Give idea, get story (now with 20% more Haggis!) - Update: Hardback cover book

[Haggis]

Okay, so, should I just ignore these last few posts about the superhero vs the alien then?

[Darth Marsden]

No, go for it. I was just messing around. Love to see what you do with it.

[ted12]

Originally Posted by Darth Marsden

Stupid ted12 giving me ideas...

Uhh........ You're welcome?

[WarpSpeed]

Originally Posted by Haggis

Good idea. Any specific wishes?

OK, a comedy Western that has the following:

• At least one instance of firing in the air having an unintended consequence.
• A reference to a ten-gallon hat not actually being able to hold ten gallons.
• A reference to Opera (the musical theatre, not the web browser).
• Either nobody dies, or it's a really funny outrageous death, not a sad one.

EDIT: I wrote the above before reading the new story. I liked the story, except there were a lot of typos that kept distracting me. All of the typos were the kind that would pass a spell check. For example, "the blue lights one her car" should be "the blue lights on her car." You may want to read through it again looking for these. Also, she shouldn't give milk to a cat.

[Haggis]

Originally Posted by Darth Marsden

No, go for it. I was just messing around. Love to see what you do with it.

Okay, cool, I've added it to the list.

Originally Posted by WarpSpeed

I liked the story, except there were a lot of typos that kept distracting me. All of the typos were the kind that would pass a spell check. For example, "the blue lights one her car" should be "the blue lights on her car." You may want to read through it again looking for these.

Sorry about the typos. I should probably explain that what I post on the site are first drafts, sketches if you will. When I make the free e-book, I do check for errors naturally, and give the stories a lick of paint where needed. I will correct errors pointed out to me though, and I'll be sure to go over this story (I'll let you know when I've done that, maybe you want to give it another read then). Meanwhile, if you want error-free stories, look for the free e-book aka marketing tool next year!

Also, she shouldn't give milk to a cat.

It does say on that site that a little bit of milk can be fine as a treat, and not all cats are lactose intolerant.

My cat (requiescat in pace) for instance was crazy about powdered milk. He went crazy for a spoonful of the stuff, and never had diarrhoea from it. On the other hand, he didn't touch actual milk.

[WarpSpeed]

Originally Posted by Haggis

Sorry about the typos. I should probably explain that what I post on the site are first drafts, sketches if you will. When I make the free e-book, I do check for errors naturally, and give the stories a lick of paint where needed. I will correct errors pointed out to me though, and I'll be sure to go over this story (I'll let you know when I've done that, maybe you want to give it another read then).

Your stories are normally pretty good about using the right words. It's just that this one in particular had more typos than usual, maybe just because it was a longer story, and some of them really stood out. Sure, if you make corrections before the e-book, I'll be happy to read it again, and see if it flows better.

[Noname215]

Ever tried writing a horror story?

[WarpSpeed]

Originally Posted by Noname215

Ever tried writing a horror story?

Fairly recently, if you count this one:

Originally Posted by Haggis

Also, here's your narwhal story: http://bouffonbooks.com/2012/06/04/t...ar-of-destiny/

[HelloCthulhu]

Okay, I'm going to go for it and hate on me afterwards.

Doctor Who Crossover.

[Noname215]

I’ve tried my hand at writing before. I mostly write twenty page horror stories. They usually involve vampires or shape-shifting aliens.

[Silverwolfpet]

Originally Posted by HelloCthulhu

Okay, I'm going to go for it and hate on me afterwards.

Doctor Who Crossover.

Haha, I beat Haggis on that one ^^

[HelloCthulhu]

Originally Posted by Silverwolfpet

Haha, I beat Haggis on that one ^^

oh?

[Noname215]

You guys didn’t beat shit.

[RetroVortex]

Originally Posted by Noname215

You guys didn’t beat shit.

I couldn't beat this shit...

[Haggis]

Originally Posted by WarpSpeed

Sure, if you make corrections before the e-book, I'll be happy to read it again, and see if it flows better.

Cool. I'll let you guys know when the e-book is ready, of course (early next year).

Yeah, I don't normally write horror, because I believe that to write well in a genre, you must read that genre a lot, and I'm too much of a scaredy-pants. I have been reading an awful lot of Poe lately though, but that's more bizarre than straight-up horror. I'm also going to read my volume containing Dracula, Frankenstein, and Dr. Jekyll and Mister Hyde some day... but I expect the audiobook version of Lovecraft's Cthulhu and other stories will be sitting there untouched for quite a while, next to my untouched copy of Amnesia. I fear I wouldn't be able to sleep.

But yeah, if you feel the narwhal story isn't quite scary enough, feel free to come up with another suggestion.

Originally Posted by Noname215

You guys didn’t beat shit.

No, they beat me.

But seriously, Wolfy wins that battle with his awesome Doctor Who fan film. Also, I apologize for not writing a new story yet, but I'm working on another story that I think will be interesting to many people here too. Once I'm done with that, I'll return to the stories here.

[Darth Marsden]

Hey, no rush. Art takes time. That's the excuse I give as to why my reviews take forever to come out, anyway.

[GaryCXJk]

I always blame it on the fact that I'm a programmer. Programmers procrastinate. It's one of the job requirements.

[Haggis]

Originally Posted by Darth Marsden

Hey, no rush. Art takes time. That's the excuse I give as to why my reviews take forever to come out, anyway.

It's a good excuse. I use it whenever I can. Far too often, in fact.

Originally Posted by GaryCXJk

I always blame it on the fact that I'm a programmer. Programmers procrastinate. It's one of the job requirements.

I think that might be something inherent to writers, actually. Whether you write stories or code, one tends to procrastinate. Probably because browser games are only a mouse click away in either situation.

That said, I finally wrote that story, yay! http://bouffonbooks.com/2012/08/06/the-banker/

I'll translate your story and put it online within the next few days, then I'll move on to the other prompts...

[GaryCXJk]

Holy crap, that's some Twilight Zone vibe there! And not the mystical kind, even. In other words, well done!

Also didn't see the ending coming.

Anyway, I do have another idea for you, but I'm really hesitant to post it here, because it would most definitely push you in a certain direction. Not to mention the premise is pretty retarded.

[tbm1986]

Awesome indeed. You are the champion of short stories. Each have everything a story should have: well-described characters and scenes, unpredictable but believable twists (that make for a captivating read), solid plots...