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apiphile

Things I Still Intend To Write But Need To Sort Out Properly, One of a Series

Jun 14, 2011 00:18

Smoke and Mirrors

Prologue: The Geschichtedorf Club
Chapter One(First off, I will probably need to change the title as there is already a very good book by Neil Gaiman with the same name; I am considering "The True and False Reflections of Smoke and Trapdoors ( Read more... )

i'll have you know i'm a bloody writer, characters, links, writing, magicians, magic is bullshit

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apiphile June 14 2011, 00:47:48 UTC

I have noooooot. This is a great tragedy! I'm normally not much of a one for such things - the idea kind of soured for me when I realised I couldn't actually suspend that much of my disbelief - but in the right sort of setting it seems to work. Also at least one of the characters is a staunch atheist and is FURIOUS about being wrong.

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apiphile June 14 2011, 12:11:03 UTC

Actual fictional occult debauchery in general. I strongly desire internal logic in my stories. :S

arseaboutface June 14 2011, 00:00:54 UTC

I'm skipping the spoilers, because I'm going to read the shit out of this.

apiphile June 14 2011, 00:46:00 UTC

Research resources would, however, be greatly appreciated, oh lady who knows shit about like, performing. :D

arseaboutface June 14 2011, 02:06:57 UTC

WORD. I don't know much about stage magic, much less in the Victorian era, but some things about performing never change. Western stage directions, for instance, and the addictive nature of bending an audience's response to your will. I will never not crave that.

I haven't got any resources to hand, save a theatre history textbook(s? I think I have three, but two may be different editions of the same text) but I can get you the names of those, and would be well and truly happy to dig through them and/or the intertubes in an attempt to answer any questions you have and/or come up with later. Oh! I know a few people who do some stage magic, and can try to get some suggestions from them. What are you looking for?

apiphile June 14 2011, 12:10:19 UTC

Names of common/long-running tricks would be ideal, because then I'd know what to look for and how to describe them. :D

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delirieuse June 14 2011, 05:44:44 UTC

This sounds FUCKING WICKED BRILLIANT.

jeeshee June 14 2011, 20:29:06 UTC

so glad to see this resurfacing!

thecatinthetree June 17 2011, 19:52:05 UTC

Are the links meant to be blocked? This sounds really interesting.

apiphile June 17 2011, 19:57:11 UTC

No, I'll unlock them for now, but I'll relock them when I have enough for publication so remember to read them quickly!

thecatinthetree June 17 2011, 20:19:20 UTC

Gotcher.
*goes to read*