Re: The Needlehole Mysteries [3]

by **Amarië** Mon Oct 06, 2014 9:54 pm

Good plan!

by Norc Mon Oct 06, 2014 9:57 pm

I am so glad you guys are finally catching up Smile

<3

by Norc Mon Oct 06, 2014 9:58 pm

(And i did notice the song, nice touch Very Happy

)

by **Amarië** Mon Oct 06, 2014 10:30 pm

I often start to sing that song when I see Blue. It's a old and sad little song about a boy who worries about his little baby goat who hadn't come home. But when I come to "the bear with his fluffy fur may take you late at night", I suddenly think of Ringo for some reason.

by Ringdrotten Mon Oct 06, 2014 10:34 pm

I got to say, it's quite amusing this image you and Norc seem to have of me Laughing

by Norc Tue Oct 07, 2014 10:39 am

Hehehehe (sorry)

by Eldorion Mon Oct 27, 2014 9:18 pm

So while writing a response to the questions about the status of my historical essays about Forumshire, I added this coda, but I figured it was more relevant to this thread:

I have spent a fair amount of time working on ideas for a fictionalized history of Forumshire in a fleshed-out fictional world (sort of like a greatly expanded version of the setting from The Needlehole Mysteries) that would aim to adapt events from the forum's actual history, to explore psychological drama in greater detail than most forum fanfic has so far, and to give me an excuse to work ideas from political science into my fiction. But I have my doubts about whether such a story would be enjoyable to read, due to my own limitations as a writer and because it would be very different and much less lighthearted than the majority of fiction posted in the Creative Corner.

The tone problem has been my biggest stumbling block lately. IIRC Amarie had enjoyed the putative political themes that I was trying to work into the third Needlehole, but part of the fun of TNM was silly stuff like pocket crossbows, which wouldn't work with the direction my ideas have been going for some time.

by **Amarië** Thu Oct 30, 2014 5:32 pm

Why wouldn't it be enjoyable? I am waiting for your story written in by you with your tone and your ideas. I'll be very sad if I won't get to read more of it because you've decided that serious = boring. That's just your self doubt talking. And if the NHM stuff is too elusive now, you can always go play with Norc's birthday fic for a while. Shrugging

by Eldorion Fri Oct 31, 2014 5:38 am

Thanks Amarie, that means a lot to me. I really appreciate that you still care about my writing 2-3 years on I love you

And thanks to everyone else who was being encouraging in the Site Issues thread. ^_^

by Pettytyrant101 Fri Oct 31, 2014 2:00 pm

Get on with it!! Mad

(Does that count as encouragement?)

by Lancebloke Fri Oct 31, 2014 3:17 pm

I am quite a late comer to the forums so would be interesting to hear about the early days.

by Bluebottle Fri Oct 31, 2014 11:24 pm

Isn't the situation with the Needlehole mysteries actually a bit like Needlehole mystery? Razz

(That would have worked so much better before Eldo came along and explained. Mad

Eldo explaining is quite Needlehole mystery-y though. Nod

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by Eldorion Fri Oct 31, 2014 11:29 pm

I try to keep an air of mystique around my writing because straight up saying that I'm not excited by the Needlehole setting anymore is likely to get me in big trouble with certain people. Razz

(Wait, was that out loud? pale

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by Bluebottle Fri Oct 31, 2014 11:50 pm

You could always do a Conan Doyle. {{{As in a Reichenbach Falls.}}} Sofa

by Bluebottle Sat Nov 01, 2014 12:02 am

Amarië wrote:I often start to sing that song when I see Blue. It's a old and sad little song about a boy who worries about his little baby goat who hadn't come home. But when I come to "the bear with his fluffy fur may take you late at night", I suddenly think of Ringo for some reason.

Oh, how did I miss this. That's just too.. something or other.

Perfect. Let's say perfect. Nod

by halfwise Sat Nov 01, 2014 12:34 am

The hell?

by **Amarië** Sat Nov 01, 2014 11:03 am

Eldorion wrote:I try to keep an air of mystique around my writing because straight up saying that I'm not excited by the Needlehole setting anymore is likely to get me in big trouble with certain people.

(Wait, was that out loud? )

I am sure you have nothing to worry about. Just because you promised a Fjordian lass a present and feel content with giving her the wrapping doesn't mean you might be haunted by highly trained seagulls with great targeting skills or suffer reindeer infestation in your kitchen. These things just happen.

That corn maze is a yearly event, is it?

by **Amarië** Sat Nov 01, 2014 3:52 pm

Work-a-hobbit Part 28 coming shortly I think... at least I'm working on it.

by Eldorion Sat Nov 01, 2014 4:20 pm

{{{That could apply to either of your previous two posts I suppose. Kissing

}}}

by Bluebottle Sat Nov 01, 2014 4:46 pm

by Pettytyrant101 Sat Nov 01, 2014 5:04 pm

Work-a-hobbit Part 28 coming shortly I think- Amarie

I hope thats not an Ambassadorial bluff of some sort to get Eldo working and there really is new stuff to come. Suspect

by **Amarië** Sat Nov 01, 2014 5:27 pm

Would I do that?

by Pettytyrant101 Sat Nov 01, 2014 5:30 pm

If I knew that I'd be the Ambassador!

by Bluebottle Sat Nov 01, 2014 5:35 pm

by Eldorion Mon Nov 03, 2014 4:42 am