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Actual intro post now with 100% more fairytale retellings

Jun 21, 2010 02:01

Preferred Name: Kendra
Working Title: Pea
Genre(s): Fairytale, Romance
( It's all about the pea'd princess )

+ intro post, author: kendra, story: pea

Comments 7

playwithfyr June 21 2010, 11:09:14 UTC

EXCITED! I love fairytale remakes so much and this story has always annoyed me!

I like the sound of your characters. They sound very well thought out. (: I love Lucian being a jerk and a arrogant and a bit of a crier (:

OMG TREETING YAY!
In conclusion: can't wait for more (:

alaerien June 21 2010, 18:04:09 UTC

Hi Kendra! I like the sound of Del, she sounds very practical and tough, and likely to keep that boy Lucien in line. I look forward to Del's trickery! :)

tommyrotter June 22 2010, 03:54:49 UTC

I love the name Adelaide something crazy. I campaigned for my dog to be named that! Alas, she was named Bella. Though she's a cutie all the same.

Also I think I will be in love with Lucien from page one, thank ya all the same. And yay for something that isn't gigantic in scale! That is wonderful. I look forward fiercely to seeing this come to life!

soujiokita June 22 2010, 14:50:49 UTC

This sounds so cool, Kendra, and super adorable!!! I'm pretty much squeeing in my seat at the staff computer right now! Basically, I adore this idea.

(Though, I must say, I never thought too hard about the whole fairytale. Now that you mention it, it does seem pretty ridiculous... haha, critical thinking = not my strong suit)

aeirol June 23 2010, 18:53:06 UTC

Sounding great, of course! :) As to your question of how it should be told, I'd go for a more linear style; I feel like having almost all of the romance and relationship development between Del and Lucien be flashback would make it feel too abrupt and a little contrived. I am also biased toward linear because I personally prefer it as a storytelling style, though, so keep that in mind. Plus, you can always throw in political stuff and foreshadowing if you think you're losing the thread of the fairytale part; it's not like the actual tale itself takes very long: beyond mention of the princesses who fail the test, it's just a night and a morning.