Since May

So, this is my first post since May! Why? Well, as usual when I take a hiatus from writing at this site, it's because I'm actually getting some writing done, and posting it on Storywrite, and that is exactly what's happened!

My last post was about part one of Legendary being posted and finialized. I wrote back then that I had about four more chapters written, and that I'd try to release shortly. Well, now I have, and at the time of writing this, there are seven parts of Legendary up at Storywrite, and I'm working on chapter eight. You can find the entire Legendary series HERE.

Now, this progess in itself is kind of amazing. Seeing as Legendary chapter one was the first brand new thing I'd written this year, and the third thing overall this year, posting another 6 chapters was a big deal for me. But no, it doesn't end there, I've been able to write even more! Yay!

So I've written a few pieces that stand on their own. None are too good, but they're okay exercises.
Those Dreadful Hours - This is a short piece written as an Email. Prolly my favorite of these short writes.
Monsters - The shortest thing ever, just a commentary really, written and posted on my Ipod Touch.
Just Demise - Sort of a spiritual successor to Infernus, as this is also a gory piece with little else offered.
Weakling - My second most favorite of these, a story I earlier referred to as Whiskey on this blog.

And I also wrote a four-part story that I'm actually really pleased with (like Legendary), called Loving Violet. It's a story about two girls who fall in love, and it opens with one of the main characters, Scarlet, looking back at her time with Violet (who is revealed, from the start, to be dead at the time of writing). Then the story tells of how they met, bonded and eventually and tragically parted. The entire thing is found HERE.

So, really, I hope this trend can continue, and that I can keep writing stuff that I'm pleased with and that I can post onto SW. It doesn't have to mean that I can't keep posting here too, as I'm writing and discarding a lot too these days. Either I'll be making a few posts here soon about "The Ziz" and "Lucifer", or you'll be seeing some new stories over at SW. Look out for it. Alright, enough crappy teasers! Thanks for reading =)

(The picture at the top is explained at the Loving Violet list over at Storywrite, linked above and here)

The Poor Sequel

A lot of my stories get a sequel, and a lot of those turn into a trilogy, or are supposed to do so. Those who still have a story to tell after three entries, can become larger pieces of work, though this seldom happens in my world of writing. One thing I find, is that the bloody second part, the first sequel, is often the place where everything goes wrong. Let me tell you about some of my sequels, and intended sequels, and how they turned out compared to the first (and perhaps third) entry.

Sanguine 2:
Back in 2007 I wrote a story called Sanguine. It's about how the wife of the devil and a friend of the devil goes to earth to wreak havoc in order to have a good time. I felt that the story is alright, presenting several interesting gore-scenes, and an all-over okey idea for a action/horror story. The ending basically said that the devil himself would like to come with the two others the next time they were going to earth. This is where the idea of a sequel enters. I started writing this sequel, trying to come up with more gore-filled scenarios where the devil would mess around with humans. However, the devil turned out to be to powerful a being for me to really write about in this way, as the story just turned into a series of scenes where the devil brutally murdered people in less and less inventive ways. Of course, the sequal was scrapped, and is still hidden away somewhere.

Chemical Wedding, Part 2:
This is the second part of a finished trilogy. However, the second part is really just leading to the third, and little actually happens to further the plot, which is the greatest problem of nr.2's in a trilogy. This isn't as good or as well written as part 1 and 3, and it doesn't make as much sense.

The Unholy Trinity, Part 2: The Antichrist:
This is also the second part of a finished trilogy, but is also mostly a filler. And besides, the ending is awful, really =p

The New Mask 2:
I once wrote a horror/slasher/comedy/spoof thing that I called The New Mask. It wasn't very good, and so when I started writing a second part, it was (of course) really awful, and I didn't have to write more than a couple hundred words to realize that I would never finish or post a second part to the story.

Departed - Part Two:
This is the second part of an unfinished series. The third part hasn't been finished, and I don't know if it will be. Really, the first part of this gave closure, and I think people would like the story better if they only read the first part. This second part isn't crappy though, just confusing I think, and it sets the scene for a larger story that might never get written. This one luckily has an ending that can sort of give closure to the whole thing, and therefor doesn't seem like another filler to a third part, and I'm glad.

Buccaneer Sky - Part 2: We Sail The Jolly Roger:
This second part in another unfinished series really didn't feel the same way as the first part, and is definately filler, without really leading to something serious, or anything at all that the reader can expect from the third part. A third part was started, but hasn't been finished yet. I really liked this series, and enjoyed writing it, and I still like the first part a lot, but this second part hasn't got anything to bring to the table, and isn't particularly good. It's a shame, cause I think the series could have turned out alright... Oh well.

Kain, Hunted:
This is the follow up to Kain, Nightunter. It has a few ideas incorporated that I've been working on, and that I wrote about earlier. However, this one also feels incredibly like a filler, as it definately serves the purpose of leading up to the third part. In the third part, I plan to try introducing an overarching villain, as I wrote about in an earlier post here. I don't think this story is bad, but it certainly left out some of what I think made the first part good. Focusing more on action, this part has neglected a lot of detail, like the description of characters that destinguished the first part. This one has a lot of gore, but little of it is fleshed out, and this one also lacks the sexual content and foul language of the first one, resebling some of my early work more than the first part of the series. With the third part, I want to get back to the feel of the first one, and make a good sequel, trying to ignore the crude style of the poor first sequel.

(I'm not the only one doing this. Dracula 2: Ascension. Pirates of the Caribbean 2. The Matrix 2 and 3. AVP2. The new Indiana Jones movie. Ghost Busters 2. Saw 2. Movies are a great example of poor sequels, and I guess the same often rings true for written works)

Tavern of the Storyteller - Trying to write

I would guess that everyone that comes to this blog will know me from storywrite, where I go by the name Drac. If you're not from storywrite however, here is a link.

So, let me try to explain this blog to you, I bet you're confused ;D

Often (read: all the time) I sit around and try to write something. Sometimes I sit for hours browsing pictures, songs and writing-contests trying to find some inspiration that suddenly prompts me to write, and sometimes I just sit down and try to write regardless of inspiration. Many of those times (read: most), I end up writing nothing at all, or merely a paragraph or two that are eventually discarded. Sometimes I end up with an idea or the outline of a story, without having any idea how to finish it.

So, this blog is really just here to let me share some of my ideas and tell everyone about my works in progress. I just need something to do with all that material that never goes anywhere. Maybe someone will read about my unfinished ideas and comment on them, giving me tips and suggestions as to how I should continue. Maybe just having written down that I'm working on something makes me try extra hard to finish it. Maybe I can post my sources of inspiration, and share them with the anyone that wants to see.

All in all, this is just a blog where I'm going to whine about not getting anything written, and so it is a great way for me to actually get to write something, even though it's all just for the heck of it :p

Anyway, let me rather show you what this is by posting something else, and let me welcome you to my tavern ;)