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@seekjustice

Haha. But say, for bigger projects that need more investment, you would only do a retelling if you actually kind of like the original work, right?

I am not surprised by that opinion :P.

@valtmy

Well, I’d be happy to let you read it before then.

Oh yes. that’s because I’m a brilliant writer and often read things and think “I could do so much better than this”. 😛

But yeah, I do a lot of retellings. I think I enjoy the challenge of taking something that people are familiar with and changing it. It’s kind of fun. 😛

Well, I…[Read more]

@seekjustice

Oh, and is King Arthur an exception to your general abhorrence for royalty? 😛

@seekjustice

Oh, so I’ll have to wait till March? 😛

By the way, I notice that your projects tend to be retellings of some kind. 😛

@valtmy

I find the Arthurian legends very interesting, and I especially enjoy playing with the older versions, which a lot of people have forgotten now. I haven’t seen Merlin but it does sound interesting.

Certainly! The competition deadline isn’t until March, I think, next year, but I tend to be a procrastinator, so I thought I’d get in early…[Read more]

@seekjustice

I don’t know much about Arthurian legends, unfortunately. My knowledge on that subject is limited to the TV show Merlin and this other show where a group of mages summoned spirits of legendary figures from myth and history to fight in a battle royale. King Arthur was one of the summoned spirits and he turned out to be a girl so…[Read more]

@valtmy

Not the Lady of the Lake but the nymph/hand/creature that gives Arthur the sword.

Not all that many. 😛 this is only a short story that I’m planning on entering into a competition. Those are the sorts of things I work on in between drafting or editing big novels.

@seekjustice

Ah, that’s good to hear.

A King Arthur/Little Mermaid retelling? Is the Little Mermaid supposed to be the Lady of the Lake or something? How many projects do you even have anyway? 😛

@valtmy

I know what you mean. I’ve hardly had any time for writing lately (partly my own fault).

A writing retreat sounds like a really cool idea. I’d love to do that myself one day. It’d probably help me focus on editing a little better 😀

I’ve actually been going pretty well with that. I got lunch made for my brothers and sister and a few…[Read more]

@seekjustice

Well, work expands to fill up all available time. I just wish I had more time for writing.

I think I should take a personal retreat to do my writing. Not anytime soon since it is still my first year working. But I could probably do it next year.

You wanted to get more writing done today, right? How’s that going?

@valtmy

Sure! How’s things?

@seekjustice

Hi. Are you still around? My break will be soon if you want to chat.

@rochellaine

Would you like a Word War? I know you’ve been dying for one for ages.

@rochellaine

I finished The Comic History of Britain 😛

@valtmy Oh, Singapore! We have kapeefers all over the world! (it’s an awesome thought) 😀

@ariel-ashira

Bye then 😀

(Yes, I do sometimes read books on Gutenberg :D)

@seekjustice Have to go now…

@seekjustice Not good or bad,  just different.

Do you read books on Project Gutenburg?

@ariel-ashira Is that a good interesting or bad?

Nothing right now, but I will be soon.

@seekjustice Its going good.  I think living in a Roman house would be interesting.

What are you working on?