Re: Duelmasters: Team Spotlights

From: ccs012@fella.ucdavis.edu (Riff-Raff)

Date: Wed, 25 Mar 1992 20:22:26 +0000

In article <900667c.93@ace.acadiau.ca> 900667c@ace.acadiau.ca (Gerald Cameron) writes:
>I happen to greatly enjoy writing spotlights in the arenas I run, especially
>since Susan (the editor) has started giving me compliments on them.

I don't suppose any of these are on-line?  No, I guess not.  Spotlight writing
happens to be my favorite part of the game, maybe because I'm an aspiring
writer, maybe because I don't play this game to go 3-2, losing two characters.
:(

About a year ago, Tex wrote an article naming who he thought were the best
15-20 role players in the game, and I actually made the last (my arms starting
to hurt from patting myself on the back).  Of course, I haven't written much
lately.

Getting a compliment from an RSI employee is about the highest honors you
can get in this game.  They see so many spots, that it takes a really good one
to stand out in their memories.  Kudos, Demon!

>Here's what I like:

Surprise, surprise, so you rub your eyes... - Urban Dance Squad

Well, whatta 'ya know, Demon?  We finally agree on something 100%

>Humourous stuff is tops on my list of stuff.  I don't really write funny
>stuff, but like to read it a lot.  Some of the better funny writers I've
>seen are Shadowmaster and Jack, and Orion (a sort of mid-level manager) isn'
>t too shabby, either.

Shadowmaster's a hell of a manager, too.  I got into a "war" with him in Dull-
ens, and he and I have been good friends ever since.  I don't know what arena
you're in, but Lady Hawke (his wife) is a pretty good writer herself, although
she's as busy as Shadowmaster is, and doesn't write nearly as much.  I never
heard of the other, too.

>The high fantasy doesn't really appeal to me much, simply because I don't
>like that kind of writing, period (I haven't even finished Lord of the
>Rings).  While I appreciate the fact that some good stuff of that sort is
>written, and I usually do read it, it raraely jumps out at me and makes me
>say "Wow!"

Most of this stuff is self-agrandizement as far as I'm concerned.  A lot of
people get into this, but never realize that it gets to be boring when you've
got an Arch Mage who can basically do anything he wants.  Most of my characters
are human enough to have faults, although nearly none of them realize that.
I guess that's where my characters are autobiographical. :)

>Well, that's my $.02 worth.  Whattay'all think?

I like it.  Have you heard anything about RSI's attempts to start up a purely
literary arena?  Basically, it would just be a newsletter where Alastari's
best could show their stuff, but without all the necessities of actually running
a stable to distract you.  I don't think much of it myself, since RSI will
probably own the rights to your story and use it in their books, but I'm
sure somebody will like the idea.

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References

Duelmasters: Team Spotlights
900667c@ace.acadiau.ca (Gerald Cameron)
Wed, 25 Mar 1992 01:47:51 +0000

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Duelmasters: Team Spotlights
900667c@ace.acadiau.ca (Gerald Cameron)
Wed, 25 Mar 1992 01:47:51 +0000