tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2331660459075373635.post6169758581482915500..comments2017-03-02T14:17:56.986-07:00Comments on Magik Beans: Book 2, "Spring": Episode 04: A Little About LaraMike Perschonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09335943113292616702noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2331660459075373635.post-45208253483673660082007-02-12T19:02:00.000-07:002007-02-12T19:02:00.000-07:00Douglas Adams... that was exactly the style I thou...Douglas Adams... that was exactly the style I thought of when I first read it, coincidentally. I didn't think Terry pratchet, though. Never read anything of his.Calvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10971628936623296943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2331660459075373635.post-61131589339254990382007-02-10T11:52:00.000-07:002007-02-10T11:52:00.000-07:00Oh Thor I was only kidding. Come on, its me, when...Oh Thor I was only kidding. Come on, its me, when am I not kidding? There should be no "nonos" in writing, as long as you are successful at your goal. If your goal was to make me want to a) keep me reading, b) think about the direction of my life and c) avoid recent proposals to open a coffee shop with another Arts undergrad friend of mine, then you have succeeded. This is getting a lot like that recent movie with Will Ferrell where his life is being narrated. That, or you are just supremely good at creating "everyman" characters. This story demonstrates a deep understanding of the Zeitgeist of our time. It is like our souls are being read back to us through your story. The he and she becomes we and so we identify with your story. Keep up the good work Mike.the philosopher onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07491737127254664848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2331660459075373635.post-57360801862120419872007-02-09T16:22:00.000-07:002007-02-09T16:22:00.000-07:00There was no gratuitous sex! I sort of picture Mag...There was no gratuitous sex! I sort of picture Magik Beans as a television series...and I don't think that scene would have counted as gratuitous! And no, Andrew and Lara will not be getting it on.<BR/><BR/>It was a script at one time blarg...and you helped write it. Karl became Andrew...and Caffeinated Incorporated became Magik Beans!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the kudos sir lunch-a-lot. The opening is certainly considered a nono in writing, but Terry Pratchett gets away with it all the time, and so did Douglas Adams. The style is intented to feel a bit light and casual at times. And I know a few Goth girls who do blood red lips instead of the black.Mike Perschonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09335943113292616702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2331660459075373635.post-80069844968659005442007-02-09T13:38:00.000-07:002007-02-09T13:38:00.000-07:00Just one other thought, if Lara is all Goth like, ...Just one other thought, if Lara is all Goth like, then why would her lips be Red. Wouldn't they most likely be black? Just curious.Calvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10971628936623296943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2331660459075373635.post-43570936536269984512007-02-09T13:37:00.000-07:002007-02-09T13:37:00.000-07:00Hmm... the style that you used right at the beginn...Hmm... the style that you used right at the beginning to give this background on Lara was definitely unexpected, and it seemed like something that is often seen (at least by me) as taboo in writing. However, as this episode progressed, it did not turn out to be what I had initially expected based upon the first bit; a story rather than a description. I really love how you then tied all that together with the previous episode right at the end. Excellent work. I look forward to next weeks installment.Calvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10971628936623296943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2331660459075373635.post-72316113959603488912007-02-09T13:04:00.000-07:002007-02-09T13:04:00.000-07:00So when does this become a script? Dibs on the par...So when does this become a script? Dibs on the part of Andrew! Fringe anyone? And no, I don't know how I would do the giant tree growing on stage....yet!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2331660459075373635.post-11593224471519772582007-02-08T23:01:00.000-07:002007-02-08T23:01:00.000-07:00I have been waiting for the gratuitous sex scene.....I have been waiting for the gratuitous sex scene...and the baby looked at me...the philosopher onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07491737127254664848noreply@blogger.com