META: And so it begins

[Scott Eiler]

Andrew Perron wrote:
> On Sun, 10 Apr 2011 03:04:19 +0000 (UTC), James Mason wrote:
> 
>> "One question which should probably be on your FAQ: Why are all the
>> stories in script format?" To make them easier to edit.
> 
> ...I have several qualms with this answer.

Not to interfere with an editor's comment, but...

I used to write plot synopses, flesh them out, and call them stories.  That 
evolved into the "Wyatt Ferguson" storytelling style.  But it took work to make 
even that happen.  Before that, I was just lazy, until I experimented with other 
commentators - which evolved into the "World Journal Monthly" style.  I can't 
call "One Day at a Time" lazy, though, because it's almost pure dialogue.

-- 
(signed) Scott Eiler  8{D> -------- http://www.eilertech.com/ ---------

Only their myths concerned peace and contentment, and that in such a
coercive, sullen package it was obvious that the Earth humans resented
the very idea.

- from "Passing" by Elaine Radford, Aboriginal SF, May/June 1987.