The AGS chain story, detective theme, finished now for your reading pleasure!

lo_res_man · Wed 20/02/2008 06:38:44

If the list is still as I last saw it, I have the suckers job of pulling all the threads together at the very end. Oh well. I don't mind really. It will certainly be, a challange.
(edit)It is.

Tuomas · Wed 20/02/2008 10:52:42

Yeah, 's all cool.

Emerald · Wed 20/02/2008 13:56:19

Quote from: Vince Twelve on Wed 20/02/2008 00:17:13
Actually. I don't want to point fingers, but it was your bit that made the biggest contradiction, Em

Anyway, if you ignore the last 50 words of FSi's this all still makes sense...

I was trying to do it so that nobody got ignored...

Spoiler

I dunno, FSi's paragraph was fairly ambiguous - it's debatable whether he's introducing a new character, or having the protagonist change his tune as he leaves the crime scene. I went with the latter, since there really wasn't any indication of the former...

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It's hard to fully interpret the narrative direction people are taking in just 200 words. I'd be surprised if anyone manages to pick up on all the intentions of the previous posters...
It's kind of a cool experiment, actually. Like chinese whispers (you know, where you whisper something in one direction and it goes around the circle until it comes back completely different).

Stupot · Wed 20/02/2008 14:44:56

And even if people picked up on the previous person's intentions they are more likely to want to impress their own intentions... all writers are a little selfish like that.

Emerald · Wed 20/02/2008 16:02:06

Quote from: Stupot on Wed 20/02/2008 14:44:56
And even if people picked up on the previous person's intentions they are more likely to want to impress their own intentions... all writers are a little selfish like that.

Yeah, I wrote an article to that effect. I have known a bunch of writers on different sites, and in real life, and the one constant between them all seems to be inherent narcissism.

I mean, it is the dream of every writer to be published - to have as many people read what they write as possible. That, in itself, is proof of their narcissistic tendencies.

Not that there is anything wrong with a bit of narcissism...

lo_res_man · Wed 20/02/2008 18:54:09

I think all the arts are narcissistic. Think about it, you have a person who wants to put there heart and soul, translated through some medium, whether brush or pen or page, out there in the world and show it to as many people as possible, and then be praised for it. One could also call it co-dependant.

limeTree · Thu 21/02/2008 07:32:52

Can i still enter!? It seems really interesting.

Andail · Thu 21/02/2008 08:23:22

No sorry, but try to make the deadline for next round. Whenever that is

auriond · Sat 23/02/2008 16:06:30

An update: I've just sent it on to Cameron. It really is a mess, but I can see where the confusion occured - took me a few readings to see what each author probably intended. I may have added fuel to the fire, but I think it's pretty interesting now. There's still hope!

PixelPerfect · Sun 24/02/2008 02:47:26

~~If it's really torn then I don't even want to participate. This is a project and people shouldn't f**k it up just for personal preferences.~~

EDIT: This was kinda stupid remark made on a spur of a moment.

[Cameron] · Sun 24/02/2008 03:17:54

Settle Pixel, this is a fun activity. You can tell the story was muddled because of confusion, but the confusion provided some interesting opportunities story wise. It's heading in a very mysterious direction. And also LGM's direction.

LGM · Sun 24/02/2008 07:42:19

Fear not, young padawan. I will save this story. Or burn it.

Andail · Sun 24/02/2008 20:20:04

hm, I mistakingly wrote .com in the end of my address instead of .se
just in case it's heading my way...
The post is updated now though.

Stupot · Sun 24/02/2008 20:23:19

Noted... LGM must be having a harder time saving the story than he first anticipated.

LGM · Sun 24/02/2008 22:26:28

I haven't even had a chance to read it yet. I'll have it out to the next person ASAP.

LGM · Mon 25/02/2008 18:45:21

This mess of a story is now in the hands of Stupot the brave. God rest his soul.

Stupot · Mon 25/02/2008 19:00:51

Hehe... I've already palmed it off onto Andail.

I tried to make some semblance of sense of it but I think it's safe to start referring to this story as "The Practice Round".

Emerald · Mon 25/02/2008 19:13:27

I vote next time we listen to that ridiculously foresightful stallion Emerald and raise the word count so each writer doesn't have to rely on each other so much to follow their intentions...

Tuomas · Mon 25/02/2008 19:17:34

yeah, we do that, and I promise I'll mess it up so that no-one can tell what's happening!

FSi++ · Mon 25/02/2008 19:19:30

Quote from: Emerald on Mon 25/02/2008 19:13:27
I vote next time we listen to that ridiculously foresightful stallion Emerald and raise the word count so each writer doesn't have to rely on each other so much to follow their intentions...

Or you could've asked me whether it was a change of POV or not (which it VERY obviously WAS). Next time I decide to do a change of POV I'll put a big red banner before it, reading: ACHTUNG!!! ACHTUNG!!! POV CHANGED!!! or something.

Sorry if that sounds rude, that's you mispercepting it. In fact I am very kind and tolerant to people.