runaway like a prodigal
Title: runaway like a prodigal
Author: Aspen Snow
Rating: R
Summary: Star crossed lovers, they definitely are not. This is the story of a slightly older girl who is perfect, except when she isn't, and the slightly younger boy who is stupid, but only in retrospect.
( One for the ages, almost )
Author: Aspen Snow
Rating: R
Summary: Star crossed lovers, they definitely are not. This is the story of a slightly older girl who is perfect, except when she isn't, and the slightly younger boy who is stupid, but only in retrospect.
( One for the ages, almost )
I love how you drew it. I think with original stories the biggest issue is always how you set the scene and whether you can get people to "see" the characters (or even care for them) in such a short time period. I think it worked here. The story has a certain... trickling effect for lack of a better word, where at first it sort of trickles along, gets faster and just sucks you in and takes you along to wherever it is leading. So yes, it worked :)
I have some random boring meta stuff in my head about the dynamics and styles of fanfiction vs. original fiction, but my head if way too confuzzled to post it and that probably wouldn't be the right place anyway.
Either way, I'm so happy to see you writing :)
Random fave quote:
Words like ‘denial’ enter his vocabulary. Other words are quick to follow. Like ‘avoidance’ and ‘catharsis’.
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I know I've been gone from LJ for forever, but the Prison Break was lacking any inspiration and I didn't even start watching Season 3 until a couple of days ago. But now that my life has calmed down and my hard drive replaced I finally have time to write and, as it turns out, I missed it so much more than I realized.
I really appreciate you reading this despite it being original fiction-- your feedback is always so well thought out.
Dynamics and styles of fanfiction vs. original fiction would be an interesting discussion I think.
Anyway, thanks for reading and posting and I certainly plan on writing more!
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I think it's wonderful when somebody goes into Original Fiction (in my head, that's always what I picture people doing when they don't post much). I'm definitely rooting for you :D
Dynamics and styles of fanfiction vs. original fiction would be an interesting discussion I think.
I hope we'll have it one day. Once I get my thoughts on it in order. Though I fear I know way too little about original fiction, especially short fiction and poetry, though reading original stuff like yours makes me wish to read more of that again.
I'm so listening to Il Divo right now. Because seeing you post reminded me that I don't have any of their songs on my current laptop and that I haven't listened to them in a while and I had to rectify that; Pour Que To M'aimes Encore)
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Original fiction is my passion, if only because it is all mine.
And seriously, Il Divo. Gah, I miss them too. I just got a new iPod and I don't have them on it at all. And now you've got ME furiously downloading their album. Lol.
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Heh, glad to be of service. :)
I think it's always harder to keep up people's interest in original fiction especially online (with fanfiction I think the progress of the show, the longer bond people have with the characters probably does half of the job of keeping people's attention). So everybody who writes original fiction even though it might be a potentially thankless business, just for the love it, has my complete respect and admiration. You guy rock :)
And I say that with a guilty conscience because I know I suck at that as well, after all, I don't really read any original fiction online if it wasn't written by one of the fanfiction authors I particularly love. So I'm guilty of it too.
Either way, fanfiction or original, fiction or no fiction, I'm glad you are around :)
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