tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29497206.post116148673329861107..comments2023-10-29T02:39:53.510-07:00Comments on Dark City: Book on Malaysian anecdotes - collecting submissionsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29497206.post-1162294257240524732006-10-31T03:30:00.000-08:002006-10-31T03:30:00.000-08:00Lydia, hee hee. Write to me and I'll tell you priv...Lydia, hee hee. Write to me and I'll tell you privately. I've employed all of those tricks for Dark City 1 already. They were never actually taught to me. I learnt them while 'studying' Roald Dahl, Jeffrey Archer and Edgar Allan Poe.Artemis Hunthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02709181610684269889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29497206.post-1162111954268617482006-10-29T01:52:00.000-08:002006-10-29T01:52:00.000-08:00Xeus, what are those 7-10 original twists?Hi Tunku...Xeus, what are those 7-10 original twists?<BR/><BR/>Hi Tunku Halim, nice to see you here.Lydia Tehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10477088362900591404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29497206.post-1161948607000211252006-10-27T04:30:00.000-07:002006-10-27T04:30:00.000-07:00Yes, I like that - plot driven dark fiction :)Twis...Yes, I like that - plot driven dark fiction :)<BR/><BR/>Twists are not as hard as most people think. They belong to very few categories. Most twisty stories are derived from probably 7 - 10 original twists!Artemis Hunthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02709181610684269889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29497206.post-1161909296992594912006-10-26T17:34:00.000-07:002006-10-26T17:34:00.000-07:00That's good to hear. Horror by itself can be quite...That's good to hear. Horror by itself can be quite limiting. So we're talkiing basically plot driven dark fiction.<BR/><BR/>Good original twists though are pretty hard to come by! Have to put my thinking cap on (the one with the skull on it!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29497206.post-1161763456374772682006-10-25T01:04:00.000-07:002006-10-25T01:04:00.000-07:00And sorry, Tunku Halim, one more thing. Dark City ...And sorry, Tunku Halim, one more thing. Dark City is not actually technically horror. It's a collection of short stories with Twists in them and can run the gamut from horror to romance to ironic to science fiction, pretty much like the first book. I think I only had a couple of horror stories in the first book. The mood is generally macabre, it's true, but it's not pure horror.<BR/><BR/>The important thing is that all stories must have twists in them that hopefully nobody can see coming a mile away.Artemis Hunthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02709181610684269889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29497206.post-1161763218406754892006-10-25T01:00:00.000-07:002006-10-25T01:00:00.000-07:00Tunku Halim, ah, I didn't realise you were oversea...Tunku Halim, ah, I didn't realise you were overseas. The book is copyrighted and cannot be posted on the Internet in any form, at least not yet. But if you would write to me on email, I might be able to post you 500 words of one story, though it will be very far from the twist, which is usually 4000 words away or so. <BR/><BR/>Alternately, the Star has obtained the rights to serialize two stories from the first book, which might be appaearing in Nov. Overseas Malaysians can look out for it.Artemis Hunthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02709181610684269889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29497206.post-1161758716640559942006-10-24T23:45:00.000-07:002006-10-24T23:45:00.000-07:00Xeus, although I might say I'm the "famous" horror...Xeus, although I might say I'm the "famous" horror writer, we can never be too sure on the internet . . . As I won't be in Malaysia for a couple more months getting to MPH or Times is going to be difficult. So how?<BR/><BR/>There might be other overseas Malaysians who might also like to submit and so it might be good having something available on the net. 500 words would do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29497206.post-1161741998664728922006-10-24T19:06:00.000-07:002006-10-24T19:06:00.000-07:00Lydia, actually got 2 already! Looking forward to ...Lydia, actually got 2 already! Looking forward to yours :)<BR/><BR/>Tunku Halim, if you are the famous horror writer, you are more than welcome to submit. Dark City is definitely not on the Internet! It's copyrighted. But the book is available in all major bookstores and minor ones too. And even if you're not the famous horror writer, sure - all submissions are welcome.Artemis Hunthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02709181610684269889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29497206.post-1161738212114261972006-10-24T18:03:00.000-07:002006-10-24T18:03:00.000-07:00Aiyah! You so good one Xeus . . . doing very well ...Aiyah! You so good one Xeus . . . doing very well and got lot of writer friends somemore! <BR/>I tink I can write a nice horror story about my mother who turned into a pontianak! <BR/><BR/>Seriously . . . I haven't written a a real horror story in years but would like to submit one. Have you got a sample story from Dark City floating about on the internet?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29497206.post-1161686090412141182006-10-24T03:34:00.000-07:002006-10-24T03:34:00.000-07:00Xeus, all the best on your various projects! Wah,...Xeus, all the best on your various projects! Wah, so fast got contritbution for DC 2 already.Lydia Tehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10477088362900591404noreply@blogger.com