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All's well that ends well, especially when you end up with more candy than you've ever seen in your life before.
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I think 'In Search of Lost Time' is big.
200+ pages is a notable investment of time and energy; it would takes me weeks to write long coherent stories. On the other hand, I write them because and only because it pleases me to write them, so ... I don't feel like I'm on any sort of schedule.
Which is one of the reasons I don't post about what I'm going to post, typically
Cheers,
OT
200+ pages is a notable investment of time and energy; it would takes me weeks to write long coherent stories. On the other hand, I write them because and only because it pleases me to write them, so ... I don't feel like I'm on any sort of schedule.
Which is one of the reasons I don't post about what I'm going to post, typically
Cheers,
OT
Okay, I waited till I finished reading the whole thing front to end. This story was one of the best I'd ever read. Now, I'll have to look around and find any other stories you may have written. This was just too good.
Thank you for the enjoyable story experience. A great read and re-read as well.
~Fait
Thank you for the enjoyable story experience. A great read and re-read as well.
~Fait
Read it, loved it, and I got my mom to read the first book (well parts of it anyways) :)
I gotta admit I love your light hearted approach to the undead and threats to fastfood clerks (I don't wanna spoil anything for any future readers). You just keep me latched in until the last word.
I gotta admit I love your light hearted approach to the undead and threats to fastfood clerks (I don't wanna spoil anything for any future readers). You just keep me latched in until the last word.
Your mom? Wow! I'm impressed!
And thanks very much. I can't remember exactly where, but I saw something with zombies in it and, to me, they just looked a lot more sad than scary. Like, I couldn't help thinking, 'What if they don't *want* to be zombies but don't have any choice?' From that, sprung this novel.
And thanks very much. I can't remember exactly where, but I saw something with zombies in it and, to me, they just looked a lot more sad than scary. Like, I couldn't help thinking, 'What if they don't *want* to be zombies but don't have any choice?' From that, sprung this novel.
Reading this kinda reminded me of the movie "My Boyfriend's Back". Mostly because of the way people react to the most outlandish idea of coming back from the dead. Although I think I would've paniced if I thought Max's mom would feed him Eddie's relatives.... no matter how badly they would've deserved getting knawed on ;)
That, and head cheese looks 31 different flavors of nasty .o (Biology class was the coolest, and grossest). I think he showed a good deal of willpower.
Shamefully, I didn't comment on individual parts of this, but I'm going to try my best to contain everything I would've said in this one:
Wow. Freaking, astoundingly wow, I LOVED this story. It took a great deal of the impeccably disgusting with the strikingly socially real and dashed it with a nice helping of way cool. I really enjoyed Javier as a character, being that his whole direction threw me for a loop at first, then endeared me greatly to him as a reader. You started off this story with a great deal of humor, leading us to believe his Tish doesn't have any need for feelings. Further exposition into this shows an entire world of emotions and a true, desperate move toward a very basic want by virtually everyone: to get back those we've lost. The fact that you included the detailed matters of Max's reanimation and his stench was hilarious at times, heart-wrenching at others, and notably well thought-out the whole way through.
The final push with Thanatos and the whole ordeal ending was charming, and I found myself greatly enjoying this whole thing. Very nice work. =)
Wow. Freaking, astoundingly wow, I LOVED this story. It took a great deal of the impeccably disgusting with the strikingly socially real and dashed it with a nice helping of way cool. I really enjoyed Javier as a character, being that his whole direction threw me for a loop at first, then endeared me greatly to him as a reader. You started off this story with a great deal of humor, leading us to believe his Tish doesn't have any need for feelings. Further exposition into this shows an entire world of emotions and a true, desperate move toward a very basic want by virtually everyone: to get back those we've lost. The fact that you included the detailed matters of Max's reanimation and his stench was hilarious at times, heart-wrenching at others, and notably well thought-out the whole way through.
The final push with Thanatos and the whole ordeal ending was charming, and I found myself greatly enjoying this whole thing. Very nice work. =)
South Park is very, very good at drawing people in with grossness and humor, then getting them to sit still long enough to really make them think. I try my best to do this too. A lot of Javier's dialogue and insights surprised me; I ended up writing things much wiser than I ever thought I could.
As far as Tish seeming emotionless in the beginning, that's very intentional. As you read on, you see that she's actually devastated by Max's death, but forcing herself not to feel any grief or sorry because she believes her idea will make feeling such things unnecessary.
