Inspired by Animal Speak by Ted Andrews, this story series invites the reader to travel to a new world and meet someone special to them - their own Endless Forest deer. Each story will be different but will be considered the same 'world'.
Sometimes your deer will ask you a question. Other times maybe there is danger nearby. The ideas are endless.
I was thinking about maybe writing a story once every couple of days or so, or maybe once a week. I'm always open for ideas and suggestions too.
I'm still working on reading it all (I just got to the first of the 'experiments' part), but that little story really inspired this series, and I've had help from a lot of TEF members getting it where it is now.
Alright so I have decided on how I plan to end the series, and I thank everyone for their feedback. Now I have one more little vote question for you guys:
How long should I make this series? How many stories should I have? Or is there really an answer to that?
*shrug* just needed some more feedback, it really helps.
I'm really tempted to write Story XIII tonight (Can't write it tonight because of what happened to my cousin), but I came up with an idea for it.
It's going to be the 'rundown warehouse' one, but I was thinking.... maybe it's a rundown slaughterhouse?
If that was the case, I wouldn't have any dead bodies but there would be the musky smell of death around, and Vito would get upset because he thinks you are responsible.
...There would be a little bit of violence in it...
Is that okay? Would anyone mind if I took it that direction? I'm afraid I'd go too far...
You lost the vicelike grip you had on me after the first few chapters, but it was still very interesting to read this and it got me thinking. I look forward to seeing what you will write next.
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I don't strive to be the best, but instead I strive to do my best, and always give it my all every time.
-faunet
Have I offended anyone with this series? Do you think I'm going too far on it?
I know I'm not a 'professional' writer like how a lot of you are professional artists, so I feel like I'm not really allowed to write on here anymore since I'm not a professional. I didn't mean to offend anyone and if that is the case then I will remove this series for good.
Any feedback is appreciated, and I'm sorry that I've made you all mad. I'm probably not going to write on here again.
No, but seriously. Who says you need to be a "professional" anything to post your art on here? (Writing counts as art.) There are people of all skill levels posting on here, and you are a good writer.
But I'm not an art major, so I haven't had any formal classes on writing like you guys have had on art. So my writing is automatically crap.
I've written it as if humans are flat out monsters, which I know isn't true, but I personally am sick of the way people in my city look at deer as things that are begging for them to kill. It really irritates me how many people have deer skull decals on their pickup trucks here.
I've got one more story to write and then I'm not going to write anymore. I don't have any skills like you guys with your art, and I shouldn't bother trying to write since I know it's just wasting your time.
I took art classes due to having an interest in art, and already having some skills that I wished to improve. All those classes gave me was practice, and exposure to different art techniques.
But.
It is also possible to get such exposure to different techniques by looking at resources in your own time.
Then there's practice. You can do this without an art class.
Most of what I learned about drawing was not from the classes I took. It was due to my having an interest in drawing, and, I repeat myself but it's true, practice.
All the writing you do equates to this.
I hate to say this, but humans can be monsters. Pointing it out is nothing new. It's just a way to get people to open their eyes and see what's going on in the world.
There need to be more people out there like you who are willing to do something to help the environment.
I read and enjoy most of what you write (the only one I didn't read was your entry for the "Give me Nightmares" contest, for obvious reasons). I guarantee there are a lot of people who also do. People just fail to say so.
I fail to comment on a lot of things. I feel bad about this, but often, it's just because I don't know what to say. Just putting "I liked this" doesn't seem like enough.
Quad, I get the feeling I said something wrong. I don't know why you think your work is offensive or shouldn't be shared, or what taking classes has to do with being worthy of being read. Creativity doesn't come from a degree or a badge. It comes from inside of your mind and heart, from your experiences and observations.
I really enjoyed your stories. I hope what I had to say about having a different opinion on some topics didn't hurt you. I tend to say exactly what I think and be very honest, and sometimes it is too blunt. I spent the last year in Japan with very few English speakers and my English suffers for it. It's difficult for me to write a lot so a lot of the time i take shortcuts by leaving out things, sometimes the nice things I should be saying to make my opinion more clear. Even now I feel confused with my own writing when I get too far into it.
So maybe I didn't word it right... and maybe this isn't about me at all. But whatever it is about, I really hope you continue to write because I want to keep reading it. It isn't the story I would write but it gets me thinking and I think you are very talented. And I am not an expert on things like hunting, I just live in Montana and it is something I have had to come to terms with and often have to explain to people who don't live in a poor area where hunting is a major food source that there are different sides to the story of human and animal conflict. I have always done a lot of thinking about humans and animals and I have come to think that humans are not a brutal tyrant so much as helplessly reliant on all of the creatures we consume and domesticate, and little by little I think we are also coming to respect our fellow life forms and understand that they are as important as we are. And that's the judeo-christian parts of the world where we think we are so important, not even the cultures that consider animal and plant life as sacred as their own.
