lol, don't worry Tyl, they can imagine all they want, but I already know what Jason invents. ;)
You plan ahead? How boring
Strae: yah, there are some similarities between Were-cats and the Faey, but I promise that it's not completely intentional. The similarity is there because of the concept of gender dominance. Females are dominant in Faey society due to the fact that they are stronger telepaths, thus they are the "aggressors," acting much as human males do in our society. Were-cats have no dominant gender, since it's a matter of instinct. They do what they want to do, and to hell with what anyone thinks.
Wellllll.... I was also struck with the similiarities of some personalities, but it is something I noticed within the first few chapters and chose to ignore. I was just voicing my opinions and giving some "feedback" (you know; the thing that happens whenever I put my guitar too close to the amp).
Alpha project: I'm glad you like that one. After I get tired of Subjugation, I'll finish Sword of Fire, then I might start to work on one of the other projects. I know you like Alpha Project, but I'm not sure if I'll work on it or Dragon Star. That story has a lot of potential too, mainly because the first chapter really in no way touches on the actual plot of the story. It's much more about a naive, somewhat bewildered young man's travels through the spacefaring world than it is about the war between him and the megacorp over the mecha. But you have to set up the background, you know. ;)
Yeah, but the Dragon Star promises to be more cheeky as opposed to the more realistic approach of Alpha Project. Although if it's about his travels, it could be very good. I think he'd be rather impressive in fights with that black mecha... Hmm.. the more I think about it, the better it sounds. I wasn't too fond of the idea him going against megacorp, it's a bit too combat oriented. But, you'll do as you will, anyway.
But there is something alluring about occasional realism, since it makes easier to "Suspend Disbelief" as american film indistry is fond of repeating.
I have no real problem with Dragon Star, it's just that I find Subjugation (Alpha Project even more) refreshing after Tarrin's adventures that seem to never end. I would have thought that the death and rebirth as a demi-god would have been nice place to put a definitive stop to the stories. But as it keeps going on and going on I'm starting to wonder if I am watching Dragon Ball Z... things just keep getting bigger, and bigger and bigger and more drawn out. AND larger than larger than life. If you know what I mean. That is not my Real Problem(tm) with Tarrin, it's just that these new stories after his resurrection have this feeling of ... aimless wandering. There is no great plot. There is no actual GOAL. Sure, he's going at killing another god, but it's not actually all that interesting anymore. All I really am interested in is watching the people's reactions to the fact that Tarrin is nearly a god, and wondering what new nifty powers he will come up with. I don't have much of an emotional attachement to the story anymore, unlike the first five books or so(?). Heh, I don't even remember how many books it took before the first story arc was completed.
I guess what I am saying is: The journey to the mountain is more interesting than the mountain top.
Anyway, I shall stop whining about that like an petulant child. From now on, you shall not hear a single peep from me about firestaff and how I would like other stories more. Really, it must be getting boring by now. ;D
And fear not, being the thinker I am, I'm always trying to come up with new stories to write. Current ideas I'm kicking around:
I like the #2, the first one sounds a bit too generic although perhaps the "modern" part isn't that generic, unless you count the normal "modern fantasy" in the fictionpress that usually goes somewhere around those lines. Of course, most of those people can't write readable stories even to save their lives. Which is a shame since some of the amateur writers in the 'net have really good ideas, just lacking the patience and perseverance.
(just btw, I hate writing that word. "perse" is finnish word and means "ass" in extremely crude way. It is distracting. Yeah, "Persephone" is very disturbing name. "Ass Phone")
Not that the second one doesn't sound at least vaguely familiar (again, the shadow of
http://www.fictionpress.com looms here, IOW; amateur fiction). But if the main character would be a demon (or half-demon, or with some demon-blood in his veins) it would trigger my own interests much more than the normal fantasy fare. Not that my opinion really matters to anyone, but... (shrug)
But Fel, keep this in your mind if you don't mind: more than new stories, I am sure we all would like to see old stories FINISHED first. Nothing is as frustrating as a story without an ending.