I may have mentioned this elsewhere, but this story was largely inspired by some movie or something I saw with zombies in it, and they actually looked much more sad than scary. I thought, 'What if their souls are trapped in there, unable to do anything, and are miserable at their condition?' that of course led to me wondering what would be the day to day life of a zombie with a soul. (And an interesting tidbit; it actually took me weeks to decide on Tish & Max's species, even though now I can't imagine them as anything but 'yotes.)
I loved writing this ending book because I'd put my characters through so much, and I thought it was only fair I shower them with a ton of happiness to make up for it. Notice also that Ghost Story ends with Christmas and this one ends with Halloween. Very intentional.
I'm really, really glad reading this made you happy. Thanks for such exhuberant feedback! ^__^
As far as Tish seeming emotionless in the beginning, that's very intentional. As you read on, you see that she's actually devastated by Max's death, but forcing herself not to feel any grief or sorry because she believes her idea will make feeling such things unnecessary.
I may have mentioned this elsewhere, but this story was largely inspired by some movie or something I saw with zombies in it, and they actually looked much more sad than scary. I thought, 'What if their souls are trapped in there, unable to do anything, and are miserable at their condition?' that of course led to me wondering what would be the day to day life of a zombie with a soul. (And an interesting tidbit; it actually took me weeks to decide on Tish & Max's species, even though now I can't imagine them as anything but 'yotes.)
I loved writing this ending book because I'd put my characters through so much, and I thought it was only fair I shower them with a ton of happiness to make up for it. Notice also that Ghost Story ends with Christmas and this one ends with Halloween. Very intentional.
I'm really, really glad reading this made you happy. Thanks for such exhuberant feedback! ^__^
If Danny Elfman's not available for original music, the classics have plenty of fun stuff:
Ein Deutsches Requiem by Johannes Brahms - The movement "Denn Alles Fleisch"( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yg7sU5B_ibM ) would be perfect for the opening of the first book.
G. Verdi's Requiem. "Dies Irae" ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdT1Mw4QJT8 ) is plenty loud and bombtastic, perfect for the Train.
Symphonie Fantastique by H. Berlioz. The last movement is quite well known, and there's enough of it that slicing and dicing won't be a problem. ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ks9b621kkzU )
I found this while I was looking for the above: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVcqm0SUhG0 Heh heh heh...
Ein Deutsches Requiem by Johannes Brahms - The movement "Denn Alles Fleisch"( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yg7sU5B_ibM ) would be perfect for the opening of the first book.
G. Verdi's Requiem. "Dies Irae" ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdT1Mw4QJT8 ) is plenty loud and bombtastic, perfect for the Train.
Symphonie Fantastique by H. Berlioz. The last movement is quite well known, and there's enough of it that slicing and dicing won't be a problem. ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ks9b621kkzU )
I found this while I was looking for the above: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVcqm0SUhG0 Heh heh heh...
Daaaaang! Nice choices! As I'm listening to the first one, I can totally see Tish's eyes blazing and the rain pouring down on the window. Dies Irae is a pretty good choice for the train's first appearance, but as soon as I heard Three Amigos' '25 Miles 2001', I couldn't imagine anything else for Max racing the train home after the movie. I'm not sure where the Symphonie could fit in, but I do like it.
Ever heard of E.S. Posthumus?
And yes, I've seen the Optimus clip. Oh, what they must have done to that poor Masterpiece Prime to get its joints to move like that!! :0
Ever heard of E.S. Posthumus?
And yes, I've seen the Optimus clip. Oh, what they must have done to that poor Masterpiece Prime to get its joints to move like that!! :0
There's plenty more of all three of those works.
I'm sure Brahms had that same feeling in mind when he wrote that movement.
One thing I had in mind from Verdi's Requiem is the trumpet call starting at about 2:20 on the one linked above. The brass could segue into the sound of a train horn so nicely...
Symphonie Fantastique would be best sliced up and served with mustard and romaine lettuce as a side dish for SVOLTD. For example, listen from about 3:10 to 4:52; with that music, I picture the ritual that ends Part 4.
That's the first I've heard of E. S. Posthumus. I'm going to look that one up...
...Oh hell yeah! According to Wikipedia, their work has been used in plenty of movies and trailers.
I'm sure Brahms had that same feeling in mind when he wrote that movement.
One thing I had in mind from Verdi's Requiem is the trumpet call starting at about 2:20 on the one linked above. The brass could segue into the sound of a train horn so nicely...
Symphonie Fantastique would be best sliced up and served with mustard and romaine lettuce as a side dish for SVOLTD. For example, listen from about 3:10 to 4:52; with that music, I picture the ritual that ends Part 4.
