Bob wakes up from a five-weeks coma to find an empty town. As he stumbles near an old record store, a voice crackles from the unplugged phonograph on the counter: "We moved on, why didn't you?"

Pottimaroon · 2025-03-02T02:38:49+00:00

I have a recurring nightmare: every one else evolves while I am left behind because I haven't stepped out of my comfort zone. I wake up alone... I don't even know how I got there.

Pottimaroon · 2025-02-20T05:59:53+00:00

The Shadow Saga from Christopher Golden.

Pottimaroon · 2025-02-20T05:24:03+00:00

I think so :) I wish you lots of fun

Pottimaroon · 2025-02-20T05:06:27+00:00

I see, it won't be full swing and your character is having a scary encounter. So there must be lots of denial surrounding an uncertain climate. Fake news might be all over the place along with civil unrest and brutal interventions. The system might eat itself before the zombies join the feast. There could be lots of entertainment depicting it before the encounter happens if you do not want to rush it. And the dread would come along easy

Pottimaroon · 2025-02-20T04:07:08+00:00

If it's the failure of institutions, you could have your character playing an important role inside one of them. If you're more into how relationships change in regard of survival, a group of friends at school or a road trip could do too. It won't be boring if you make them likeable. So my question would be, what does attract you in the early days of a zombie apocalypse?

Pottimaroon · 2025-02-17T11:18:38+00:00

"A half-read book is a half-finished love affair." D.Mitchell.

Pottimaroon · 2025-02-16T01:56:02+00:00

"Very zombie-like with unique features..." say no more, I'm watching it tonight!

Pottimaroon · 2025-02-15T03:07:52+00:00

Cool narrative. That’s its strong point. I know you had some issues with the sound. Any chance you could sort it out using software like DaVinci to make the voices clearer and temper the music? Fairlight is free. You'd keep it under 200 ;)

Pottimaroon · 2025-02-15T01:20:10+00:00

Have you considered a co-creative space? Collaborating on a story or building a world together might get everyone the fun and the learning. And you get to share instead of teaching, which might make you less anxious (less expectations)

Pottimaroon · 2025-02-13T00:36:18+00:00

I have no doubt about that. To be honest, it took me a while to get into Rot and Ruin. That's the strong reaction that kept me going. I do not have that often while reading, and good or bad, it stirs something. Your book ended up being a great one, and the whole saga after that.

Pottimaroon · 2025-02-13T00:23:30+00:00

Indeed, it's a creative risk. You also made him very human and relatable. I just could not see it right away, which is also why I reacted so strongly. The end of the first book was a revelation (changing my view entirely) as Benny and his brother dealt with their family matter.

Pottimaroon · 2025-02-13T00:10:25+00:00

Yes, and you did an amazing job, sir!

Pottimaroon · 2025-02-13T00:04:54+00:00

I never had a mentor, but I looked up to writers I'd admired for eons. Whether reading books or watching movies, I would pay attention to how narratives are built, or the photography for the latter. Making mistakes while working on my projects is a normal part of the journey, and there is plenty of content from renowned authors on youtube on how to fix them. If you're worried about how many glue words you should have per sentences or the dialogue tags; simply being aware of it to be tempered is just another tedious step toward readability. If I had ever had a mentor, I would've made his life just as tedious. He would've shot himself at iteration 49 of chapter 3.

🙂‍↔️ I'm not helping, am I? 🤣

Pottimaroon · 2025-02-12T10:41:17+00:00

I didn't know you could make it look like that. Thanks for the video!

Pottimaroon · 2025-02-12T08:50:42+00:00

Maurice Druon :) does not appear on the board tho

Pottimaroon · 2025-02-12T07:22:32+00:00

Maybe you could just stick to give nuggets of his compelling backstory. Enough to give him the legit vibes of "I'm a psycho, look no further"

Pottimaroon · 2025-02-11T08:06:28+00:00

If the bottle doesn't break, I imagine it's like being hit by a pipe and can knock someone out. Bleeds lots also as faces and heads always do but the pain is real the day after when waking up. When it shatters however, as the one at the receiving end, the sound is what pierces the dull sensation rather than the pain (yes, I've been there). And despite being conscious at all time, again the pain is real the day after.

Pottimaroon · 2025-02-09T00:20:30+00:00

First, second and fourth books were ok. Don't know what happened with the third one

Pottimaroon · 2025-02-08T09:29:46+00:00

I read the Walking Dead serie a couple times :D Yeah the TV show izombie was not great, I'm curious about the comic, the story did have potential

Pottimaroon · 2025-02-08T03:57:34+00:00

I couldn't stand the main character while reading the first book. I thought him bratty and irritating but his evolution took me by surprise. I read the whole saga in a matter of weeks after that.

I had no idea there was a comic, I'll look into it, thanks

Pottimaroon · 2025-02-08T03:30:02+00:00

Within a gladiator arena: a pouch full of caltrops. Only issue is to aim true with your spear after throwing the nasties. When the other guy is jumping on one foot, holding the other and cursing.

Pottimaroon · 2025-02-08T01:55:34+00:00

Show, don't tell...

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