Thanks for the warm welcomes and the note about not back posting.
I've been reading since almost day one. I found this blog from an ad on the Tales of MU site (this writing is MUCH better) like a couple of years ago, I just never commented. This blog is my daily treat. ;)
My favourite story is still the dead men one and my least is the Beth/troll switch. IMO I think Peter should have kept the troll baby. ;)
What I enjoy most about the Peter books is the simple, clear, and concise writing. It's not overly flowerly or needlessly dumbed down for kids. It reminds me of classic children's lit. It beats most of the toliet paper published nowadays.
P.S. I really enjoyed the comic and online version of imaginary friends. I should probably get the book to find out how it ends...
Ok, back to lurking now. See you again in 2 years. ;)
This might possibly be the first story where Peter's actually had clear, prior warning about something, rather than vague hints or no warning at all. But what are the chances that he and Dill will act sensibly and follow Grandfather's instructions?! lol
Where it says "these eyes creeped over his skin" I think it should be "crept". Also, you missed out "move" in "before he could a muscle". Not that I mind the typos, and I've rather have them because you've been writing at 2am than not have anything to read :P I agree with Jennifer, I love the way you write, it flows so well and seems so real!
Jennifer - Wow, you HAVE been here since the beginning! My ads in Tales of Mu were a LONG time ago...
Thank you for the compliments on the writing! (blush)
Yep, get Imaginary Friends! It gets waaaaaay crazier after where the comic left off...for those of you who were fans of the Imaginary Friends comic, it just took too long to do the drawings (usually 4 hours per page, sometimes more), and I didn't enjoy the drawing that much. I LOVE having the finished product, but the doing? Not so much.
For those of you who don't know what I'm talking about, check out www.imaginaryfriendscomic.com, but start at the beginning.
Todd - Huh! I never even thought about that...what if Charlie HAD survived? Hmmm...possibility for a future story, but I assure you, it's not him out there in the woods.
Cat - That is true. On the prior warnings AND on the likelihood of them following instructions...cuz then we wouldn't have a story!
And I didn't want GF to always be the guy who never tells them the danger beforehand.
Good catch on the 'muscle,' I'll change that. Believe it or not, I consciously chose 'creeped' because of the stronger association to 'creep' and 'creepy,' whereas 'crept' doesn't have really have a negative, 'creepy' connotation.
PETER AND THE VAMPIRES is a horror/comedy web novel (and a free podcast!)about a normal, 10-year-old kid who moves into a sinister town filled with supernatural horribleness. The series is composed of different "monster of the week" stories - kind of like THE X-FILES crossed with THE SIMPSONS (if Mr. Burns were a ghoul and something terrifying lived in the town dump). "Peter And The Dead Men" is the first story in the collection. A new page is posted every day.
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Thanks for the warm welcomes and the note about not back posting.
I've been reading since almost day one. I found this blog from an ad on the Tales of MU site (this writing is MUCH better) like a couple of years ago, I just never commented. This blog is my daily treat. ;)
My favourite story is still the dead men one and my least is the Beth/troll switch. IMO I think Peter should have kept the troll baby. ;)
What I enjoy most about the Peter books is the simple, clear, and concise writing. It's not overly flowerly or needlessly dumbed down for kids. It reminds me of classic children's lit. It beats most of the toliet paper published nowadays.
P.S. I really enjoyed the comic and online version of imaginary friends. I should probably get the book to find out how it ends...
Ok, back to lurking now. See you again in 2 years. ;)
Werewolf? With white fur?
I'm still sad Charlie didn't survive the attack. But then, I guess he'd be just crumbs, if he had.
This might possibly be the first story where Peter's actually had clear, prior warning about something, rather than vague hints or no warning at all. But what are the chances that he and Dill will act sensibly and follow Grandfather's instructions?! lol
Where it says "these eyes creeped over his skin" I think it should be "crept". Also, you missed out "move" in "before he could a muscle". Not that I mind the typos, and I've rather have them because you've been writing at 2am than not have anything to read :P I agree with Jennifer, I love the way you write, it flows so well and seems so real!
Jennifer -
Wow, you HAVE been here since the beginning! My ads in Tales of Mu were a LONG time ago...
Thank you for the compliments on the writing! (blush)
Yep, get Imaginary Friends! It gets waaaaaay crazier after where the comic left off...for those of you who were fans of the Imaginary Friends comic, it just took too long to do the drawings (usually 4 hours per page, sometimes more), and I didn't enjoy the drawing that much. I LOVE having the finished product, but the doing? Not so much.
For those of you who don't know what I'm talking about, check out www.imaginaryfriendscomic.com, but start at the beginning.
Todd -
Huh! I never even thought about that...what if Charlie HAD survived? Hmmm...possibility for a future story, but I assure you, it's not him out there in the woods.
Cat -
That is true. On the prior warnings AND on the likelihood of them following instructions...cuz then we wouldn't have a story!
And I didn't want GF to always be the guy who never tells them the danger beforehand.
Good catch on the 'muscle,' I'll change that. Believe it or not, I consciously chose 'creeped' because of the stronger association to 'creep' and 'creepy,' whereas 'crept' doesn't have really have a negative, 'creepy' connotation.
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