That's the first I've heard of E. S. Posthumus. I'm going to look that one up...
((*Much YouTubeage*))...Oh hell yeah! According to Wikipedia, their work has been used in plenty of movies and trailers.
Somehow the Zombie-Killer Train intrigues me as something to create a sound profile for. What does it need to express in the story? What sounds does it make besides the roar of its engine and the shriek of the horns?
I've gone sniffing around, but haven't started collecting yet.
I found lots of neat-sounding train and boat horns on YouTube, ranging from the simple single-trumpet blat, some cool boat horns, to some seriously sick broken horns, to one rather extreme example from a cargo ship: "It shakes the ground at 66 hertz." These people mount these things on their cars!
One thing that I haven't quite worked out is the sound of the engine itself. Train engines tend to create a steady, low-pitched thrum that sounds almost friendly. A big diesel truck comes closer to the menacing snarl that came to my mind.
It's past my bedtime right now, so I really should stop playing horn blats and go to sleep...
I've gone sniffing around, but haven't started collecting yet.
I found lots of neat-sounding train and boat horns on YouTube, ranging from the simple single-trumpet blat, some cool boat horns, to some seriously sick broken horns, to one rather extreme example from a cargo ship: "It shakes the ground at 66 hertz." These people mount these things on their cars!
One thing that I haven't quite worked out is the sound of the engine itself. Train engines tend to create a steady, low-pitched thrum that sounds almost friendly. A big diesel truck comes closer to the menacing snarl that came to my mind.
It's past my bedtime right now, so I really should stop playing horn blats and go to sleep...
A morning's work resulted in the following very rough sound byte. Most of that time was spent trying to get the sound from video clips.
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/1344186/
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/1344186/
First off, I'm flat out amazed at how many people posted video clips of trains on YouTube. And how many of these things are the everyday kind of stuff the railroad workers do!
Right now I'm looking for things to start with. The bone-crunching sounds can come later.
Sound of a train engine in operation - this one shows what I'm talking about, the almost friendly thrum. To my ears the horn says distress or disappointment.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EMZ_Mdvir4
This is much closer to what I hear in my mind. The best recording would be made using a 15" speaker as a microphone. The dinky little mics on most videocameras just don't pick up the kind of bass I'd want.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYRC_gECwQs
Wind noise messes up the recording of this Irish train quite a bit, but it still makes a pretty disturbing noise.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQuiy0noRis
The horn on this train engine sounds pained.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHLxTWfox5A
This makes me think of victory - perhaps when the ZKT is closing in on Max.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjR5K_Fb6r4
The first ship horn on this guy's pickup truck sounds a bit too musical. The one tooted at about 00:27, when it doesn't quite get full pressure and the pitch "bends" a bit, sounds like a machine trying to say something.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TiWNw0A1Ijg
This monstrosity gives the kind of sound I'd imagine the train making in the final battle.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9KKaj26Lsw
Now I have to find a way to download the video clips and get the audio out of them - this is turning into a project of its own!
Right now I'm looking for things to start with. The bone-crunching sounds can come later.
Sound of a train engine in operation - this one shows what I'm talking about, the almost friendly thrum. To my ears the horn says distress or disappointment.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EMZ_Mdvir4
This is much closer to what I hear in my mind. The best recording would be made using a 15" speaker as a microphone. The dinky little mics on most videocameras just don't pick up the kind of bass I'd want.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYRC_gECwQs
Wind noise messes up the recording of this Irish train quite a bit, but it still makes a pretty disturbing noise.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQuiy0noRis
The horn on this train engine sounds pained.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHLxTWfox5A
This makes me think of victory - perhaps when the ZKT is closing in on Max.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjR5K_Fb6r4
The first ship horn on this guy's pickup truck sounds a bit too musical. The one tooted at about 00:27, when it doesn't quite get full pressure and the pitch "bends" a bit, sounds like a machine trying to say something.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TiWNw0A1Ijg
This monstrosity gives the kind of sound I'd imagine the train making in the final battle.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9KKaj26Lsw
Now I have to find a way to download the video clips and get the audio out of them - this is turning into a project of its own!
Only you could make being undead sound like so much fun. I literally laughed out loud on several occasions while reading this. My laughter was interspersed with imprecations against you for your horribly hilarious punnery and delightfully unexpected moments of unadulterated absurdity.
Then I had to try and explain to my mom what was making me laugh so hard; I managed to do it without blurting out "POPE PISS!"