I am not an expert or even 100% certain my feelings are right. They are just my feelings and opinions.
I am getting lost again in my own words. Really, i'm dizzy. I just hope you can make some sense of it. I'm sorry.
Basically... anyone who tells you that you should stop writing has bad intentions and a cruel heart.
I hope to see your next entry sometime soon.
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I don't strive to be the best, but instead I strive to do my best, and always give it my all every time.
-faunet
Finding a muse and other
Might add more tips if I come up with any, but for now, it's 1:30 AM and I need to get to bed XD
These are awesome! I loved
I'm still working on reading
Alright so I have decided on how I plan to end the series, and I thank everyone for their feedback. Now I have one more little vote question for you guys:
How long should I make this series? How many stories should I have? Or is there really an answer to that?
*shrug* just needed some more feedback, it really helps.
I'm going to give my
(No subject)
I really need to read all these sometime...
*track*
Okay another question for you
I'm really tempted to write Story XIII tonight(Can't write it tonight because of what happened to my cousin), but I came up with an idea for it.It's going to be the 'rundown warehouse' one, but I was thinking.... maybe it's a rundown slaughterhouse?
If that was the case, I wouldn't have any dead bodies but there would be the musky smell of death around, and Vito would get upset because he thinks you are responsible.
...There would be a little bit of violence in it...
Is that okay? Would anyone mind if I took it that direction? I'm afraid I'd go too far...
You lost the vicelike grip
I don't strive to be the best, but instead I strive to do my best, and always give it my all every time.
-faunet
Let me ask everyone
Have I offended anyone with this series? Do you think I'm going too far on it?
I know I'm not a 'professional' writer like how a lot of you are professional artists, so I feel like I'm not really allowed to write on here anymore since I'm not a professional. I didn't mean to offend anyone and if that is the case then I will remove this series for good.
Any feedback is appreciated, and I'm sorry that I've made you all mad. I'm probably not going to write on here again.
I'll only be "offended" if
No, but seriously. Who says you need to be a "professional" anything to post your art on here? (Writing counts as art.) There are people of all skill levels posting on here, and you are a good writer.
But I'm not an art major, so
I've written it as if humans are flat out monsters, which I know isn't true, but I personally am sick of the way people in my city look at deer as things that are begging for them to kill. It really irritates me how many people have deer skull decals on their pickup trucks here.
I've got one more story to write and then I'm not going to write anymore. I don't have any skills like you guys with your art, and I shouldn't bother trying to write since I know it's just wasting your time.
I took art classes due to
But.
It is also possible to get such exposure to different techniques by looking at resources in your own time.
Then there's practice. You can do this without an art class.
Most of what I learned about drawing was not from the classes I took. It was due to my having an interest in drawing, and, I repeat myself but it's true, practice.
All the writing you do equates to this.
I hate to say this, but humans can be monsters. Pointing it out is nothing new. It's just a way to get people to open their eyes and see what's going on in the world.
There need to be more people out there like you who are willing to do something to help the environment.
I read and enjoy most of what you write (the only one I didn't read was your entry for the "Give me Nightmares" contest, for obvious reasons). I guarantee there are a lot of people who also do. People just fail to say so.
I fail to comment on a lot of things. I feel bad about this, but often, it's just because I don't know what to say. Just putting "I liked this" doesn't seem like enough.
Quad, I get the feeling I
I really enjoyed your stories. I hope what I had to say about having a different opinion on some topics didn't hurt you. I tend to say exactly what I think and be very honest, and sometimes it is too blunt. I spent the last year in Japan with very few English speakers and my English suffers for it. It's difficult for me to write a lot so a lot of the time i take shortcuts by leaving out things, sometimes the nice things I should be saying to make my opinion more clear. Even now I feel confused with my own writing when I get too far into it.
So maybe I didn't word it right... and maybe this isn't about me at all. But whatever it is about, I really hope you continue to write because I want to keep reading it. It isn't the story I would write but it gets me thinking and I think you are very talented. And I am not an expert on things like hunting, I just live in Montana and it is something I have had to come to terms with and often have to explain to people who don't live in a poor area where hunting is a major food source that there are different sides to the story of human and animal conflict. I have always done a lot of thinking about humans and animals and I have come to think that humans are not a brutal tyrant so much as helplessly reliant on all of the creatures we consume and domesticate, and little by little I think we are also coming to respect our fellow life forms and understand that they are as important as we are. And that's the judeo-christian parts of the world where we think we are so important, not even the cultures that consider animal and plant life as sacred as their own.
I am not an expert or even 100% certain my feelings are right. They are just my feelings and opinions.
I am getting lost again in my own words. Really, i'm dizzy. I just hope you can make some sense of it. I'm sorry.
Basically... anyone who tells you that you should stop writing has bad intentions and a cruel heart.
I hope to see your next entry sometime soon.
I don't strive to be the best, but instead I strive to do my best, and always give it my all every time.
-faunet