the next day or two. No matter what turns the plot has taken, though, this is an extraordinary accomplishment, Troy, and an inspiration to the less disciplined among us (me) who still need to finish telling our tales.
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Post by Celera on Dec 7, 2007 4:43:53 GMT -5
Well, I keep thinking, I will catch up on The Coward's Tale when I have time to concentrate on it -- and I never do, but tonight I started reading it anyway. I must say, I can't remember the last time I was up long past midnight (with work in the morning!) just to finish a story I couldn't bear to stop reading until I got to the end. Really exceptional work, Troy. Shane is right, there's a bit of polishing that could be done, although I think the pacing was good. But then, I don't like to drag out the fighting scenes as much as you boys do. In any case, amazing story! There was a little kissing -- but perhaps there will be more in Book 2! Get started already!  Also, will you write me a note for work tomorrow? Because I probably will not be able to stay awake all day, and it's really your fault... |
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Post by Robbyn Jonathan on Dec 7, 2007 13:11:28 GMT -5
Thank you, Cel, you made my day!
I agree that it's rough. In particular, I agree with Fech that the ending is rushed. When I got to the end, I was so excited to be almost finished that I sort of just "roughed it in" and stopped to celebrate. The revised second draft will finish off several details more fully. I've been working on the second draft, and it's coming along. There will be changes.
Although I did not write the Tale to be published widely, I have also send two emails (one to Blizz and one to the publisher of the WoW novels, Simon and Schuster) asking about submitting for publication, but have got no response. I may choose to self-publish via (www.lulu.com for example), just so I, my family, and you guys have the option of purchasing a bound and "pretty" version.
Incidentally, I just want to add that I have been very happy to see fech, Val, and Sorcha writing! Keep it coming guys.
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Post by Celera on Dec 10, 2007 4:50:21 GMT -5
OOOOh ! Can I be the proofreader?
I'm starting to realize that it is like a compulsion for me. Not that there is as much proofreading to be done in "A Coward's Tale" as in some other works.
Actually, in the writing group I attend occasionally, that has been the most important exercise for me -- how to ignore the grammatical and typographical errors, and focus on more substantive feedback. It has been good practice for me. Truely, it has.
Anyway, A Coward's Tale really is an excellent beginning. Whether Copper and Robbyn end up happily ever after or tragically separated for eternity (or whatever happens after death in Azeroth) I am looking forward to reading it, hankies at the ready!
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