tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30606298570057412252024-03-13T13:49:14.400-04:00Kelly's Sci-Fi and Fantasy WritingsEach week I will post a couple sections of a fantasy novel that I wrote a few years back what I want from you is feedback. Through your feedback I will post both the old storyline and a new one based on what the readers like, don't like, or want in the story. Check back to see if your character or situation ended up in the story!Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06711399634078911703noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3060629857005741225.post-34052310529955838752010-01-03T11:49:00.000-05:002010-01-03T11:49:11.562-05:00The New YearSo it's the new year and my computer lives! After a fight in which the computer could not recieve internet I gained a copy of windows 7 and fixed it. No sooner than I did that, the hardrive died. Best Buy could not fix it under the warrenty, so they sent it out to California where it took another two weeks to fix the problem. Finally, just before Christmas I recieved my newly fixed laptop back and the problems are gone. So just for this occasion either today or tomorrow I will post the next bit of the story. Thank you all for being so patient!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3060629857005741225.post-77929445086468720372009-10-21T18:29:00.000-04:002009-10-21T18:29:05.415-04:00Computer Kicked the Bucket...So I highly apoligize for not posting within the past couple of weeks. My computer kicked the bucket and I have not had much access to the internet other than to complete school work. Hopefully with in the next few days I can get windows 7 to wipe the thing clean. Until then I wanted to thank everyone for the comments and I will be posting again soon!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3060629857005741225.post-77589108839772201532009-09-12T00:11:00.000-04:002009-09-12T00:11:20.146-04:00Keeping the Story GoingOk so I have been unable to write for a little bit. I injured my sciatic nerve that runs down my leg and have been bed ridden for a few days. In and out of doctors offices and getting all kinds of medications. Its a little insane.<br />
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Unfortunately no one has sent me any comments about the first story post and it's pretty hard to keep up with an interactive blog when no one comments. So if anyone has any ideas on how to build a fan base that will interact I would be very appreciative. I will however post another section of the story tomorrow. I look forward to all of your feedback whether it be positive or negative.<br />
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Thanks from Your lovely host,<br />
KellyUnknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3060629857005741225.post-61423297965255944112009-09-07T23:26:00.003-04:002009-09-07T23:30:45.738-04:00Chapter One: Strangers<div style="text-align: left;"><meta content="text/html; charset=utf-8" http-equiv="Content-Type"></meta><link href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CKelly%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml" rel="File-List"></link><link href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CKelly%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_themedata.thmx" rel="themeData"></link><link href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CKelly%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_colorschememapping.xml" rel="colorSchemeMapping"></link><style>
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</style><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">Ok here is the first installment its a little longer than the next few posts will be as they are long chapters that I will be breaking apart. I have combed through this many times correcting for grammatical errors but if you find one let me know. But, what I really want to hear from you is what you think will happen next? Is this </span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">good how can I improve? Do you like the characters? How do you think the story should progress?</span><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal">The Gatekeeper, who was a short, broad man, with a long, grey beard and rosy-red cheeks, was not watching the gate as he should. Instead, he was chatting with his visiting friend, Bill. It was Bill’s birthday, and the two were toasting his health. In their hands, they held large mugs filled with ale.</div><div class="MsoNormal">The gate, of which the Gatekeeper was supposed to be watching, rose to the height of seven feet tall, eight at the most, and was used by people going into the town from the south or north. The outer wall, made of damp wooden posts, stretched along the outside border of the Town, which is saying very little because the Town was so undersized. On the opposite end of the Town from the main gate, was another gate used generally for people going north.</div><div class="MsoNormal">The Town had a name used on maps and such, but most of the time it was looked over having no specific purpose for the higher officials. Most people just plain called it the Town. It was pretty much the only town for many fathoms. The Town never had many visitors, because it lay on the verge of a wild land that few traveled into or from. These lands were called the Unknown Lands, for most thought no reason to leave their comfortable homes to go explore them.