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Local Authors => Writing Group => Topic started by: The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers on January 26, 2004, 10:55:17 PM
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I recommend the title "Lucian and Oswald" (after about 10 seconds of brain storming). But more to the point, what did you want us to notice and comment on?
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"Lucian and Osbert" was the working title for a while...
As far as commenting, hopefully it's obvious that it's in large part a humor piece. What's funny? What isn't? I won't get offended.
If you could change something, what would it be? Where do I go wrong? Where do I go right? General stuff like that, too. I'm interested in getting different viewpoints. I know how varied people's reactions can be to a single piece, and I'm interested in what those reactions are, so I can learn to better communicate my intentions as an author.
The story was based on an idea from something I'd written previously, where I explore the divine/mortal relationship. A generalization of Greek gods/goddesses is that they resemble humans, but with divine powers. What would it really be like in a world like that? So here, how do you deal with a bored god? The situation is mildly ridiculous, so I took a humorous approach.