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*sigh* Finally! You know, for a while there, I was worried that I might have lost my gift, but a few nights ago I got one of my good old flashes of inspiration again (at 3:40 in the morning, no less), and now here we are again!
Ah, but now on to more pressing matters. As usual, you're not going to recognize jack shit from this series unless you've read my other works, as well as a good deal of H.P.Lovecraft (this particular chapter is mostly based off of the story 'The nameless city'). But since Lovecraft was one of the best horror writers the world has yet seen, no one here has an excuse for not having read him yet.
As always, the characters are © Me
The different types of dragons are © Wizards of the Coast Inc.
And the city of Irem, its contents, as well as the names of the lovecraftian gods are all © Howard Phillips Lovecraft. Yig rest his soul.
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Silver dragons, silver keys, and the origins of all dragonkind. You've fallen down the rabbit hole, my friends. Just sit back, enjoy the ride, and try not to blink.
Ah, but now on to more pressing matters. As usual, you're not going to recognize jack shit from this series unless you've read my other works, as well as a good deal of H.P.Lovecraft (this particular chapter is mostly based off of the story 'The nameless city'). But since Lovecraft was one of the best horror writers the world has yet seen, no one here has an excuse for not having read him yet.
As always, the characters are © Me
The different types of dragons are © Wizards of the Coast Inc.
And the city of Irem, its contents, as well as the names of the lovecraftian gods are all © Howard Phillips Lovecraft. Yig rest his soul.
<<Previous Next>>
Silver dragons, silver keys, and the origins of all dragonkind. You've fallen down the rabbit hole, my friends. Just sit back, enjoy the ride, and try not to blink.
Category Story / General Furry Art
Species Western Dragon
Size 120 x 85px
File Size 49.5 kB
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Actually I've met very few people who've heard of Lovecraft. I usually have to qualify his position as a notable horror writer by saying, "He's the man American Heritage said could scare Stephan King, and they interviewed King for the article."
I'd put Stephan King and Edgar Allen Poe as near the top for the currently most famous horror writers. It's worth noting Lovecraft died in obscurity and only from people a handful of fans decades later would he have any fame. (Ironically, very similar to Shakespeare in that regard.)
I'd put Stephan King and Edgar Allen Poe as near the top for the currently most famous horror writers. It's worth noting Lovecraft died in obscurity and only from people a handful of fans decades later would he have any fame. (Ironically, very similar to Shakespeare in that regard.)
Well Lovecraft was, in his day, a pulp fiction writer. It's worth noting that in his day that's the only audience his fiction could find.
Lovecraft is undoubtedly the single most influential horror writer of the 20th century, but influence doesn't mean fame. I'd compare him to film directors like F. W. Murnau in having such an influence, but so little name recognition. (Murnau made the 1920 silent film Nosferatu, but also pioneered many then-advanced camera techniques.)
What's notable is that unlike authors like Tolkien and Asimov, he was unique in his style. Tolkien was one of several of his close friends who wrote fantasy in the modern sense and science fiction was a saturated market for decades before it got more serious in the 1950s.
Without Tolkien fantasy wouldn't look the same, but would exist. Without Lovecraft, horror would still be mummies and vampires. Lovecraft singularly invented the cosmic "Things-Man-Was-Not-Meant-To-Know" horror genre. Stephan King's overarching cosmology owes so much to Lovecraft that many of his novels would simply fail to exist without that touch of the macabre that Lovecraft lent.
Lovecraft is undoubtedly the single most influential horror writer of the 20th century, but influence doesn't mean fame. I'd compare him to film directors like F. W. Murnau in having such an influence, but so little name recognition. (Murnau made the 1920 silent film Nosferatu, but also pioneered many then-advanced camera techniques.)
What's notable is that unlike authors like Tolkien and Asimov, he was unique in his style. Tolkien was one of several of his close friends who wrote fantasy in the modern sense and science fiction was a saturated market for decades before it got more serious in the 1950s.
Without Tolkien fantasy wouldn't look the same, but would exist. Without Lovecraft, horror would still be mummies and vampires. Lovecraft singularly invented the cosmic "Things-Man-Was-Not-Meant-To-Know" horror genre. Stephan King's overarching cosmology owes so much to Lovecraft that many of his novels would simply fail to exist without that touch of the macabre that Lovecraft lent.