Random question that has absolutely no relevance to anything: Could zombie-Max eat peanuts? They are high in protein.
Random comment with no relevance to anything: I pictured Carlos Lopez's car as a BMW 7-series (E38 model); in black they look wonderfully menacing and I can easily imagine them being able to go head-to-head with a zombie killer train: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/F.....1_BMW_740i.JPG
Then I had to try and explain to my mom what was making me laugh so hard; I managed to do it without blurting out "POPE PISS!"
Random question that has absolutely no relevance to anything: Could zombie-Max eat peanuts? They are high in protein.
Random comment with no relevance to anything: I pictured Carlos Lopez's car as a BMW 7-series (E38 model); in black they look wonderfully menacing and I can easily imagine them being able to go head-to-head with a zombie killer train: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/F.....1_BMW_740i.JPG
>Only you could make being undead sound like so much fun.
^__^ Yay! That makes me feel like I succeeded.
>My laughter was interspersed with imprecations against you for your horribly hilarious punnery and delightfully unexpected moments of unadulterated absurdity.
That sentence contains many, many awesome words.
>Then I had to try and explain to my mom what was making me laugh so hard; I managed to do it without blurting out "POPE PISS!"
Hee hee hee!
>Random question that has absolutely no relevance to anything: Could zombie-Max eat peanuts? They are high in protein.
If he can cack down breaded chicken nuggets, he can probably get down peanuts. Especially now that he's 1/4 zombie.
>Random comment with no relevance to anything: I pictured Carlos Lopez's car as a BMW 7-series (E38 model); in black they look wonderfully menacing and I can easily imagine them being able to go head-to-head with a zombie killer train:
Ooooh, not a bad choice! Not quite the sleek Porche-ness that I'd imagined, but it does have a good 'evil' vibe.
^__^ Yay! That makes me feel like I succeeded.
>My laughter was interspersed with imprecations against you for your horribly hilarious punnery and delightfully unexpected moments of unadulterated absurdity.
That sentence contains many, many awesome words.
>Then I had to try and explain to my mom what was making me laugh so hard; I managed to do it without blurting out "POPE PISS!"
Hee hee hee!
>Random question that has absolutely no relevance to anything: Could zombie-Max eat peanuts? They are high in protein.
If he can cack down breaded chicken nuggets, he can probably get down peanuts. Especially now that he's 1/4 zombie.
>Random comment with no relevance to anything: I pictured Carlos Lopez's car as a BMW 7-series (E38 model); in black they look wonderfully menacing and I can easily imagine them being able to go head-to-head with a zombie killer train:
Ooooh, not a bad choice! Not quite the sleek Porche-ness that I'd imagined, but it does have a good 'evil' vibe.
This was quite a fun story to read. ^^ And the Addams Family joke near the end made me giggle, considering Max and his family basically ARE the Addams family now. XD
Ah, the curse of being able to turn off pain and regenerate body parts: you get a hell of a lot more lazy and careless with sharp objects since there aren't any real consequences, lol!
Loved the running sequences where Max goes all Sonic the Hedgehog. Hell, the Sonic CD theme played in my mind during those parts even.
Great story. Now to start on Dangerous Lunatics. At this pace I may finish your entire library before the month's out. ^^ Can't seem to stop reading.
Ah, the curse of being able to turn off pain and regenerate body parts: you get a hell of a lot more lazy and careless with sharp objects since there aren't any real consequences, lol!
Loved the running sequences where Max goes all Sonic the Hedgehog. Hell, the Sonic CD theme played in my mind during those parts even.
Great story. Now to start on Dangerous Lunatics. At this pace I may finish your entire library before the month's out. ^^ Can't seem to stop reading.
I'm really glad you liked the story!
>Loved the running sequences where Max goes all Sonic the Hedgehog.
Thanks. I really don't know how I got the idea, but I do know I loved it when I got it. It's about the most unexpected thing a zombie can do. (Besides be as adorable as Max!)
>At this pace I may finish your entire library before the month's out. ^^ Can't seem to stop reading.
Oooooohhh! You really know how to stroke my... ego.
>Loved the running sequences where Max goes all Sonic the Hedgehog.
Thanks. I really don't know how I got the idea, but I do know I loved it when I got it. It's about the most unexpected thing a zombie can do. (Besides be as adorable as Max!)
>At this pace I may finish your entire library before the month's out. ^^ Can't seem to stop reading.
Oooooohhh! You really know how to stroke my... ego.
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