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Apr. 27th, 2006
The writer at work
Apr. 27th, 2006 10:02 amHave you ever encountered one of those characters in a book--the kind that whine and moan about every new development, never seem to think well on their feet, and are generally rather helpless? Don't they annoy you? How the heck do authors put up with them?
This is a snippet of conversation I had with a character last night:
Diabolical Author: In the scene after next, you'll end up stranded in Vienna with no money or ID.
Holly the Ghoul: That's fine. I know people.
DA: The police will find you first.
HtG: Police I can handle.
DA: They'll turn you over to the Consulate.
HtG: Hah! I know an ambassador.
DA: (reaching) Do you know he works for vampires?
HtG: Please, I eat two vampires every day for breakfast.
That last, of course, is pure bravado on her part, but I do appreciate the attitude. Her willingness to improv has given me all kinds of fun stuff to work with.
(Of course she'll still end up getting screwed.)
This is a snippet of conversation I had with a character last night:
Diabolical Author: In the scene after next, you'll end up stranded in Vienna with no money or ID.
Holly the Ghoul: That's fine. I know people.
DA: The police will find you first.
HtG: Police I can handle.
DA: They'll turn you over to the Consulate.
HtG: Hah! I know an ambassador.
DA: (reaching) Do you know he works for vampires?
HtG: Please, I eat two vampires every day for breakfast.
That last, of course, is pure bravado on her part, but I do appreciate the attitude. Her willingness to improv has given me all kinds of fun stuff to work with.
(Of course she'll still end up getting screwed.)
Silent Hill
Apr. 27th, 2006 10:20 pmGets a "meh" from me. I haven't played the games, but I doubt that experience would make the story/script seem less of a rough draft. I dunno. Much potential, but it didn't hang/pull together for me.
It was pretty, and I enjoyed watching Sean Bean run around being cute and helpless. I'm surprised it didn't make me jump more, as I'm highly susceptible to visual things, and what I've seen of the games was always creepy as all get out. Bad horror movies will freak me out the way the most brilliant book can't, but not this one. I'm not sure if they wanted me to burst into "Thriller" when the nurses showed up, but that's what happened. (Steven started humming "Beat It", I think.)
It was pretty, and I enjoyed watching Sean Bean run around being cute and helpless. I'm surprised it didn't make me jump more, as I'm highly susceptible to visual things, and what I've seen of the games was always creepy as all get out. Bad horror movies will freak me out the way the most brilliant book can't, but not this one. I'm not sure if they wanted me to burst into "Thriller" when the nurses showed up, but that's what happened. (Steven started humming "Beat It", I think.)