Oh, absolutely. I'm a major SK fan, and I know that he's admited repeatedly that he wouldn't be where he is today without lovecraft. In fact, he wrote a short story called 'Crouch end' that featured Shub-Niggurath and the beast from the sewers of ancient Babylon mentioned in the Necronomicon (which I own a copy of, though I can't seem to find it at the moment).
Honestly, I'm not that familiar with Lovecraft, so a lot of that stuff was lost on me. *Puts up a psychic shield*
Anyway, this is another pretty good piece, in my opinion, although I'll have to go through it another time to give it a thorough reading so I can really rate it. Only thing I've got to say, though, is how much of Lovecraft's work are you going to base this on? You have to be careful lest you begin to look unoriginal.
Another thing I picked out while browsing this is, what's wrong with using the word said? I think you used it once when it would have been appropriate, instead using barked or muttered or exclaimed or something. That's not to say such words should never be used in place of "said", but more often than not the dialogue can speak for itself, if you will, and it seems as if you're explaining too much.
For example, let's take a sentence near the beginning:
“Stop.” The dragon ahead of him commanded. He stopped. “It’s here, somewhere. Start looking.”
It's pointless to say that you commanded him to stop; the reader can easily see that since the subject is understood (you) and there's only a predicate. Another example:
“Wha-!” he exclaimed aloud “Damned static. I’ll take care of this."
The reader already knows that, since "Wha-!" is an exclamation, he's exclaiming. "Aloud" isn't needed as well; all you really have to say is "said" or "thought".
Like I said, I'll have to go through this thoroughly later. Also, please don't think that I'm just trying to flame you or anything; I'm just trying to become a better literary critic, that's all.
*strengthens psychic shield*
Anyway, this is another pretty good piece, in my opinion, although I'll have to go through it another time to give it a thorough reading so I can really rate it. Only thing I've got to say, though, is how much of Lovecraft's work are you going to base this on? You have to be careful lest you begin to look unoriginal.
Another thing I picked out while browsing this is, what's wrong with using the word said? I think you used it once when it would have been appropriate, instead using barked or muttered or exclaimed or something. That's not to say such words should never be used in place of "said", but more often than not the dialogue can speak for itself, if you will, and it seems as if you're explaining too much.
For example, let's take a sentence near the beginning:
“Stop.” The dragon ahead of him commanded. He stopped. “It’s here, somewhere. Start looking.”
It's pointless to say that you commanded him to stop; the reader can easily see that since the subject is understood (you) and there's only a predicate. Another example:
“Wha-!” he exclaimed aloud “Damned static. I’ll take care of this."
The reader already knows that, since "Wha-!" is an exclamation, he's exclaiming. "Aloud" isn't needed as well; all you really have to say is "said" or "thought".
Like I said, I'll have to go through this thoroughly later. Also, please don't think that I'm just trying to flame you or anything; I'm just trying to become a better literary critic, that's all.
*strengthens psychic shield*
Seriously, you don't seem to understand how helpful Strunk and White are to the fledling author Go ask your English teacher or somebody about it. I'm not spewing shit here.
And dude, you tell me to read stuff like Atlas Shrugged and Eragon all the time; don't blow me off so quickly when I recommend something to you.
And dude, you tell me to read stuff like Atlas Shrugged and Eragon all the time; don't blow me off so quickly when I recommend something to you.
....Uhhh, I never said that I drew it.
I openly admit that these pictures are not my own work, and were taken directly from a book called 'A Practical Guide to Dragons'. (which, btw, is where my avatar also comes from)
All that I claim to be my own is the stories.
I don't post it in every description because I've said it many times over, and assume it to be understood by now. However, I appreciate you taking the initiative to tell me, since you didn't know that I tell ppl it isn't mine.
I openly admit that these pictures are not my own work, and were taken directly from a book called 'A Practical Guide to Dragons'. (which, btw, is where my avatar also comes from)
All that I claim to be my own is the stories.
I don't post it in every description because I've said it many times over, and assume it to be understood by now. However, I appreciate you taking the initiative to tell me, since you didn't know that I tell ppl it isn't mine.
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