this is my 1,000th post.... and a writing question

[Stella_Omega]

And in celebration of the event, I would like to ask you all to go read my stories- and give them all the highest votes your conscience will allow. Oh, and post commentary, too wouldja? I like commentary!

and on to the question!
It's my goddamned Pirate Story, which I thought I could knock out in a week or so for "talk Like A pirate" day... how long ago was that?

The sex is sweet and vanilla. In other words, boring and hard to write, for me.

I added a subplot- the characters can't get to privacy as fast as they would like. That helped.

I've got them out of the public space, and felt like I needed another subplot- something that they have to work around, while they are screwing their brains out, yanno... So, my pirate boy has had an altercation, which has left him a few shillings richer- he likes that, he's a pirate after all- and he's sitting on the bed, while his girl is shucking her kirtle, and among the effects he takes off his opponent is a key.
And he says; "Where is your lock, I wonder?
WELL!
that sounds like the lead-in to a big old adventure, if you ask me. And all I wanted to do was- get these kids laid.
And I have so many other unfinished stories and not much time to write once again...
So, the question is...

Should I send my pirate boy on a quest, or should I delete that goddamned key?

 

[cantdog]

Whichever it is, and I like the key, in vacuo (I have not, of course, read the story), may I suggest that you finish the story first, then post? Post as chapters if you like, whole, it doesn't matter, but have a complete tale before it goes up? Thanks.

 

[Guest]

 

[cantdog]

I love intersecting plotlines. There are such opportunities for irony.

 

[Stella_Omega]

arrgh... I just hate to put that much effort into it. I should come clean- it's a piece of fan fic- the hero is Jack Sparrow. It's one of those cute ideas... A glimpse into his life before he built the Pearl, and some talk about his father (Who may or may not be played by one of my heroes, Keith Richards) But the joke wouldn't work if I created a whole new pirate, and everyone would say- hey, he reminds me of Jack Sparrow" and they'd be right...

 

[English Lady]

Do both *grins*
delete it, do the sweet little story, post it -hurrah!

then if the pirate wants to go on an adventure, do a copy with the key in and let him go adventurin'


Congrats on all them posts btw

 

[Stella_Omega]

Do both *grins*
delete it, do the sweet little story, post it -hurrah!

then if the pirate wants to go on an adventure, do a copy with the key in and let him go adventurin'


Congrats on all them posts btw

aww, I didn't see you come online!
I think the key will make a good exit line, otherwise he'll never want to leave his pretty wench- but the love of gold is greater than almost any other thing, in a pirate's heart- after the horizon o'course.
So, after he's paid all the gold he has for her loving service- mercenary little bitch- he can pick up the key, and say "Well, lassie, I've got to find the chest this key fits into. I'll come by the next time I'm in port, i promise ye!" and she can sit there and count her money, and dwell on her -very happy- memories... And lift her head whne she hears that the next big ship is coming in...
Yo ho, Yo ho,a Pirate's life for me

 

[joeys-game]

Congrats on the poste stella......!!!

give the kid a quest...make him wait....edge him...

joey

 

[Stella_Omega]

Congrats on the poste stella......!!!

give the kid a quest...make him wait....edge him...

joey

Aw, baby, make Jack Sparrow wait?
that would take greater self-control than even I am capable of
(not that I'm all that capable, really )

 

[kbate]

Let me see, your 1000th.

Nana use -- Ugh

Gratutious vote whoring -- Ugh.

Question -- If the idea doesn't work and the story doesn't flow, then perhaps it isn't meant to be. You have a year until the next speak like a pirate day, there is no rush to publish now.

 

[logophile]

Well, I'm clearly the only sick and twisted poster this morning, but I immediately thought of using the key in their sex play... you know... checking to see if it opened her 'box.'

But a quest sounds good too.

Let me know what you decide!

 

[dr_mabeuse]

Lose the key. It'll take our eyes off the girl and she'll become a little minor aside instead of the focus of the story.

In my opinion, one of the hardest thing we have to do as authors is know when to cut some bit we really love, even though we know that leaving it in will dilute or even ruin the story.

I like EL's suggestion. Write your story and post it, then go back and put in the key and see where it goes and if you still want to follow it there.

I do love the part about Keith Richards being Jack Sparrow's father, though. That's just brilliant.

--Zoot

 

[Stella_Omega]

Lose the key. It'll take our eyes off the girl and she'll become a little minor aside instead of the focus of the story.

In my opinion, one of the hardest thing we have to do as authors is know when to cut some bit we really love, even though we know that leaving it in will dilute or even ruin the story.

I like EL's suggestion. Write your story and post it, then go back and put in the key and see where it goes and if you still want to follow it there.

I do love the part about Keith Richards being Jack Sparrow's father, though. That's just brilliant.

--Zoot

That would be Depp being brilliant- He's been working on getting Keefers to appear in the next movie for quite a while!
And once you hear of it, you have to say.. "Of course!"

As far as the key, I agree with you. Editing is the hardest part of a writer's work...