tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068573638113478625.post8922414133241891563..comments2014-09-17T14:09:30.036+01:00Comments on Will Write Flash Fiction For Food: D, E & F for Destiny and Epic FantasyJohn Xerohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17492709629314280633noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068573638113478625.post-78615410285532107062011-05-19T15:51:01.490+01:002011-05-19T15:51:01.490+01:00Ah, no, I don't actually watch TV (gasp!), and...Ah, no, I don't actually watch TV (gasp!), and I haven't got around to borrowing the series off anyone yet...<br /><br />It's difficult to do anything nowadays that hasn't been done before. I think the trick is in realising it's the characters that are the meat of the story, all the devices are herbs and spices... you have to find the right blend of gods and genre and destiny and background and so on. Too much and you'll spoil it, too little and it turns out bland. You have to be the Colonel... ;)John Xerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17492709629314280633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068573638113478625.post-26832066035246867072011-05-19T11:55:47.486+01:002011-05-19T11:55:47.486+01:00Like most devices that have been used a million ti...Like most devices that have been used a million times, I think destiny has to be portrayed brilliantly for me to be able to read without a tiny groan. <br /><br />The kid in me loves it - no - the core being who loves archetypal stories loves it, but it has been done so many times I am really careful about using it in any of my work.<br /><br />Incidentally, did you watch the re-make of Battlestar Galactica? They played with destiny in a way I really enjoyed.Emma Newmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04638998090505031226noreply@blogger.com