Monday, February 10, 2025

Style and Message

I write fiction. My style emphasizes dialog and generalizes descriptions. I illustrate the covers and create the title fonts.

My genre is weird fiction, usually as action-adventure. Much of my work is horror but most of this is survival horror.

My thematic specialty is the foot soldier of villainy archetype, female versions specifically. Their role in the stories is as unimportant characters, more often than not. The erotica is nuanced rather than overt, with few exceptions. The sexiness is generally that the nameless baddies are comely girls uniformed in alluring costumes. The heroes are typically female.

I strive to make my stories immersive. I do so mindful to match the pacing of the read with the experience of the characters. The dialog must be from the perspective of those speaking, even if at the expense of the reader knowing what is being talked about. The motives of the characters must be their own, regardless of the plot.

A good story has a moral and my fiction is never an exception. The meaning is always spiritual, and I do not mean as religious indoctrination. The social commentary is a matter of context, not the actual message. My fiction celebrates personal excellence at the expense of collective mediocrity.

4 comments:

  1. It's more about looking at attractive things rather than having sex with them. Hey, it worked for Playboy Magazine for ages.

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  2. Stories are best when the characters are written as real people. The more realistic the work, the more compelling it tends to be. When readers can relate to the characters, they are more apt to care about what happens to them.

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    1. Yes, and the stories are more immersive when the characters seem real. The readers then share the feelings of the characters.

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