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Monday, July 04, 2005

First Impressions

The first part of City of Anarchy went online on Friday. I think those who read it liked it, but some responses were a little...bemusing.

One guy said, 'I like except for the bits with violence and pain. I kept having to close my eyes.' I don't understand how closing his eyes would have helped. How did he know when to open them again? Did 'YOU HAVE REACHED THE NEXT PARAGRAPH' flash across his eyelids?

Aside from that, I didn't think it was so...well, dark. Another person said, 'Is this story going to give me nightmares?' If people are seeing it this way, I think I'll just go with it, though I really can't see how they are.

Another guy told me, 'it reads like comics.' This is probably a good thing, because it suggests that the opening was sufficiently action-packed, but it was still something I really didn't expect.

Still... as long as they're enjoying it...

Tomorrow I'm going to force myself to sit down and get this bit of Starcustard done. I think one of the reasons I've been avoiding it is because I'm not sure how I'm going to go about it, but if I take another look at what we've already got, I'll probably be able to figure it out.

Also, Olli awaits Agaffa. I really need to be getting on with websitey things in general.

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# posted by Chris @ 10:21 PM



Comments:

Pfft, i liked city of anarchy! why aren't you quoting what I said? that's just favouritism. And anyway, wasn't it Winnie that said that bit about closing his eyes? Exactly. As we all know, Winnie is the world's biggest pile of rat droppings.
# posted by Anonymous holly : July 07, 2005 7:46 PM
 

It was Winnie. I was recently told that Winnie is actually male.
# posted by Blogger Chris : July 07, 2005 8:06 PM
 

you thought Winnie was a girl? ahahahahahahahahahaha LOSER.
# posted by Anonymous holly : July 07, 2005 8:10 PM
 

Winnie is a girl's name. I'm not the only one who thought he was a she.
# posted by Blogger Chris : July 07, 2005 8:12 PM
 

winnie is so not a girl's name. Winnie the Pooh was not a girl, was he? Anyway, Winnie is still a pile of rat droppings. I mean, he made a topic to congratulate himself on his first five hundred posts.
# posted by Anonymous holllly : July 07, 2005 8:13 PM
 

Winnie the Pooh was the exception. I'm sure I remember there being a bit in the story explaining why he had a girl's name.
# posted by Blogger Chris : July 07, 2005 8:15 PM
 

Well, if the rest of his name is 'The Pooh', are you sure we can trust the gender accuracy of Winnie?
# posted by Anonymous mike : July 07, 2005 8:29 PM
 

I *love* "City of Anarchy". I hope it it turned into a graphic novel and a film like "Sin City". And I want to be played by Angelina Jolie
# posted by Anonymous Avgi : July 07, 2005 8:36 PM
 
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