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SGI Workshop 1.13: UPDATED 12/18/09
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Brad -- Canada
Lfan -- Finland
Argo -- Ancient Greece
Anon -- 13th Century Japan
G7 -- Albania
Berkhart - Cuba
Taliesan -- Scotland
JKIJ -- 15th Century UK
DKC -- Russia
OK, did I leave anyone out? (Sorry JKIJ) Any others? Bueller?
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Nobody has taken the United States? That's kind of surprising. If I were to join, I'd probably have to stay at home and take the US. But frankly, I have absolutely no story ideas that would fit this theme. Nor do I really have any free time at the moment, though there's a chance my schedule might clear up a little in a couple of weeks.Recap List:
Brad -- Canada
Lfan -- Finland
Argo -- Ancient Greece
Anon -- 13th Century Japan
G7 -- Albania
Berkhart - Cuba
Taliesan -- Scotland
JKIJ -- 15th Century UK
DKC -- Russia
OK, did I leave anyone out? (Sorry JKIJ) Any others? Bueller?
ElF
So count me out, unless I suddenly get an inspiration for a story idea.
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OK, count me in for Ukraine. I've been chipping away at an idea for awhile and it seems like a good match for this. It revolves around the Chernobyl accident.
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So it occurred to me that a story I started writing forever ago and never got around to finishing kinda sorta loosely meets the theme of this workshop, but only if you interpret "national iconic hero" in an American Idol way. Does that count?
Nobody has taken the United States? That's kind of surprising. If I were to join, I'd probably have to stay at home and take the US. But frankly, I have absolutely no story ideas that would fit this theme. Nor do I really have any free time at the moment, though there's a chance my schedule might clear up a little in a couple of weeks.Recap List:
Brad -- Canada
Lfan -- Finland
Argo -- Ancient Greece
Anon -- 13th Century Japan
G7 -- Albania
Berkhart - Cuba
Taliesan -- Scotland
JKIJ -- 15th Century UK
DKC -- Russia
OK, did I leave anyone out? (Sorry JKIJ) Any others? Bueller?
ElF
So count me out, unless I suddenly get an inspiration for a story idea.
YAGS
Not that I think I'll have time to finish it, but maybe I'll think about it if y'all agree that it's on topic.
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Please plan accordingly....
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Everyone....due to the ovcerwhelming number of requests (2) that I received regarding the deadline, I've decided to push the deadline back to JAN 31st. This will give everyone another month to send in their stories.
Please plan accordingly....
ElF
This is a great news, between the work and other RL impediments I haven't even started to put the story together, I was baout to ask for an extension myself.
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However, admin now has Chapter 20 of The Supergirl of Smallville, along with an illustration by the ever-awesome TGK, and ace and I have begun work on Chapter 21.
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As for the workshop deadline, it might get extended but Lfan will make the final call. I have not received any submissions so far (though that is not uncommon for this). Please get your entries in to me when you can.
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Sorry, people, but there's no way I'll be able to finish my story by the end of the month, and another week or two won't help.
However, admin now has Chapter 20 of The Supergirl of Smallville, along with an illustration by the ever-awesome TGK, and ace and I have begun work on Chapter 21.
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I've just submitted my entry, so that's at least 3. Anybody else?
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Hmm, I wasn't that found of LKLJ's Queen Elizibeth, G7's Double Eagle was ok, but my hands down favorite was Anon's Divine Gift. Well, thanks to all who wrote these, bye for now. Oh, and I hope that this was the right place to put this comment, I think I've been lurking to long.
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Hmm, I wasn't that found of LKLJ's Queen Elizibeth, G7's Double Eagle was ok, but my hands down favorite was Anon's Divine Gift. Well, thanks to all who wrote these, bye for now. Oh, and I hope that this was the right place to put this comment, I think I've been lurking to long.
Thanks, I've read the other two submission yet, but I'll do as afast as I can. In the meantime I'm quite depressed by having a workshop with only 3 entries... I hope people won't take this bad like the last time.
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I definitely enjoyed both the other stories. Thanks for them, Anon and GeekSeven. My vote, when the poll is up, will go to Divine Gift since I would say that was my favourite of the two and I will not be voting for myself. I'll try to be more specific about the stories later.
I did find the similarities and differences between the three interesting. We all felt the need to place the time of each event in the story, though GeekSeven was a bit more specific than Anon or myself. Two of us made the superwoman the eventual ruler of their country while in the third she might decide to make herself ruler of a mighty empire. The biggest difference is in the origin of the women, with me being the odd one out.
I must admit to being disappointed that tthere were only three entries. I was hoping to read more of them since I do think this alternative history is an area ripe for our exploitation. I hope that we will see some of the other entries at some point. LFan's already promised to finish his and this is certainly one area where I think "better late than never" is absolutely right.
Once again, thanks to those who read and liked Queen Elizabeth.
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There are a couple of upcoming stories in the 'Liberty Belle' universe that I'm a little happier with.
I enjoyed both of the other entries and I'm not sure where my vote will be going just yet. I beta-read 'Divine Gift' and I thought it was imaginative and well thought out. 'Queen Elizabeth' is nicely written and evokes a good sense of the period.
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About Double Eagle the problem, I think, was that the entire set-up and dvelopment of action were to static, not slow mind you (JKIJ and mine stories had a lot slower build-up) just everything happens in very limited location, I think that the scenes lack the sense of scale or size that G7 previous work had.
About Queen Elizabeth I was quite shocked by the similarities, both in development and in format (scenes divided by time). Clearly there were also differences, in my story only 3 historical characters appeared the Shikken, Kublai Khan and the mentioned Bukko, who was actual Zen monk; while JKIJ included several.
I believe that JKIJ narration was supeior to mine in at least two points, first he came out with actual origin story were I simply redesign Superman's to fit the setting, second he was able to portray the manners and the way of speaking of his characters a lot better.
About the whole ruling superwoman angle that these stories tend to keep, I think it's a double faced matter. First is quite easy to think that a superhuman unwillgly to keep her identity secret will soon becomes embroiled within politics and being smarter, more powerful or, simply, more long lived coming to power. Second, while the concept of democracy is quite ancient, its widespread application is less than 300 years old, until the 18° century it was considered just a political theory, an exercise of imagination.
"A multitude of rulers is not a good thing. Let there be one ruler, one king."
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