Update: A Duet For Land And Sky
Added 2019-07-29 03:51:39 +0000 UTCI was afraid to write this chapter.
It was like #40 through #42 on Triptych: this is where I have to account for myself. Where I have to explain everything that's come before, as was seen through the lens of personal interpretation --
-- remember, that's a sin --
-- and see how people responded. On the aforementioned story, I was waiting for a fight which never completely manifested. (At least, not onsite. I understand most of the offsite arguments are about other aspects, although I may have missed a few battles.) Here? Waiting again, and there may be a little more screaming this time. Once again, I'm in a place which canon has long-since contradicted, but... well, it's not as if we weren't at AU long before this.
I've accounted for myself. Now I get to find out if people accept that. But I was afraid to write this chapter: all 6100 words of it. I could argue that I was writing at least one new story in order to avoid this chapter. But now it's up, and...
...now I wait.
At least it's out there now.
Let the screaming (or not) begin.
Comments
I went back and reread 40-42. It wasn’t the section I expected it to be. I was expecting the chapters where AJ attacked and had her world shook. (Vague enough not to be too spoilery but surely anyone here shouldn’t be needing to be spoiler free). That part of Triptych was a brutal midpoint that laid our protagonists low and set up the climb to the climax. It was great storytelling and I’m surprised you were worried about it. It was very well done and your work is always expertly crafted. I might complain about things in the comments, cause the comments are more for the readership than the author in my opinion. It’s like a book club all coming together to talk about what they liked or not. You can appreciate the craftsmanship of a thing without necessarily enjoying the finished product. Triptych was a masterwork that I can happily say I enjoyed thoroughly in both its narrative and style. It’s why I’m here. You shouldn’t worry too much about what people (especially me) think of the narrative, that will always be subjective. I’ll be here enjoying the craftsmanship, even if I occasionally whine about how some of the details come out.
Mister Clacky
2019-07-30 12:14:12 +0000 UTC
