That is the one difference I see so far. In FTL, Eric never really disappeared. He was there for most of the story. Is this foreshadowing? It might be. The goat is the ever-cryptic one. :wacko:
Joe is definitely not a good guy. He is one that has been hated from the beginning just like Eric in FTL. I simply see the pattern. CJ may break away from the latter part of it, though he has already redeemed him a little bit. It's too early to tell. As I said before, CJ is evil. He is the Dark Lord after all.
It's less than 400 and since you're the second most prolific postwhore, you can do so easily. You have progressed rather quickly from 1000 to where you are now. Has it even been a month?
This has happened before and it turned out badly...
Yes, I have had bad luck with "friendcest", but that doesn't mean it's always bad, Kevin. Sometimes a friend can become more than a friend. You should not forget that.
Start with a short story if you have to. Also, limit it to one person. Get to know that character inside out. Write in 3rd person yet almost as if you are writing in 1st person. I'll tell you what I did. I actually started writing in 1st person and went through to change pronouns. After doing that, 3rd person made more sense to me. I know you can do it.
My problem is that I need to learn how to focus more. I have this tendency to do bits and pieces. Whatever the source of your disappointment is, I hope something happens to make you happy again soon.
I have done about a stanza of a poem. I may have to take a look at it and write some more of it. It's going to be a bitter-sweet one. As for SC, I've been working on Chapter 4 a little bit. I'm not going to start releasing chapters until I have more of them finished. I am also working on DE:TP Chapter 11. Staying completely focused on one project is cumbersome for me.