Oddbean

@6e9427cf @da5013b0 I once did a story in 1st person omnipotent disguised as 3rd person and revealed my character as a sentient steampunk pirate ship halfway through. It was a far too ambitious experiment and in my opinion one of the worst things I ever put out in public. It was part of an Otherside Picnic pirate story challenge and I realized I had a disaster on my hands after the first two chapters were already out there.

@ae1a0ada @da5013b0 It was a far too ambitious experiment and in my opinion one of the worst things I ever put out in public. Bravery in writing will eventually serve you well. IMHO. Getting it out isn't necessarily bad, especially if you can make people understand through meta channels. I have a story that's a sequel to something well received, but all I've come up with is a very good first chapter. I really want to publish that first chapter because, tho open-ended, it also stands alone as letting the readers project where the story might have gone in I think a satisfying manner. Keep not pulling the trigger on publishing it though. Worried about how it would be received...

@6e9427cf @da5013b0 Sounds worth putting out there with a small forward and proper tagging so people know in advance what they are getting. As for my experiment, I learned, careful of how many characters you have and an understanding of why most stories only have 2 main characters. Also if I want to write action pulp, I need to do a lot of work on improving my ability to write fight scenes. Like I said too ambitious. That is three new things I was trying all at once.