</div><div class="MsoNormal">The Town where the Gatekeeper lived was small, with few houses. However, it did have a few small shops and an inn located in the center. There was also a market, which consisted of a stand at which vegetables were sold, and a blacksmith for making horseshoes and other things of the sort. The people had no use for weapons in this town. The fence surrounding kept out the wolves and bears. Through the middle of the Town, in between the two gates, ran a small muddy pathway which stretched a few paces from the gates on each end.</div><div class="MsoNormal">It was dark, although only six o clock, and the stars and moon hid beneath the clouds. The night was damp with new falling rain. An occasional crash of thunder, or flash of lightning could be heard in the darkness, but for the most part the only sound was the drip, plunk, splash, of the falling rain.</div><div class="MsoNormal">The Gatekeeper and his friend, Bill, were very merry considering, by now, they had toasted the birthday man at least seven times. They were laughing and singing cheerfully, Bill glanced at the gate, “Eh I think you have company,” he loudly whispered.</div><div class="MsoNormal">There was a stern knock on the wooden gate. The Gatekeeper stumbled out the door although, very unhappy to leave the little party. After missing the handle four times he managed to open the gate until it was just a little crack, and peak out.</div><div class="MsoNormal">The Gate Keeper examined those standing in front of the opening they were tall, all around the height of six feet, some a little more and some a little less. There were five total, all heavily cloaked. Hoods shadowed their faces. The Gatekeeper who was dizzy to begin with could barely keep track of them. He opened the door further, but the cloaked figures said nothing. Finally, annoyed by the utter silence, the Gatekeeper spoke, “Who er ye and why der ye wanna come in?”</div><div class="MsoNormal">One stepped forward. He wore a black cloak lined with gold. His plain black shirt slick underneath his black armor which bore the image of a dragon imprinted on the chest plate with gold. He wore a sword inside a sheath on his side attached to a beautifully carved belt. Upon his back he wore a quiver and over the quiver he stored a longbow. His dark blue eyes glowed in the gloom of the night. The stranger looked as if he could have been a high noble or a great military leader.</div><div class="MsoNormal">“We only wish to stay here a few nights and then we shall move on. “ He said nothing else speaking with an accent, of what king the Gatekeeper could not tell.</div><div class="MsoNormal">“Er you wanna stay ‘ear?” the Gatekeeper looked at them closely and uneasily. He could barely understand the man in his drunken stupor. Thinking the leader of the strangers a noble of some kind, he told them of an inn they could stay at towards the center of town. The leader nodded his head without speaking. The other travelers followed his example and the five walked swiftly and noiselessly passed, through the gate, and onto the path.</div><div class="MsoNormal">The Gatekeeper watched them stride towards the inn, and then headed back to his table to return to the drink and cake. As he did this, he spoke to himself, “Strangers comin owtta nowhere, at this time a night. Not even a sound a feet in the mud.”</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3060629857005741225.post-80274743135288324912009-09-06T22:49:00.001-04:002009-09-06T22:50:38.859-04:00What My Site is All AboutA while back I began writing a short story. Well that short story gained a plot and a few extra characters and soon my short story became somewhat longer. I am not a professional, I am just someone who likes to write making up characters, plots and situations. Because of this I am going to post a chapter or portions of a chapter of my novel a few times a week. What I want from you, is feedback. How would you like the story to progress? Which character is your favorite? Do you like the way the story is going? What can I do to improve it?<br />
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The point of this blog is to create an interactive novel that progresses as the readers give feedback. Both the original and the updates will be posted. So you can see how you have changed the storyline. Also I'm looking for an illustrator...I do artwork myself, but mainly painting architecture on a large scale. I will be hosting a small contest for this. I may choose one illustrator or take different artwork made specifically for the blog. I would love to spice up my page with some beautiful drawings of the fantasy world.<br />
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This novel will not have a title. As it progresses I want the readers to send in names (make sure you send me yours too) at the end we will have a vote and the best one will be posted as the title.<br />
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For your enjoyment and a little bit of a change, once a month I will post a short fantasy or science fiction story that may or may not be connected with the main novel or if you send it to me I will post yours. My e-mail is kgreen.155@gmail.com. I am looking forward to your feedback!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1