I even consciously changed my writing style to simpler language, shorter sentence structures and paragraphs to make it more accessible for the quick-grab-and-go internet reader. I used to write in a very lush Tolkienesque style; a sentence of description could flow on for a paragraph.
Occasionally I switch to the mode of an Artist. I write stories where I know the reader is going to have to struggle a bit, or they might be uncomfortable reading it.
The Hat Trick (http://www.thedarkarts.org/authorLinks) is one where the reader has to stretch a little to understand, and the ending doesn't satisfy - it can't. SNAFU is another where I don't let up on the horrors of war.
Here Again (http://www.percyfest.muse-wanted.com/icarus_fiction/stories/hereagain.html) is another, where the subject matter is disturbing and intentionally keep the camera rolling, in an unblinking way, on loving yet destructive incest between Percy and Arthur, to show its confusion and the blurring of roles.
A '57 Vincent And A Red-Headed Boy (http://www.thedarkarts.org) is also uncomfortable, shows the unintentional mindless hurt that people cause each other through sheer childishness, the kind you can't readily fix.
There are a few others, but naturally, these are not my most popular stories. ;)
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Date: 2004-07-12 03:17 am (UTC)I am primarily a storyteller.
I even consciously changed my writing style to simpler language, shorter sentence structures and paragraphs to make it more accessible for the quick-grab-and-go internet reader. I used to write in a very lush Tolkienesque style; a sentence of description could flow on for a paragraph.
Occasionally I switch to the mode of an Artist. I write stories where I know the reader is going to have to struggle a bit, or they might be uncomfortable reading it.
The Hat Trick (http://www.thedarkarts.org/authorLinks) is one where the reader has to stretch a little to understand, and the ending doesn't satisfy - it can't. SNAFU is another where I don't let up on the horrors of war.
Here Again (http://www.percyfest.muse-wanted.com/icarus_fiction/stories/hereagain.html) is another, where the subject matter is disturbing and intentionally keep the camera rolling, in an unblinking way, on loving yet destructive incest between Percy and Arthur, to show its confusion and the blurring of roles.
A '57 Vincent And A Red-Headed Boy (http://www.thedarkarts.org) is also uncomfortable, shows the unintentional mindless hurt that people cause each other through sheer childishness, the kind you can't readily fix.
There are a few others, but naturally, these are not my most popular stories. ;)
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