neil kleid
09-15-2005, 08:19 AM
http://www.scrypticstudios.com/index.php/articles/616
"Sometimes, I find, that one of the hardest questions a writer can ask him or herself is ‘how much should I sacrifice for the sake of society and sales?’ When a writer crafts a story – and I’m not talking a work for hire story which might have known rules and regulations going in. I mean, if you’re writing a Spiderman story, don’t have him swinging through New York flipping the bird at Daily Bugle signs and cursing a mile a minute. Show Vicki Vale’s panty covered ass, sure, but steer clear of writing her sliding it down the Batpole if you know what I’m saying.
"And I know you do.
"I’m talking about creator owned type stories in which anything goes. Ask yourself whether or not there should be a moment where you consider ‘well, what will the neighbors think?' or be damned and say 'I’ll be damned but I’m gonna write this robot midget porn scene the way it’s meant to be seen – with lots of chicken lube'!
"Many writers these days are saying yes to the latter. Warren Ellis, of note, tosses giant musical penises (penii?) into an alleged “romance” book and is unafraid to slather the landscape with everything from shiteyes to fucksticks. Andrew Dabb is writing Vaistron, a book that has no trouble beginning its long and twisted tale in a whorehouse where the protagonist gets shot through the head as a very young girl and lives to work alongside a sex-obsessed robot. Why?
"Because it fits the story."
BIG POND is back and live at Scryptic Studios, and in it I am joined by writers Andrew (HAPPYDALE, VAISTRON) Dabb and Dan (HERO HAPPY HOUR) Taylor. Swing by and listen to us discuss naughty language, filthy bits and the merits of a well-timed F-bomb.
BIG POND: For Mature Audiences. Continuing a series of collaborative columns at Scryptic Studios.
"Sometimes, I find, that one of the hardest questions a writer can ask him or herself is ‘how much should I sacrifice for the sake of society and sales?’ When a writer crafts a story – and I’m not talking a work for hire story which might have known rules and regulations going in. I mean, if you’re writing a Spiderman story, don’t have him swinging through New York flipping the bird at Daily Bugle signs and cursing a mile a minute. Show Vicki Vale’s panty covered ass, sure, but steer clear of writing her sliding it down the Batpole if you know what I’m saying.
"And I know you do.
"I’m talking about creator owned type stories in which anything goes. Ask yourself whether or not there should be a moment where you consider ‘well, what will the neighbors think?' or be damned and say 'I’ll be damned but I’m gonna write this robot midget porn scene the way it’s meant to be seen – with lots of chicken lube'!
"Many writers these days are saying yes to the latter. Warren Ellis, of note, tosses giant musical penises (penii?) into an alleged “romance” book and is unafraid to slather the landscape with everything from shiteyes to fucksticks. Andrew Dabb is writing Vaistron, a book that has no trouble beginning its long and twisted tale in a whorehouse where the protagonist gets shot through the head as a very young girl and lives to work alongside a sex-obsessed robot. Why?
"Because it fits the story."
BIG POND is back and live at Scryptic Studios, and in it I am joined by writers Andrew (HAPPYDALE, VAISTRON) Dabb and Dan (HERO HAPPY HOUR) Taylor. Swing by and listen to us discuss naughty language, filthy bits and the merits of a well-timed F-bomb.
BIG POND: For Mature Audiences. Continuing a series of collaborative columns at Scryptic Studios.