What it is ain't exactly clear. I just input the first 27 pages of A65...basically, act one...and it's grown darker. And the humor seems to have faded a bit. I didn't realize it till the last few pages of what I worked on. Orisi's bit is still fun...and I think the act ends on a funny note...but some of what Adam goes through is a bit cruel. And while I know comedy can build from cruelty, I wasn't quite expecting this.
Maybe I'm reading too much into it. I've always told myself -- "First draft is to find the story, second draft is to find the characters, third draft is to blend them together." So I shouldn't let myself freak out, yet. Wait till I've done another draft and then see what's going on.
Now if only I could get myself to accept that.
I find it interesting that it's easier for me to write cruelty than happiness. HTRASG is a truly harsh book, as are PM, both volumes of RIHC6, and BC. "The Vanishing of Owen Taylor" was turning out that way and there are parts of LD that are. I can just imagine what a psychologist would say about that. "Ever torture kittens and puppies, little boy?"
No. I hate actually causing anything pain. I think that's one of the reasons I despise torture-porn in the movies; it's all about the hurt and nothing about humanity. I actually turned down a storyboarding job because the script was just plain vile, and I wanted nothing to do with it. Guess I wasn't alone; the movie never got made.
Of course, I know where the darkness comes from. Always have.
That's why I work so hard to keep redemption of some kind in my stories.
Maybe I'm not meant to write comedy or even humor.
Maybe I'm reading too much into it. I've always told myself -- "First draft is to find the story, second draft is to find the characters, third draft is to blend them together." So I shouldn't let myself freak out, yet. Wait till I've done another draft and then see what's going on.
Now if only I could get myself to accept that.
I find it interesting that it's easier for me to write cruelty than happiness. HTRASG is a truly harsh book, as are PM, both volumes of RIHC6, and BC. "The Vanishing of Owen Taylor" was turning out that way and there are parts of LD that are. I can just imagine what a psychologist would say about that. "Ever torture kittens and puppies, little boy?"
No. I hate actually causing anything pain. I think that's one of the reasons I despise torture-porn in the movies; it's all about the hurt and nothing about humanity. I actually turned down a storyboarding job because the script was just plain vile, and I wanted nothing to do with it. Guess I wasn't alone; the movie never got made.
Of course, I know where the darkness comes from. Always have.
That's why I work so hard to keep redemption of some kind in my stories.
Maybe I'm not meant to write comedy or even humor.
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