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It's Finally Finished
2 years ago
I finally finished When Rufus Met Arrhan! The original title was Dilemma of a Giant and a Halfling, but I preferred When Rufus Met Arrhan. This story went through so many revisions before I completed it.
I originally envisioned the story as two enemies finding common ground after being attacked by a dragon. In order for both of them to survive, they had to work together. Eventually, I scrapped that idea.
Then, I tried to make it a little more action-oriented by having Rufus fight some orcs. But, that started sounding a little too escalation for me. I honestly didn't think myself capable of writing action-oriented scenes, so I switched gears yet again. That's when a friend suggested I write a disability allegory.
Every word came tumbling out after I took his suggestion. In my mind, being a halfling raised among giants made Rufus akin to being disabled. I don't think I explored the theme as fully as I wanted to, but I finished the story anyway.
However, I never uploaded it anywhere. It sat on my hard drive for years before I revisited it. Since I was using the character names for a separate story, I changed the characters to Rufus and Arrhan. Then, I set about retooling the story. I'm happy that I'm finally sharing this story online.
I originally envisioned the story as two enemies finding common ground after being attacked by a dragon. In order for both of them to survive, they had to work together. Eventually, I scrapped that idea.
Then, I tried to make it a little more action-oriented by having Rufus fight some orcs. But, that started sounding a little too escalation for me. I honestly didn't think myself capable of writing action-oriented scenes, so I switched gears yet again. That's when a friend suggested I write a disability allegory.
Every word came tumbling out after I took his suggestion. In my mind, being a halfling raised among giants made Rufus akin to being disabled. I don't think I explored the theme as fully as I wanted to, but I finished the story anyway.
However, I never uploaded it anywhere. It sat on my hard drive for years before I revisited it. Since I was using the character names for a separate story, I changed the characters to Rufus and Arrhan. Then, I set about retooling the story. I'm happy that I'm finally sharing this story online.
