Miscellany

[mark_asphodel]

The more things I need to do that have nothing to do with writing fiction, the more I want to write fiction. 

I should be working on:

a) documents for contract negotiation
b) the presentation for my out-of-town speaking gig Saturday
c) the by-law revisions for an organization I'm in
d) number-crunching survey results for said organization's recent membership poll

Instead, I'm bouncing back and forth between "Dark Sun of Desire" and "Trinity," this stream-of-consciousness nonlinear (even more so than usual) Zeke 'fic I abandoned months ago.  Is it weird that of all the incarnations of Camus-Zeke-Sirius, I like Zeke the best?  Maybe it's because Camus "dies" and Sirius is just a disguise, but I can assume that Zeke just goes home and lives out his life with Teeta and a bunch of old memories, thereby turning the amnesiac persona into an integrated and meaningful persona.  Yeah, Nyna's bound to show up at some point in the intervening decades, but Camus-as-Zeke has a chance at a life.  Camus-as-Camus is some dead dude in the history books.  And dollars to donuts, those history books don't tell the half of it. 

Also, he and Alm can look forward to a neat relationship, since they're both really outsiders to Rigel and its culture and Alm knows even less about it than Zeke.  And Alm is pretty well-adjusted and a cool kid all around and will get over the whole patricide thing eventually.  Yep!

Comments

[penandpaper71.livejournal.com]

The more things I need to do that have nothing to do with writing fiction, the more I want to write fiction.

I've been there myself. I'm convinced by this point that it happens to drive me nuts. :P

I'm always amazed at how well you balance everything at once. On top of all the real life stuff you have to do, you're writing a fair number of fics right now. Personally, whenever I try to write more then one or two fics at at time (on top of everything else that I have to do), I never accomplish anything. You're always so on top of everything. :)

Is it weird that of all the incarnations of Camus-Zeke-Sirius, I like Zeke the best?

Not to my way of thinking, but I'm biased because I have a similar preference. I like Camus a lot, but, in a very real sense to me, Camus does die in Shadow Dragon (even if it's not a physical death) and then Zeke comes into play with Camus' death. Sirius is interesting enough, but it's just a temporary persona that he uses to return to Archanea without being recognized.

[samuraiter.livejournal.com]

FE2 is almost a different universe, but it is good to see that there are commonalities between it and the other Archanea games.

And I do know the feeling of having the desire to write at inappropriate times. (In the shower, of all places!)

[mark-asphodel.livejournal.com]

I love how deliberately different FE2 is compared with FE1 in terms of characterization and the way future "tropes" play out. If FE2 had sold like hotcakes, I think we would have seen a very different FE franchise. Instead FE3 sold like crazy and seems to have set the baseline for later games to elaborate upon.

(In the shower, of all places!)

I was at a seminar Tuesday, and one of the speakers admitted she received her best ideas either in the shower or on her morning commute. I nearly shouted aloud, as I am in the same boat. If I could only sit down and write to my heart's content in the early morning, I'd be far more productive.

[mark-asphodel.livejournal.com]

You're always so on top of everything. :)

Hah, thanks. I need to be on top of everything-plus, sadly. I also need to learn to delegate better.

I like Camus a lot, but, in a very real sense to me, Camus does die in Shadow Dragon (even if it's not a physical death) and then Zeke comes into play with Camus' death.

Yeah, that really is how it feels to me as well. Even after he remembers who he used to be, Zeke still loves Teeta and returns to her.

Not that there's anything left for him in Archanea once the Grust twins and Nyna are rescued. The king he served so faithfully? Dead. His country? Under military occupation. His reputation? Romantic or not, he still took part in murder and some other nasty acts for the undisputed Bad Guys. As for his professional life....

Alm and Zeke feel like they could have a successful, enduring relationship. Camus and Marth? You recruit "Sirius" in FE3 with Ogma. 'Nuff said. Marth obviously knows who Sirius is and what he wants by endgame, but I'm not seeing any warm fuzzies there.