Chewbubba on 21/12/2006 at 15:54
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http://www.xanga.com/GarrettMasterThief) http://www.xanga.com/GarrettMasterThief
This is intended as a place to express a little creative writing from Garrett's point of view as he progresses through the events in the games.
I started this last year, but didn't progress writing anything beyond Cragscleft. I started again about a week ago, and thought it would be amusing to put it in a blog.
I've already written entries up to about #8, but I haven't posted them yet.
Keep in mind that I'm
not a writer. I'm a science teacher/gamer. :) I'm just doing this for fun. I also wanted to keep the entries 350 words or less.
Also, I guess I should post a spoiler warning, although it shouldn't be necessary for an 8 year old game.
Sluggs on 21/12/2006 at 16:04
Garrett has a blog = LOL!
PS. Great idea though! :thumb:
YogSo on 21/12/2006 at 17:11
A suggestion, if I may dare: keep the background simple. The picture interferes too much with the written text (specially the THIEF logo) and makes it very annoying to read. If you want to keep it, though, maybe a monochrome-shaded version of the same image would be better.
Jeshibu on 21/12/2006 at 19:27
The writing is decent, but I'm missing several essentials here: mood, music and elaborate reports of days in which there's really nothing to report.
Oh, and by the way, you apparently deserve a free iPod.
Chewbubba on 22/12/2006 at 18:05
Yeah, I passed on the iPod. :)
I wrestled with the same issue about the background image. It's such a fantastic painting, but in the end, you're right, it does interfere with the text. I removed it.
And like I mentioned before, I'm no writer, so if it's "decent", I'm pleased. :cheeky:
As for mood, I can't create a whole lot of mood in 350 words or less (originally I was going for 250 words or less). I tried in Journal #1, but there's not much storytelling going on.
Sound would add to the mood as well, but personally, I really can't stand websites that force music on the visitor, and to me, it's even worse if there is no way for the visitor to control it (Xanga doesn't offer that).
Believe it or not, I thought about "days of nothing" in the blog, but 1) that would extend this idea way beyond what I want, 2) I really was just interested in writing summaries of the levels, 3) I like to think most of the events in each Thief game as happening in a relatively short amount of time. But #3, is just my opinion and you know they say about opinions. :P
Oh yeah, I'm adding entries about every day or every other day right now. Hopefully I won't catch up to where I am in the game. :)
ganac on 24/12/2006 at 06:47
Somebody has caught on. You seems to have been visited by Officer_Benny.
Chewbubba on 26/12/2006 at 05:11
Hehe, that rocks!
Ombrenuit on 29/12/2006 at 20:14
I actually started something similar a while back, but due to lack of input, and some frustration with my own writing ability, I haven't updated it frequently. But I am planning on reviving it (with my newest entry). It's improvised, not written from Garrett's perspective, but rather a thief, Mathieu, in a familiar, but different setting. The diary of a thief you could say.
I'd appreciate any criticism!
(
http://pickpocketeloquence.wordpress.com/) Pickpocket Eloquence
I can answer any questions (and I'd like to) you might have about it. I find it interesting that we followed similar lines of thinking.
Chewbubba on 29/12/2006 at 22:10
The difference is you have writing talent, and this blog idea of mine is more like mission summaries from Garrett's point of view.
You're a good writer. Keep it up!
EmperorSteele on 30/12/2006 at 01:34
One quibble: The story you got for "Theive's guild" is wrong. Garrett wanted to steal the Saphire vase from it's original owner, but the Downwinder's beat him to it. That's why he broke into their den, not because he "aquired a tip". Other than that, great work, very interesting =)
