[UA] [UA][OT]Fw: The Tandem Story (http://www.geocities.com/CollegePark/H...

[Twist0059 at aol.com]

In a message dated 12/23/99 8:12:55 AM Eastern Standard Time, hanrahag at iol.ie 
writes:

> While we're on the topic...let's go off the topic :-)
>  Gar


Er,......yeah.  I think we should definitely do that paragraph of plot 
description beforehand.  :-)  But keep it basic enough that each chapter 
still has freedom.


Using that old Shadowrun novel as a guide, the basic plot was:

"Two Natural Vat execs are competing for a job."  Yet the chapters were about 
such diverse topics as:  A shapeshifter, a Jack the Ripper decker, and Insect 
Spirits infiltrating the Lone Star. 


And I definitely think we should go with seperate POVs each chapter, although 
the same characters can appear throughout the novel if the authors wish.  
Whether this is handled as the POVs all coming from different members of some 
group (like a TNI hit squad or a cult) or whether it's scattered, varying 
from mundanes who get caught up in this UO struggle to the most powerful, 
jaded adept, is yet to be determined.

I suppose it would be up to the writer.  For instance:

Writer A (he's doing Chapter 1, remember?  :-) writes about a cult in his 
Chapter.  Writer B decides he wants to take one of the cult members and tell 
Chapter 2 from his POV.  Writer C decides, "Hey, I don't like cults", and 
writes of a Nonentity in New York City who's first taste of emotion is 
witnessing the torture of a man suspected for killing the Powerful Occult 
Underground Figure.





-Twist

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