Strangers in Gilead

[corvus_imbrifer]

A period piece. Not typical with regards to structure, development, and vocabulary, so may not be everyone’s cup of whiskey, to be sure. I will claim it is ’avant guarde.’ Oh, and there is sex in it, but nothing that will make anyone *is ded*. And swearing.

And a long piece, upwards of forty thousand words. No, really. It was recommended to me

Comments

[corvus_imbrifer]

Top five?>/i> Drat. Back to the drawing board, then.

Thanks for wading all the way through it!

[anonymous]

I enjoy the time taken to settle the scene. Panoramic shot or 19th century descriptiveness, though the latter would have been longer, I think. I like how the characters are gradually introduced, one overlapping with the other, and how the story just seamlessly flows.
And I'm reading along. Delighted.
The supernatural cleverly surrounds the story without really coming into play, the action centering on the characters. Which is just as well.
At one point, it strikes me that the structure follows the classical theatrical structure of the three unities - unity of place, unity of time, unity of action. True that the end breaks the pattern, but if I take it as a first epilogue, the unities are there. The story is set in only one place (and told by one character). It unfolds within 24 hours. The action revolves around one main plot line (and one hero) - Sam who's come for Dean.
Well, anyways. Kudos.
Sacha

[corvus_imbrifer]

Would you have liked more 19th Century descriptiveness? I can add more! (My editors were ruthless. Without ruth. I am verbose.)

I'm so glad you enjoyed it, and particularly interested at your take on the structure: one of the issues we dealt with was the jump from the action story to the intimate (so to speak), which was not particularly well transitioned. And there were two epilogues, really.

Thanks for taking the time to comment, also!

[quellefromage]

Honestly, I had things to do today, but now, pffffft.
I have been wanting, desiring, hoping and praying for a Cowboy Winchester story, and the fiction gods blessed me tenfold with this.

Love every single bit of this; it was clever, well researched, perfectly plotted, and gorgeously written.

Where have you been all my life?

BRAVO to you. Now off to rec this to EVERYONE.

[corvus_imbrifer]

Very kind of you to say so! I don't have a wide readership, so it's nice to get a new viewpoint. I was urged to post to the fiction communities, so hopefully it will be a good contribution.

I was worried that the plot was too obscure in flowery language. And I'm a word-a-day writer, thus my low output.

[beluga]

I'm stunned! I love western movies and I thought your fic read like one. It was so well written!!

If you don't already write pro. you should! You could easily make this fic an original piece and have it published. I'd totally buy it:-)
xx

[corvus_imbrifer]

Thanks indeed! I do think it's a downhill climb, though working with the established Winchester characters that we all know well, and using the Western trope is also just takes referencing common elements. Most of the hard work is done, and the rest filled in by the reader. Glad you liked it!

[tsubaki_ny]

LOL I keep telling him this and he does not listen!! ^___^

[beluga]

He should! I don't see why he couldn't create a couple of original characters and re-write this fic. I'd totally read it again...
:-)
xx

I am slayed.

[katelennon]

I am sorry, but I am pimping this on my F-list. Fic this phenomenally good *must* be shared with others. I love, love, love this.

Re: I am slayed.

[corvus_imbrifer]

Kind words indeed! I hope your friends come by and read as well. Thanks!